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Vernon McCain
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Biographical details
Born (1908-06-04)June 4, 1908
Marietta, Oklahoma
Died April 5, 1993(1993-04-05) (aged 84)
Oxon Hill, Maryland
Playing career
Football
1930 Langston
Position(s) Quarterback
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1945–1947 Tennessee A&I (assistant)
1948–1963 Maryland State
Basketball
1950–1954 Maryland State
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1948–1964 Maryland State
Head coaching record
Overall 100–21–5 (football)
Bowls 0–2
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
Football
3 CIAA (1955, 1957, 1960)
College Football Hall of Fame
Inducted in 2006 (profile)

Vernon E. "Skip" McCain (June 4, 1908 – April 5, 1993) was an American football and basketball coach and mathematics professor. He served as the head football coach at Maryland State College—now known as the University of Maryland Eastern Shore—from 1948 to 1963, compiling a record of 100–21–5. McCain was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2006.

McCain was born in Marietta, Oklahoma. He played college football as a quarterback at Langston University in 1930. Prior to being hired at Maryland State in 1948, McCain was an assistant coach at Tennessee Agricultural & Industrial State College—now known as Tennessee State University. He died on April 5, 1993, at his home in Oxon Hill, Maryland.

Head coaching record

Football

Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs
Maryland State Raiders/Hawks (Independent) (1948–1953)
1948 Maryland State 7–1
1949 Maryland State 8–0
1950 Maryland State 8–0
1951 Maryland State 7–1
1952 Maryland State 9–1
1953 Maryland State 7–1
Maryland State Hawks (Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1954–1963)
1954 Maryland State 6–1–1 5–0–1 3rd L Orange Blossom Classic
1955 Maryland State 9–0 7–0 1st
1956 Maryland State 6–2–1 5–1–1 4th
1957 Maryland State 6–1–1 6–0–1 1st L Orange Blossom Classic
1958 Maryland State 4–3 4–3 7th
1959 Maryland State 6–1–1 6–1 6th
1960 Maryland State 5–1–1 5–0–1 1st
1961 Maryland State 4–2–1 2–2–1 5th
1962 Maryland State 4–2–1 2–2–1 5th
1963 Maryland State 4–4 3–4 11th
Maryland State: 100–21–5
Total: 100–21–5
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