| Earl C. Banks | |||
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| Sport(s) | Football | ||
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| Biographical details | |||
| Born | June 11, 1924 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | ||
| Died | October 27, 1993 (aged 69) Baltimore, Maryland | ||
| Playing career | |||
| 1946–1949 1950 | Iowa New York Yanks | ||
| Position(s) | Guard | ||
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |||
| 1951–1959 1960–1973 | Maryland State (assistant) Morgan State | ||
| Head coaching record | |||
| Overall | 96–31–2 | ||
| Bowls | 2–2 | ||
| Statistics College Football Data Warehouse | |||
| Accomplishments and honors | |||
| Championships 6 CIAA (1962–1963, 1965–1968) 1 MEAC (1971) | |||
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Earl C. Banks (June 11, 1924 – October 27, 1993) was an American football player, coach, and college athletics administrator. He served as the head coach at Morgan State College, now Morgan State University, from 1960 to 1973, compiling a record of 96–31–2, and as the athletic director at the school from 1970 to 1983. Banks was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame as a coach in 1992. He died at age 69 as a result of a car crash in Baltimore, Maryland.
Head coaching record[]
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
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| Morgan State Bears (Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1960–1970) | |||||||||
| 1960 | Morgan State | 3–3–1 | 3–3–1 | 8th | |||||
| 1961 | Morgan State | 5–4 | 5–4 | 8th | |||||
| 1962 | Morgan State | 8–1 | 8–1 | 1st | |||||
| 1963 | Morgan State | 8–2 | 8–1 | 1st | L Orange Blossom | ||||
| 1964 | Morgan State | 7–2 | 7–2 | 2nd | |||||
| 1965 | Morgan State | 9–0 | 8–0 | 1st | W Orange Blossom | ||||
| 1966 | Morgan State | 9–0 | 8–0 | 1st | W Tangerine | ||||
| 1967 | Morgan State | 8–0 | 8–0 | 1st | |||||
| 1968 | Morgan State | 8–1 | 7–1 | 1st | |||||
| 1969 | Morgan State | 6–4 | 6–2 | 5th | |||||
| 1970 | Morgan State | 8–2 | 5–0 | 1st (Northern) | L Boardwalk | ||||
| Morgan State Bears (Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference) (1971–1973) | |||||||||
| 1971 | Morgan State | 6–4–1 | 5–0–1 | 1st | |||||
| 1972 | Morgan State | 5–5 | 4–2 | T–2nd | |||||
| 1973 | Morgan State | 6–3 | 4–2 | T–3rd | |||||
| Morgan State: | 96–31–2 | 86–18–2 | |||||||
| Total: | 96–31–2 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title | |||||||||
References[]
External links[]
- Morgan State Athletics biography of Banks
- Earl Banks at the College Football Hall of Fame
- Earl Banks at the College Football Data Warehouse
- Legendary MSU coach Earl Banks dies, 69
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