Homer C. Martin was an American college football player and coach. He played football at West Virginia University and is a member of the school's hall of fame.[1] Martin was the head football coach at the New River State School—now known as West Virginia University Institute of Technology—in Montgomery, West Virginia for four seasons, from 1923 until 1926, compiling a record of 15–9–5.[2]
| Playing career | |
|---|---|
| Football | |
| 1919–1922 | West Virginia |
| Position(s) | Fullback |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1923–1926 | New River State |
| 1936 | Morris Harvey |
| Basketball | |
| 1936–1937 | Morris Harvey |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 15–20–5 (football) 8–12 (basketball) |
Head coaching record
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edit| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New River State Golden Bears (Independent) (1923–1924) | |||||||||
| 1923 | New River State | 4–3–1 | |||||||
| 1924 | New River State | 4–2–2 | |||||||
| New River State Golden Bears (West Virginia Athletic Conference) (1925–1926) | |||||||||
| 1925 | New River State | 5–1–2 | 3–1–1 | T–2nd | |||||
| 1926 | New River State | 2–3 | 1–3 | 9th | |||||
| New River State: | 15–9–5 | 0–4 | |||||||
| Morris Harvey Golden Eagles (West Virginia Athletic Conference) (1936) | |||||||||
| 1936 | Morris Harvey | 0–11 | 0–8 | 9th | |||||
| Morris Harvey: | 0–11 | 0–8 | |||||||
| Total: | 15–20–5 | ||||||||
References
edit- ^ "Homer Martin - WVU Athletics". Archived from the original on April 12, 2013. Retrieved April 2, 2013.
- ^ DeLassus, David. "West Virginia Tech Coaching Records". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on December 9, 2021. Retrieved November 12, 2010.
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