Don Shelton
# Don Shelton

Don Shelton (1928 – October 2, 2011) was an American football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at Murray State University from 1960 to 1966, compiling a record of 26–41–3. Prior to that, he had an impressive run as the head coach at Henderson City High School in Henderson, Kentucky.

Shelton was a four-year letter winner at the University of Louisville from 1946 to 1949.

## Head coaching record

### College

| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Murray State Thoroughbreds/Racers (Ohio Valley Conference) (1960–1966) ||||||
| 1960 | Murray State | 5–5 | 4–2 | T–2nd |
| 1961 | Murray State | 4–6 | 2–4 | 5th |
| 1962 | Murray State | 5–5 | 1–5 | T–6th |
| 1963 | Murray State | 5–5 | 3–4 | T–4th |
| 1964 | Murray State | 5–4–1 | 3–3–1 | T–3rd |
| 1965 | Murray State | 2–6–2 | 1–4–2 | 6th |
| 1966 | Murray State | 0–10 | 0–7 | 8th |
| Murray State: | Murray State: | 26–41–3 | 14–29–3 | |
| Total: | Total: | 26–41–3 | | |
