Elwin W. Midgett

Elwin W. Midgett
Biographical details
Born(1911-12-31)December 31, 1911
Watertown, Tennessee, U.S.
DiedNovember 22, 1993(1993-11-22) (aged 81)
Murfreesboro, Tennessee, U.S.
Playing career
Football
1930–1933Tennessee Tech
Basketball
1930–1934Tennessee Tech
Baseball
1931–1934Tennessee Tech
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1940–1946Middle Tennessee
Basketball
1939–1942Middle Tennessee
Head coaching record
Overall18–11–3 (football)
25–35 (basketball)

Elwin Wilburn "Wink" Midgett (December 31, 1911 – November 22, 1993) was an American college football and college basketball coach and an accounting professor. He served as the head football coach at Middle Tennessee State University from 1940 to 1946, compiling a record of 18–11–3. Midgett was also the head basketball coach at Middle Tennessee from 1939 to 1942, tallying a mark of 25–35. He was also a professor of accounting at the school.[1]

Midgett was a standout three-sport athlete at Tennessee Technological University in Cookeville, Tennessee.[2] He was born on December 31, 1911, in Watertown, Tennessee, to Edel Wilburn and Mattie Ellis Midgett.[3] He died on November 22, 1993, at his home in Murfreesboro, Tennessee.[4]

Head coaching record

Football

Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs
Middle Tennessee State Teachers Blue Raiders (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1940–1941)
1940 Middle Tennessee State Teachers 4–4 2–4 T–19th
1941 Middle Tennessee State Teachers 4–3–1 2–3–1 T–19th
Middle Tennessee State Teachers / Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders (Independent) (1942–1946)
1942 Middle Tennessee State Teachers 4–2–1
1943 No team—World War II
1944 No team—World War II
1945 No team—World War II
1946 Middle Tennessee 6–2–1
Middle Tennessee State Teachers / Middle Tennessee: 18–11–3 4–7–1
Total: 18–11–3

References

  1. ^ "A Short History of Jennings A. Jones College of Business". Middle Tennessee State University. Retrieved December 6, 2018.
  2. ^ "TTU Hall of Fame". Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles. Retrieved December 6, 2018.
  3. ^ "Midgett, Elwin Wilburn (Wink)". The Tennessean. Nashville, Tennessee. November 24, 1993. p. 4. Retrieved May 9, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  4. ^ "Elwin W. Midgett". The Daily News Journal. Murfreesboro, Tennessee. November 23, 1993. p. 2. Retrieved May 9, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.