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Preston Mitchell

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Preston Mitchell
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1959Delaware State
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1954–1956Fisk
1956–c. 1961Delaware State
Head coaching record
Overall1–7

Edward Preston Mitchell III was an American football coach and college athletics administrator. He served as the head football at Delaware State University for one season, in 1959, compiling a record of 1–7.[1] Mitchell came to Delaware State in 1956 when he was appointed as athletic director and head of the Department of Health and Physical Education. He has previously been athletic director and head of the Department of Health and Physical Education at Fisk University for two years. Mitchell earned a Bachelor of Arts degree at North Carolina College at Durham—now known as North Carolina Central University—and a Master of Arts degree and a Doctor of Philosophy degree at the University of Iowa.[2]

Head coaching record

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Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs
Delaware State Hornets (Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1959)
1959 Delaware State 1–7 1–6 17th
Delaware State: 1–7 1–6
Total: 1–7

References

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  1. ^ "Dr. Mitchell Succeeds George As State College Grid Coach". The News Journal . Wilmington, Delaware. September 5, 1959. p. 18. Retrieved June 23, 2019 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  2. ^ "Delaware State president names five new teachers". The Washington Afro-American. Washington, D.C. September 4, 1956. p. 19. Retrieved June 23, 2019 – via Google News.