Earl Banks

Earl Banks
Biographical details
Born	June 11, 1924; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Died	October 27, 1993 (aged 69); Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.
Playing career
Football
1946–1949	Iowa
1950	New York Yanks
Position(s)	Guard
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1951–1959	Maryland State (assistant)
1960–1973	Morgan State
Baseball
1957–1959	Maryland State
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1970–1983	Morgan State
Head coaching record
Overall	96–31–2 (.752) (football)
Bowls	2–2 (.500)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
	Football black college national (1967); 5× CIAA (1962, 1965–1968); MEAC (1971);
Awards
	First-team All-Big Nine (1946);
	College Football Hall of Fame; Inducted in 1992 (profile)

Earl C. Banks (June 11, 1924 – October 27, 1993) was an American football player, coach, and college athletics administrator. He served as the head coach at Morgan State College—now known as Morgan State University—from 1960 to 1973, compiling a record of 96–31–2, and as the athletic director at the school from 1970 to 1983. Banks was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame as a coach in 1992. He died on October 27, 1993, as a result of a car crash in Baltimore.^[1]^[2]

Head coaching record

Football


Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Bowl/playoffs
Morgan State Bears (Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1960–1970)
1960	Morgan State	3–3–1	3–3–1	8th
1961	Morgan State	5–4	5–4	8th
1962	Morgan State	8–1	8–1	1st
1963	Morgan State	8–2	8–1	2nd	L Orange Blossom Classic
1964	Morgan State	7–2	7–2	2nd
1965	Morgan State	9–0	8–0	1st	W Orange Blossom Classic
1966	Morgan State	9–0	8–0	1st	W Tangerine
1967	Morgan State	8–0	8–0	1st
1968	Morgan State	8–1	7–1	1st
1969	Morgan State	6–4	6–2	5th
1970	Morgan State	8–2	5–0	1st (Northern)	L Boardwalk
Morgan State Bears (Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference) (1971–1973)
1971	Morgan State	6–4–1	5–0–1	1st
1972	Morgan State	5–5	4–2	T–2nd
1973	Morgan State	6–3	4–2	T–3rd
Morgan State:		96–31–2	86–18–2
Total:		96–31–2
National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth

References

^ Preston, Mike (October 27, 1993). "Much More Than Coach". The Baltimore Sun. Baltimore, Maryland. p. 1D. Retrieved July 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
^ Preston, Mike (October 27, 1993). "Coaching just start for Banks (continued)". The Baltimore Sun. Baltimore, Maryland. p. 6D. Retrieved July 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .

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[1] Preston, Mike (October 27, 1993). "Much More Than Coach". The Baltimore Sun. Baltimore, Maryland. p. 1D. Retrieved July 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .

[2] Preston, Mike (October 27, 1993). "Coaching just start for Banks (continued)". The Baltimore Sun. Baltimore, Maryland. p. 6D. Retrieved July 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .

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