Gilbert Carson (American football)
Gilbert Ted Carson (July 8, 1901 – October 27, 1988) was an American football and basketball coach. He was the eighth head football coach at Eastern Illinois State Teachers College—now known as Eastern Illinois University—in Charleston, Illinois, serving for five seasons, from 1936 to 1937 and again from 1939 to 1941, and compiling a record if 17–19–3.[1] He married Maxine Powell.[2] Carson was also the head basketball coach at Eastern Illinois from 1936 to 1942, tallying a mark of 36–72.
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | July 8, 1901 Gunion, Wayne County, Illinois, U.S. |
| Died | October 27, 1988 (aged 87) Independence, Iowa, U.S. |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1936–1937 | Eastern Illinois |
| 1939–1941 | Eastern Illinois |
| Basketball | |
| 1936–1942 | Eastern Illinois |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 17–19–3 (football) 36–72 (basketball) |
Head coaching record
Football
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eastern Illinois Panthers (Illinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) (1936–1937) | |||||||||
| 1936 | Eastern Illinois | 4–4 | 2–4 | T–14th | |||||
| 1937 | Eastern Illinois | 3–4–1 | 1–4–1 | 18th | |||||
| Eastern Illinois Panthers (Illinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) (1939–1941) | |||||||||
| 1939 | Eastern Illinois | 4–3–1 | 2–2–1 | 5th | |||||
| 1940 | Eastern Illinois | 6–1–1 | 4–1 | 3rd | |||||
| 1941 | Eastern Illinois | 0–7 | 0–4 | 5th | |||||
| Eastern Illinois: | 17–19–3 | 9–15–2 | |||||||
| Total: | 17–19–3 | ||||||||
References
- Eastern Illinois Coaching Records Archived November 22, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
- "The Telegraph-Herald - Google News Archive Search".
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