Elwin W. Midgett
Elwin Wilburn "Wink" Midgett (December 31, 1911 – November 22, 1993) was an accounting professor, an American football and basketball player and coach.[1] He served as the head football coach at Middle Tennessee State University from 1940 to 1946, compiling a record of 18–11–3. Midgett was also the head basketball coach at Middle Tennessee from 1939 to 1942, tallying a mark of 25–35. He was also a professor of accounting at the school.[2]
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | December 31, 1911 |
| Died | November 22, 1993 (aged 81) |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| 1930–1933 | Tennessee Tech |
| Basketball | |
| 1930–1934 | Tennessee Tech |
| Baseball | |
| 1931–1934 | Tennessee Tech |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1940–1946 | Middle Tennessee |
| Basketball | |
| 1939–1942 | MIddle Tennessee |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 18–11–3 (football) 25–35 (basketball) |
Midgett was a standout three-sport athlete at Tennessee Technological University in Cookeville, Tennessee.[3]
Head coaching record
Football
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1940–1941) | |||||||||
| 1940 | Middle Tennessee | 4–4 | 2–4 | T–19th | |||||
| 1941 | Middle Tennessee | 4–3–1 | 2–3–1 | T–19th | |||||
| Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders (Independent) (1942–1946) | |||||||||
| 1942 | Middle Tennessee | 4–2–1 | |||||||
| 1943 | No team—World War II | ||||||||
| 1944 | No team—World War II | ||||||||
| 1945 | No team—World War II | ||||||||
| 1946 | Middle Tennessee | 6–2–1 | |||||||
| Middle Tennessee: | 18–11–3 | 4–7–1 | |||||||
| Total: | 18–11–3 | ||||||||
References
- "Elwin Midgett". Find a Grave. Retrieved December 6, 2018.
- "A Short History of Jennings A. Jones College of Business". Middle Tennessee State University. Retrieved December 6, 2018.
- "TTU Hall of Fame". Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles. Retrieved December 6, 2018.
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