Slick Morton
Slick Morton went 22–31–2 as a head coach, 1942–1951, at Southeastern Louisiana, VMI and Mississippi State. Share
One season our game records don’t credit to him comes from the coach’s Wikipedia article: 1942 at Southeastern Louisiana. It’s marked in the table.
- Record
- 22–31–2 career
- Seasons
- 6
- Schools
- 3
- Final AP top 10
- 0 seasons
- Best season
- 1948 6–3
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | Conference finish | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1942 | Southeastern Louisiana * | 5–5 | 4th | |||
| 1943–46: not a college head coach | ||||||
| 1947 | VMI | 3–5–1 | 11th | |||
| 1948 | VMI | 6–3 | 3rd | |||
| 1949 | Mississippi State | 0–8–1 | 12th | |||
| 1950 | Mississippi State | 4–5 | 7th | |||
| 1951 | Mississippi State | 4–5 | 11th | |||
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
Every player from his seasons with a Heisman top-five finish, a national award, consensus All-America honors or a first-round pick. Photos: Wikimedia Commons, free licenses; credits on each player’s page.
How his teams did
| Kind of game | Games | Record | Won |
|---|---|---|---|
| Against ranked teams | 9 | 2–7 | 22% |
| Against top-10 teams | 4 | 1–3 | 25% |
| Against rivals | 17 | 5–12 | 29% |
| Conference games | 32 | 12–19–1 | 39% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 18 | 7–9–2 | 44% |
| At home | 15 | 10–5 | 67% |
| On the road | 25 | 5–18–2 | 24% |
| At neutral sites | 5 | 2–3 | 40% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 15 | 11–4 | 73% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 30 | 6–22–2 | 23% |
His own 45 games on file, 1947–1951, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Henry Frnka 1948–1951 | 1–2 | Tulane | 3 | |
| Bob Neyland 1949–1951 | 1–2 | Tennessee | 3 | |
| Gaynell Tinsley 1949–1951 | 1–2 | LSU | 3 | |
| John Vaught 1949–1951 | 0–3 | Ole Miss | 3 | |
| Red Drew 1949–1951 | 0–3 | Alabama | 3 |
Slick Morton’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 |
|---|---|---|
| LSUseries | 3 | 1–2 |
| Tennesseeseries | 3 | 1–2 |
| Tulaneseries | 3 | 1–2 |
| Ole Missseries | 3 | 0–3 |
| Alabamaseries | 3 | 0–3 |
| Virginia Techseries | 2 | 2–0 |
| Arkansas Stateseries | 2 | 2–0 |
| Catawbaseries | 2 | 2–0 |
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1938 | Saint Stanislaus (MS) | Head coach | |
| 1939–41 | Bogalusa HS (LA) high school | Head coach | |
| 1942 | Southeastern Louisiana | Head coach | |
| 1943–46 | LSU | Backfield and ends coach | |
| 1947–48 | VMI | Head coach | |
| 1949–51 | Mississippi State | Head coach |
Every job as the infobox of his Wikipedia article lists it (CC BY-SA), assistant jobs included.
Coaching tree
Worked under
- Bernie MooreLSU
Assistants who became head coaches
- Art LewisWashington and Lee, West Virginia
- Jim PittmanTulane, TCU
Worked under (1)
| Head coach | Team | Years | His job | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bernie Moore | LSU | 1943–46 | Backfield and ends coach |
Coached under him, later head coaches (2)
| Coach | With him | Head coach at | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Art Lewis | Mississippi State, 1949: line coach | Washington and Lee, West Virginia | |
| Jim Pittman | Mississippi State, 1951: freshman coach | Tulane, TCU |
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.