| Frank Winters | |
| Birth Date: | 31 March 1894 |
| Birth Place: | Fort Madison, Iowa, U.S. |
| Death Place: | Quincy, Illinois, U.S. |
| Alma Mater: | Springfield (MA) |
| Coach Years1: | 1908–1909 |
| Coach Team1: | Springfield (MA) |
| Coach Years2: | 1910–1912 |
| Coach Team2: | Central Missouri |
| Coach Years3: | 1912–1913 |
| Coach Team3: | Madison HS |
| Coach Years4: | 1914–1920 |
| Coach Team4: | Rockford HS |
| Coach Years5: | 1920–1922 |
| Coach Team5: | Illinois |
| Coach Years6: | 1922–1928 |
| Coach Team6: | Oak Park HS |
| Overall Record: | Basketball (120–22, .833) Football (83–26–9, .761) |
| Championships: | IHSA Boys Basketball Champion (1919) 2× IHSA Boys Track & Field Champion (1923, 1924) |
Frank Winters (March 31, 1894 – July 29, 1980) was American football and basketball coach in the states of Illinois and Wisconsin.
Winters began coaching football in 1912 at Madison High School in Madison, Wisconsin. His 2-year stay in Madison brought forth an undefeated season as well as a weather shortened season, compiling a total record of 9 wins and 1 loss.[1]
Winters left Madison and moved south to Rockford, Illinois and began coaching at Rockford Central High School. While at Rockford, Winters' basketball teams compiled 95 wins while suffering only 12 losses. During the 1918–19 season, Winters guided his team to an I.H.S.A. state championship with a 39–20 victory over Springfield High School. During this same time frame, Winters also coached Rockford's football team. Between 1914 and 1919, his football teams won 39 games, lost 12 while tying 3. Rockford joined the Big 7 conference in 1917, with Rockford winning the football title the same year.
In 1920, Winters departed Rockford and became the head basketball coach of the University of Illinois.[2] During his two-year stint as coach of the Fighting Illini, he had a 25–12 record.[3]
After departing from the University of Illinois, Winters returned to high school coaching at Oak Park & River Forest High School. While coaching the Huskies, Winters headed the football and track & field teams. His football teams compiled an overall record of 35 wins, 13 losses and 6 ties. The track & field teams won 2 Illinois Interscholastic state titles.[4]
| Season | Team | Season Record | Postseason | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1915–16 | Rockford Central (H.S) | 19–2 | Elite Eight | ||
| 1916–17 | Rockford Central (H.S) | 19–2 | Sweet 16 | ||
| 1917–18 | Rockford Central (H.S) | 19–2 | Sweet 16 | ||
| 1918–19 | Rockford Central (H.S) | 23–1 | State Champs | ||
| 1919–20 | Rockford Central (H.S) | 15–5 | Sweet 16 | ||
| - bgcolor="#CCCCCC" | Total | Rockford Central (H.S.) | 95–12 | 0.887 |
| Season | Team | Season Record | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1912 | Madison High School (WI) | 6–0–0 | ||
| 1913 | Madison High School (WI) | 3–1–0 | ||
| 1914 | Rockford Central (H.S) | 5–5–0 | ||
| 1915 | Rockford Central (H.S) | 7–1–1 | ||
| 1916 | Rockford Central (H.S) | 7–3–1 | ||
| 1917 | Rockford Central (H.S) | 9–1–0 | ||
| 1918 | Rockford Central (H.S) | 3–0–1 | ||
| 1919 | Rockford Central (H.S) | 8–2–0 | ||
| 1922 | Oak Park & River Forest (H.S) | 7–0–1 | ||
| 1923 | Oak Park & River Forest (H.S) | 7–1–0 | ||
| 1924 | Oak Park & River Forest (H.S) | 7–0–1 | ||
| 1925 | Oak Park & River Forest (H.S) | 6–1–1 | ||
| 1926 | Oak Park & River Forest (H.S) | 0–5–2 | ||
| 1927 | Oak Park & River Forest (H.S) | 6–1–0 | ||
| 1928 | Oak Park & River Forest (H.S) | 2–5–1 | ||
| - bgcolor="#CCCCCC" | Total | 83–26–9 |
| Season | Team | Season Record | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1923 | Oak Park & River Forest (H.S) | State Champion | ||
| 1924 | Oak Park & River Forest (H.S) | State Champion | ||
| - bgcolor="#CCCCCC" | Total | Oak Park & River Forest (H.S) |
| Season | Team | Season Record | Conf. Record | Place | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920–21 | Illinois | 11–7 | 7–5 | T-4th | ||
| 1921–22 | Illinois | 14–5 | 7–5 | T-4th | ||
| - bgcolor="#CCCCCC" | Total | Illinois | 25–12 | 14–10 |