Melvin J. Binford

Melvin J. Binford (February 8, 1903 – September 12, 1984)[1] was an American football and basketball coach and college athletics administrator.

Melvin J. Binford
Binford from the 1948 Parnassus
Biographical details
Born(1903-02-08)February 8, 1903
DiedSeptember 12, 1984(1984-09-12) (aged 81)
St. Petersburg, Florida
Playing career
Football
1924–1925Pittsburg State
Basketball
1923–1925Pittsburg State
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1930–1935McPherson
1944–1945Wichita
Basketball
1936–1939Oklahoma City
1942–1948Wichita
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1937–1939Oklahoma City
Head coaching record
Overall34–32–5 (football)
111–90 (basketball)

Coaching career

McPherson

Binford was the head football coach at McPherson College in McPherson, Kansas, serving for six seasons, from 1930 until 1935, and compiling a record of 23–26–4.[2]

Wichita State

Binford was the 17th head football coach at the Municipal University of Wichita—now known as Wichita State University, serving for two seasons, from 1944 to 1945, and compiling a record of 11–6–1.[3] Binford "re-started" the program after a one-year hiatus (1943) when the school did not field a team.[4]

Binford was more successful as Wichita's fourteenth head basketball coach. He assumed the head coaching job for the 1942–43 season, then restarted the program after it was suspended for the 1943–44 season during World War II. He coached the Shockers' basketball team for a total of five seasons, building a record of 60–50.

Head coaching record

Football
Year Team Overall ConferenceStanding Bowl/playoffs
McPherson Bulldogs (Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference) (1930–1935)
1930 McPherson 1–70–45th
1931 McPherson 2–6–11–2–1T–4th
1932 McPherson 3–60–45th
1933 McPherson 7–23–12nd
1934 McPherson 6–2–13–1–13rd
1935 McPherson 4–3–22–1–23rd
McPherson: 23–26–49–13–4
Wichita Shockers (Independent) (1944)
1944 Wichita 5–2–1
Wichita Shockers (Missouri Valley Conference) (1945)
1945 Wichita 6–41–13rd
Wichita: 11–6–11–1
Total:34–32–5

References
  1. "PSU Alumni Obituaries, A-E". Leonard H. Axe Library, Pittsburg State University. June 8, 2009. Retrieved February 5, 2011.
  2. "McPherson College Football Media Guide 2010" (PDF). McPherson College Athletics. Retrieved November 10, 2010.
  3. College Football Data Warehouse Archived September 29, 2012, at the Wayback Machine Wichita State University coaching results
  4. College Football Data Warehouse Wichita State University historical data
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