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.

Gilbert Carson
Biographical details
Born(1901-07-08)July 8, 1901
Gunion, Wayne County, Illinois, U.S.
DiedOctober 27, 1988(1988-10-27) (aged 87)
Independence, Iowa, U.S.
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1936–1937Eastern Illinois
1939–1941Eastern Illinois
Basketball
1936–1942Eastern Illinois
Head coaching record
Overall17–19–3 (football)
36–72 (basketball)

Head coaching record

Football

Year Team Overall ConferenceStanding Bowl/playoffs
Eastern Illinois Panthers (Illinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) (1936–1937)
1936 Eastern Illinois 4–42–4T–14th
1937 Eastern Illinois 3–4–11–4–118th
Eastern Illinois Panthers (Illinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) (1939–1941)
1939 Eastern Illinois 4–3–12–2–15th
1940 Eastern Illinois 6–1–14–13rd
1941 Eastern Illinois 0–70–45th
Eastern Illinois: 17–19–39–15–2
Total:17–19–3

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