Woody Woodard
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | c. 1917 Wichita, Kansas |
| Died | December 9, 1996 (aged 79) Wichita, Kansas |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| c. 1935 | Southwestern (KS) |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1943–1949 | Lawrence HS (KS) |
| 1950–1952 | McPherson |
| 1953–1956 | SMU |
| 1957–1959 | Wichita |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 47–45–4 (college football) |
Chalmer E. "Woody" Woodard (c. 1917 – December 9, 1996) was an American football player, coach of football, basketball, and track, and college athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at McPherson College from 1950 to 1952, at Southern Methodist University (SMU) from 1953 to 1956, and at the Municipal University of Wichita—now the University of Wichita—from 1957 to 1959, compiling a career college football record of 47–45–4.
Coaching career
McPherson
Woodard was the head football, basketball and track coach and athletic director at McPherson College in McPherson, Kansas from 1950 to 1952. His football coaching record at McPherson was 18 wins, 7 losses and 1 tie. As of the conclusion of the 2010 season, this ranks him #5 at McPherson in total wins and #2 at the school in winning percentage (.712).[1]
Southern Methodist
Woodard left McPherson to become the head football coach at Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas. He resigned as SMU coach after two consecutive losing seasons in 1956.
Wichita State
Soon later he signed a three-year contract to coach the University of Wichita (now Wichita State University) in his hometown of Wichita, Kansas and he held that position for three seasons, from 1957 until 1959. His overall coaching record at Wichita was 10 wins, 18 losses, and 2 ties. This ranks him 17th at Wichita State in terms of total wins and 23rd at Wichita State in terms of winning percentage.[2] After three seasons with a combined 10–18–2 record, his contract was not renewed.
Head coaching record
College football
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | Coaches# | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| McPherson Bulldogs (Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference) (1950–1952) | |||||||||
| 1950 | McPherson | 8–0–1 | 6–0 | 1st | |||||
| 1951 | McPherson | 7–2 | 5–1 | 2nd | |||||
| 1952 | McPherson | 3–5 | 2–4 | 5th | |||||
| McPherson: | 18–7–1 | 13–5 | |||||||
| SMU Mustangs (Southwest Conference) (1953–1956) | |||||||||
| 1953 | SMU | 5–5 | 3–3 | 4th | |||||
| 1954 | SMU | 6–3–1 | 4–1–1 | 2nd | 17 | ||||
| 1955 | SMU | 4–6 | 2–4 | T–5th | |||||
| 1956 | SMU | 4–6 | 2–4 | 5th | |||||
| SMU: | 19–20–1 | 11–12–1 | |||||||
| Wichita Shockers (Missouri Valley Conference) (1957–1959) | |||||||||
| 1957 | Wichita State | 1–9 | 0–3 | 5th | |||||
| 1958 | Wichita State | 4–5–1 | 1–2–1 | 5th | |||||
| 1959 | Wichita State | 5–4–1 | 1–2–1 | 4th | |||||
| Wichita State: | 10–18–2 | 2–7–2 | |||||||
| Total: | 47–45–4 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
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References
- ^ "McPherson College Football Media Guide 2010" (PDF). McPherson College Athletics. Retrieved 10 November 2010.
- ^ Wichita St. Coaching Records
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