Chalmer E. 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.
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| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | c. 1917 Wichita, Kansas, U.S. |
| Died | December 9, 1996 (aged 79) Wichita, Kansas, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| c. 1935 | Southwestern (KS) |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1943–1949 | Lawrence HS (KS) |
| 1950–1952 | McPherson |
| 1953–1956 | SMU |
| 1957–1959 | Wichita |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 47–45–4 (college football) |
Coaching career
editMcPherson
editWoodard 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
editWoodard 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
editSoon 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
editCollege football
edit| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | Coaches# | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| McPherson Bulldogs (Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference) (1950–1952) | |||||||||
| 1950 | McPherson | 8–0–1 | 6–0 | 1st | |||||
| 1951 | McPherson | 7–2 | 5–1 | 2nd | |||||
| 1952 | McPherson | 3–5 | 2–4 | 5th | |||||
| McPherson: | 18–7–1 | 13–5 | |||||||
| SMU Mustangs (Southwest Conference) (1953–1956) | |||||||||
| 1953 | SMU | 5–5 | 3–3 | 4th | |||||
| 1954 | SMU | 6–3–1 | 4–1–1 | 2nd | 17 | ||||
| 1955 | SMU | 4–6 | 2–4 | T–5th | |||||
| 1956 | SMU | 4–6 | 2–4 | 5th | |||||
| SMU: | 19–20–1 | 11–12–1 | |||||||
| Wichita Shockers (Missouri Valley Conference) (1957–1959) | |||||||||
| 1957 | Wichita | 1–9 | 0–3 | 5th | |||||
| 1958 | Wichita | 4–5–1 | 1–2–1 | 5th | |||||
| 1959 | Wichita | 5–4–1 | 1–2–1 | 4th | |||||
| Wichita: | 10–18–2 | 2–7–2 | |||||||
| Total: | 47–45–4 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
References
edit- ^ "McPherson College Football Media Guide 2010" (PDF). McPherson College Athletics. Retrieved November 10, 2010.
- ^ "Wichita St. Coaching Records". Archived from the original on September 29, 2012. Retrieved January 11, 2008.
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