Marshall Wells
Marshall Wells (February 20, 1912 – June 16, 1972) was an American football and basketball coach. He served as the head football coach at Millikin College in Decatur, Illinois from 1940 to 1941 and again from 1946 to 1957, compiling a record of 18–13–1.[1] Wells was also a faculty member and head basketball coach at Millikin.[2]
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | February 20, 1912 Wisconsin, U.S. |
| Died | June 16, 1972 (aged 60) Boulder, Colorado, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| 1930–1933 | Minnesota |
| Position(s) | Tackle |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1933 | Hamline (line) |
| 1934 | Sioux Falls |
| 1935 | Iowa State (line) |
| 1936–1938 | Yale (line) |
| 1939 | Minnesota (assistant) |
| 1940–1941 | Millikin |
| 1946–1947 | Millikin |
| 1948–1958 | Colorado (line) |
| Basketball | |
| 1934–1935 | Sioux Falls |
| 1940–1942 | Millikin |
| 1945–1946 | Millikin |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 1945–1948 | Millikin |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 24–15–1 (football) 27–25 (basketball, Millikin only) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| Football 1 ICC (1941) | |
| Awards | |
| All-Big Ten (1932) | |
Playing career
Wells played college football at the University of Minnesota for the Golden Gophers from 1930 to 1933. He played under the tutelage of two head coaches: Fritz Crisler, who had a 7–3 record his in 1931, his last year at Minnesota, and Bernie Bierman, who led the team to a share of the Big Ten Conference title in 1933.[3]
Head coaching record
Football
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sioux Falls Braves (South Dakota Intercollegiate Conference) (1934) | |||||||||
| 1934 | Sioux Falls | 6–2 | 5–2 | 3rd | |||||
| Sioux Falls: | 6–2 | 5–2 | |||||||
| Millikin Big Blue (Illinois College Conference) (1940–1941) | |||||||||
| 1940 | Millikin | 5–3 | 4–2 | T–3rd | |||||
| 1941 | Millikin | 8–0 | 6–0 | 1st | |||||
| Millikin Big Blue (College Conference of Illinois) (1946–1947) | |||||||||
| 1946 | Millikin | 2–6 | 1–3 | 6th | |||||
| 1947 | Millikin | 3–4–1 | 2–2–1 | T–5th | |||||
| Millikin: | 18–13–1 | 13–7–1 | |||||||
| Total: | 24–15–1 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
References
- "Marshall Wells Appointed Line Coach at Colo". Nebraska State Journal. 25 February 1948. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
- "Faculty List". Millikin College. 19 July 2015. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
- "Year-by-Year Records". University of Minnesota Athletics. Retrieved April 17, 2019.
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