Melvin Brown (American football)

Melvin Brown
Biographical details
Born	March 5, 1932; Hagerman, Texas, U.S.
Died	September 13, 2018 (aged 86); Dallas, Texas, U.S.
Playing career
1950–1953	Oklahoma
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1957–1961	Southeastern State (OK)
1962–1977	Houston (assistant)
1978–1981	Sam Houston State
Head coaching record
Overall	29–56–1
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
	National (1950);
Awards
	LSC Coach of the Year (1978)

Melvin Brown (March 5, 1932 – September 13, 2018)^[1] was an American football coach and former player. He played college football at the University of Oklahoma under head coach Bud Wilkinson.^[2] Brown was the head football coach at Southeastern State College—now known as Southeastern Oklahoma State University—from 1957 to 1961 and Sam Houston State University from 1978 to 1981.^[3]

Head coaching record[edit]


Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing
Southeastern State Savages (Oklahoma Collegiate Conference) (1957–1961)
1957	Southeastern State	4–4	2–2	T–4th
1958	Southeastern State	3–5	2–4	T–5th
1959	Southeastern State	0–9	0–6	7th
1960	Southeastern State	5–4–1	3–3	T–4th
1961	Southeastern State	4–6	2–4	T–5th
Southeastern State:		16–28–1	9–19
Sam Houston State Bearkats (Lone Star Conference) (1978–1981)
1978	Sam Houston State	6–5	4–3	T–3rd
1979	Sam Houston State	1–9	0–7	8th
1980	Sam Houston State	3–7	2–5	6th
1981	Sam Houston State	3–7	2–5	6th
Sam Houston State:		13–28	8–20
Total:		29–56–1

^ Herald Democrat
^ "Melvin Brown". soonerstats.com. Retrieved March 6, 2018.
^ "Brown to Join Bowl Association". NewsOK.com. March 30, 1984. Retrieved March 6, 2018.