Woody Woodard

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 known as the University of Wichita—from 1957 to 1959, compiling a career college football record of 47–45–4.

Not to be confused with Woody Woodward.
Woody Woodard
Biographical details
Bornc. 1917
Wichita, Kansas
DiedDecember 9, 1996(1996-12-09) (aged 79)
Wichita, Kansas
Playing career
Football
c. 1935Southwestern (KS)
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1943–1949Lawrence HS (KS)
1950–1952McPherson
1953–1956SMU
1957–1959Wichita
Head coaching record
Overall47–45–4 (college football)

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 18–7–1.[1]

SMU

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 after leaving SMU, Woodard 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 record at Wichita was 10–18–2.[2] After three seasons, his contract was not renewed.

Head coaching record

College football
Year Team Overall ConferenceStanding Bowl/playoffs Coaches#
McPherson Bulldogs (Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference) (1950–1952)
1950 McPherson 8–0–16–01st
1951 McPherson 7–25–12nd
1952 McPherson 3–52–45th
McPherson: 18–7–113–5
SMU Mustangs (Southwest Conference) (1953–1956)
1953 SMU 5–53–34th
1954 SMU 6–3–14–1–12nd17
1955 SMU 4–62–4T–5th
1956 SMU 4–62–45th
SMU: 19–20–111–12–1
Wichita Shockers (Missouri Valley Conference) (1957–1959)
1957 Wichita 1–90–35th
1958 Wichita 4–5–11–2–15th
1959 Wichita 5–4–11–2–14th
Wichita: 10–18–22–7–2
Total:47–45–4
      National championship         Conference title         Conference division title or championship game berth

References
  1. "McPherson College Football Media Guide 2010" (PDF). McPherson College Athletics. Retrieved November 10, 2010.
  2. Wichita St. Coaching Records
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