Ray Morrison
Ray Morrison went 153–127–33 as a head coach, 1915–1952, at SMU, Vanderbilt, Temple and Austin. Wikipedia’s season articles record two seasons differently (1915, 2–5 and 1935, 7–3–1); by them his record is 155–130–34. Share
Four seasons our game records don’t credit to him come from the coach’s Wikipedia article: 1949–52 at Austin. They’re marked in the table.
- Record
- 153–127–33 career
- Seasons
- 34
- Schools
- 4
- Final AP top 10
- 0 seasons
- Hall of Fame
- 1954 inducted
- Best season
- 1923 9–0
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | Conference finish | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1915 | SMU | 0–2 (Wikipedia: 2–5) | ||||
| 1916 | SMU | 0–8–2 | ||||
| 1917: not a college head coach | ||||||
| 1918 | Vanderbilt | 4–2 | T–2nd | |||
| 1919–21: not a college head coach | ||||||
| 1922 | SMU | 6–3–1 | T–3rd | |||
| 1923 | SMU | 9–0 | 1st | |||
| 1924 | SMU | 5–1–4 | 2nd | Postseason L | ||
| 1925 | SMU | 5–2–2 | 4th | |||
| 1926 | SMU | 8–0–1 | 1st | |||
| 1927 | SMU | 7–2 | 2nd | |||
| 1928 | SMU | 6–3–1 | 5th | |||
| 1929 | SMU | 6–0–4 | 2nd | |||
| 1930 | SMU | 6–3–1 | T–4th | |||
| 1931 | SMU | 9–1–1 | 1st | |||
| 1932 | SMU | 3–7–2 | T–5th | |||
| 1933 | SMU | 4–7–1 | 6th | |||
| 1934 | SMU | 8–2–2 | 3rd | |||
| 1935 | Vanderbilt | 7–3 (Wikipedia: 7–3–1) | 2nd | |||
| 1936 | Vanderbilt | 3–5–1 | 9th | |||
| 1937 | Vanderbilt | 7–2 | 4th | |||
| 1938 | Vanderbilt | 6–3 | 6th | |||
| 1939 | Vanderbilt | 2–7–1 | 11th | |||
| 1940 | Temple | 4–4–1 | ||||
| 1941 | Temple | 7–2 | ||||
| 1942 | Temple | 2–5–3 | ||||
| 1943 | Temple | 2–6 | ||||
| 1944 | Temple | 2–4–2 | ||||
| 1945 | Temple | 7–1 | ||||
| 1946 | Temple | 2–4–2 | ||||
| 1947 | Temple | 3–6 | ||||
| 1948 | Temple | 2–6–1 | ||||
| 1949 | Austin * | 5–5 | T–2nd | |||
| 1950 | Austin * | 2–7 | 6th | |||
| 1951 | Austin * | 2–7 | 5th | |||
| 1952 | Austin * | 2–7 | T–3rd | |||
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.
How his teams did
| Kind of game | Games | Record | Won |
|---|---|---|---|
| Against ranked teams | 12 | 2–10 | 17% |
| Against top-10 teams | 11 | 2–9 | 18% |
| Against rivals | 75 | 43–27–5 | 61% |
| Conference games | 103 | 54–35–14 | 59% |
| Bowls and playoffs | 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 120 | 44–43–33 | 50% |
| At home | 174 | 107–48–19 | 67% |
| On the road | 99 | 35–50–14 | 42% |
| At neutral sites | 3 | 0–3 | 0% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 174 | 109–42–23 | 69% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 102 | 33–59–10 | 37% |
His own 276 games on file, 1915–1948, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Madison Bell 1923–1946 | 9–2–2 | TCU, Texas A&M, SMU | 13 | |
| Morley Jennings 1926–1934 | 4–4–1 | Baylor | 9 | |
| Dana Bible 1922–1932 | 3–3–3 | Texas A&M, Nebraska | 9 | |
| Bob Higgins 1925–1948 | 2–7 | Washington St. Louis, Penn State | 9 | |
| Francis Schmidt 1922–1933 | 1–4–4 | Arkansas, TCU | 9 | |
| Clyde Littlefield 1927–1933 | 3–3–1 | Texas | 7 | |
| Jack Meagher 1929–1933 | 4–1 | Rice | 5 | |
| William Alexander 1935–1939 | 2–2–1 | Georgia Tech | 5 | |
| Bernie Moore 1935–1939 | 1–4 | LSU | 5 | |
| Frank Thomas 1935–1939 | 1–4 | Alabama | 5 |
Ray Morrison’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 |
|---|---|---|
| Texas A&Mseries | 14 | 8–3–3 |
| Baylorseries | 14 | 6–6–2 |
| TCUseries | 14 | 5–6–3 |
| North Texasseries | 12 | 10–1–1 |
| Texasseries | 12 | 5–4–3 |
| Riceseries | 11 | 8–3 |
| Bucknellseries | 9 | 6–1–2 |
| Holy Crossseries | 9 | 2–6–1 |
Other roles
- Team captain, Vanderbilt 1911
From each season’s Wikipedia article.
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1915–16 | SMU | Head coach | |
| 1918 | Vanderbilt | Head coach | |
| 1921 | SMU | Assistant coach | |
| 1922–34 | SMU | Head coach | |
| 1935–39 | Vanderbilt | Head coach | |
| 1940–48 | Temple | Head coach | |
| 1949–52 | Austin | Head coach |
Every job as the infobox of his Wikipedia article lists it (CC BY-SA), assistant jobs included.
Coaching tree
Worked under
- J. RixSMU
- Bill CunninghamSMU
Assistants who became head coaches
- Henry FrnkaTulsa, Tulane
- Josh CodyMercer, Clemson, Florida, Temple
Worked under (2)
| Head coach | Team | Years | His job | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| J. Rix | SMU | 1921 | Assistant coach | |
| Bill Cunningham | SMU | 1921 | Assistant coach |
Coached under him, later head coaches (2)
| Coach | With him | Head coach at | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Henry Frnka | Vanderbilt, 1936–39: assistant coach; Temple, 1940: assistant coach | Tulsa, Tulane | |
| Josh Cody | Temple, 1940–47: line coach | Mercer, Clemson, Florida, Temple |
From coaches’ Wikipedia infoboxes (CC BY-SA) and each season’s article for its coordinators: an assistant’s seasons at a school count under its head coach in our records; jobs in the NFL and elsewhere, under the head coach whose own article lists the job that year. Names without a page here link to their Wikipedia articles.