| Willis Barnes | |
| Sport(s) | Football, basketball, track and field, boxing |
|---|---|
| Biographical details | |
| Born | October 22, 1900 |
| Died | March 22, 1976 (aged 75) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 19–20–5 (football) 12–30 (basketball) |
| Bowls | 1–1–1 |
Willis Lee Barnes (October 22, 1900 – March 22, 1976) was an American football, basketball, track and field, and boxing coach. He served as the head football coach at the University of New Mexico from 1942 to 1946, compiling a record of 45–35–10. Barnes was also the head basketball coach at New Mexico from 1941 to 1943, tallying a mark of 12–30. Barnes came to the University of New Mexico in 1937 as an assistant football coach.[1]
Head coaching record[]
Football[]
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico Lobos (Border Conference) (1942–1946) | |||||||||
| 1942 | New Mexico | 4–5–2 | 3–4 | 6th | |||||
| 1943 | New Mexico | 3–2 | NA | NA | L Sun | ||||
| 1944 | New Mexico | 1–7 | 0–2 | NA | |||||
| 1945 | New Mexico | 6–1–1 | 1–0–1 | NA | W Sun | ||||
| 1946 | New Mexico | 5–5–2 | 4–2–1 | 3rd | T Harbor | ||||
| New Mexico: | 19–20–5 | 8–8–2 | |||||||
| Total: | 19–20–5 | ||||||||
| †Indicates BCS bowl, Bowl Alliance or Bowl Coalition game. | |||||||||
References[]
- ↑ "N. M. Coach". The San Francisco Examiner. Associated Press (San Francisco, California): p. 22. May 15, 1937. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/24667787/the_san_francisco_examiner/.
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