Shirley Wilson
_Wilson.png) Wilson pictured in Phi Psi Cli 1968, Elon yearbook | |
| Sport(s) | Football |
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| Biographical details | |
| Born |
September 26, 1925 Madison, North Carolina |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1950s–1960s | R. J. Reynolds HS (NC) |
| 1967–1976 | Elon |
| 1979–1982 | Duke |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 88–61–3 (college) |
| Tournaments | 1–3 (NAIA D-I playoffs) |
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Statistics | |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
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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 and at Duke University from 1979 to 1982, 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 North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame and the Winston-Salem/Forsyth County High School Sports Hall of Fame.[4]
Head coaching record
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
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| 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" (PDF). Elon Phoenix. Retrieved December 9, 2013.
- ↑ http://wssportsmenclub.org/sportsmen_club_031.htm
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