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American football player and coach (1925–2021)

For other people named Shirley Wilson, see Shirley Wilson (disambiguation).

Red Wilson
Biographical details
Wilson pictured in Phi Psi Cli 1968, Elon yearbook
Born	(1925-09-26)September 26, 1925 Madison, North Carolina, U.S.
Died	January 8, 2021(2021-01-08) (aged 95) Burlington, North Carolina, U.S.
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
?	South Norfolk HS (VA)
?–1956	Henderson HS (NC)
1957–1964	R. J. Reynolds HS (NC)
1965–1966	Fayetteville HS (NC)
1967–1976	Elon
1979–1982	Duke

Head coaching record
Overall	88–61–3 (college)
Tournaments	1–3 (NAIA D-I playoffs)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
5 Carolinas Conference (1969, 1971–1974) 1 SAC (1976)

Shirley Schaub "Red" Wilson (September 26, 1925 – January 8, 2021) was an American football coach. He served as the head football coach at Elon University for 1967 to 1976 and at Duke University from 1979 to 1982, compiling a career college football head coaching record of 88–61–3.

Wilson was born in 1925 in Madison, North Carolina. He played football at Davidson College in Davidson, North Carolina. Prior to coaching at Elon, he coached football at Richard J. Reynolds High School in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Wilson compiled a 71–35–2 (.667) record at Elon. His 71 wins are the most of any coach in the history of the Elon Phoenix football program. In three of his final four seasons at Elon, his teams won 10 or more games. At Duke, Wilson compiled a 16–27–1 record. He was a member of the North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame and the Winston-Salem/Forsyth County High School Sports Hall of Fame.

On January 8, 2021, he died at his home.

Head coaching record

College


Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Bowl/playoffs
Elon Fightin' Christians (Carolinas Conference) (1967–1974)
1967	Elon	5–3–1	4–2–1	3rd
1968	Elon	4–5	3–3	T–3rd
1969	Elon	7–3	5–0	1st
1970	Elon	3–7	2–3	T–3rd
1971	Elon	8–3	5–0	1st
1972	Elon	7–3–1	4–0–1	T–1st
1973	Elon	12–1	4–0	1st	L NAIA Division I Championship
1974	Elon	10–2	4–0	1st	L NAIA Division I Semifinal
Elon Fightin' Christians (South Atlantic Conference) (1975–1976)
1975	Elon	5–6	3–3	T–4th
1976	Elon	11–1	7–0	1st	L NAIA Division I Semifinal
Elon:		72–34–2	41–11–2
Duke Blue Devils (Atlantic Coast Conference) (1979–1982)
1979	Duke	2–8–1	0–6	7th
1980	Duke	2–9	1–5	7th
1981	Duke	6–5	3–3	4th
1982	Duke	6–5	3–3	T–3rd
Duke:		16–27–1	7–17
Total:		88–61–3
National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth

References

"Shirley Wilson | NC Sports Hall of Fame". Archived from the original on June 22, 2013. Retrieved December 4, 2013.
DeLassus, David. "Elon Phoenix". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on December 11, 2013. Retrieved December 9, 2013.
"Football - Year by Year Results" (PDF). Elon Phoenix. Retrieved December 9, 2013.
Taranto, Steven (January 9, 2021). "Former Elon, Duke coach Red Wilson dies at 95". 247Sports.com. Retrieved January 9, 2021.

v t e Elon Phoenix head football coaches
Reddy Rowe (1909) No team (1910–1918) Jack Johnson (1919) Frank Corboy (1920–1925) A. R. Van Cleave (1926) Peahead Walker (1927–1936) Horace Hendrickson (1937–1941) No team (1942–1945) Hap Perry (1946–1947) James Mallory (1948–1952) Sid Varney (1953–1959) George Tucker (1960–1964) Gary Mattocks (1965–1966) Shirley Wilson (1967–1976) Jerry Tolley (1977–1981) Wright Anderson (1982–1983) Macky Carden (1984–1988) Leon Hart (1989–1995) Al Seagraves (1996–2003) Paul Hamilton (2004–2005) Pete Lembo (2006–2010) Jason Swepson (2011–2013) Rich Skrosky (2014–2016) Curt Cignetti (2017–2018) Tony Trisciani (2019– )

