Biff Jones

Biff Jones
File:L. M. "Biff" Jones.jpg Jones from 1941 Cornhusker
Sport(s)	Football
Biographical details
Born	(1895-10-08)October 8, 1895 Washington, D.C.
Died	February 12, 1980(1980-02-12) (aged 84) Washington, D.C.
Playing career
1915–1916	Army
Position(s)	Tackle
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1926–1929 1932–1934 1935–1936 1937–1941	Army LSU Oklahoma Nebraska
Head coaching record
Overall	87–33–15
Bowls	0–1
Statistics College Football Data Warehouse
Accomplishments and honors
Championships 1 SoCon (1932) 2 Big Six (1937, 1940)
College Football Hall of Fame Inducted in 1954 (profile)

Lawrence McCeney "Biff" Jones (October 8, 1895 – February 12, 1980) was an American football player and coach. He served as a head coach at the United States Military Academy (1926–1929), Louisiana State University (1932–1934), the University of Oklahoma (1935–1936), and the University of Nebraska (1937–1941), compiling a career record of 87–33–15. Jones was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame as a coach in 1954.

Coaching career

Jones was an United States Army major. In 1937, he left the Oklahoma Sooners to coach their rival, the Nebraska Cornhuskers, replacing coach Dana X. Bible. Jones remained at Nebraska for five years a tallied a 28–14–4 mark. He led Nebraska to its first bowl game, the 1941 Rose Bowl, and also coached the second-ever televised college football game. Jones left Nebraska when he was called back to service during World War II.

Head coaching record

Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Bowl/playoffs	AP#
Army Cadets (Independent) (1926–1929)
1926	Army	7–1–1
1927	Army	9–1
1928	Army	8–2
1929	Army	6–4–1
Army:		30–8–2
LSU Tigers (Southern Conference) (1932)
1932	LSU	6–3–1	4–0	T–1st
LSU Tigers (Southeastern Conference) (1933–1934)
1933	LSU	7–0–3	3–0–2	2nd
1934	LSU	7–2–2	4–2	4th
LSU:		20–5–6	11–2–2
Oklahoma Sooners (Big Six Conference) (1935–1938)
1935	Oklahoma	6–3	3–2	2nd
1936	Oklahoma	3–3–3	1–2–2	4th
Oklahoma:		9–6–3	4–4–3
Nebraska Cornhuskers (Big Six Conference) (1937–1941)
1937	Nebraska	6–1–2	3–0–2	1st		11
1938	Nebraska	3–5–1	2–3	T–3rd
1939	Nebraska	7–1–1	4–1	2nd		18
1940	Nebraska	8–2	5–0	1st	L Rose	7
1941	Nebraska	4–5	3–2	T–2nd
Nebraska:		28–14–4	17–6–2
Total:		87–33–15
National championship         Conference title         Conference division title
#Rankings from final AP Poll.

External links

• Biff Jones at the College Football Hall of Fame
• Biff Jones at the College Football Data Warehouse