Johnny Floyd
Johnny Floyd | |
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Floyd pictured in Midlander 1939, Middle Tennessee yearbook | |
Sport(s) | Football, basketball |
Biographical details | |
Died |
July 20, 1965 (aged 72)[1] Shelbyville, Tennessee, U.S. |
Playing career | |
Football 1915–1916 1919–1920 Basketball 1919–1920 |
Vanderbilt Vanderbilt Vanderbilt |
Position(s) | Halfback (football) |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
Football 1917 ?–1928 1929 1929 1930–1931 1935–1938 Basketball 1927–1929 1935–1939 c. 1941 |
Middle Tennessee Vanderbilt (assistant) Auburn (line) Auburn The Citadel Middle Tennessee Vanderbilt Middle Tennessee Rice[2] |
Head coaching record | |
Overall |
39–21–4 (football) 22–53 (basketball) |
Statistics College Football Data Warehouse |
John Cullom "Red" Floyd was an American football and basketball player and coach. He served as the head football coach at Middle Tennessee State University (1917, 1935–1938), Auburn University (1929), and The Citadel in South Carolina (1930–1931), compiling a career college football record of 39–21–4. Floyd was also the head basketball coach at Vanderbilt University from 1927 to 1929 and at Middle Tennessee from 1935 to 1939, tallying a career college basketball mark of 22–53.
Coaching career
In 1917, Floyd entered his first stint as a head coach at Middle Tennessee, and had a record of 7–0. In 1929, he coached at Auburn, and compiled an 0–4 record. This makes him the only coach in NCAA history to lose four straight games after winning his first seven. From 1930 to 1931, he coached at The Citadel, and compiled a 9–9–3 record. From 1935 to 1938, he entered his second stint as a head coach at Middle Tennessee State, where he compiled a 23–8–1 record, including a second undefeated season in 1935 at 8–0.
Floyd was the eighth head football coach for The Citadel Bulldogs located in Charleston, South Carolina and he held that position for two seasons, from 1930 until 1931. His career coaching record at The Citadel was 9 wins, 9 losses, and 3 ties. This ranks him 16th at The Citadel in total wins and ninth at The Citadel in winning percentage.[3]
Head coaching record
Football
Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
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Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders (Independent) (1917) | |||||||||
1917 | Middle Tennessee | 7–0 | |||||||
Auburn Tigers (Southern Conference) (1929) | |||||||||
1929 | Auburn | 0–4[n 1] | 0–4[n 1] | 23rd[n 1] | |||||
Auburn: | 0–4 | 0–4 | |||||||
The Citadel Bulldogs football (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1930–1931) | |||||||||
1930 | The Citadel | 4–5–2 | |||||||
1931 | The Citadel | 5–4–1 | |||||||
The Citadel: | 9–9–3 | ||||||||
Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1935–1938) | |||||||||
1935 | Middle Tennessee | 8–0 | |||||||
1936 | Middle Tennessee | 7–1 | |||||||
1937 | Middle Tennessee | 6–1–1 | |||||||
1938 | Middle Tennessee | 2–6 | |||||||
Middle Tennessee: | 30–8–1 | ||||||||
Total: | 39–21–4 |
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 George Bohler coached the first five games of the season.
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