Elon Phoenix head football coaches

Reddy Rowe (1909)
No team (1910–1918)
Jack Johnson (1919)
Frank Corboy (1920–1925)
A. R. Van Cleave (1926)
Peahead Walker (1927–1936)
Horace Hendrickson (1937–1941)
No team (1942–1945)
Hap Perry (1946–1947)
James Mallory (1948–1952)
Sid Varney (1953–1959)
George Tucker (1960–1964)
Gary Mattocks (1965–1966)
Shirley Wilson (1967–1976)
Jerry Tolley (1977–1981)
Wright Anderson (1982–1983)
Macky Carden (1984–1988)
Leon Hart (1989–1995)
Al Seagraves (1996–2003)
Paul Hamilton (2004–2005)
Pete Lembo (2006–2010)
Jason Swepson (2011–2013)
Rich Skrosky (2014–2016)
Curt Cignetti (2017–2018)
Tony Trisciani (2019– )

v t e Elon Phoenix athletic directors
S. A. Holleman (1898–1899) Virgil Clayton Pritchett (1907–1911) Bob Doak (1912–1915) Jack Johnson (1916–1920) Frank Corboy (1921–1926) C. M. Cannon (1927) Peahead Walker (1928–1937) Horace Hendrickson (1937–1942) Jet Pierce (1943–1944) Lacy Adcox (1945) Jet Pierce (1950–1953) Scott Boyd (1954–1955) Doc Mathis (1956) Jack Sanford (1957–1967) Dee Atkinson (1968–1969) Shirley Wilson (1970–1977) Melvin Shreves (1977–1979) Alan White (1979–2006) Dave Blank (2006– )

Elon Phoenix athletic directors

S. A. Holleman (1898–1899)
Virgil Clayton Pritchett (1907–1911)
Bob Doak (1912–1915)
Jack Johnson (1916–1920)
Frank Corboy (1921–1926)
C. M. Cannon (1927)
Peahead Walker (1928–1937)
Horace Hendrickson (1937–1942)
Jet Pierce (1943–1944)
Lacy Adcox (1945)
Jet Pierce (1950–1953)
Scott Boyd (1954–1955)
Doc Mathis (1956)
Jack Sanford (1957–1967)
Dee Atkinson (1968–1969)
Shirley Wilson (1970–1977)
Melvin Shreves (1977–1979)
Alan White (1979–2006)
Dave Blank (2006– )

v t e Duke Blue Devils head football coaches
John Franklin Crowell (1888–1889) No coach (1890–1895) No team (1896–1919) Floyd J. Egan (1920) James A. Baldwin (1921) Herman G. Steiner (1922) E. L. Alexander (1923) Howard Jones (1924) James P. Herron (1925) Jimmy DeHart (1926–1930) Wallace Wade (1931–1941) Eddie Cameron (1942–1945) Wallace Wade (1946–1950) William D. Murray (1951–1965) Tom Harp (1966–1970) Mike McGee (1971–1978) Shirley Wilson (1979–1982) Steve Sloan (1983–1986) Steve Spurrier (1987–1989) Barry Wilson (1990–1993) Fred Goldsmith (1994–1998) Carl Franks (1999–2003) Ted Roof (2003–2007) David Cutcliffe (2008–2021) Mike Elko (2022–2023) Trooper Taylor # (2023) Manny Diaz (2024– ) # denotes interim head coach

Duke Blue Devils head football coaches

John Franklin Crowell (1888–1889)
No coach (1890–1895)
No team (1896–1919)
Floyd J. Egan (1920)
James A. Baldwin (1921)
Herman G. Steiner (1922)
E. L. Alexander (1923)
Howard Jones (1924)
James P. Herron (1925)
Jimmy DeHart (1926–1930)
Wallace Wade (1931–1941)
Eddie Cameron (1942–1945)
Wallace Wade (1946–1950)
William D. Murray (1951–1965)
Tom Harp (1966–1970)
Mike McGee (1971–1978)
Shirley Wilson (1979–1982)
Steve Sloan (1983–1986)
Steve Spurrier (1987–1989)
Barry Wilson (1990–1993)
Fred Goldsmith (1994–1998)
Carl Franks (1999–2003)
Ted Roof (2003–2007)
David Cutcliffe (2008–2021)
Mike Elko (2022–2023)
Trooper Taylor # (2023)
Manny Diaz (2024– )

# denotes interim head coach

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