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| birth_date = {{Birth date|1893|12|27}}
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1893|12|27}}
| birth_place = [[Cherokee, Iowa]]
| birth_place = [[Cherokee, Iowa]], U.S.
| death_date = {{Death date and age|1948|9|22|1893|12|27}}
| death_date = {{Death date and age|1948|9|22|1893|12|27}}
| death_place = [[Los Angeles|Los Angeles, California]]
| death_place = [[Los Angeles|Los Angeles, California]], U.S.
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| player_sport1 = Football
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| coach_years7 = 1921–1922
| coach_years7 = 1921–1922
| coach_team7 = [[UC Davis Aggies men's basketball|University Farm]]
| coach_team7 = [[UC Davis Aggies men's basketball|University Farm]]
| overall_record = 11–9–3 (football)<br>18–7 (basketball)
| overall_record = 11–9–3 (football)<br />18–7 (basketball)
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'''Wilmer Dale Elfrink''' (December 27, 1893 – September 22, 1948) was an [[American football]] and [[basketball]] coach.<ref>[http://gen.plagge.org/individual.php?pid=I10299&ged=plagge.ged#personal_facts]</ref>
'''Wilmer Dale Elfrink''' (December 27, 1893 – September 22, 1948) was an American [[college football]] and [[college basketball]] coach.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://gen.plagge.org/individual.php?pid=I10299&ged=plagge.ged#personal_facts |title=Wilmer Dale Elfrink 1893–1948 – A Plagge Family History Site |access-date=2013-03-20 |archive-date=2018-12-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181206145622/https://gen.plagge.org/individual.php?pid=I10299&ged=plagge.ged#personal_facts |url-status=dead }}</ref>


==Playing career==
==Playing career==
Elfrink played sports while attending [[Coe College]] in [[Cedar Rapids, Iowa]]. He was a key player on the football team of 1914 under head coach [[Moray Eby]] that the college considers to be one of the best teams the school fielded of all time.<ref>[http://www.public.coe.edu/~wcenter/historyweb/athletics_traditions_and_rivalries_homecoming.htm Coe College] Athletics: traditions and rivalries</ref>
Elfrink played sports while attending [[Coe College]] in [[Cedar Rapids, Iowa]]. He was a key player on the football team of 1914 under head coach [[Moray Eby]] that the college considers to be one of the best teams the school fielded of all time.<ref>[http://www.public.coe.edu/~wcenter/historyweb/athletics_traditions_and_rivalries_homecoming.htm Coe College] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100606074126/http://www.public.coe.edu/~wcenter/historyweb/athletics_traditions_and_rivalries_homecoming.htm |date=2010-06-06 }} Athletics: traditions and rivalries</ref>


==Coaching career==
==Coaching career==
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===UC Davis===
===UC Davis===
The next year, Elfrink became the head football coach at the University Farm—now known as the [[University of California, Davis]]—for the 1921 season.<ref>[http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/coaching/alltime_coach_game_by_game.php?coachid=3136&year=1921 College Football Data Warehouse] Cal-Davis 1921 results</ref>
The next year, Elfrink became the head football coach at the University Farm—now known as the [[University of California, Davis]]—for the 1921 season.<ref>[http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/coaching/alltime_coach_game_by_game.php?coachid=3136&year=1921 College Football Data Warehouse] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121019053357/http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/coaching/alltime_coach_game_by_game.php?coachid=3136&year=1921 |date=2012-10-19 }} Cal-Davis 1921 results</ref>


==Head coaching record==
==Head coaching record==
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[[Category:Wichita State Shockers football coaches]]
[[Category:Wichita State Shockers men's basketball coaches]]
[[Category:Wichita State Shockers men's basketball coaches]]



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Latest revision as of 04:34, 20 November 2024

Wilmer D. Elfrink
Biographical details
Born(1893-12-27)December 27, 1893
Cherokee, Iowa, U.S.
DiedSeptember 22, 1948(1948-09-22) (aged 54)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Playing career
Football
1914–1915Coe
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1919Des Moines
1920Fairmount
1921University Farm
Basketball
1920–1921Fairmount
1921–1922University Farm
Head coaching record
Overall11–9–3 (football)
18–7 (basketball)

Wilmer Dale Elfrink (December 27, 1893 – September 22, 1948) was an American college football and college basketball coach.[1]

Playing career

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Elfrink played sports while attending Coe College in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. He was a key player on the football team of 1914 under head coach Moray Eby that the college considers to be one of the best teams the school fielded of all time.[2]

Coaching career

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Wichita State

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Elfrink was the 12th head football coach at Fairmount College—known as now Wichita State University—Wichita, Kansas, serving for one season, in 1920 season, and compiling a record of 3–4–2.[3] He also served that academic year as head basketball coach, leading his team to a record of 16–2.[4]

UC Davis

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The next year, Elfrink became the head football coach at the University Farm—now known as the University of California, Davis—for the 1921 season.[5]

Head coaching record

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Football

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Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs
Des Moines Tigers (Independent) (1919)
1919 Des Moines 5–1–1
Des Moines: 5–1–1
Fairmount Wheatshockers (Independent) (1920)
1920 Fairmount 3–4–2
Fairmount: 3–4–2
University Farm (Independent) (1921)
1921 University Farm 3–4
University Farm: 3–4
Total: 11–9–3

References

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  1. ^ "Wilmer Dale Elfrink 1893–1948 – A Plagge Family History Site". Archived from the original on December 6, 2018. Retrieved March 20, 2013.
  2. ^ Coe College Archived 2010-06-06 at the Wayback Machine Athletics: traditions and rivalries
  3. ^ Wichita St. Coaching Records Archived September 29, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ Sports Reference Wilmer Elfrink Coaching Record
  5. ^ College Football Data Warehouse Archived 2012-10-19 at the Wayback Machine Cal-Davis 1921 results


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