George R. Edwards
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1890 |
| Died | June 10, 1972 (aged 81) |
| Alma mater | Columbia, Missouri, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| Basketball | |
| 1910–1913 | Missouri |
| Position(s) | Kansas Wesleyan |
| 1926–1946 | Missouri |
| Golf | |
| 1926–1941 | Missouri |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 1942–1944 | Missouri (SID) |
| 1943–1945 | Missouri |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 4–11 (football) 188–178 (basketball) |
| Tournaments | Basketball 1–1 (NCAA) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| Basketball 3 Big Six (1930, 1939, 1940) | |
George R. Edwards (1890 – June 10, 1972) was an
Big Six Conference championships and one NCAA tournament appearance. He also served as Missouri's athletic director from 1943 to 1945. Edwards grew up in Palmyra, Missouri. He died on June 10, 1972, at the age of 81, Columbia, Missouri. He was inducted into the Missouri Athletics Hall of Fame in 1991.[2]
Head coaching record
College basketball
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Missouri Tigers (Missouri Valley Conference) (1926–1928) | |||||||||
| 1926–27 | Missouri | 9–8 | 6–4 | 3rd | |||||
| 1927–28 | Missouri | 13–5 | 13–5 | 2nd | |||||
| Missouri Tigers (Big Six Conference) (1928–1946) | |||||||||
| 1928–29 | Missouri | 11–7 | 7–3 | 2nd | |||||
| 1929–30 | Missouri | 15–3 | 8–2 | 1st | |||||
| 1930–31 | Missouri | 8–9 | 5–5 | T–3rd | |||||
| 1931–32 | Missouri | 9–9 | 6–4 | T–2nd | |||||
| 1932–33 | Missouri | 10–8 | 6–4 | 3rd | |||||
| 1933–34 | Missouri | 10–8 | 6–4 | T–2nd | |||||
| 1934–35 | Missouri | 9–9 | 8–8 | 3rd | |||||
| 1935–36 | Missouri | 5–12 | 2–8 | 6th | |||||
| 1936–37 | Missouri | 7–9 | 2–8 | 5th | |||||
| 1937–38 | Missouri | 9–9 | 4–6 | T–3rd | |||||
| 1938–39 | Missouri | 12–9 | 7–3 | T–1st | |||||
| 1939–40 | Missouri | 13–6 | 8–2 | T–1st | |||||
| 1940–41 | Missouri | 6–10 | 2–8 | 6th | |||||
| 1941–42 | Missouri | 6–12 | 2–8 | 6th | |||||
| 1942–43 | Missouri | 7–10 | 5–5 | T–3rd | |||||
| 1943–44 | Missouri | 10–9 | 5–5 | T–3rd | NCAA Regional Third Place | ||||
| 1944–45 | Missouri | 8–10 | 5–5 | T–3rd | |||||
| 1945–46 | Missouri | 6–11 | 3–7 | T–4th | |||||
| Missouri: | 181–172 (.513) | 110–104 (.514) | |||||||
| Total: | 181–172 (.513) | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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References
- ^ College Football Data Warehouse Archived October 14, 2012, at the Wayback Machine Kansas Wesleyan University Coyotesall-time coaching records
- Newspapers.com.
