![]() Binford from the 1948 Parnassus | |
Biographical details | |
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Born | Kansas, U.S. | February 8, 1903
Died | September 12, 1984 St. Petersburg, Florida, U.S. | (aged 81)
Playing career | |
Football | |
1924–1925 | Pittsburg State |
Basketball | |
1923–1925 | Pittsburg State |
Coaching career ( HC unless noted) | |
Football | |
1929 | Hutchinson |
1930–1935 | McPherson |
1936–1938 | Oklahoma City (assistant) |
1939–1941 | El Dorado |
1944–1945 | Wichita |
Basketball | |
1928–1930 | Hutchinson |
1930–1936 | McPherson |
1936–1939 | Oklahoma City |
1939–1942 | El Dorado |
1942–1948 | Wichita |
Administrative career ( AD unless noted) | |
1930–1936 | McPherson |
1937–1939 | Oklahoma City |
1939–1942 | El Dorado |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 34–32–5 (college football) 16–16–2 (junior college football) |
Melvin J. Binford (February 8, 1903 – September 12, 1984) was an American college football and college basketball coach and athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at McPherson College in McPherson, Kansas from 1930 to 1935 and the Municipal University of Wichita—now known as Wichita State University—from 1944 to 1945.
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. [1]
In 1939, McPherson was hired as athletic director and coach of all sports at El Dorado Junior College—now known as Butler Community College—in El Dorado, Kansas. [2]
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.
Binford moved to St. Petersburg, Florida in 1982 from Casa Grande, Arizona. He died on September 12, 1984, in St. Petersburg. [5] [6]
Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
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McPherson Bulldogs ( Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference) (1930–1935) | |||||||||
1930 | McPherson | 1–7 | 0–4 | 5th | |||||
1931 | McPherson | 2–6–1 | 1–2–1 | T–4th | |||||
1932 | McPherson | 3–6 | 0–4 | 5th | |||||
1933 | McPherson | 7–2 | 3–1 | 2nd | |||||
1934 | McPherson | 6–2–1 | 3–1–1 | 3rd | |||||
1935 | McPherson | 4–3–2 | 2–1–2 | 3rd | |||||
McPherson: | 23–26–4 | 9–13–4 | |||||||
Wichita Shockers (Independent) (1944) | |||||||||
1944 | Wichita | 5–2–1 | |||||||
Wichita Shockers ( Missouri Valley Conference) (1945) | |||||||||
1945 | Wichita | 6–4 | 1–1 | 3rd | |||||
Wichita: | 11–6–1 | 1–1 | |||||||
Total: | 34–32–5 |
Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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Oklahoma City Goldbugs (Independent) (1936–1939) | |||||||||
1936–37 | Oklahoma City | 23–8 | |||||||
1937–38 | Oklahoma City | 7–15 | |||||||
1938–39 | Oklahoma City | 10–8 | |||||||
Oklahoma City: | 40–31 (.563) | ||||||||
Wichita Shockers (Independent) (1942–1945) | |||||||||
1942–43 | Wichita | 12–7 | |||||||
1944–45 | Wichita | 14–6 | |||||||
Wichita Shockers ( Missouri Valley Conference) (1945–1948) | |||||||||
1945–46 | Wichita | 14–9 | 6–4 | 2nd | |||||
1946–47 | Wichita | 8–17 | 2–10 | 7th | |||||
1947–48 | Wichita | 12–13 | 1–9 | 6th | |||||
Wichita: | 60–52 (.536) | 9–23 (.281) | |||||||
Total: | – (–) |
Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
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Hutchinson Blue Dragons ( Kansas Junior College Conference) (1929) | |||||||||
1929 | Hutchinson | 3–4–1 | 2–2 | T–5th | |||||
Hutchinson: | 3–4–1 | 2–2 | |||||||
El Dorado Grizzlies ( Kansas Junior College Conference) (1939–1941) | |||||||||
1939 | El Dorado | 4–4 | 3–4 | 7th | |||||
1940 | El Dorado | 3–5–1 | 2–4–1 | 9th | |||||
1941 | El Dorado | 6–3 | 6–2 | 4th | |||||
El Dorado: | 13–12–1 | 2–2 | |||||||
Total: | 16–16–2 |
![]() Binford from the 1948 Parnassus | |
Biographical details | |
---|---|
Born | Kansas, U.S. | February 8, 1903
Died | September 12, 1984 St. Petersburg, Florida, U.S. | (aged 81)
Playing career | |
Football | |
1924–1925 | Pittsburg State |
Basketball | |
1923–1925 | Pittsburg State |
Coaching career ( HC unless noted) | |
Football | |
1929 | Hutchinson |
1930–1935 | McPherson |
1936–1938 | Oklahoma City (assistant) |
1939–1941 | El Dorado |
1944–1945 | Wichita |
Basketball | |
1928–1930 | Hutchinson |
1930–1936 | McPherson |
1936–1939 | Oklahoma City |
1939–1942 | El Dorado |
1942–1948 | Wichita |
Administrative career ( AD unless noted) | |
1930–1936 | McPherson |
1937–1939 | Oklahoma City |
1939–1942 | El Dorado |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 34–32–5 (college football) 16–16–2 (junior college football) |
Melvin J. Binford (February 8, 1903 – September 12, 1984) was an American college football and college basketball coach and athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at McPherson College in McPherson, Kansas from 1930 to 1935 and the Municipal University of Wichita—now known as Wichita State University—from 1944 to 1945.
