Earl C. "Billy" Hayes (November 21, 1884 – December 16, 1943) was an American football, basketball, and track and field coach. Hayes served as the head football coach at Mississippi Agricultural & Mechanical College—now known as Mississippi State University—from the 1914 to 1916 seasons. During his three-season tenure, he compiled an overall record of 15–8–2.[2][3] At Mississippi A&M, he was also as the head basketball coach from 1912 to 1924, tallying aa mark of 124–54.[4] From 1924 to 1943, he coached track and field at Indiana University Bloomington. Hayes was also the head football coach at Indiana from 1931 to 1933, compiling a record of 6–14–4.
 Hayes pictured in Reveille 1916, Mississippi State yearbook | |
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | November 21, 1884 near Madison, Indiana, U.S. |
| Died | December 16, 1943 (aged 59) Bloomington, Indiana, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Albion College[1] |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1914–1916 | Mississippi A&M |
| 1931–1933 | Indiana |
| Basketball | |
| 1911–1924 | Mississippi A&M |
| Track and field | |
| 1924–1943 | Indiana |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 21–22–6 (football) 124–54 (basketball) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| Basketball 4 SIAA regular season (1912–1914, 1916) | |
Hayes died of pneumonia at age 59 on December 16, 1943, in Bloomington, Indiana.[5]
Head coaching record
Football
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mississippi A&M Aggies (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1914–1916) | |||||||||
| 1914 | Mississippi A&M | 6–2 | 4–2 | ||||||
| 1915 | Mississippi A&M | 5–2–1 | 4–2 | ||||||
| 1916 | Mississippi A&M | 4–4–1 | 2–4 | ||||||
| Mississippi A&M: | 15–8–2 | 10–8 | |||||||
| Indiana Hoosiers (Big Ten Conference) (1931–1933) | |||||||||
| 1931 | Indiana | 2–5–1 | 1–4–1 | 7th | |||||
| 1932 | Indiana | 3–4–1 | 1–4–1 | 8th | |||||
| 1933 | Indiana | 1–5–2 | 0–3–2 | T–8th | |||||
| Indiana: | 6–14–4 | 2–11–4 | |||||||
| Total: | 21–22–6 | ||||||||
Basketball
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mississippi A&M Aggies (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1911–1924) | |||||||||
| 1911–12 | Mississippi A&M | 9–0 | 6–0 | 1st | |||||
| 1912–13 | Mississippi A&M | 11–1 | 6–0 | 1st | |||||
| 1913–14 | Mississippi A&M | 13–2 | 10–2 | 1st | |||||
| 1914–15 | Mississippi A&M | 8–6 | |||||||
| 1915–16 | Mississippi A&M | 11–5 | 5–5 | 1st | |||||
| 1916–17 | Mississippi A&M | 6–4 | |||||||
| 1918–19 | Mississippi A&M | 4–3 | |||||||
| 1919–20 | Mississippi A&M | 12–5 | |||||||
| 1920–21 | Mississippi A&M | 10–6 | |||||||
| 1921–22 | Mississippi A&M | 12–10 | |||||||
| 1922–23 | Mississippi A&M | 15–4 | |||||||
| 1923–24 | Mississippi A&M | 13–8 | |||||||
| Mississippi A&M: | 124–54 | ||||||||
| Total: | 124–54 | ||||||||
National champion Postseason invitational champion | |||||||||