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Wilmer D. Elfrink
Biographical details
Born	December 27, 1893; Cherokee, Iowa, U.S.
Died	September 22, 1948 (aged 54); Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Playing career
Football
1914–1915	Coe
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1919	Des Moines
1920	Fairmount
1921	University Farm
Basketball
1920–1921	Fairmount
1921–1922	University Farm
Head coaching record
Overall	11–9–3 (football); 18–7 (basketball)

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

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.^[2]

Coaching career

Wichita State

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

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

Football


Year	Team	Overall
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

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

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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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-| sport = [[American football|Football]], [[basketball]]
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-| birth_place = [[Cherokee, Iowa]]
+| birth_place = [[Cherokee, Iowa]], U.S.
 | 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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-| coach_team2 = [[Wichita State Shockers football|Fairmount]]
+| coach_team2 = [[Des Moines Tigers football|Des Moines]]
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-| coach_team3 = [[UC Davis Aggies football|University Farm]]
+| coach_team3 = [[Wichita State Shockers football|Fairmount]]
+| coach_years4 = 1921
-| coach_sport4 = Basketball
+| coach_team4 = [[UC Davis Aggies football|University Farm]]
-| coach_years5 = 1920–1921
+| coach_sport5 = Basketball
-| coach_team5 = [[Wichita State Shockers men's basketball|Fairmount]]
-| coach_years6 = 1921–1922
+| coach_years6 = 1920–1921
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+| coach_team6 = [[Wichita State Shockers men's basketball|Fairmount]]
+| coach_years7 = 1921–1922
-| overall_record = 6–8–2 (football)<br>18–7 (basketball)
+| coach_team7 = [[UC Davis Aggies men's basketball|University Farm]]
+| overall_record = 11–9–3 (football)<br />18–7 (basketball)
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-'''Wilmer Dale Elfrink''' (December 27, 1893 – September 22, 1948) was a [[college football]] and [[basketball]] player and 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 history==
+==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==
 ===Wichita State===
+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.<ref>[http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/discontinued/enwiki/w/wichita_state/coaching_records.php Wichita St. Coaching Records<!-- Bot generated title -->] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120929211539/http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/discontinued/enwiki/w/wichita_state/coaching_records.php |date=September 29, 2012 }}</ref> He also served that academic year as head basketball coach, leading his team to a record of 16–2.<ref>[https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/coaches/wilmer-elfrink-1.html Sports Reference] Wilmer Elfrink Coaching Record</ref>
-====Football====
-Elfrink was the 12th head football coach for Fairmount College (now [[Wichita State University]]) located in [[Wichita, Kansas]] and he held that position for the 1920 season.  His overall coaching record at Fairmount College was 3 wins, 4 losses, and 2 ties.  This ranks him 27th at Wichita State in terms of total wins and 18th at Wichita State in terms of winning percentage.<ref>[http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/discontinued/enwiki/w/wichita_state/coaching_records.php Wichita St. Coaching Records<!-- Bot generated title -->] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120929211539/http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/discontinued/enwiki/w/wichita_state/coaching_records.php |date=2012-09-29 }}</ref>
-====Basketball====
-Elfrink served later that season as head basketball coach for the Shockers, where his team completed an impressive record of 16 wins and 2 losses.<ref>[http://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/coaches/e/elfriwi01.html Sports Reference] Wilmer Elfrink Coaching Records</ref>  As of the beginning of the 2006 season, this was still considered the "best start" in the history of basketball at the school.<ref>[http://www.goshockers.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=7500&ATCLID=622960 Wichita State university] Men's basketball history</ref>
 ===UC Davis===
-The next year, Elfrink became the head football coach at [[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==
+===Football===
+{{CFB Yearly Record Start | type = coach | team = | conf = | bowl = | poll = no }}
+{{CFB Yearly Record Subhead
+ | name      = [[Des Moines Tigers football|Des Moines Tigers]]
+ | conf      = Independent
+ | startyear = 1919
+ | endyear   = single
+}}
+{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
+ | championship =
+ | year         = [[1919 college football season|1919]]
+ | name         = Des Moines
+ | overall      = 5–1–1
+ | conference   =
+ | confstanding =
+ | bowlname     =
+ | bowloutcome  =
+ | bcsbowl      =
+ | ranking      = no
+ | ranking2     = no
+}}
+{{CFB Yearly Record Subtotal
+ | name       = Des Moines
+ | overall    = 5–1–1
+ | confrecord =
+}}
+{{CFB Yearly Record Subhead
+ | name      = [[Wichita State Shockers football|Fairmount Wheatshockers]]
+ | conf      = Independent
+ | startyear = 1920
+ | endyear   = single
+}}
+{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
+ | championship =
+ | year         = [[1920 college football season|1920]]
+ | name         = Fairmount
+ | overall      = 3–4–2
+ | conference   =
+ | confstanding =
+ | bowlname     =
+ | bowloutcome  =
+ | bcsbowl      =
+ | ranking      = no
+ | ranking2     = no
+}}
+{{CFB Yearly Record Subtotal
+ | name       = Fairmount
+ | overall    = 3–4–2
+ | confrecord =
+}}
+{{CFB Yearly Record Subhead
+ | name      = [[UC Davis Aggies football|University Farm]]
+ | conf      = Independent
+ | startyear = 1921
+ | endyear   = single
+}}
+{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
+ | championship =
+ | year         = [[1921 college football season|1921]]
+ | name         = [[1921 University Farm football team|University Farm]]
+ | overall      = 3–4
+ | conference   =
+ | confstanding =
+ | bowlname     =
+ | bowloutcome  =
+ | bcsbowl      =
+ | ranking      = no
+ | ranking2     = no
+}}
+{{CFB Yearly Record Subtotal
+ | name       = University Farm
+ | overall    = 3–4
+ | confrecord =
+}}
+{{CFB Yearly Record End
+ | overall  = 11–9–3
+ | bowls    = no
+ | poll     = no
+ | polltype =
+ | legend   = no
+}}
 ==References==
 {{Reflist}}
+{{Des Moines Tigers football coach navbox}}
 {{Wichita State Shockers football coach navbox}}
 {{Wichita State Shockers men's basketball coach navbox}}
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+[[Category:Basketball coaches from Iowa]]
 [[Category:Coe Kohawks football players]]
+[[Category:Des Moines Tigers football coaches]]
+[[Category:People from Cherokee, Iowa]]
 [[Category:UC Davis Aggies football coaches]]
 [[Category:UC Davis Aggies men's basketball coaches]]
 [[Category:Wichita State Shockers football coaches]]
 [[Category:Wichita State Shockers men's basketball coaches]]
-[[Category:People from Cherokee, Iowa]]
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