Wix Garner
 Garner pictured in Sequel 1943, Western Illinois yearbook | |
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | January 29, 1897 DeKalb, Illinois, U.S. |
| Died | February 5, 1978 (aged 81) Highlands County, Florida, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| 1920 | Northern Illinois |
| Basketball | |
| 1919–1921 | Northern Illinois |
| Baseball | |
| 1920 | Northern Illinois |
| Positions | Quarterback (football) Outfielder (baseball) |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1942–1943 | Western Illinois |
| 1945–1947 | Western Illinois |
| Basketball | |
| 1941–1942 | Western Illinois |
| Baseball | |
| 1949–1955 | Western Illinois |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 1943–1945 | Western Illinois |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 13–21–4 (football) 4–7 (basketball) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| Football 1 IIAC (1942) | |
Charles Wix Garner (January 29, 1897 – February 5, 1978)[1][2] was an American sports coach and college athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at Western Illinois University in Macomb, Illinois for five seasons, from 1942 to 1943 and 1945 to 1947, compiling a record of 13–21–4.
Head coaching record
[edit]Football
[edit]| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Western Illinois Leathernecks (Illinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) (1942–1943) | |||||||||
| 1942 | Western Illinois | 5–0–2 | 3–0–1 | 1st | |||||
| 1943 | Western Illinois | 1–6 | 0–2 | 3rd | |||||
| Western Illinois Leathernecks (Illinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) (1945–1947) | |||||||||
| 1945 | Western Illinois | 1–5–1 | 0–3–1 | T–3rd | |||||
| 1946 | Western Illinois | 2–6 | 0–4 | 4th | |||||
| 1947 | Western Illinois | 4–4–1 | 0–4 | 4th | |||||
| Western Illinois: | 13–21–4 | 3–16–1 | |||||||
| Total: | 13–21–4 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
References
[edit]- ↑ "Charles Wix Garner registration card (scanned item)". Family Search.
- ↑ "Florida, Death Index, 1877-1998: Charles Wix Garner, 1978". Family Search.
- ↑ "NCAA Statistics; Coach; Wix Garner; Football". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved March 16, 2026.
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