| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1911-01-08)January 8, 1911 Shelby County, Texas, U.S. |
| Died | February 5, 2000(2000-02-05) (aged 89) Tyler, Texas, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| 1935–1936 | Stephen F. Austin |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1937–1941 | Kilgore HS (TX) (assistant) |
| 1942–1944 | Kilgore HS (TX) |
| 1945 | Tyler HS (TX) (assistant) |
| 1947–1962 | Tyler |
| Basketball | |
| 1937–1938 | Kilgore JHS (TX) |
| 1941–? | Kilgore HS (TX) |
| 1945–1946 | Tyler HS (TX) |
| 1946–1975 | Tyler |
| Baseball | |
| 1946 | Tyler HS (TX) |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 1941–? | Kilgore HS (TX) |
| 1963–1984 | Tyler |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 130–36 (junior college football) 743–225 (junior college basketball) 17–10–1 (high school football) |
| Bowls | 3–3 (junior college) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| Football 2 SJCC (1947, 1949) 4 Big Six JC (1950–1953) 3 TEC (1958, 1960–1961) Basketball 2 NJCAA Division I (1949, 1951) | |
Floyd Solomon Wagstaff (January 8, 1911 – February 5, 2000) was an American football and basketball coach and athletics administrator. He coached Tyler Junior College in Tyler, Texas from 1946 to 1975 and served as athletic director until retiring in 1984. He led the Apaches to national basketball championships in 1949 and 1951, and a record 11 NJCAA national tournament appearances. Wagstaff compiled 743–225 record as Tyler's basketball coach.
Wagstaff went to Kilgore, Texas in 1937 as coach of the junior high school. He became an assistant coach at Kilgore High School the following year. In January 1941, Wagstaff was appointed head basketball coach and athletic director at Kilgore High School. He was the head football coach at Kilgore High School from 1942 to 1944. Wagstaff resigned from his post at Kilgore High School in 1945 to become head basketball coach and assistant football coach at Tyler High School. He was also the head baseball coach at Tyler High School in the spring of 1946 before leaving to become head basketball coach at Tyler Junior College that fall. Wagstaff was the first head football coach at Tyler Junior College, serving from 1947 to 1962. He was promoted to athletic director in 1963 and succeeded as head football coach by Babe Hallmark.
Wagstaff died on February 5, 2000, at a hospital in Tyler. He is a member of the Texas Sports Hall of Fame and the Stephen F. Austin University Hall of Fame.
Head coaching record
Junior college football
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tyler Apaches (Southwestern Junior College Conference) (1947–1949) | |||||||||
| 1947 | Tyler | 10–1 | 7–0 | 1st | L Texas Rose Bowl | ||||
| 1948 | Tyler | 7–3 | 5–2 | T–2nd | |||||
| 1949 | Tyler | 11–1 | 6–1 | T–1st | W Texas Rose Bowl | ||||
| Tyler Apaches (Big Six Junior College Conference) (1950–1953) | |||||||||
| 1950 | Tyler | 9–2 | 4–1 | 1st | W Texas Rose Bowl | ||||
| 1951 | Tyler | 10–1 | 3–0 | 1st | L Junior Rose Bowl | ||||
| 1952 | Tyler | 9–2 | 4–0 | 1st | |||||
| 1953 | Tyler | 10–1 | 2–0 | 1st | |||||
| Tyler Apaches (Longhorn Conference) (1954–1956) | |||||||||
| 1954 | Tyler | 6–3–2 | 1–2–1 | 3rd | |||||
| 1955 | Tyler | 5–4–1 | 1–3 | 4th | |||||
| 1956 | Tyler | 0–3–1 | 5th | ||||||
| Tyler Apaches (Independent) (1957) | |||||||||
| 1957 | Tyler | 8–2 | W Hospitality Bowl | ||||||
| Tyler Apaches (Texas Eastern Conference) (1958–1962) | |||||||||
| 1958 | Tyler | 9–2 | 2–1 | T–1st | L NJCAA championship game | ||||
| 1959 | Tyler | 4–4–1 | 0–3 | 4th | |||||
| 1960 | Tyler | 12–1 | 8–0 | 1st | L Junior Rose Bowl | ||||
| 1961 | Tyler | 8–1 | 7–1 | 1st | |||||
| 1962 | Tyler | 6–5 | 3–3 | 2nd | |||||
| Tyler: | 53–20–2 | ||||||||
| Total: | |||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
References
- Munson, 'Cauley (January 22, 1941). "St. John, Wagstaff To Coach Kilgore Bulldogs". Tyler Morning Telegraph. Tyler, Texas. p. 6. Retrieved June 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com
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- "Coach Resigns". Big Spring Herald. Big Spring, Texas. Associated Press. July 24, 1945. p. 5. Retrieved June 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
- "Floyd Wagstaff Is Named Tyler College Coach". Kilgore News Herald. Kilgore, Texas. March 15, 1946. p. 6. Retrieved June 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
- "Wagstaff Promoted". Shreveport Journal. Shreveport, Louisiana. June 13, 1963. p. 10A. Retrieved June 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
- "Floyd Wagstaff dead at age 89". Kilgore News Herald. Kilgore, Texas. February 7, 2000. p. 5. Retrieved June 6, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
- "Coach Floyd Wagstaff". Tyler Morning Telegraph. Tyler, Texas. February 7, 2000. p. 2, section 2. Retrieved June 6, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
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