Roy Stewart (American football)

Roy Lee Stewart (August 28, 1901 – April 5, 1980) was an American football coach and college athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at Union University in Jackson, Tennessee from 1927 to 1930 and Murray State Teachers College—now known as Murray State University—in Murray, Kentucky from 1932 to 1940 and again from 1942 to 1945. Stewart was also the athletic director at Murray State from 1940 to 1966 He came to Murray State in 1931 as an assistant coach.[1] Stewart died on April 5, 1980, at Murray-Calloway County Hospital, in Murray, ten days after undergoing surgery.[2]

Roy Stewart
Biographical details
Born(1901-08-28)August 28, 1901
DiedApril 5, 1980(1980-04-05) (aged 78)
Murray, Kentucky
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1927–1930Union (TN)
1931Murray State (assistant)
1932–1940Murray State
1942–1945Murray State
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1940–1966Murray State
Head coaching record
Overall71–54–14
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
2 SIAA (1933, 1937)

Head coaching record

Year Team Overall ConferenceStanding Bowl/playoffs
Union (Tennessee) Bulldogs (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1927–1930)
1927 Union (Tennessee) 6–4
1928 Union (Tennessee) 3–72–6T–24th
1929 Union (Tennessee) 1–5–10–5–1T–29th
1930 Union (Tennessee) 1–5–21–4T–24th
Union (Tennessee): 11–21–3
Murray State Thoroughbreds (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1932–1940)
1932 Murray State 4–2–33–2–1T–12th
1933 Murray State 9–07–01st
1934 Murray State 6–35–210th
1935 Murray State 3–52–4T–22nd
1936 Murray State 5–44–4T–18th
1937 Murray State 8–1–16–0–11st
1938 Murray State 6–2–14–1T–8th
1939 Murray State 4–4–14–1–1T–7th
1940 Murray State 4–3–24–2–1T–9th
Murray State Thoroughbreds (Independent) (1942–1945)
1942 Murray State 1–5–2
1943 No team—World War II
1944 Murray State 5–2
1945 Murray State 5–2–1
Murray State: 60–33–1139–16–4
Total:71–54–14
      National championship         Conference title         Conference division title or championship game berth

References

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