Glen Bingham
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | November 2, 1890 Sabetha, Kansas, U.S. |
| Died | March 13, 1966 (aged 75) Des Moines, Iowa, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| 1912–1915 | Denver |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1918 | Wisconsin (assistant) |
| 1922 | Denver (assistant) |
| 1923–1925 | Des Moines Roosevelt HS (IA) |
| 1926–1936 | Iowa Wesleyan |
| Basketball | |
| 1925–1936 | Iowa Wesleyan |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 1926–1937 | Iowa Wesleyan |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 54–33–7 (college football) 75–93 (college basketball) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| Football 2 Iowa Conference (1929–1930) | |
Glen Arthur Bingham (November 2, 1890 – March 13, 1966) was an American football and basketball coach. He served as the head coach at Iowa Wesleyan College from 1926 to 1936, compiling a record of 54–33–7.[1] Bingham was also the head basketball coach at Iowa Wesleyan from 1925 to 1936, tallying a mark of 75–93.
Bingham worked for the Veterans Administration Center in Des Moines, Iowa, before retiring in 1960. He died of leukemia on March 13, 1966, at Iowa Methodist Hospital in Des Moines.[2]
Head coaching record
[edit]College football
[edit]| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iowa Wesleyan Tigers (Iowa Conference) (1926–1936) | |||||||||
| 1926 | Iowa Wesleyan | 2–4–1 | 1–3 | T–11th | |||||
| 1927 | Iowa Wesleyan | 4–4 | 2–3 | 10th | |||||
| 1928 | Iowa Wesleyan | 5–3 | 3–2 | T–5th | |||||
| 1929 | Iowa Wesleyan | 8–0 | 5–0 | 1st | |||||
| 1930 | Iowa Wesleyan | 6–2–2 | 4–0–1 | T–1st | |||||
| 1931 | Iowa Wesleyan | 7–1–1 | 3–1–1 | T–3rd | |||||
| 1932 | Iowa Wesleyan | 5–2–1 | 3–2 | 6th | |||||
| 1933 | Iowa Wesleyan | 7–2 | 6–0 | 2nd | |||||
| 1934 | Iowa Wesleyan | 3–5–1 | 1–4–1 | 13th | |||||
| 1935 | Iowa Wesleyan | 2–7 | 1–6 | 11th | |||||
| 1936 | Iowa Wesleyan | 5–3–1 | 3–3–1 | 7th | |||||
| Iowa Wesleyan: | 54–33–7 | 32–24–4 | |||||||
| Total: | 54–33–7 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
References
[edit]- ^ Who's Who in American Sports. National Biographical Society. 1928. Retrieved March 22, 2018.
- ^ "Glen Bingham Rites Tuesday". Des Moines Tribune. Des Moines, Iowa. March 14, 1966. p. 6. Retrieved June 17, 2019 – via Newspapers.com
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