Dana X. Bible

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Dana X. Bible

Born October 8, 1891(1891-10-08)
Place of birth Flag of Tennessee Jefferson City, TN
Died January 19, 1980 (aged 88)
Place of death Austin, Texas
Career highlights
Overall 198-72-23
Coaching stats
College Football DataWarehouse
Playing career
1910s Carson-Newman
UNC
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1912
1913-1915
1916
1917
1919-1928
1929-1936
1937-1946
Brandon Prep
Mississippi College
LSU
Texas A&M
Texas A&M
Nebraska
Texas
College Football Hall of Fame, 1951 (Bio)

Dana Xenophon Bible (October 8, 1891 to January 19, 1980) was a highly successful college football head coach. He is most well known for his excellent coaching at Texas A&M, Nebraska, and Texas. Throughout his career he compiled a 198-72-23 (.715) record. 30 out of his 33 seasons were winning seasons. He twice won 10 games in a season. He is a member of the College Football Hall of Fame.

Bible's 1919 football team at Texas A&M University, which was undefeated and untied and outscored the opposition 275-0, was retroactively named national champions by the National Championship Foundation.

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[edit] Coaching chronology

  • 1913 to 1915 Coached Mississippi College to a 12-7-2 record.
  • 1916 Coached Louisiana State to a 1-0-2 record.
  • 1917 Coached Texas A&M to a 8-0-0 record.
  • 1918 Served in World War I.
  • 1919 to 1928 Coached Texas A&M in three sports:
    • 1919 to 1928 Coached Texas A&M football to a 64-19-9 record.
    • 1920 to 1921 Coached Texas A&M baseball to a 29-10-1 record.
    • 1921 to 1927 Coached Texas A&M men's basketball to a 90-41 record.
  • 1929 to 1936 Coached Nebraska to a 50-15-7 record.
  • 1937 to 1946 Coached Texas to a 63-31-3 record.

[edit] Football records

[edit] Head coaching record

Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl AP#
Mississippi College () (1913 – 1915)
1913 Mississippi College
1914 Mississippi College
1915 Mississippi College
Mississippi College: 12-7-2
LSU Tigers (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1916 – 1916)
1916 LSU 1-0-2
LSU: 1-0-2
Texas A&M Aggies (Southwest Athletic Conference) (1917 – 1928)
1917 Texas A&M 8-0-0 2-0-0 1st
1919 Texas A&M 10-0-0 4-0-0 1st
1920 Texas A&M 6-1-1 5-1-0 3rd
1921 Texas A&M 6-1-2 3-0-2 1st W Dixie Classic
1922 Texas A&M 5-4-0 2-2-0 T-3rd
1923 Texas A&M 5-3-1 0-3-1 8th
1924 Texas A&M 7-2-1 2-2-1 4th
1925 Texas A&M 7-1-1 4-1-0 1st
1926 Texas A&M 5-3-1 1-3-1 5th
1927 Texas A&M 8-0-1 4-0-1 1st
1928 Texas A&M 5-4-1 1-3-1 5th
Texas A&M: 72-19-9
Nebraska Cornhuskers (Big Six Conference) (1929 – 1936)
1929 Nebraska 4-1-3 3-0-2 1st
1930 Nebraska 4-3-2 2-2-1 4th
1931 Nebraska 8-2-0 5-0-0 1st
1932 Nebraska 7-1-1 5-0-0 1st
1933 Nebraska 8-1-0 5-0-0 1st
1934 Nebraska 6-3-0 4-1-0 2nd
1935 Nebraska 6-2-1 4-0-1 1st
1936 Nebraska 7-2-0 5-0-0 1st 9
Nebraska: 50-15-7 33-3-4
Texas Longhorns (Southwest Athletic Conference) (1937 – 1946)
1937 Texas 2-6-1
1938 Texas 1-8-0
1939 Texas 5-4-0
1940 Texas 8-2-0
1941 Texas 8-1-1 4
1942 Texas 9-2-0 11
1943 Texas 7-1-1 14
1944 Texas 5-4-0
1945 Texas 10-1-0 10
1946 Texas 8-2-0 15
Texas: 63-31-3
Total: 198-72-23
      National Championship         Conference Title         Conference Division Title
Indicates BCS bowl game. #Rankings from final AP of the season.

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Preceded by
E.H. Harlan
Texas A&M Aggies Head Coach
1917
Succeeded by
D.V. Graves
Preceded by
D.V. Graves
Texas A&M Aggies Head Coach
19191928
Succeeded by
Matty Bell
Preceded by
Jack Chevigny
Texas Longhorns Head Coach
19371946
Succeeded by
Blair Cherry