Warren B. Woodson
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| Warren B. Woodson | ||
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| Born | February 24, 1903 | |
| Place of birth |  Fort Worth, TX |
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| Died | February 22, 1998 (aged 94) | |
| Place of death | Dallas, Texas | |
| Career highlights | ||
| Overall | 203-95-14 | |
| Coaching stats | ||
| College Football DataWarehouse | ||
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | ||
| 1927-1934 1935-1940 1941-1951 1952-1956 1958-1967 1972-1973 |
Texarkana JC Central Arkansas Hardin-Simmons Arizona New Mexico Trinity (TX) |
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| College Football Hall of Fame, 1989 (Bio) | ||
Warren Brooks Woodson (February 24, 1903 – February 22, 1998) was a very notable American football coach. He was inducted to the College Football Hall of Fame in 1989. His career record at 4-year colleges stands 203-95-14 (.673) in 31 seasons, but he won additional 52 games in junior college and 18 in high school.
Woodson received a degree from Baylor University in 1924, majoring in Bible and history, and a degree from Springfield College in 1926, majoring in physical education. He coached four sports at Texarkana College 1927-1934 and, in three of the same years also coached three sports at a nearby high school.
He then moved on to Conway Teachers College (now University of Central Arkansas) from 1935-1940. In his second year, his team had a perfect 8-0 season.
Woodson accepted the head coaching job at Hardin-Simmons University in 1941, where his 1942 team went 8-0-1. During World War II, Woodson served for three years as a lieutenant commander in the United States Navy. The Hardin-Simmons football program was canceled from 1943-1945. After Woodson returned, his 1946 team went unbeaten with a 11-0 record. His 1948 team was in three bowls - the Grape Bowl in December 4, a 35-35 tie with College of the Pacific; the Shrine Bowl December 18, a 40-12 victory over Ouachita Baptist and Camellia Bowl December 30, a 49-12 victory over Wichita.
Woodson coached the University of Arizona 1952-1956 and New Mexico State 1958-1967. His 1960 team went 11-0. He was head coach at Trinity University in San Antonio, Texas 1972-1973 and later was consultant at New Mexico Highlands.
He coached players who won the national rushing title nine times.
- Rudolph Mobley, Hardin-Simmons 1942, 1946
- Wilton Davis, Hardin-Simmons 1947
- Art Luppino, Arizona 1954, 1955
- Pervis Atkins, New Mexico State 1959,
- Bob Gaiters, New Mexico State 1960
- Jim Pilot, New Mexico State 1961, 1962
[edit] Head coaching record
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl | Coaches# | AP° | ||
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| Central Arkansas Bears (Arkansas Intercollegiate Conference) (1935 – 1940) | |||||||||
| 1935 | Central Arkansas | 4-3 | |||||||
| 1936 | Central Arkansas | 8-0 | 1st | ||||||
| 1937 | Central Arkansas | 8-1 | 1st | L 26-27 Charity Bowl | |||||
| 1938 | Central Arkansas | 7-1 | 1st | ||||||
| 1939 | Central Arkansas | 5-2-2 | |||||||
| 1940 | Central Arkansas | 8-1-1 | 1st | ||||||
| Central Arkansas: | 40-8-3 | ||||||||
| Hardin-Simmons Cowboys (Border Conference) (1941 – 1951) | |||||||||
| 1941 | Hardin-Simmons | 7-3-1 | 3-1 | 4th | |||||
| 1942 | Hardin-Simmons | 8-1-1 | 4-0-1 | T-1st | L 7-13 Sun Bowl | ||||
| 1946 | Hardin-Simmons | 11-0 | 6-0 | 1st | W 20-0 Alamo Bowl | ||||
| 1947 | Hardin-Simmons | 8-3 | 5-1 | 2nd | W 53-0 Harbor Bowl | ||||
| 1948 | Hardin-Simmons | 6-2-3 | 3-2-1 | 5th | (Three bowl games) | ||||
| 1949 | Hardin-Simmons | 6-4-1 | 4-2 | T-3rd | |||||
| 1950 | Hardin-Simmons | 5-5 | 3-3 | 5th | |||||
| 1951 | Hardin-Simmons | 6-6 | 4-1 | T-2nd | |||||
| Hardin-Simmons: | 57-23-6 | ||||||||
| Arizona Wildcats (Border Conference) (1952 – 1956) | |||||||||
| 1952 | Arizona | 6-4 | 3-2 | 3rd | |||||
| 1953 | Arizona | 4-5-1 | 3-2 | 4th | |||||
| 1954 | Arizona | 7-3 | 3-2 | 4th | |||||
| 1955 | Arizona | 5-4-1 | 1-2-1 | 5th | |||||
| 1956 | Arizona | 4-6 | 1-2 | 4th | |||||
| Arizona: | 26-22-2 | ||||||||
| New Mexico State Aggies (Border Conference/Independent) (1958 – 1967) | |||||||||
| 1958 | New Mexico State | 4-6 | 1-3 | 4th | |||||
| 1959 | New Mexico State | 8-3 | 2-2 | T-3rd | W 28-8 Sun Bowl | ||||
| 1960 | New Mexico State | 11-0 | 4-0 | 1st | W 20-13 Sun Bowl | 19 | 17 | ||
| 1961 | New Mexico State | 5-4-1 | 2-1 | 3rd | |||||
| 1962 | New Mexico State | 4-6 | |||||||
| 1963 | New Mexico State | 3-6-1 | |||||||
| 1964 | New Mexico State | 6-4 | |||||||
| 1965 | New Mexico State | 8-2 | |||||||
| 1966 | New Mexico State | 7-3 | |||||||
| 1967 | New Mexico State | 7-2-1 | |||||||
| New Mexico State: | 63-36-3 | ||||||||
| Trinity Tigers (Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference) (1972 – 1973) | |||||||||
| 1972 | Trinity | 8-2 | |||||||
| 1973 | Trinity | 8-3 | |||||||
| Trinity: | 16-5 | ||||||||
| Total: | 203-95-14 (.673) | ||||||||
| National Championship Conference Title Conference Division Title | |||||||||
| †Indicates BCS bowl game. #Rankings from final Coaches Poll of the season. °Rankings from final AP Poll of the season. |
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