Maurice J. "Clipper" Smith | |
Sport(s) | Football, basketball |
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Biographical details | |
Born | Manteno, Illinois | October 15, 1898
Died | March 18, 1984 Laguna Beach, California | (aged 85)
Playing career | |
1917–1920 | Notre Dame |
Position(s) | Guard |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
Football 1925–1928 1929–1935 1936–1942 1946 1947–1948 1949–1951 Basketball 1926–1931 | Gonzaga Santa Clara Villanova San Francisco Boston Yanks Lafayette Gonzaga |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 109–75–12 (college football) 7–16–1 (NFL) 46–59 (college basketball) |
Bowls | 1–0–1 |
Statistics College Football Data Warehouse |
Maurice J. "Clipper" Smith (October 15, 1898 – March 18, 1984) was an American football player and coach. He served as the head coach at Gonzaga University (1925–1928), Santa Clara University (1929–1935), Villanova University (1936–1942), the University of San Francisco (1946), and Lafayette College (1949–1951), compiling a career college football record of 109–75–12. Smith was also the head coach of the NFL's Boston Yanks from 1947 to 1948, tallying a mark of 7–16–1.
Smith was also the head coach for the Gonzaga men's basketball team from the 1926–27 to 1930–31 seasons. While there, he acquired a record of 46–59 (.780).[1]
Head coaching record[]
College football[]
Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | AP# | |||
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Gonzaga Bulldogs (Independent) (1925–1928) | |||||||||
1925 | Gonzaga | 7–2–2 | |||||||
1926 | Gonzaga | 5–2–1 | |||||||
1927 | Gonzaga | 5–3–1 | |||||||
1928 | Gonzaga | 6–2–1 | |||||||
Santa Clara Broncos (Independent) (1929–1935) | |||||||||
1929 | Santa Clara | 6–2 | |||||||
1930 | Santa Clara | 5–3–1 | |||||||
1931 | Santa Clara | 5–4–1 | |||||||
1932 | Santa Clara | 6–3 | |||||||
1933 | Santa Clara | 6–2–1 | W New Year's Classic | ||||||
1934 | Santa Clara | 7–2–1 | |||||||
1935 | Santa Clara | 3–6 | |||||||
Villanova Wildcats (Independent) (1936–1942) | |||||||||
1936 | Villanova | 7–2–1 | |||||||
1937 | Villanova | 8–0–1 | T Bacardi | 6 | |||||
1938 | Villanova | 8–0–1 | 18 | ||||||
1939 | Villanova | 6–2 | |||||||
1940 | Villanova | 4–5 | |||||||
1941 | Villanova | 4–4 | |||||||
1942 | Villanova | 4–4 | |||||||
San Francisco Dons (Independent) (1946) | |||||||||
1946 | San Francisco | 3–6 | |||||||
Lafayette Leopards (Middle Three Conference) (1949–1951) | |||||||||
1949 | Lafayette | 2–6 | |||||||
1950 | Lafayette | 1–8 | |||||||
1951 | Lafayette | 1–7 | |||||||
Total: | 109–75–12 | ||||||||
#Rankings from final AP Poll. |
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