| Coaching career ( HC unless noted) | |
|---|---|
| 1959 | Delaware State |
| Administrative career ( AD unless noted) | |
| 1954–1956 | Fisk |
| 1956–c. 1961 | Delaware State |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 1–7 |
Edward Preston Mitchell III was an American football coach and college athletics administrator. He served as the head football at Delaware State University for one season, in 1959, compiling a record of 1–7. [1] Mitchell came to Delaware State in 1956 when he was appointed as athletic director and head of the Department of Health and Physical Education. He has previously been athletic director and head of the Department of Health and Physical Education at Fisk University for two years. Mitchell earned a Bachelor of Arts degree at North Carolina College at Durham—now known as North Carolina Central University—and a Master of Arts degree and a Doctor of Philosophy degree at the University of Iowa. [2]
Head coaching record
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Delaware State Hornets ( Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1959) | |||||||||
| 1959 | Delaware State | 1–7 | 1–6 | 17th | |||||
| Delaware State: | 1–7 | 1–6 | |||||||
| Total: | 1–7 | ||||||||
References
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^
"Dr. Mitchell Succeeds George As State College Grid Coach".
The News Journal .
Wilmington, Delaware. September 5, 1959. p. 18. Retrieved June 23, 2019 – via
Newspapers.com
.
- ^ "Delaware State president names five new teachers". The Washington Afro-American. Washington, D.C. September 4, 1956. p. 19. Retrieved June 23, 2019 – via Google News.
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| Coaching career ( HC unless noted) | |
|---|---|
| 1959 | Delaware State |
| Administrative career ( AD unless noted) | |
| 1954–1956 | Fisk |
| 1956–c. 1961 | Delaware State |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 1–7 |
Edward Preston Mitchell III was an American football coach and college athletics administrator. He served as the head football at Delaware State University for one season, in 1959, compiling a record of 1–7. [1] Mitchell came to Delaware State in 1956 when he was appointed as athletic director and head of the Department of Health and Physical Education. He has previously been athletic director and head of the Department of Health and Physical Education at Fisk University for two years. Mitchell earned a Bachelor of Arts degree at North Carolina College at Durham—now known as North Carolina Central University—and a Master of Arts degree and a Doctor of Philosophy degree at the University of Iowa. [2]
Head coaching record
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Delaware State Hornets ( Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1959) | |||||||||
| 1959 | Delaware State | 1–7 | 1–6 | 17th | |||||
| Delaware State: | 1–7 | 1–6 | |||||||
| Total: | 1–7 | ||||||||
References
-
^
"Dr. Mitchell Succeeds George As State College Grid Coach".
The News Journal .
Wilmington, Delaware. September 5, 1959. p. 18. Retrieved June 23, 2019 – via
Newspapers.com
.
- ^ "Delaware State president names five new teachers". The Washington Afro-American. Washington, D.C. September 4, 1956. p. 19. Retrieved June 23, 2019 – via Google News.
|
| This biographical article relating to a college football coach first appointed in the 1950s is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
- Delaware State Hornets athletic directors
- Delaware State Hornets football coaches
- Delaware State University faculty
- Fisk Bulldogs athletic directors
- Fisk University faculty
- North Carolina Central University alumni
- University of Iowa alumni
- African-American coaches of American football
- African-American college athletic directors in the United States
- 20th-century African-American sportspeople
- College football coaches first appointed in the 1950s stubs