Gilbert Carson (American football)

American football and basketball coach

Gilbert Carson
Biographical details
Born	(1901-07-08)July 8, 1901 Gunion, Wayne County, Illinois, U.S.
Died	October 27, 1988(1988-10-27) (aged 87) Independence, Iowa, U.S.
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1936–1937	Eastern Illinois
1939–1941	Eastern Illinois
Basketball
1936–1942	Eastern Illinois

Head coaching record
Overall	17–19–3 (football) 36–72 (basketball)

Gilbert Ted Carson (July 8, 1901 – October 27, 1988) was an American football and basketball coach. He was the eighth head football coach at Eastern Illinois State Teachers College—now known as Eastern Illinois University—in Charleston, Illinois, serving for five seasons, from 1936 to 1937 and again from 1939 to 1941, and compiling a record if 17–19–3. He married Maxine Powell. Carson was also the head basketball coach at Eastern Illinois from 1936 to 1942, tallying a mark of 36–72.

Head coaching record

Football


Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing
Eastern Illinois Panthers (Illinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) (1936–1937)
1936	Eastern Illinois	4–4	2–4	T–14th
1937	Eastern Illinois	3–4–1	1–4–1	18th
Eastern Illinois Panthers (Illinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) (1939–1941)
1939	Eastern Illinois	4–3–1	2–2–1	5th
1940	Eastern Illinois	6–1–1	4–1	3rd
1941	Eastern Illinois	0–7	0–4	5th
Eastern Illinois:		17–19–3	9–15–2
Total:		17–19–3

References

Eastern Illinois Coaching Records Archived November 22, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
"The Telegraph-Herald - Google News Archive Search".

External links

Gilbert Carson at Find a Grave

v t e Eastern Illinois Panthers head football coaches
Otis Caldwell (1899–1901) Thornton Smallwood (1902) Thomas Briggs (1903) Joseph Brown (1904–1909) Harold Railsback (1910) Charles Lantz (1911–1917) No team (1918) Charles Lantz (1919–1934) Winfield Angus (1935) Gilbert Carson (1936–1937) Harold Ave (1938) Gilbert Carson (1939–1941) Clayton Miller (1942) No team (1943) Charles Lantz (1944) James Goff (1945) Maynard O'Brien (1946–1950) Rex Darling (1951) Maynard O'Brien (1952–1955) Keith Smith (1956) Ralph Kohl (1957–1964) Clyde Biggers (1965–1971) Jack Dean (1972–1974) John Konstantinos (1975–1977) Darrell Mudra (1978–1982) Al Molde (1983–1986) Bob Spoo (1987–2005) Mark Hutson # (2006) Bob Spoo (2007–2011) Dino Babers (2012–2013) Kim Dameron (2014–2018) Adam Cushing (2019–2021) Chris Wilkerson (2022– ) # denotes interim head coach

Eastern Illinois Panthers head football coaches

Otis Caldwell (1899–1901)
Thornton Smallwood (1902)
Thomas Briggs (1903)
Joseph Brown (1904–1909)
Harold Railsback (1910)
Charles Lantz (1911–1917)
No team (1918)
Charles Lantz (1919–1934)
Winfield Angus (1935)
Gilbert Carson (1936–1937)
Harold Ave (1938)
Gilbert Carson (1939–1941)
Clayton Miller (1942)
No team (1943)
Charles Lantz (1944)
James Goff (1945)
Maynard O'Brien (1946–1950)
Rex Darling (1951)
Maynard O'Brien (1952–1955)
Keith Smith (1956)
Ralph Kohl (1957–1964)
Clyde Biggers (1965–1971)
Jack Dean (1972–1974)
John Konstantinos (1975–1977)
Darrell Mudra (1978–1982)
Al Molde (1983–1986)
Bob Spoo (1987–2005)
Mark Hutson # (2006)
Bob Spoo (2007–2011)
Dino Babers (2012–2013)
Kim Dameron (2014–2018)
Adam Cushing (2019–2021)
Chris Wilkerson (2022– )

# denotes interim head coach

v t e Eastern Illinois Panthers men's basketball head coaches
Joseph Brown (1908–1910) No team (1910–1911) Charles Lantz (1911–1917) No team (1917–1918) Charles Lantz (1918–1935) Winfield Angus (1935–1936) Gilbert Carson (1936–1942) Clayton Miller (1942–1943) Charles Lantz (1943–1944) James Goff (1944–1946) Bill Healey (1946–1953) Robert Carey (1953–1961) Rex Darling (1961–1962) Robert Carey (1962–1964) Rex Darling (1964–1967) John Caine (1967–1968) Don Eddy (1968–1980) Rick Samuels (1980–2005) Mike Miller (2005–2012) Jay Spoonhour (2012–2021) Marty Simmons (2021– )

Eastern Illinois Panthers men's basketball head coaches

Joseph Brown (1908–1910)
No team (1910–1911)
Charles Lantz (1911–1917)
No team (1917–1918)
Charles Lantz (1918–1935)
Winfield Angus (1935–1936)
Gilbert Carson (1936–1942)
Clayton Miller (1942–1943)
Charles Lantz (1943–1944)
James Goff (1944–1946)
Bill Healey (1946–1953)
Robert Carey (1953–1961)
Rex Darling (1961–1962)
Robert Carey (1962–1964)
Rex Darling (1964–1967)
John Caine (1967–1968)
Don Eddy (1968–1980)
Rick Samuels (1980–2005)
Mike Miller (2005–2012)
Jay Spoonhour (2012–2021)
Marty Simmons (2021– )

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