) | |
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | June 11, 1924 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Died | October 27, 1993 (aged 69) Baltimore, Maryland |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| 1946–1949 | Iowa |
| 1950 | New York Yanks |
| Position(s) | Guard |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1951–1959 | Maryland State (assistant) |
| 1960–1973 | Morgan State |
| Baseball | |
| 1957–1959 | Maryland State |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 1970–1983 | Morgan State |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 96–31–2 (football) |
| Bowls | 2–2 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| Football 6 CIAA (1962–1963, 1965–1968) 1 MEAC (1971) | |
| College Football Hall of Fame Inducted in 1992 (profile) | |
Earl C. Banks (June 11, 1924 – October 27, 1993) was an American football player, coach, and college athletics administrator. He served as the head coach at Morgan State College—now known as Morgan State University—from 1960 to 1973, compiling a record of 96–31–2, and as the athletic director at the school from 1970 to 1983. Banks was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame as a coach in 1992. He died at age 69 as a result of a car crash in Baltimore.
Head coaching record
Football
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morgan State Bears (Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1960–1970) | |||||||||
| 1960 | Morgan State | 3–3–1 | 3–3–1 | 8th | |||||
| 1961 | Morgan State | 5–4 | 5–4 | 8th | |||||
| 1962 | Morgan State | 8–1 | 8–1 | 1st | |||||
| 1963 | Morgan State | 8–2 | 8–1 | 1st | L Orange Blossom Classic | ||||
| 1964 | Morgan State | 7–2 | 7–2 | 2nd | |||||
| 1965 | Morgan State | 9–0 | 8–0 | 1st | W Orange Blossom Classic | ||||
| 1966 | Morgan State | 9–0 | 8–0 | 1st | W Tangerine | ||||
| 1967 | Morgan State | 8–0 | 8–0 | 1st | |||||
| 1968 | Morgan State | 8–1 | 7–1 | 1st | |||||
| 1969 | Morgan State | 6–4 | 6–2 | 5th | |||||
| 1970 | Morgan State | 8–2 | 5–0 | 1st (Northern) | L Boardwalk | ||||
| Morgan State Bears (Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference) (1971–1973) | |||||||||
| 1971 | Morgan State | 6–4–1 | 5–0–1 | 1st | |||||
| 1972 | Morgan State | 5–5 | 4–2 | T–2nd | |||||
| 1973 | Morgan State | 6–3 | 4–2 | T–3rd | |||||
| Morgan State: | 96–31–2 | 86–18–2 | |||||||
| Total: | 96–31–2 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
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