Wilmer D. Elfrink

American football and basketball coach (1893–1948)

Wilmer D. Elfrink
Biographical details
Born	(1893-12-27)December 27, 1893 Cherokee, Iowa, U.S.
Died	September 22, 1948(1948-09-22) (aged 54) Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Playing career
Football
1914–1915	Coe

Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1919	Des Moines
1920	Fairmount
1921	University Farm
Basketball
1920–1921	Fairmount
1921–1922	University Farm

Head coaching record
Overall	11–9–3 (football) 18–7 (basketball)

Wilmer Dale Elfrink (December 27, 1893 – September 22, 1948) was an American football and basketball coach.^[1]

Playing career

Elfrink played sports while attending Coe College in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. He was a key player on the football team of 1914 under head coach Moray Eby that the college considers to be one of the best teams the school fielded of all time.^[2]

Coaching career

Wichita State

Elfrink was the 12th head football coach at Fairmount College—known as now Wichita State University—Wichita, Kansas, serving for one season, in 1920 season, and compiling a record of 3–4–2.^[3] He also served that academic year as head basketball coach, leading his team to a record of 16–2.^[4]

UC Davis

The next year, Elfrink became the head football coach at the University Farm—now known as the University of California, Davis—for the 1921 season.^[5]

Head coaching record

Football


Year	Team	Overall
Des Moines Tigers (Independent) (1919)
1919	Des Moines	5–1–1
Des Moines:		5–1–1
Fairmount Wheatshockers (Independent) (1920)
1920	Fairmount	3–4–2
Fairmount:		3–4–2
University Farm (Independent) (1921)
1921	University Farm	3–4
University Farm:		3–4
Total:		11–9–3

References

^ "Wilmer Dale Elfrink 1893–1948 – A Plagge Family History Site". Archived from the original on 2018-12-06. Retrieved 2013-03-20.
^ Coe College Archived 2010-06-06 at the Wayback Machine Athletics: traditions and rivalries
^ Wichita St. Coaching Records Archived September 29, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
^ Sports Reference Wilmer Elfrink Coaching Record
^ College Football Data Warehouse Archived 2012-10-19 at the Wayback Machine Cal-Davis 1921 results

Des Moines Tigers head football coaches

Edwin G. Pierce (1903)
C. B. Hamilton (1904–1905)
Charles E. Boyle (1906)
Hugh I. Sherman (1907)
Dwight Sterrett (1908)
Andrew Chalmers (1909–1910)
Roy Havens (1911)
John Burcham (1912)
Red Egan (1913–1916)
No team (1917)
Carl Heidt (1918)
Wilmer D. Elfrink (1919)
Harry M. Bell (1920–1923)
Roland Cowell (1924–1925)
Alan Gowans (1926–1928)

v t e Wichita State Shockers head football coaches
T. H. Morrison (1897) No coach (1898) Harry Hess (1899–1901) Guy Peverly (1902) No coach (1903) A. F. Holste (1904) Willis Bates (1905–1908) Roy K. Thomas (1909–1911) E. V. Long (1912–1913) Harry Buck (1914–1915) Lamar Hoover (1916–1917) Quince Banbury (1918) Kenneth Cassidy (1919) Wilmer D. Elfrink (1920) Lamar Hoover (1921–1922) Sam H. Hill (1923–1924) Leonard J. Umnus (1925–1927) Sam H. Hill (1928–1929) Al Gebert (1930–1941) Ralph Graham (1942) No team (1943) Melvin J. Binford (1944–1945) Ralph Graham (1946–1947) Jim Trimble (1948–1950) Robert S. Carlson (1951–1952) Jack Mitchell (1953–1954) Pete Tillman (1955–1956) Woody Woodard (1957–1959) Hank Foldberg (1960–1961) Marcelino Huerta (1962–1964) George Karras (1965–1966) Boyd Converse (1967) Eddie Kriwiel (1968) Ben Wilson (1969–1970) Bob Seaman (1970–1973) Jim Wright (1974–1978) Willie Jeffries (1979–1983) Ron Chismar (1984–1986)

Wichita State Shockers head football coaches

T. H. Morrison (1897)
No coach (1898)
Harry Hess (1899–1901)
Guy Peverly (1902)
No coach (1903)
A. F. Holste (1904)
Willis Bates (1905–1908)
Roy K. Thomas (1909–1911)
E. V. Long (1912–1913)
Harry Buck (1914–1915)
Lamar Hoover (1916–1917)
Quince Banbury (1918)
Kenneth Cassidy (1919)
Wilmer D. Elfrink (1920)
Lamar Hoover (1921–1922)
Sam H. Hill (1923–1924)
Leonard J. Umnus (1925–1927)
Sam H. Hill (1928–1929)
Al Gebert (1930–1941)
Ralph Graham (1942)
No team (1943)
Melvin J. Binford (1944–1945)
Ralph Graham (1946–1947)
Jim Trimble (1948–1950)
Robert S. Carlson (1951–1952)
Jack Mitchell (1953–1954)
Pete Tillman (1955–1956)
Woody Woodard (1957–1959)
Hank Foldberg (1960–1961)
Marcelino Huerta (1962–1964)
George Karras (1965–1966)
Boyd Converse (1967)
Eddie Kriwiel (1968)
Ben Wilson (1969–1970)
Bob Seaman (1970–1973)
Jim Wright (1974–1978)
Willie Jeffries (1979–1983)
Ron Chismar (1984–1986)

