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 from the 1948 Parnassus | |
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | February 8, 1903 Kansas, U.S. |
| Died | September 12, 1984 (aged 81) St. Petersburg, Florida, U.S. |
| 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) |
Coaching career
editMcPherson
editBinford 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]
El Dorado
editIn 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]
Wichita State
editBinford 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.
Later life and death
editBinford moved to St. Petersburg, Florida in 1982 from Casa Grande, Arizona. He died on September 12, 1984, in St. Petersburg.[5][6]
Head coaching record
editCollege football
edit| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||||||||
College basketball
edit| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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: | – (–) | ||||||||
Junior college football
edit| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||||||||
References
edit- ^ "McPherson College Football Media Guide 2010" (PDF). McPherson College Athletics. Retrieved November 10, 2010.
- ^ "Melvin Binford to Coach At ElDorado J.C." The Iola Register. Iola, Kansas. Associated Press. May 15, 1939. p. 6. Retrieved June 17, 2024 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ College Football Data Warehouse Archived September 29, 2012, at the Wayback Machine Wichita State University coaching results
- ^ College Football Data Warehouse Archived 2010-09-20 at the Wayback Machine Wichita State University historical data
- ^ "obituaries; Binford, Melvin J." St. Petersburg Times. St. Petersburg, Florida. September 13, 1984. p. 11B. Retrieved June 17, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "PSU Alumni Obituaries, A-E". Leonard H. Axe Library, Pittsburg State University. June 8, 2009. Archived from the original on July 20, 2011. Retrieved February 5, 2011.
- ^ "Year-by-Year Summary". Hutchinson Community College Athletics. Retrieved May 27, 2024.
- ^ "2023 Media Guide" (PDF). Butler Community College. p. 102. Retrieved June 17, 2024.
- ^ "Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference All-Time Football Standings" (PDF). Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference. p. 1. Retrieved May 27, 2024.
