| Tex Oliver | |
| File:Tex Oliver.png | |
| Sport(s) | Football |
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| Biographical details | |
| Born | November 21, 1899 |
| Died | April 10, 1988 (aged 88) |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1933–1937 1938–1941 1942 1945–1946 | Arizona Oregon St. Mary's Pre-Flight Oregon |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 55–39–7 |
| Statistics College Football Data Warehouse | |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships 2 Border Intercollegiate Athletic Association (1935–1936) | |
Gerald A. "Tex" Oliver (November 21, 1899 – April 10, 1988)[1] was an American football coach. He served as the head coach at the University of Arizona from 1933 to 1937 and at the University of Oregon from 1938 to 1941 and again from 1945 to 1946, compiling a career college football record of 55–39–7.
Coaching career[]
From 1933 to 1937, Oliver coached the Arizona Wildcats to a 32–11–4 record. During that stretch, he never had a losing season. From 1938 to 1946, he coached Oregon to a 23–28–3 record.
Head coaching record[]
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona Wildcats (Border Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1933–1937) | |||||||||
| 1933 | Arizona | 5–3 | 3–2 | T–3rd | |||||
| 1934 | Arizona | 7–2–1 | 2–1–1 | 3rd | |||||
| 1935 | Arizona | 7–2 | 4–0 | 1st | |||||
| 1936 | Arizona | 5–2–3 | 3–0–1 | 1st | |||||
| 1937 | Arizona | 8–2 | 3–1 | 3rd | |||||
| Arizona: | 32–11–4 | 15–4–2 | |||||||
| Oregon Ducks (Pacific Coast Conference) (1938–1941) | |||||||||
| 1938 | Oregon | 4–5 | 4–4 | 5th | |||||
| 1939 | Oregon | 3–4–1 | 3–3–1 | 5th | |||||
| 1940 | Oregon | 4–4–1 | 3–4–1 | 5th | |||||
| 1941 | Oregon | 5–5 | 4–4 | 5th | |||||
| Oregon Ducks (Pacific Coast Conference) (1945–1946) | |||||||||
| 1945 | Oregon | 3–6 | 3–6 | 7th | |||||
| 1946 | Oregon | 4–4–1 | 3–4–1 | 6th | |||||
| Oregon: | 23–28–3 | 20–25–3 | |||||||
| Total: | 55–39–7 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title | |||||||||
See also[]
References[]
- ↑ "Ex-Oregon football coach dies". The Register-Guard. April 16, 1988. http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=A20VAAAAIBAJ&sjid=teEDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4172,3581704. Retrieved April 10, 2011.
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