Chena Gilstrap
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Chena Gilstrap was the ninth head college football
coach
for the University of Texas at Arlington Mavericks
located in Arlington, Texas
and he held that position for thirteen seasons, from 1953 until 1965.
His career coaching record at UT Arlington was 85 wins, 40 losses, and 3 ties. This ranks him
first at UT Arlington in total wins and second at UT Arlington in winning percentage.
Gilstrap is only former UTA coach or player inducted into the Texas Sports Hall of Fame. He was athletic director and head
football coach from 1952 to 1965 and remained as athletic director until 1975. His teams won consecutive Junior Rose Bowl
games in Pasadena beginning in 1956. The ’57 Arlington State College squad was undefeated and ranked No. 1 nationally among junior colleges. Gilstrap guided UTA from junior college status to a four-year program in 1959. His overall record has a
head coach was 162-88-9, 115-60-4 at the collegiate level.
College football
College football refers to American football played by teams of student athletes fielded by American universities, colleges, and military academies, or Canadian football played by teams of student athletes fielded by Canadian universities...
coach
for the University of Texas at Arlington Mavericks
UT Arlington Mavericks football
The UT Arlington Mavericks football team represented the University of Texas at Arlington from the 1959 through 1985 seasons. Between 1919 through 1958, UTA competed as a junior college prior to moving to Division II in 1959 and ultimately Division I in 1970...
located in Arlington, Texas
Arlington, Texas
Arlington is a city in Tarrant County, Texas within the Dallas–Fort Worth metropolitan area. According to the 2010 census results, the city had a population of 365,438, making it the third largest municipality in the Metroplex...
and he held that position for thirteen seasons, from 1953 until 1965.
His career coaching record at UT Arlington was 85 wins, 40 losses, and 3 ties. This ranks him
first at UT Arlington in total wins and second at UT Arlington in winning percentage.
Gilstrap is only former UTA coach or player inducted into the Texas Sports Hall of Fame. He was athletic director and head
football coach from 1952 to 1965 and remained as athletic director until 1975. His teams won consecutive Junior Rose Bowl
games in Pasadena beginning in 1956. The ’57 Arlington State College squad was undefeated and ranked No. 1 nationally among junior colleges. Gilstrap guided UTA from junior college status to a four-year program in 1959. His overall record has a
head coach was 162-88-9, 115-60-4 at the collegiate level.