Sport(s) Football, basketball 1944–1945 Wichita State 1924–1925 Pittsburg State 1936–1939 Oklahoma City | 1923–1925 Pittsburg State Name Melvin Binford 1930–1935 McPherson Role American Football coach | |
Born February 8, 1903 ( 1903-02-08 ) Died September 12, 1984, St. Petersburg, Florida, United States | ||
Melvin J. "Mel" Binford (February 8, 1903 – September 12, 1984) was an American football and basketball coach and college athletics administrator.
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McPherson
Binford was the head football coach for the McPherson Bulldogs located in McPherson, Kansas. He held that position for 6 seasons, from 1930 until 1935. His coaching record at McPherson was 23 wins, 26 losses and 4 ties. As of the conclusion of the 2010 season, this ranks him #3 at McPherson in total wins and #11 at the school in winning percentage (.472).
Wichita State
Binford was the 17th head football coach for the Municipal University of Wichita (now Wichita State) Shockers located in Wichita, Kansas and he held that position for two seasons, from 1944 until 1945. His overall coaching record at Wichita State was 11 wins, 6 losses, and 1 tie. This ranks him 15th at Wichita State in terms of total wins and seventh at Wichita State in terms of winning percentage.
Binford "re-started" the program after a one-year hiatus (1943) when the school did not field a team.
Binford was more successful as Wichita's fourteenth head basketball coach. He assumed the head coaching job for the 1942–43 season, then restarted the program after it was suspended for the 1943–44 season during World War II. He coached the Shockers' basketball team for a total of five seasons, building a record of 60 wins and 50 losses. Both his number of wins and his winning percentage of .536 stand ninth among Wichita's twenty-five coaches.