W. M. Matthews

W. M. Matthews
	W. M. Matthews
Sport(s)	Football
Biographical details
Born	Harrisburg, Texas
Alma mater	Mississippi A&M
Head coaching record
Overall	0–2

W. M. Matthews was an American football coach. He served as the head football coach at Mississippi A&M (now known as Mississippi State University) for their inaugural football season in 1895.^[2] During his one-season tenure, Matthews compiled an overall record of zero wins and two losses (0–2).^[3] He is also credited with the selection of what became the official school colors, maroon and white, prior to the Aggies first game ever played at Union University.^[4]^[5]

Head coaching record[]

Year	Team	Overall
Mississippi A&M Aggies (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1895)
1895	Mississippi A&M	0–2
Mississippi A&M:		0–2
Total:		0–2
^†Indicates BCS bowl, Bowl Alliance or Bowl Coalition game.

References[]

↑ Mississippi State Football 2014 Media Guide
↑ "MSU Timeline". p. 2. http://www.hailstate.com/documents/2016/6/29//History%20(PDF).pdf.
↑ DeLassus, David. "W. M. Matthews Records by Year". College Football Data Warehouse. http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/coaching/alltime_coach_year_by_year.php?coachid=1476. Retrieved February 19, 2012.
↑ Barnwell, Marion (1997). A Place Called Mississippi: Collected Narratives. Jackson, Mississippi: University Press of Mississippi. p. 241. ISBN 0-87805-964-4. https://books.google.com/books?id=KpV3A6jYTVoC&pg=PA241&lpg=PA241&dq=%22W.+M.+Matthews%22+%22Mississippi%22&source=bl&ots=kdFPQdiMDs&sig=5HdJTq6ocAm3zmqLH47ram3DX0Y&hl=en&sa=X&ei=9wFBT_TKGcG-2gWJxu2cCA&ved=0CEMQ6AEwBg#v=onepage&q=%22W.%20M.%20Matthews%22%20%22Mississippi%22&f=false. Retrieved February 19, 2012.
↑ Galbraith, Joe; Nemeth, Mike, eds. (2006) (PDF). 2006 Mississippi State Football Media Guide. Birmingham, Alabama: EBSCO Media. p. 126. http://www.nmnathletics.com/fls/16800/pdf/fb/fb_06mg_history.pdf?DB_OEM_ID=16800. Retrieved February 19, 2012.

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[1] Mississippi State Football 2014 Media Guide

[2] "MSU Timeline". p. 2. http://www.hailstate.com/documents/2016/6/29//History%20(PDF).pdf.

[CFDW-3] DeLassus, David. "W. M. Matthews Records by Year". College Football Data Warehouse. http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/coaching/alltime_coach_year_by_year.php?coachid=1476. Retrieved February 19, 2012.

[4] Barnwell, Marion (1997). A Place Called Mississippi: Collected Narratives. Jackson, Mississippi: University Press of Mississippi. p. 241. ISBN 0-87805-964-4. https://books.google.com/books?id=KpV3A6jYTVoC&pg=PA241&lpg=PA241&dq=%22W.+M.+Matthews%22+%22Mississippi%22&source=bl&ots=kdFPQdiMDs&sig=5HdJTq6ocAm3zmqLH47ram3DX0Y&hl=en&sa=X&ei=9wFBT_TKGcG-2gWJxu2cCA&ved=0CEMQ6AEwBg#v=onepage&q=%22W.%20M.%20Matthews%22%20%22Mississippi%22&f=false. Retrieved February 19, 2012.

[5] Galbraith, Joe; Nemeth, Mike, eds. (2006) (PDF). 2006 Mississippi State Football Media Guide. Birmingham, Alabama: EBSCO Media. p. 126. http://www.nmnathletics.com/fls/16800/pdf/fb/fb_06mg_history.pdf?DB_OEM_ID=16800. Retrieved February 19, 2012.

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