| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | December 27, 1893 Cherokee, Iowa, U.S. |
| Died | September 22, 1948 (aged 54) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| 1914–1915 | Coe |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1919 | Des Moines |
| 1920 | Fairmount |
| 1921 | University Farm |
| Basketball | |
| 1920–1921 | Fairmount |
| 1921–1922 | University Farm |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 11–9–3 (football) 18–7 (basketball) |
Wilmer Dale Elfrink (December 27, 1893 – September 22, 1948) was an American football and basketball coach.[1]
Elfrink played sports while attending Coe College in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. He was a key player on the football team of 1914 under head coach Moray Eby that the college considers to be one of the best teams the school fielded of all time.[2]
Elfrink was the 12th head football coach at Fairmount College—known as now Wichita State University—Wichita, Kansas, serving for one season, in 1920 season, and compiling a record of 3–4–2.[3] He also served that academic year as head basketball coach, leading his team to a record of 16–2.[4]
The next year, Elfrink became the head football coach at the University Farm—now known as the University of California, Davis—for the 1921 season.[5]
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Des Moines Tigers (Independent) (1919) | |||||||||
| 1919 | Des Moines | 5–1–1 | |||||||
| Des Moines: | 5–1–1 | ||||||||
| Fairmount Wheatshockers (Independent) (1920) | |||||||||
| 1920 | Fairmount | 3–4–2 | |||||||
| Fairmount: | 3–4–2 | ||||||||
| University Farm (Independent) (1921) | |||||||||
| 1921 | University Farm | 3–4 | |||||||
| University Farm: | 3–4 | ||||||||
| Total: | 11–9–3 | ||||||||