Oree Banks
Oree Banks (born c. 1936) is a former American football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at South Carolina State University from 1965 to 1972 and at West Virginia State University from 1977 to 1983, compiling a career college football coaching record of 76–63–3.[1] Banks was the first African American to be hired as a full-time assistant coach in the history of the University of South Carolina.[2]
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | c. 1936 Newton, Mississippi |
| Playing career | |
| 1956–1958 | Kansas State |
| Position(s) | End |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1960–1962 | Coahoma CC |
| 1963–1964 | Grambling State (assistant) |
| 1965–1972 | South Carolina State |
| 1973–1974 | South Carolina (assistant) |
| 1975 | Virginia (assistant) |
| 1976 | Wisconsin (assistant) |
| 1977–1983 | West Virginia State |
| 1986–1989 | Marshall (assistant) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 76–63–3 (college) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 1 WVIAC Southern Division (1979) | |
| Awards | |
| SIAC Coach of the Year (1965) | |
Head coaching record
College
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Carolina State Bulldogs (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) (1965–1970) | |||||||||
| 1965 | South Carolina State | 8–1 | 2nd | ||||||
| 1966 | South Carolina State | 7–2 | |||||||
| 1967 | South Carolina State | 7–1 | |||||||
| 1968 | South Carolina State | 7–2 | |||||||
| 1969 | South Carolina State | 5–3–1 | |||||||
| 1970 | South Carolina State | 3–6 | |||||||
| South Carolina State Bulldogs (Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference) (1971–1972)s | |||||||||
| 1971 | South Carolina State | 6–3–1 | 3–2–1 | T–3rd | |||||
| 1972 | South Carolina State | 1–9 | 0–6 | 7th | |||||
| South Carolina State: | 44–27–2 | ||||||||
| West Virginia State Yellow Jackets (West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) (1977–1983) | |||||||||
| 1977 | West Virginia State | 2–8 | 2–2 | 3rd (Southern) | |||||
| 1978 | West Virginia State | 6–4 | 6–3 | T–2nd (Southern) | |||||
| 1979 | West Virginia State | 6–5 | 6–3 | 1st (Southern) | |||||
| 1980 | West Virginia State | 6–4 | 6–3 | 2nd (Southern) | |||||
| 1981 | West Virginia State | 3–5–1 | 2–5–1 | T–6th | |||||
| 1982 | West Virginia State | 6–3–1 | 5–3 | 4th | |||||
| 1983 | West Virginia State | 3–7 | 2–6 | T–7th | |||||
| West Virginia State: | 32–36–2 | 29–25–1 | |||||||
| Total: | 76–63–3 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
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References
- "Oree Banks". West Virginia State University. Retrieved May 12, 2019.
- "Former head football coach Banks to join SCSU Hall of Fame". The Times and Democrat. Orangeburg, South Carolina. November 15, 2018. Retrieved May 12, 2019.
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