v t e Wichita State Shockers men's basketball head coaches
Willis Bates (1905–1908) No coach (1908–1909) Roy K. Thomas (1909–1912) E. V. Long (1912–1913) Willis Bates (1913–1914) Harry Buck (1914–1916) Lamar Hoover (1916–1918) No coach (1918–1919) Kenneth Cassidy (1919–1920) Wilmer D. Elfrink (1920–1921) Lamar Hoover (1921–1923) Sam H. Hill (1923–1925) Leonard J. Umnus (1925–1928) Gene Johnson (1928–1933) Team suspended (1933–1934) Lindsay Austin (1934–1935) Bill Hennigh (1935–1941) Jack Sterrett (1941–1942) Melvin J. Binford (1942–1943) No team (1943–1944) Melvin J. Binford (1944–1948) Ken Gunning (1948–1951) Ralph Miller (1951–1964) Gary Thompson (1964–1971) Harry Miller (1971–1978) Gene Smithson (1978–1986) Eddie Fogler (1986–1989) Mike Cohen (1989–1992) Scott Thompson (1992–1996) Randy Smithson (1996–2000) Mark Turgeon (2000–2007) Gregg Marshall (2007–2020) Isaac Brown (2020–2023) Paul Mills (2023– )

Wichita State Shockers men's basketball head coaches

Willis Bates (1905–1908)
No coach (1908–1909)
Roy K. Thomas (1909–1912)
E. V. Long (1912–1913)
Willis Bates (1913–1914)
Harry Buck (1914–1916)
Lamar Hoover (1916–1918)
No coach (1918–1919)
Kenneth Cassidy (1919–1920)
Wilmer D. Elfrink (1920–1921)
Lamar Hoover (1921–1923)
Sam H. Hill (1923–1925)
Leonard J. Umnus (1925–1928)
Gene Johnson (1928–1933)
Team suspended (1933–1934)
Lindsay Austin (1934–1935)
Bill Hennigh (1935–1941)
Jack Sterrett (1941–1942)
Melvin J. Binford (1942–1943)
No team (1943–1944)
Melvin J. Binford (1944–1948)
Ken Gunning (1948–1951)
Ralph Miller (1951–1964)
Gary Thompson (1964–1971)
Harry Miller (1971–1978)
Gene Smithson (1978–1986)
Eddie Fogler (1986–1989)
Mike Cohen (1989–1992)
Scott Thompson (1992–1996)
Randy Smithson (1996–2000)
Mark Turgeon (2000–2007)
Gregg Marshall (2007–2020)
Isaac Brown (2020–2023)
Paul Mills (2023– )

v t e UC Davis Aggies head football coaches
Robert E. Harmon (1915–1916) Jack Glascock (1917) No team (1918) William E. Bobbitt (1919) Eugene Van Gent (1920) Wilmer D. Elfrink (1921) Chester Brewer (1922) William L. Driver (1923–1927) Crip Toomey (1928–1936) Vern Hickey (1937–1942) No team (1943–1945) Vern Hickey (1946–1948) Ted Forbes (1949–1953) Will Lotter (1954) Ted Forbes (1955) Will Lotter (1956–1957) Herb Schmalenberger (1958) Will Lotter (1959–1963) Herb Schmalenberger (1964–1969) Jim Sochor (1970–1988) Bob Foster (1989–1992) Bob Biggs (1993–2012) Ron Gould (2013–2016) Dan Hawkins (2017–2023) Tim Plough (2024– )

UC Davis Aggies head football coaches

Robert E. Harmon (1915–1916)
Jack Glascock (1917)
No team (1918)
William E. Bobbitt (1919)
Eugene Van Gent (1920)
Wilmer D. Elfrink (1921)
Chester Brewer (1922)
William L. Driver (1923–1927)
Crip Toomey (1928–1936)
Vern Hickey (1937–1942)
No team (1943–1945)
Vern Hickey (1946–1948)
Ted Forbes (1949–1953)
Will Lotter (1954)
Ted Forbes (1955)
Will Lotter (1956–1957)
Herb Schmalenberger (1958)
Will Lotter (1959–1963)
Herb Schmalenberger (1964–1969)
Jim Sochor (1970–1988)
Bob Foster (1989–1992)
Bob Biggs (1993–2012)
Ron Gould (2013–2016)
Dan Hawkins (2017–2023)
Tim Plough (2024– )

v t e UC Davis Aggies men's basketball head coaches
Howard Phillips (1910–1912) H. S. Baird (1912–1915) R. A. Harmon (1915–1916) E. B. Blabee (1916–1917) J. D. Marquardt (1917–1918) Red Harper (1918–1919) Doc Seawright (1919–1921) Wilmer D. Elfrink (1921–1922) Chester Brewer (1922–1923) William L. Driver (1923–1927) Woody Wilson (1927–1928) Crip Toomey (1928–1936) George Stromgren (1936–1943) No team (1943–1945) Woody Wilson (1945–1946) George Stromgren (1946–1951) Carl Boyer (1951–1952) George Stromgren (1952–1957) Herb Schmalenberger (1957–1958) Jim Sells (1958–1963) Joe Carlson (1963–1967) Bob Hamilton (1967–1989) Lonnie Williams (1989–1990) Bob Williams (1990–1998) Brian Fogel (1998–2003) Gary Stewart (2003–2011) Jim Les (2011– )

UC Davis Aggies men's basketball head coaches