E. M. Waller

E. M. "Nig" Waller
Biographical details
Sport(s)	Football, Basketball, Baseball
Born	(1904-10-18)October 18, 1904 Bessemer, Alabama, U.S.
Died	June 4, 1988(1988-06-04) (aged 83) Falls Church, Virginia, U.S.
Alma mater	Vanderbilt University
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1926-32	Bessemer City High School
1933-34	Middle Tennessee State
Head coaching record
Overall	Football: 3–14–1 (.211) Basketball: 9–12 (.429)
Statistics College Football Data Warehouse

Edmund Meredith "Nig" Waller^[1] (October 18, 1904 – June 4, 1988) was an American football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at Middle Tennessee State University from 1934 to 1935. He also coached basketball and baseball there from 1933 to 1935. During his two-season tenure as basketball coach at Middle Tennessee State, Waller compiled an overall record of 9 wins and 12 losses, 9–12. His football record was an overall 3–14–1. Waller played quarterback under Dan McGugin at Vanderbilt University from 1924 to 1926. He was called "Nig" due to his dark complexion.^[2] He was coach when Middle Tennessee was first dubbed the "Blue Raiders."

Prior to coaching at Middle Tennessee State University, Waller coached at Bessemer City High School in Bessemer, Alabama. In seven seasons at Bessemer, Waller went 49–11–4 (.797).^[3]

Head coaching record

Football

Year	Team	Overall
Middle Tennessee State (Independent) (1933–1934)
1933	Middle Tennessee State	1–7–1
1934	Middle Tennessee State	2–7–0
Middle Tennessee State:		3–14–1
Total:		3–14–1

Basketball

Season	Team	Overall
Middle Tennessee State (Independent) (1933–1935)
1933-1934	Middle Tennessee State	6–5
1934-1935	Middle Tennessee State	3–7
Middle Tennessee State:		9-12
Total:		9-12

References

Vanderbilt Commodores starting quarterbacks

Pat Estes (1890)
William E. Beard (1892)
W. J. Keller (1893–1894)
Myles P. O'Connor (1895–1896)
Joe Goodson (1897–1898)
Frank Godchaux, Sr. (1899–1900)
Fred Hume (1901)
Frank Kyle (1902–1905)
Sam Costen (1906–1907)
Ray Morrison (1908–1911)
Zach Curlin (1912–1913)
Hord Boensch (1913)
Irby Curry (1914–1916)
Sam Wilhite (1917)
Dooch Sherman (1918)
Swayne Latham (1919–1920)
Frank Godchaux (1921)
Oliver Kuhn (1921–1923)
E. M. Waller (1924)
Neil Cargile (1924–1925)
Bill Spears (1925–1927)
Jimmy Armistead (1928)
Benny Parker (1929–1930)
Tommy Henderson (1930–1932)
Rand Dixon (1933–1935)
Lunny Huggins (1936–1937)
Bert Marshall (1937–1938)
Junius Plunkett (1939)
Charlton Davis (1940)
Jack Jenkins (1941–1942)
Jack Kaley (1943)
John Rich (1945)
Jamie Wade (1946–1947, 1949)
Bobby Berry (1948)
Bill Wade (1950–1951)
Bill Krietemeyer (1952)
Jim Looney (1953–1954)
Don Orr (1955)
Boyce Smith (1956–1958)
Russ Morris (1959)
Hank Lesesne (1960–1962)
Jon Cleveland (1963)
David Waller (1964)
Bob Kerr (1965)
Gary Davis (1966)
Roger May (1967)
John Miller (1968)
Watson Brown (1969)
Denny Painter (1970)
Steve Burger (1971)
Steve Lainhart (1972)
Fred Fisher (1973–1975)
David Lee (1974)
Randy Hampton (1976)
Mike Wright (1977)
Van Heflin (1978–1979)
Whit Taylor (1980–1982)
Kurt Page (1983–1984)
John Gromos (1985; 1989)
Mark Wracher (1986)
Eric Jones (1987–1988)
Mike Healy (1990)
Marcus Wilson (1991–1992)
Ronnie Gordon (1993–1994)
Damian Allen (1995–1997)
Greg Zolman (1998–2001)
Jay Cutler (2002–2005)
Chris Nickson (2006–2008)
Mackenzi Adams (2007–2009)
Larry Smith (2008–2011)
Jared Funk (2010)
Jordan Rodgers (2011–2012)
Austyn Carta-Samuels (2012–2013)
Patton Robinette (2013–2014)
Stephen Rivers (2014)
Wade Freebeck (2014)
Johnny McCrary (2014–2015)

Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders head baseball coaches

Max Souby (1912)
Alfred B. Miles (1913–1917)
No team (1918–1919)
Alfred B. Miles (1920–1924)
Guy Stephenson (1925–1926)
Frank Faulkinberry (1927–1932)
E. M. "Nig" Waller (1933–1935)
Johnny "Red" Floyd (1936–1939)
Herc Alley (1940)
Nance Jordan (1941–1942)
No team (1943–1945)
Nance Jordan (1946)
Durwood Stowe (1947–1950)
Charles M. Murphy (1951)
No team (1952)
Charles M. Murphy (1953–1955)
No team (1956)
Buck Rolman (1957–1960)
Jack Deere (1961)
William Stokes (1962)
Ken Trickey (1963–1965)
Jimmy Earle (1966–1969)
Donald B. Clifton (1970)
A. H. Solomon (1971–1973)
John Stanford (1974–1987)
Steve Peterson (1988–2012)
Jim McGuire (2013– )

Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders head football coaches

L. T. "Mutt" Weber (1911–1912)
Alfred B. Miles (1913–1916)
Johnny Floyd (1917)
Unknown (1918)
Alfred B. Miles (1919–1923)
Guy Stephenson (1924–1925)
Frank Faulkinberry (1926–1932)
E. M. Waller (1933–1934)
Johnny Floyd (1935–1938)
Ernest Alley (1939)
E. W. Midgett (1940–1942)
No team (1943–1945)
E. W. Midgett (1946)
Charles M. Murphy (1947–1968)
Donald E. Fuoss (1969)
Bill Peck (1970–1974)
Ben Hurt (1975–1978)
James F. Donnelly (1979–1998)
Andy McCollum (1999–2005)
Rick Stockstill (2006– )

Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders men's basketball head coaches

Alfred B. Miles (1913–1915)
No team (1915–1922)
Alfred B. Miles (1922–1924)
Guy Stephenson (1924–1926)
Frank Faulkinberry (1926–1933)
E. M. Waller (1933–1935)
Johnny Floyd (1935–1939)
E. W. Midgett (1939–1942)
No team (1942–1945)
O. L. Freeman (1945–1946)
E. K. Patty (1946–1948)
Charles M. Murphy (1948–1949)
Charles Greer (1949–1956)
Ed Diddle, Jr. (1956–1962)
Bill Stokes (1962–1965)
Ken Trickey (1965–1969)
Jimmy Earle (1969–1979)
Stan Simpson (1979–1984)
Bruce Stewart (1984–1991)
David Farrar (1991–1996)
Randy Wiel (1996–2002)
Kermit Davis (2002– )

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