Johnny Floyd
![]() Floyd pictured in Midlander 1939, Middle Tennessee yearbook | |
Biographical details | |
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Born | Murfreesboro, Tennessee | July 14, 1891
Died | July 20, 1965 Shelbyville, Tennessee | (aged 74)
Playing career | |
Football | |
1915–1916 | Vanderbilt |
1919–1920 | Vanderbilt |
Basketball | |
1919–1920 | Vanderbilt |
Position(s) | Halfback (football), Guard (basketball) |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
Football | |
1917 | Middle Tennessee |
1927–1928 | Vanderbilt (assistant) |
1929 | Auburn (line) |
1929 | Auburn |
1930–1931 | The Citadel |
1935–1938 | Middle Tennessee |
c. 1941 | Rice (assistant)[1] |
Basketball | |
1927–1929 | Vanderbilt |
1935–1939 | Middle Tennessee |
Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
1930–1931 | The Citadel |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 39–21–4 (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 | ||||
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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[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c George Bohler coached the first five games of the season.
References[]
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