Truman F. Wilbanks

Truman Franklin Wilbanks (September 27, 1891 – December 29, 1967) was an American football coach and educator. He served as the head football coach at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette (then known as Southwestern Louisiana Industrial Institute) from 1931 to 1936.

Truman F. Wilbanks
Biographical details
Born(1891-09-27)September 27, 1891
Jena, Louisiana, U.S.
DiedDecember 29, 1967(1967-12-29) (aged 76)
Mer Rouge, Louisiana, U.S.
Alma materCentenary (B.A., 1916)
Playing career
1917LSU
Position(s)Halfback
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
?–1935Homer HS (LA)
1931–1936Southwestern Louisiana
Head coaching record
Overall19–32–2 (college)

Wilbanks was born on September 27, 1891, in Jena, Louisiana, to Henry Gregg Wilbanks and Liza Bradford Wilbanks. He attended school in Jena. A 1916 graduate of Centenary College in Shreveport, Louisiana, Wilbanks played for the LSU Tigers football team, earning a letter in 1917 as a halfback.[1] He and his wife, Ruth Kessinger, both taught at high schools in Homer and Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

Wilbanks died on December 29, 1967, in Mer Rouge, Louisiana, following a long illness.[2]

Head coaching record

College
Year Team Overall ConferenceStanding Bowl/playoffs
Southwestern Louisiana Bulldogs (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1931–1936)
1931 Southwestern Louisiana 1–6–11–4T–24th
1932 Southwestern Louisiana 3–41–3T–19th
1933 Southwestern Louisiana 6–33–2T–11th
1934 Southwestern Louisiana 5–42–3T–20th
1935 Southwestern Louisiana 2–81–4T–26th
1936 Southwestern Louisiana 2–7–10–4–1T–29th
Southwestern Louisiana: 19–32–28–20–1
Total:19–32–2

References
  1. "Catalogue of the Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical". Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College. Retrieved December 7, 2018.
  2. "T.F. Wilbanks Succumbs in Mer Rouge Today". Bastrop Daily Enterprise. Bastrop, Louisiana. December 29, 1967. p. 1. Retrieved March 16, 2023 – via Newspapers.com open access.
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