| Bowden Wyatt | |||
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| Sport(s) | Football | ||
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| Biographical details | |||
| Born | October 4, 1917 Kingston, Tennessee | ||
| Died | January 21, 1969 (aged 51) Kingston, Tennessee | ||
| Playing career | |||
| 1936–1938 | Tennessee | ||
| Position(s) | End | ||
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |||
| 1939–1941 1946 1947–1952 1953–1954 1955–1962 | Mississippi State (assistant) Mississippi State (assistant) Wyoming Arkansas Tennessee | ||
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |||
| 1962–1963 | Tennessee | ||
| Head coaching record | |||
| Overall | 99–56–5 | ||
| Bowls | 2–2 | ||
| Statistics College Football Data Warehouse | |||
| Accomplishments and honors | |||
| Championships 2 Mountain States (1949–1950) 1 SWC (1954) 1 SEC (1956) | |||
| Awards AFCA Coach of the Year (1956) SEC Coach of the Year (1956) | |||
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Clarence Bowden Wyatt (October 4, 1917 – January 21, 1969) was an American football player and coach. Wyatt played college football at the University of Tennessee and was later the head football coach at three schools, the University of Wyoming (1947–1952), the University of Arkansas (1953–1954), and his alma mater, Tennessee (1955–1962). He compiled a 99–56–5 record in 16 seasons as a head coach.
Wyatt's most notable victory at Tennessee came on November 7, 1959, when his Tennessee Volunteers football Volunteers upset top-ranked LSU, 14–13, by stopping a two-point conversion attempt by eventual Heisman Trophy winner Billy Cannon late in the game. The victory ended the Tigers' 18-game winning streak.
Wyatt was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame in 1972 as a player and again in 1997 as a coach.
Wyatt married Mary Alson Miller in about 1940, and they had one daughter named Mary Gail "Missy" in 1942.
Head coaching record[]
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | Coaches# | AP° | ||
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| Wyoming Cowboys (Mountain States Conference) (1947–1952) | |||||||||
| 1947 | Wyoming | 4–5 | 2–4 | 6th | |||||
| 1948 | Wyoming | 4–5 | |||||||
| 1949 | Wyoming | 9–1 | 1st | ||||||
| 1950 | Wyoming | 10–0 | 1st | W Gator | 14 | 12 | |||
| 1951 | Wyoming | 7–2–1 | |||||||
| 1952 | Wyoming | 5–4 | |||||||
| Wyoming: | 39–17–1 | ||||||||
| Arkansas Razorbacks (Southwest Conference) (1953–1954) | |||||||||
| 1953 | Arkansas | 3–7 | 2–4 | 5th | |||||
| 1954 | Arkansas | 8–3 | 5–1 | 1st | L Cotton | 8 | 10 | ||
| Arkansas: | 11–10 | 7–5 | |||||||
| Tennessee Volunteers (Southeastern Conference) (1955–1962) | |||||||||
| 1955 | Tennessee | 6–3–1 | 3–2–1 | 5th | |||||
| 1956 | Tennessee | 10–1 | 6–0 | 1st | L Sugar | 2 | 2 | ||
| 1957 | Tennessee | 8–3 | 4–3 | 5th | W Gator | 16 | 13 | ||
| 1958 | Tennessee | 4–6 | 4–3 | 5th | |||||
| 1959 | Tennessee | 5–4–1 | 3–4–1 | 8th | |||||
| 1960 | Tennessee | 6–2–2 | 3–2–2 | 5th | 19 | ||||
| 1961 | Tennessee | 6–4 | 4–3 | T–4th | |||||
| 1962 | Tennessee | 4–6 | 2–6 | 10th | |||||
| Tennessee: | 49–29–4 | 29–23–4 | |||||||
| Total: | 99–56–5 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title | |||||||||
| #Rankings from final Coaches' Poll. °Rankings from final AP Poll. | |||||||||
References[]
External links[]
- Bowden Wyatt (as a player) at the College Football Hall of Fame
- Bowden Wyatt (as a coach) at the College Football Hall of Fame
- Bowden Wyatt at the College Football Data Warehouse
- Bowden Wyatt at Find a Grave
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