| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1903-03-06)March 6, 1903 Arkansas, U.S. |
| Died | May 12, 1976(1976-05-12) (aged 73) Morehead City, North Carolina, U.S. |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1924–1927 | Vernon HS (TX) |
| 1928–1930 | Wichita Falls |
| 1931–1932 | Amarillo |
| 1933–1939 | West Texas State |
| Basketball | |
| 1934–1942 | West Texas State |
| 1947–1950 | Brooklyn |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 1933–1946 | West Texas State |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 36–28–5 (college football) 216–93 (college basketball) 32–9–1 (high school football) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| Football 1Alamo (1939) | |
Eustace Albert Baggett (March 6, 1903 – May 12, 1976) was anAmerican football andbasketball coach. He served as head football coach at West Texas State Teachers College—now known asWest Texas A&M University—inCanyon, Texas from 1933 to 1939. Baggett compiled a 36–28–5 record in seven seasons and currently ranks third on the schools all-time winning list behindJoe Kerbel (68–42–1) andFrank Kimbrough (54–52–2).[1]
He was also the head basketball coach at West Texas State from 1934 to 1942. He was then the head coach atBrooklyn College from 1947 to 1950, compiling a careercollege basketball coaching record of 216–93; he was followed as a coach at Brooklyn byTubby Raskin.[2]
Baggett was a graduate ofOuachita Baptist University inArkadelphia, Arkansas and pursued a master's degree atColumbia University. Prior to being hired at West Texas State in 1933, he coached atVernon High School inVernon, Texas,Wichita Falls Junior College (now known asMidwestern State University), and Amarillo Junior College (now known asAmarillo College).[3]
He is the great-uncle of model,Alley Baggett.[citation needed]
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Texas State Buffaloes(Independent)(1933–1938) | |||||||||
| 1933 | West Texas State | 2–9 | |||||||
| 1934 | West Texas State | 4–6 | |||||||
| 1935 | West Texas State | 5–4–1 | |||||||
| 1936 | West Texas State | 7–1–2 | |||||||
| 1937 | West Texas State | 6–3 | |||||||
| 1938 | West Texas State | 7–2–1 | |||||||
| West Texas State Buffaloes(Alamo Conference)(1939) | |||||||||
| 1939 | West Texas State | 5–3–1 | 2–0–1 | T–1st | |||||
| West Texas State: | 36–28–5 | 2–0–1 | |||||||
| Total: | 36–28–5 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vernon Lions()(1924–1927) | |||||||||
| 1924 | Vernon | 8–1–1 | |||||||
| 1925 | Vernon | 10–1 | |||||||
| 1926 | Vernon | 7–3 | |||||||
| 1927 | Vernon | 7–4 | |||||||
| Vernon: | 32–9–1 | ||||||||
| Total: | 32–9–1 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
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