Dwight T. Reed

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Dwight T. Reed
Biographical details
Born(1915-03-13)March 13, 1915
St. Paul, Minnesota, U.S.
DiedMay 31, 2000(2000-05-31) (aged 85)
Jefferson City, Missouri, U.S.
Playing career
Football
1935–1937Minnesota
Position(s)End
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1946–1948Louisville Municipal
1949–1972Lincoln (MO)
Basketball
1955–1959Lincoln (MO)
Track and field
1949–1993Lincoln (MO) (men's)
1985–1993Lincoln (MO) (women's)
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1957–1980Lincoln (MO)
Head coaching record
Overall149–84–7 (football)
63–61 (basketball)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
As coach:

As player:

Awards
All-Big Ten (1935)

Dwight Thornton Reed (May 13, 1915 – May 31, 2000) was an American football player, coach of football, basketball, and track, and college athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at Louisville Municipal College—now known as Simmons College of Kentucky—in Louisville, Kentucky and Lincoln University in Jefferson City, Missouri from 1949 to 1972, compiling a career college football coaching record of 149–84–7.[1] As a college football player, Reed lettered three times at the University of Minnesota and competed on the Gopher's 1935 and 1936 national championship squads.[2]

Head coaching record[edit]

Football[edit]

Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs
Louisville Municipal Bantams (Independent) (1946)
1946 Louisville Municipal 5–2
Louisville Municipal Bantams (Midwest Athletic Association) (1947–1948)
1947 Louisville Municipal 6–1–1 2–0–1 2nd
1948 Louisville Municipal 3–5 0–3 5th
Louisville Municipal: 14–8–1 2–3–1
Lincoln Blue Tigers (Midwest Athletic Association / Midwest Conference / Midwestern Conference) (1949–1966)
1949 Lincoln 3–6 0–3 5th
1950 Lincoln 1–7 0–3 4th
1951 Lincoln 7–2 1–2 3rd
1952 Lincoln 8–0–1 4–0–1 1st
1953 Lincoln 8–0–1 4–0–1 1st
1954 Lincoln 4–3–1 3–2 4th
1955 Lincoln 5–3 3–1 T–2nd
1956 Lincoln 5–4 1–2 5th
1957 Lincoln 8–1 2–1 3rd
1958 Lincoln 7–1 3–0 1st
1959 Lincoln 7–2–1 0–2–1 4th
1960 Lincoln 3–5 2–1 2nd
1961 Lincoln 2–6 0–3 4th
1962 Lincoln 5–3–1 2–0–1 1st
1963 Lincoln 5–5 2–1 2nd
1964 Lincoln 8–2 2–1 2nd
1965 Lincoln 5–5 2–1 2nd
1966 Lincoln 7–2 1–1 T–2nd
Lincoln Blue Tigers (NCAA College Division independent) (1967–1969)
1967 Lincoln 3–5
1968 Lincoln 8–2
1969 Lincoln 5–3–1
Lincoln Blue Tigers (Missouri Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1970–1972)
1970 Lincoln 7–3 3–3 4th
1971 Lincoln 5–5 3–3 3rd
1972 Lincoln 9–1 5–1 T–1st
Lincoln: 135–76–6 43–31–4
Total: 149–84–7
      National championship         Conference title         Conference division title or championship game berth

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Dwight Reed". Lincoln University. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
  2. ^ "Dwight Reed". Sports-Reference College Football. Retrieved December 30, 2018.