| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | September 14, 1920 Neodesha, Kansas, U.S. |
| Died | January 17, 1999 (aged 78) |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| 1941–1942 | Missouri |
| Position(s) | Quarterback |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1948–1949 | Aberdeen HS (WA) |
| 1950 | Caruthersville HS (MO) |
| 1953 | Peru State (line) |
| 1954–1955 | Dakota Wesleyan |
| 1956–1960 | South Dakota (assistant) |
| 1964–1968 | Peru State |
| Basketball | |
| 1954–1956 | Dakota Wesleyan |
| 1973 | Peru State |
| Baseball | |
| 1958 | South Dakota |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 1964–? | Peru State |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 20–38–4 (college football) 22–22 (college basketball) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| Football 1 NCC (1964) | |
Ervin Ralph Pitts (September 14, 1920 – January 17, 1999) was an American football, basketball, and baseball coach and college athletics administrator.[1]
He served as a head coach at Dakota Wesleyan University in Mitchell, South Dakota in football (1954 to 1955) and basketball (1954 to 1956).[2] Pitts then served in a similar capacity at Peru State College in Peru, Nebraska, first as a head football coach (1964 to 1968) and then as head men's basketball coach (1973).[3]
A native of Coffeyville, Kansas, Pitts played college football at the University of Missouri. As a quarterback for the Missouri Tigers, he led a split-T offense for head coach Don Faurot.[4]
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dakota Wesleyan Tigers (South Dakota Intercollegiate Conference) (1954–1955) | |||||||||
| 1954 | Dakota Wesleyan | 5–3 | 5–3 | 4th | |||||
| 1955 | Dakota Wesleyan | 4–3–2 | 3–2–2 | 4th | |||||
| Dakota Wesleyan: | 9–6–2 | 8–5–2 | |||||||
| Peru State Bobcats (Nebraska College Conference) (1964–1968) | |||||||||
| 1964 | Peru State | 2–7 | 1–3 | 4th | |||||
| 1965 | Peru State | 4–5 | 3–1 | T–1st | |||||
| 1966 | Peru State | 2–7 | 1–3 | 4th | |||||
| 1967 | Peru State | 1–7–1 | 1–3 | 4th | |||||
| 1968 | Peru State | 2–6 | 0–4 | 5th | |||||
| Peru State: | 11–32–2 | 6–14 | |||||||
| Total: | 20–38–4 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
