Biographical details | |
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Born | Nashville, Tennessee, U.S. | May 11, 1912
Died | January 19, 1998 Daphne, Alabama, U.S. | (aged 85)
Playing career | |
1934–1936 | Tennessee |
Position(s) | Guard |
Coaching career ( HC unless noted) | |
1938–1941 | Centre (line) |
1946–1948 | Mississippi State (line) |
1949–1950 | Tulsa (assistant) |
1951–1960 | Texas Tech |
Administrative career ( AD unless noted) | |
1952–1960 | Texas Tech |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 49–51–5 |
Bowls | 2–1 |
Accomplishments and honors | |
Championships | |
4 Border (1951. 1953–1955) | |
DeWitt Thompson Weaver Sr. (May 11, 1912 – January 19, 1998) was an American football player, coach, and college athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach of the Texas Tech Red Raiders from 1951 to 1960. [1]
He was the first head football coach at Texas Tech to win a bowl game during his first season—an accomplishment unmatched at Texas Tech until Tommy Tuberville's first season, in 2010. [2]
In 1956, he became the first college coach to defeat the Texas Longhorns in a season-opener in Austin. [3] He amassed a 49–51–5 record. [4]
From 1952 to 1960, he also served as the athletic director at Texas Technological College, as Texas Tech University was then known. [3]
His son, DeWitt Jr., is a professional golfer who won twice on the PGA Tour. [5]
Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | Coaches# | AP° | ||
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Texas Tech Red Raiders ( Border Conference) (1951–1955) | |||||||||
1951 | Texas Tech | 7–4 | 4–0 | 1st | W Sun | ||||
1952 | Texas Tech | 3–7–1 | 2–1–1 | 2nd | |||||
1953 | Texas Tech | 11–1 | 5–0 | 1st | W Gator | 12 | 12 | ||
1954 | Texas Tech | 7–2–1 | 4–0 | 1st | |||||
1955 | Texas Tech | 7–3–1 | 3–0–1 | 1st | L Sun | ||||
Texas Tech Red Raiders ( NCAA University Division independent) (1956–1959) | |||||||||
1956 | Texas Tech | 2–7–1 | |||||||
1957 | Texas Tech | 2–8 | |||||||
1958 | Texas Tech | 3–7 | |||||||
1959 | Texas Tech | 4–6 | |||||||
Texas Tech Red Raiders ( Southwest Conference) (1960) | |||||||||
1960 | Texas Tech | 3–6–1 | 1–5–1 | 6th | |||||
Texas Tech: | 49–51–5 | 19–6–3 | |||||||
Total: | 49–51–5 | ||||||||
National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
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Biographical details | |
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Born | Nashville, Tennessee, U.S. | May 11, 1912
Died | January 19, 1998 Daphne, Alabama, U.S. | (aged 85)
Playing career | |
1934–1936 | Tennessee |
Position(s) | Guard |
Coaching career ( HC unless noted) | |
1938–1941 | Centre (line) |
1946–1948 | Mississippi State (line) |
1949–1950 | Tulsa (assistant) |
1951–1960 | Texas Tech |
Administrative career ( AD unless noted) | |
1952–1960 | Texas Tech |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 49–51–5 |
Bowls | 2–1 |
Accomplishments and honors | |
Championships | |
4 Border (1951. 1953–1955) | |
DeWitt Thompson Weaver Sr. (May 11, 1912 – January 19, 1998) was an American football player, coach, and college athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach of the Texas Tech Red Raiders from 1951 to 1960. [1]
He was the first head football coach at Texas Tech to win a bowl game during his first season—an accomplishment unmatched at Texas Tech until Tommy Tuberville's first season, in 2010. [2]
In 1956, he became the first college coach to defeat the Texas Longhorns in a season-opener in Austin. [3] He amassed a 49–51–5 record. [4]
From 1952 to 1960, he also served as the athletic director at Texas Technological College, as Texas Tech University was then known. [3]
His son, DeWitt Jr., is a professional golfer who won twice on the PGA Tour. [5]
Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | Coaches# | AP° | ||
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Texas Tech Red Raiders ( Border Conference) (1951–1955) | |||||||||
1951 | Texas Tech | 7–4 | 4–0 | 1st | W Sun | ||||
1952 | Texas Tech | 3–7–1 | 2–1–1 | 2nd | |||||
1953 | Texas Tech | 11–1 | 5–0 | 1st | W Gator | 12 | 12 | ||
1954 | Texas Tech | 7–2–1 | 4–0 | 1st | |||||
1955 | Texas Tech | 7–3–1 | 3–0–1 | 1st | L Sun | ||||
Texas Tech Red Raiders ( NCAA University Division independent) (1956–1959) | |||||||||
1956 | Texas Tech | 2–7–1 | |||||||
1957 | Texas Tech | 2–8 | |||||||
1958 | Texas Tech | 3–7 | |||||||
1959 | Texas Tech | 4–6 | |||||||
Texas Tech Red Raiders ( Southwest Conference) (1960) | |||||||||
1960 | Texas Tech | 3–6–1 | 1–5–1 | 6th | |||||
Texas Tech: | 49–51–5 | 19–6–3 | |||||||
Total: | 49–51–5 | ||||||||
National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
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