# Doc Mathis

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American sports coach and administrator (1909–1986)

Doc Mathis Mathis pictured in Phi Psi Cli 1951, Elon yearbook Biographical details Born (1909-07-11)July 11, 1909 Wilkes County, North Carolina, U.S. Died October 24, 1986(1986-10-24) (aged 77) Burlington, North Carolina, U.S. Playing career Football 1929–1931 Davidson Basketball 1929–1932 Davidson Football 1930–1932 Davidson Positions Guard (football) Forward (basketball) Outfielder (baseball) Coaching career (HC unless noted) Football 1934–1935 East Carolina Basketball 1934–1936 East Carolina 1936–1937 Catawba 1949–1959 Elon Baseball 1954–1956 Elon Administrative career (AD unless noted) 1956 Elon Head coaching record Overall 4–7–1 (football) 184–150 (basketball) 46–19 (baseball)

**Graham Lunsford** "**Doc**" **Mathis**[1] (July 11, 1909 – October 24, 1986)[2][3] was an American [football](/source/American_football), [basketball](/source/Basketball), and [baseball](/source/Baseball) coach and college athletics administrator. He was the head football coach at East Carolina Teachers College—now known as [East Carolina University](/source/East_Carolina_University)—from 1934 to 1935, compiling a record of 4–7–1.[4] Mathis was also the head basketball coach at East Carolina from 1934 to 1936, [Catawba College](/source/Catawba_College) from 1936 to 1937, and [Elon University](/source/Elon_University) from 1949 to 1959, amassing a career [college basketball](/source/College_basketball) coaching record of 184–150. Mathis was also the head baseball coach at Elon from 1954 to 1956, tallying a mark of 46–19, and the school's [athletic director](/source/Athletic_director) in 1956.

## Head coaching record

### Football

Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs East Carolina Pirates (Independent) (1934–1935) 1934 East Carolina 1–4–1 1935 East Carolina 3–3 East Carolina: 4–7–1 Total: 4–7–1

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-google2_1-0)** ["The Dispatch - Google News Archive Search"](https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1734&dat=19590311&id=bFEqAAAAIBAJ&sjid=YFEEAAAAIBAJ&pg=5533,563498). Retrieved April 13, 2015.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-familysearch2_2-0)** ["Person Details for Graham Lunsford Mathis, "North Carolina, Deaths, 1931-1994" — FamilySearch.org"](https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/FGHT-HXR). familysearch.org. Retrieved April 13, 2015.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-familysearch_3-0)** ["Person Details for Graham Lunsford Mathis, "North Carolina, Birth Index, 1800-2000" — FamilySearch.org"](https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/VCQM-8KL). familysearch.org. Retrieved April 13, 2015.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["G.L. "Doc" Mathis Records by Year"](https://web.archive.org/web/20080422193601/http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/coaching/alltime_coach_year_by_year.php?coachid=1473). *College Football Data Warehouse*. Archived from [the original](http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/coaching/alltime_coach_year_by_year.php?coachid=1473) on April 22, 2008. Retrieved December 1, 2007.

Links to related articles v t e East Carolina Pirates head football coaches Kenneth Beatty (1932–1933) Doc Mathis (1934–1935) Bo Farley (1936) J. D. Alexander (1937–1938) O. A. Hankner (1939) John Christenbury (1940–1941) No team (1942–1945) Jim Johnson (1946–1948) Bill Dole (1949–1951) Jack Boone (1952–1961) Clarence Stasavich (1962–1969) Mike McGee (1970) Sonny Randle (1971–1973) Pat Dye (1974–1979) Ed Emory (1980–1984) Art Baker (1985–1988) Bill Lewis (1989–1991) Steve Logan (1992–2002) John Thompson (2003–2004) Skip Holtz (2005–2009) Ruffin McNeill (2010–2015) Scottie Montgomery (2016–2018) David Blackwell # (2018) Mike Houston (2019–2024) Blake Harrell (2024– ) # denotes interim head coach v t e East Carolina Pirates men's basketball head coaches C. W. Porter (1931–1932) Kenneth Beatty (1932–1934) Doc Mathis (1934–1936) Bo Farley (1936–1937) J. D. Alexander (1937–1938) Gordon Gilbert (1938–1939) Bo Farley (1939–1940) John Christenbury (1940–1943) No team (1943–1944) None (1944–1945) Earl Smith (1945–1946) Jim Johnson (1946–1947) Howard Porter (1947–1959) Earl Smith (1959–1963) Wendell Carr (1963–1966) Tom Quinn (1966–1974) Dave Patton (1974–1977) Larry Gillman (1977–1979) Dave Odom (1979–1982) Charlie Harrison (1982–1987) Mike Steele (1987–1991) Eddie Payne (1991–1995) Joe Dooley (1995–1999) Bill Herrion (1999–2005) Ricky Stokes (2005–2007) Mack McCarthy (2007–2010) Jeff Lebo (2010–2017) Michael Perry # (2017–2018) Joe Dooley (2018–2022) Michael Schwartz (2022– ) # denotes interim head coach v t e Elon Phoenix men's basketball head coaches Unknown (1907–1911) Bob Doak (1911–1915) Jack Johnson (1915–1920) Frank Corboy (1920–1926) William Jay (1926–1927) Peahead Walker (1927–1937) Horace Hendrickson (1937–1942) No team (1942–1944) Lacy Adcox (1944–1946) Hap Perry (1946–1947) Garland Causey (1947–1948) Harold Pope (1948–1949) Doc Mathis (1949–1959) Bill Miller (1959–1979) Bill Morningstar (1979–1986) Bob Burton (1986–1993) Mark Simons (1993–2003) Ernie Nestor (2003–2009) Matt Matheny (2009–2019) Mike Schrage (2019–2022) Billy Taylor (2022– ) v t e Elon Phoenix head baseball coaches Unknown (1900–1901) No team (1902) Unknown (1903–1906) Ralph McLaurin (1907) M. B. Morrow (1908) Hoffman (1909) L. L. Hobbs, Jr. (1910) Bunn Hearne (1911) Bob Doak (1912–1915) Jack Johnson (1916–1920) Frank Corboy (1921–1926) Charlie Carroll (1927) Peahead Walker (1928–1937) Horace Hendrickson (1938–1941) Joe Brunansky (1942) No team (1943–1945) Jet Pierce (1946) Hap Perry (1947) James Mallory (1948–1953) Doc Mathis (1954–1956) Jack Sanford (1957–1966) Jerry Drake (1967–1974) Bill Miller (1975) Bobby Jones (1976) Bob McBee (1977–1984) Rick Jones (1985–1989) Mike Hardin (1990–1993) Billy Best (1994–1996) Mike Kennedy (1997– ) v t e Elon Phoenix athletic directors S. A. Holleman (1898–1899) Virgil Clayton Pritchett (1907–1911) Bob Doak (1912–1915) Jack Johnson (1916–1920) Frank Corboy (1921–1926) C. M. Cannon (1927) Peahead Walker (1928–1937) Horace Hendrickson (1937–1942) Jet Pierce (1943–1944) Lacy Adcox (1945) Jet Pierce (1950–1953) Scott Boyd (1954–1955) Doc Mathis (1956) Jack Sanford (1957–1967) Dee Atkinson (1968–1969) Shirley Wilson (1970–1977) Melvin Shreves (1977–1979) Alan White (1979–2006) Dave Blank (2006– )

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