Dwight T. Reed

Dwight Thornton Reed (May 13, 1915 – May 31, 2000) was an American football player, coach of football, basketball, and track, and college athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at Louisville Municipal College—now known as Simmons College of Kentucky—in Louisville, Kentucky and Lincoln University in Jefferson City, Missouri from 1949 to 1972, compiling a career college football coaching record of 149–84–7.[1] As a college football player, Reed lettered three times at the University of Minnesota and competed on the Gopher's 1935 and 1936 national championship squads.[2]

Dwight T. Reed
Biographical details
Born(1915-03-13)March 13, 1915
St. Paul, Minnesota
DiedMay 31, 2000(2000-05-31) (aged 85)
Jefferson City, Missouri
Playing career
Football
1935–1937Minnesota
Position(s)End
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1946–1948Louisville Municipal
1949–1972Lincoln (MO)
Basketball
1955–1959Lincoln (MO)
Track and field
1949–1993Lincoln (MO) (men's)
1985–1993Lincoln (MO) (women's)
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1957–1980Lincoln (MO)
Head coaching record
Overall149–84–7 (football)
63–61 (basketball)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
4 MAA/Midwest (1952–1953, 1958, 1962)
1 MIAA (1972)
Awards
All-Big Ten (1935)

Head coaching record

Football
Year Team Overall ConferenceStanding Bowl/playoffs
Louisville Municipal Bantams (Midwest Athletic Association) (1946–1948)
1946 Louisville Municipal 5–2
1947 Louisville Municipal 6–1–12–0–1
1948 Louisville Municipal 3–5
Louisville Municipal: 14–8–1
Lincoln Blue Tigers (Midwest Athletic Association / Midwest Conference / Midwestern Conference) (1949–1966)
1949 Lincoln 3–6
1950 Lincoln 1–7
1951 Lincoln 7–2
1952 Lincoln 8–0–11st
1953 Lincoln 8–0–11st
1954 Lincoln 4–3–1
1955 Lincoln 5–3
1956 Lincoln 5–4
1957 Lincoln 8–1
1958 Lincoln 7–11st
1959 Lincoln 7–2–1
1960 Lincoln 3–5
1961 Lincoln 2–6
1962 Lincoln 5–3–11st
1963 Lincoln 5–5
1964 Lincoln 8–2
1965 Lincoln 5–5
1966 Lincoln 7–2
Lincoln Blue Tigers (NCAA College Division independent) (1967–1969)
1967 Lincoln 3–5
1968 Lincoln 8–2
1969 Lincoln 5–3–1
Lincoln Blue Tigers (Missouri Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1970–1972)
1970 Lincoln 7–33–34th
1971 Lincoln 5–53–33rd
1972 Lincoln 9–15–1T–1st
Lincoln: 135–76–6
Total:149–84–7
      National championship         Conference title         Conference division title or championship game berth

References
  1. "Dwight Reed". Lincoln University. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
  2. "Dwight Reed". Sports-Reference College Football. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
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