Marshall Wells

Marshall Wells (February 20, 1912 – June 16, 1972) was an American football and basketball coach. He served as the head football coach at Millikin College in Decatur, Illinois from 1940 to 1941 and again from 1946 to 1957, compiling a record of 18–13–1.[1] Wells was also a faculty member and head basketball coach at Millikin.[2]

Marshall Wells
Biographical details
Born(1912-02-20)February 20, 1912
Wisconsin, U.S.
DiedJune 16, 1972(1972-06-16) (aged 60)
Boulder, Colorado, U.S.
Playing career
Football
1930–1933Minnesota
Position(s)Tackle
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1933Hamline (line)
1934Sioux Falls
1935Iowa State (line)
1936–1938Yale (line)
1939Minnesota (assistant)
1940–1941Millikin
1946–1947Millikin
1948–1958Colorado (line)
Basketball
1934–1935Sioux Falls
1940–1942Millikin
1945–1946Millikin
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1945–1948Millikin
Head coaching record
Overall24–15–1 (football)
27–25 (basketball, Millikin only)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
Football
1 ICC (1941)
Awards
All-Big Ten (1932)

Playing career

Wells played college football at the University of Minnesota for the Golden Gophers from 1930 to 1933. He played under the tutelage of two head coaches: Fritz Crisler, who had a 7–3 record his in 1931, his last year at Minnesota, and Bernie Bierman, who led the team to a share of the Big Ten Conference title in 1933.[3]

Head coaching record

Football

Year Team Overall ConferenceStanding Bowl/playoffs
Sioux Falls Braves (South Dakota Intercollegiate Conference) (1934)
1934 Sioux Falls 6–25–23rd
Sioux Falls: 6–25–2
Millikin Big Blue (Illinois College Conference) (1940–1941)
1940 Millikin 5–34–2T–3rd
1941 Millikin 8–06–01st
Millikin Big Blue (College Conference of Illinois) (1946–1947)
1946 Millikin 2–61–36th
1947 Millikin 3–4–12–2–1T–5th
Millikin: 18–13–113–7–1
Total:24–15–1
      National championship         Conference title         Conference division title or championship game berth

References

  1. "Marshall Wells Appointed Line Coach at Colo". Nebraska State Journal. 25 February 1948. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
  2. "Faculty List". Millikin College. 19 July 2015. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
  3. "Year-by-Year Records". University of Minnesota Athletics. Retrieved April 17, 2019.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.