Carnie Henry Smith (January 29, 1911 – January 25, 1979) was an

American football American football (referred to simply as football in the United States and Canada), also known as gridiron, is a team sport played by two teams of eleven players on a rectangular field with goalposts at each end. The offense, the team with ...

player and coach. Smith was the seventh head football coach at

Pittsburg State University Pittsburg State University (Pitt State or PSU) is a public university in Pittsburg, Kansas. It enrolls approximately 7,400 students (6,000 undergraduates and 1,400 graduate students) and is a member of the Kansas Board of Regents. History P ...

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. He held that position for 18 seasons, from 1949 until 1966, compiling a record of 116–52–6.College Football Data Warehouse
Pittsburg State University Gorillas all-time coaching records His teams were declared the NAIA National Football Champions in 1957 and 1961.College Football Data Warehouse
Pittsburg State University composite championships listing The football stadium at Pittsburg State is named

Carnie Smith Stadium Carnie Smith Stadium (formerly Brandenburg Stadium) is the football stadium for Pittsburg State University in Pittsburg, Kansas. The stadium is nicknamed "The Jungle" (after the school's mascot, the gorilla), or "The Pitt." History Built in 1923 ...

in his honor.

Head coaching record

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* 1911 births 1979 deaths American football quarterbacks Kansas Jayhawks football players Pittsburg State Gorillas football coaches Pittsburg State Gorillas athletic directors People from Cherokee County, Kansas {{1940s-collegefootball-coach-stub