Johnny Floyd

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Johnny Floyd
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Floyd pictured in Midlander 1939, Middle Tennessee yearbook
Biographical details
Born(1891-07-14)July 14, 1891
Murfreesboro, Tennessee
DiedJuly 20, 1965(1965-07-20) (aged 74)
Shelbyville, Tennessee
Playing career
Football
1915–1916Vanderbilt
1919–1920Vanderbilt
Basketball
1919–1920Vanderbilt
Position(s)Halfback (football), Guard (basketball)
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1917Middle Tennessee
1927–1928Vanderbilt (assistant)
1929Auburn (line)
1929Auburn
1930–1931The Citadel
1935–1938Middle Tennessee
c. 1941Rice (assistant)[1]
Basketball
1927–1929Vanderbilt
1935–1939Middle Tennessee
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1930–1931The Citadel
Head coaching record
Overall39–21–4 (football)
22–53 (basketball)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
Basketball:
1 SIAA (1920)

John Cullom "Red" Floyd (July 14, 1891 – July 20, 1965) was an American football and basketball player and coach.[2] He played football at Vanderbilt University with such greats as Irby "Rabbit" Curry and Josh Cody, captaining the 1920 Vanderbilt Commodores football team. He served as the head football coach at Middle Tennessee State University (1917, 1935–1938), Auburn University (1929), and The Citadel in South Carolina (1930–1931), compiling a career college football record of 39–21–4. Floyd was also the head basketball coach at Vanderbilt University from 1927 to 1929 and at Middle Tennessee from 1935 to 1939, tallying a career college basketball mark of 22–53.

Coaching career[]

In 1917, Floyd entered his first stint as a head coach at Middle Tennessee, and had a record of 7–0. Jess Neely was a member of the 1917 team. In 1929, he coached at Auburn, and compiled an 0–4 record. This makes him the only coach in NCAA history to lose four straight games after winning his first seven. From 1930 to 1931, he coached at The Citadel, and compiled a 9–9–3 record. From 1935 to 1938, he entered his second stint as a head coach at Middle Tennessee State, where he compiled a 23–8–1 record, including a second undefeated season in 1935 at 8–0.

Floyd was the eighth head football coach at The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina, serving for two seasons, from 1930 to 1931, and compiling a record of 9–9–3.[3]

Head coaching record[]

Football[]

Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs
Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders (Independent) (1917)
1917 Middle Tennessee 7–0
Auburn Tigers (Southern Conference) (1929)
1929 Auburn 0–4[n 1] 0–4[n 1] 23rd[n 1]
Auburn: 0–4 0–4
The Citadel Bulldogs (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1930–1931)
1930 The Citadel 4–5–2 3–1–1 9th
1931 The Citadel 5–4–1 4–1 6th
The Citadel: 9–9–3 7–2–1
Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1935–1938)
1935 Middle Tennessee 8–0 5–0 1st
1936 Middle Tennessee 7–1 4–0 T–1st
1937 Middle Tennessee 6–1–1 2–1–1 T–10th
1938 Middle Tennessee 2–6 1–5 26th
Middle Tennessee: 30–8–1 12–6–1
Total: 39–21–4
      National championship         Conference title         Conference division title or championship game berth

See also[]

Notes[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c George Bohler coached the first five games of the season.

References[]

  1. ^ "The Thresher (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 27, No. 2, ed. 1 Saturday, September 27, 1941". September 27, 1941.
  2. ^ http://www.mocavo.ca/The-Seventh-General-Catalogue-of-the-Delta-Tau-Delta-Fraternity/301731/166
  3. ^ Citadel Coaching Records Archived April 2, 2015, at the Wayback Machine
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