E. M. Waller

American football player and coach (1904–1988)
E. M. Waller
Biographical details
Born(1904-10-18)October 18, 1904
Bessemer, Alabama, U.S.
DiedJune 4, 1988(1988-06-04) (aged 83)
Falls Church, Virginia, U.S.
Playing career
Football
1924–1926Vanderbilt
Position(s)Quarterback
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1927–1932Bessemer City HS (AL)
1933–1934Middle Tennessee State Teachers
Basketball
1933–1935Middle Tennessee State Teachers
Baseball
1933–1935Middle Tennessee State Teachers
Head coaching record
Overall3–14–1 (college football)
9–12 (college basketball)
49–11–4 (high school football)

Edmund Meredith "Nig" Waller[1] (October 18, 1904 – June 4, 1988) was an American football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at Middle Tennessee State University from 1934 to 1935. He also coached basketball and baseball there from 1933 to 1935. During his two-season tenure as basketball coach at Middle Tennessee State, Waller compiled an overall record of 9–2. His football record was an overall 3–14–1. Waller played quarterback under Dan McGugin at Vanderbilt University from 1924 to 1926. He was called "Nig" due to his dark complexion.[2] He was coach when Middle Tennessee was first dubbed the "Blue Raiders."

Prior to coaching at Middle Tennessee State University, Waller coached at Bessemer City High School in Bessemer, Alabama. In seven seasons at Bessemer, Waller went 49–11–4 (.797).[3]

Head coaching record

College football

Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs
Middle Tennessee State Teachers Blue Raiders (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1933–1934)
1933 Middle Tennessee State Teachers 1–7–1 0–4 32nd
1934 Middle Tennessee State Teachers 2–7 1–3 24th
Middle Tennessee State Teachers: 3–14–1 1–7
Total: 3–14–1

College basketball

Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Middle Tennessee State Teachers Blue Raiders (Independent) (1933–1935)
1933–34 Middle Tennessee State Teachers 6–5
1934–35 Middle Tennessee State Teachers 3–7
Middle Tennessee State Teachers: 9–12
Total: 9–12

References

  1. ^ "Vanderbilt University - Commodore Yearbook (Nashville, TN), Class of 1927, Page 42 of 328 | online yearbooks".
  2. ^ "Oral History Interview With Isa Lee Freeman" (PDF). July 3, 1995. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 19, 2014. Retrieved August 14, 2014.
  3. ^ "Bessemer Football Team History". Archived from the original on 2014-08-21.
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Vanderbilt Commodores starting quarterbacks
  • Pat Estes (1890)
  • William E. Beard (1892)
  • W. J. Keller (1893–1894)
  • Myles P. O'Connor (1895–1896)
  • Joe Goodson (1897–1898)
  • Frank Godchaux Sr. (1899–1900)
  • Fred Hume (1901)
  • Frank Kyle (1902–1905)
  • Jimmy R. Haygood (1904–1905)
  • Sam Costen (1906–1907)
  • Ray Morrison (1908–1911)
  • Zach Curlin (1912–1913)
  • Hord Boensch (1913)
  • Irby Curry (1914–1916)
  • Sam Wilhite (1917)
  • Dooch Sherman (1918)
  • Swayne Latham (1919–1920)
  • Frank Godchaux Jr. (1921)
  • Oliver Kuhn (1921–1923)
  • E. M. Waller (1924)
  • Neil Cargile (1924–1925)
  • Bill Spears (1925–1927)
  • Jimmy Armistead (1928)
  • Benny Parker (1929–1930)
  • Tommy Henderson (1930–1932)
  • Rand Dixon (1933–1935)
  • Lunny Huggins (1936–1937)
  • Bert Marshall (1937–1938)
  • Junius Plunkett (1939)
  • Charlton Davis (1940)
  • Jack Jenkins (1941–1942)
  • Jack Kaley (1943)
  • John Rich (1945)
  • Jamie Wade (1946–1947, 1949)
  • Bobby Berry (1948)
  • Bill Wade (1950–1951)
  • Bill Krietemeyer (1952)
  • Jim Looney (1953–1954)
  • Don Orr (1955)
  • Boyce Smith (1956–1958)
  • Russ Morris (1959)
  • Hank Lesesne (1960–1962)
  • Jon Cleveland (1963)
  • David Waller (1964)
  • Bob Kerr (1965)
  • Gary Davis (1966)
  • Roger May (1967)
  • John Miller (1968)
  • Watson Brown (1969)
  • Denny Painter (1970)
  • Steve Burger (1971)
  • Steve Lainhart (1972)
  • Fred Fisher (1973–1975)
  • David Lee (1974)
  • Randy Hampton (1976)
  • Mike Wright (1977)
  • Van Heflin (1978–1979)
  • Whit Taylor (1980–1982)
  • Kurt Page (1983–1984)
  • John Gromos (1985; 1989)
  • Mark Wracher (1986)
  • Eric Jones (1987–1988)
  • Mike Healy (1990)
  • Marcus Wilson (1991–1992)
  • Ronnie Gordon (1993–1994)
  • Damian Allen (1995–1997)
  • Greg Zolman (1998–2001)
  • Jay Cutler (2002–2005)
  • Chris Nickson (2006–2008)
  • Mackenzi Adams (2007–2009)
  • Larry Smith (2008–2011)
  • Jared Funk (2010)
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  • Austyn Carta-Samuels (2012–2013)
  • Patton Robinette (2013–2014)
  • Stephen Rivers (2014)
  • Wade Freebeck (2014)
  • Johnny McCrary (2014–2015)
  • Kyle Shurmur (2015–2018)
  • Riley Neal (2019)
  • Deuce Wallace (2019)
  • Ken Seals (2020–2021, 2023)
  • Mike Wright (2021–2022)
  • AJ Swann (2022–2023)
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Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders head baseball coaches
  • Max Souby (1912)
  • Alfred B. Miles (1913–1917)
  • No team (1918–1919)
  • Alfred B. Miles (1920–1924)
  • Guy Stephenson (1925–1926)
  • Frank Faulkinberry (1927–1932)
  • E. M. Waller (1933–1935)
  • Johnny Floyd (1936–1939)
  • Ernest Alley (1940)
  • Nance Jordan (1941–1942)
  • No team (1943–1945)
  • Nance Jordan (1946)
  • Durwood Stowe (1947–1950)
  • Charles M. Murphy (1951)
  • No team (1952)
  • Charles M. Murphy (1953–1955)
  • No team (1956)
  • Buck Rolman (1957–1960)
  • Jack Deere (1961)
  • William Stokes (1962)
  • Ken Trickey (1963–1965)
  • Jimmy Earle (1966–1969)
  • Donald B. Clifton (1970)
  • A. H. Solomon (1971–1973)
  • John Stanford (1974–1987)
  • Steve Peterson (1988–2012)
  • Jim McGuire (2013–2018)
  • Jim Toman (2019–2022)
  • Jerry Meyers (2023– )
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