Morley Jennings
Morley Jennings went 153–77–18 as a head coach, 1912–1940, at Ouachita Baptist and Baylor. Share
14 seasons our game records don’t credit to him come from the coach’s Wikipedia article: 1912–25 at Ouachita Baptist. They’re marked in the table.
- Record
- 153–77–18 career
- Seasons
- 29
- Schools
- 2
- Final AP top 10
- 0 seasons
- Hall of Fame
- 1973 inducted
- Best season
- 1928 8–2
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | Conference finish | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1912 | Ouachita Baptist * | 2–2–1 | ||||
| 1913 | Ouachita Baptist * | 3–2–3 | ||||
| 1914 | Ouachita Baptist * | 8–0–1 | ||||
| 1915 | Ouachita Baptist * | 7–1 | ||||
| 1916 | Ouachita Baptist * | 4–2 | ||||
| 1917 | Ouachita Baptist * | 4–0 | ||||
| 1918 | Ouachita Baptist * | 2–1 | ||||
| 1919 | Ouachita Baptist * | 4–1–1 | ||||
| 1920 | Ouachita Baptist * | 6–1–1 | ||||
| 1921 | Ouachita Baptist * | 5–3 | ||||
| 1922 | Ouachita Baptist * | 6–1–1 | ||||
| 1923 | Ouachita Baptist * | 4–3–1 | ||||
| 1924 | Ouachita Baptist * | 8–0–1 | ||||
| 1925 | Ouachita Baptist * | 7–0–2 | ||||
| 1926 | Baylor | 6–3–1 | 2nd | |||
| 1927 | Baylor | 2–7 | 7th | |||
| 1928 | Baylor | 8–2 | T–3rd | |||
| 1929 | Baylor | 7–3–1 | 3rd | |||
| 1930 | Baylor | 6–3–1 | 2nd | |||
| 1931 | Baylor | 3–6 | 6th | |||
| 1932 | Baylor | 3–5–1 | 5th | |||
| 1933 | Baylor | 6–4 | T–2nd | |||
| 1934 | Baylor | 3–7 | 7th | |||
| 1935 | Baylor | 8–3 | T–3rd | |||
| 1936 | Baylor | 6–3–1 | T–3rd | |||
| 1937 | Baylor | 7–3 | 4th | |||
| 1938 | Baylor | 7–2–1 | 3rd | |||
| 1939 | Baylor | 7–3 | T–2nd | |||
| 1940 | Baylor | 4–6 | 7th |
Each season links to the team’s season page; bowls and playoff games link to the game. Conference finishes from the Wikipedia article’s record table. * A season our game records don’t credit to him; its record is the article’s.
Players he coached
Barton KochConsensus All‑American, 1930
Every player from his seasons with a Heisman top-five finish, a national award, consensus All-America honors or a first-round pick.
How his teams did
| Kind of game | Games | Record | Won |
|---|---|---|---|
| Against ranked teams | 7 | 1–5–1 | 21% |
| Against top-10 teams | 3 | 0–3 | 0% |
| Against rivals | 56 | 22–29–5 | 44% |
| Conference games | 85 | 34–45–6 | 44% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 57 | 30–21–6 | 58% |
| At home | 75 | 51–19–5 | 71% |
| On the road | 70 | 29–40–1 | 42% |
| At neutral sites | 4 | 3–1 | 75% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 85 | 63–20–2 | 75% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 64 | 20–40–4 | 34% |
His own 149 games on file, 1926–1940, as played (vacated wins counted, ties as half a win). Ranks are the AP poll going into the game; rivals are the ones either program’s Wikipedia article names; favorite and underdog by our own Elo rating, which reads only scores.
Against other head coaches
| Coach | Record | Their schools | Games | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fred Thomsen 1929–1940 | 7–5 | Arkansas | 12 | |
| Madison Bell 1926–1940 | 2–8–2 | TCU, Texas A&M, SMU | 12 | |
| Homer Norton 1930–1940 | 2–6–2 | Centenary (LA), Texas A&M | 10 | |
| Ray Morrison 1926–1934 | 4–4–1 | SMU | 9 | |
| Francis Schmidt 1927–1933 | 2–5 | Arkansas, TCU | 7 | |
| Dutch Meyer 1934–1940 | 2–5 | TCU | 7 | |
| Clyde Littlefield 1927–1933 | 1–5–1 | Texas | 7 | |
| Jimmy Kitts 1934–1939 | 4–2 | Rice | 6 | |
| Dana Bible 1926–1940 | 3–2 | Texas A&M, Texas | 5 | |
| Jack Meagher 1929–1933 | 3–2 | Rice | 5 |
Morley Jennings’s record against the head coaches he met three or more times, from the games on file, as played.
Most-faced opponents
| Opponent | Games | Record |
|---|---|---|
| Riceseries | 15 | 9–6 |
| Texasseries | 15 | 5–9–1 |
| SMUseries | 15 | 5–9–1 |
| TCUseries | 15 | 5–9–1 |
| Arkansasseries | 14 | 7–7 |
| Centenary (LA)series | 12 | 5–7 |
| Texas A&Mseries | 11 | 3–5–3 |
| St. Edward’sseries | 8 | 7–1 |
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1912–25 | Ouachita Baptist | Head coach | |
| 1926–40 | Baylor | Head coach |
Every job as the infobox of his Wikipedia article lists it (CC BY-SA), assistant jobs included.