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. [1]
In 1939, McPherson was hired as athletic director and coach of all sports at El Dorado Junior College—now known as Butler Community College—in El Dorado, Kansas. [2]
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.
Binford moved to St. Petersburg, Florida in 1982 from Casa Grande, Arizona. He died on September 12, 1984, in St. Petersburg. [5] [6]
Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
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McPherson Bulldogs ( Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference) (1930–1935) | |||||||||
1930 | McPherson | 1–7 | 0–4 | 5th | |||||
1931 | McPherson | 2–6–1 | 1–2–1 | T–4th | |||||
1932 | McPherson | 3–6 | 0–4 | 5th | |||||
1933 | McPherson | 7–2 | 3–1 | 2nd | |||||
1934 | McPherson | 6–2–1 | 3–1–1 | 3rd | |||||
1935 | McPherson | 4–3–2 | 2–1–2 | 3rd | |||||
McPherson: | 23–26–4 | 9–13–4 | |||||||
Wichita Shockers (Independent) (1944) | |||||||||
1944 | Wichita | 5–2–1 | |||||||
Wichita Shockers ( Missouri Valley Conference) (1945) | |||||||||
1945 | Wichita | 6–4 | 1–1 | 3rd | |||||
Wichita: | 11–6–1 | 1–1 | |||||||
Total: | 34–32–5 |
Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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Oklahoma City Goldbugs (Independent) (1936–1939) | |||||||||
1936–37 | Oklahoma City | 23–8 | |||||||
1937–38 | Oklahoma City | 7–15 | |||||||
1938–39 | Oklahoma City | 10–8 | |||||||
Oklahoma City: | 40–31 (.563) | ||||||||
Wichita Shockers (Independent) (1942–1945) | |||||||||
1942–43 | Wichita | 12–7 | |||||||
1944–45 | Wichita | 14–6 | |||||||
Wichita Shockers ( Missouri Valley Conference) (1945–1948) | |||||||||
1945–46 | Wichita | 14–9 | 6–4 | 2nd | |||||
1946–47 | Wichita | 8–17 | 2–10 | 7th | |||||
1947–48 | Wichita | 12–13 | 1–9 | 6th | |||||
Wichita: | 60–52 (.536) | 9–23 (.281) | |||||||
Total: | – (–) |
Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
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Hutchinson Blue Dragons ( Kansas Junior College Conference) (1929) | |||||||||
1929 | Hutchinson | 3–4–1 | 2–2 | T–5th | |||||
Hutchinson: | 3–4–1 | 2–2 | |||||||
El Dorado Grizzlies ( Kansas Junior College Conference) (1939–1941) | |||||||||
1939 | El Dorado | 4–4 | 3–4 | 7th | |||||
1940 | El Dorado | 3–5–1 | 2–4–1 | 9th | |||||
1941 | El Dorado | 6–3 | 6–2 | 4th | |||||
El Dorado: | 13–12–1 | 2–2 | |||||||
Total: | 16–16–2 |