Shirley Wilson

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Shirley Wilson
Wilson pictured in Phi Psi Cli 1968, Elon yearbook
Sport(s)	Football
Biographical details
Born	(1925-09-26) September 26, 1925 Madison, North Carolina
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1950s–1960s 1967–1976 1979–1982	R. J. Reynolds HS (NC) Elon Duke
Head coaching record
Overall	88–61–3 (college)
Tournaments	1–3 (NAIA D-I playoffs)
Statistics College Football Data Warehouse
Accomplishments and honors
Championships 4 Carolinas Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (1971–1974) 1 South Atlantic Conference (1976)

Shirley Schaub "Red" Wilson (born September 26, 1925) is a former American football coach. He served as the head football coach at Elon University for 1967 to 1976 ad at Duke University from 1982 to 1986, compiling a career college football record of 88–61–3.

Wilson was born in 1925 in Madison, North Carolina. Prior to coaching at Elon, he coached football at Richard J. Reynolds High School in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.^[1] Wilson compiled a 71–35–2 (.667) record at Elon. His 71 wins are the most of any coach in the history of the Elon Phoenix football program.^[2]^[3] In three of his final four seasons at Elon, he teams won 10 or more games. At Duke, Wilson compiled a 16–27–1 record. He is a member of the Winston-Salem/Forsyth County High School Sports Hall of Fame.^[4]

Head coaching record

Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Bowl/playoffs
Elon Fightin' Christians (Carolinas Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) (1967–1974)
1967	Elon	5–3–1
1968	Elon	4–5
1969	Elon	7–3
1970	Elon	3–7
1971	Elon	8–3		1st
1972	Elon	7–3–1		T–1st
1973	Elon	12–1		1st	L NAIA Division I Championship
1974	Elon	10–2		1st	L NAIA Division I Semifinal
Elon Fightin' Christians (South Atlantic Conference) (1975–1976)
1975	Elon	5–6	3–3	T–4th
1976	Elon	11–1	7–0	1st	L NAIA Division I Semifinal
Elon:		72–34–2
Duke Blue Devils (Atlantic Coast Conference) (1979–1982)
1979	Duke	2–8–1	0–6	7th
1980	Duke	2–9	1–5	7th
1981	Duke	6–5	3–3	4th
1982	Duke	6–5	3–3	T–3rd
Duke:		16–27–1	7–17
Total:		88–61–3
National championship Conference title Conference division title

References

↑ http://www.ncshof.org/2012/03/09/shirley-wilson/
↑ DeLassus, David. "Elon Phoenix". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved December 9, 2013.
↑ "Football - Year by Year Results". Elon Phoenix. Retrieved December 9, 2013.
↑ http://wssportsmenclub.org/sportsmen_club_031.htm

External links

Shirley Wilson at the College Football Data Warehouse

Elon Phoenix head football coaches

Reddy Rowe (1909)
No team (1910–1918)
Jack Johnson (1919)
Frank Corboy (1920–1925)
A. R. VanCleave (1926)
Peahead Walker (1927–1936)
Horace Hendrickson (1937–1941)
No team (1942–1945)
Hap Perry (1946–1947)
James Mallory (1948–1952)
Sid Varney (1953–1959)
George Tucker (1960–1964)
Gary Mattocks (1965–1966)
Shirley Wilson (1967–1976)
Jerry Tolley (1977–1981)
Wright Anderson (1982–1983)
Macky Carden (1984–1988)
Leon Hart (1989–1995)
Al Seagraves (1996–2003)
Paul Hamilton (2004–2005)
Pete Lembo (2006–2010)
Jason Swepson (2011–2013)
Rich Skrosky (2014– )

Duke Blue Devils head football coaches

John Franklin Crowell (1888–1889)
No coach (1890–1895)
No team (1896–1919)
Floyd J. Egan (1920)
James A. Baldwin (1921)
Herman G. Steiner (1922)
S. M. Alexander (1923)
Howard Jones (1924)
James P. Herron (1925)
James DeHart (1926–1930)
Wallace Wade (1931–1941)
Eddie Cameron (1942–1945)
Wallace Wade (1946–1950)
William D. Murray (1951–1965)
Tom Harp (1966–1970)
Mike McGee (1971–1978)
Shirley Wilson (1979–1982)
Steve Sloan (1983–1986)
Steve Spurrier (1987–1989)
Barry Wilson (1990–1993)
Fred Goldsmith (1994–1998)
Carl Franks (1999–2003)
Ted Roof (2003–2007)
David Cutcliffe (2008– )

Persondata
Name	Wilson, Shirley
Alternative names	Wilson, Shirley Schaub; Wilson, Red
Short description	American football coach
Date of birth	September 26, 1925
Place of birth	Madison, North Carolina
Date of death
Place of death

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