Willis T. Stewart

Willis Taylor "Slick" Stewart (September 7, 1887 – January 27, 1960) was an American football player and coach and college athletics administrator. He played for Dan McGugin's Vanderbilt Commodores football teams and coached the Transylvania Pioneers football team.[1]

Willis T. Stewart
Biographical details
Born(1887-09-07)September 7, 1887
Jack County, Texas
DiedJanuary 27, 1960(1960-01-27) (aged 72)
Albuquerque, New Mexico
Playing career
1908–1910Vanderbilt
Position(s)End
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1912TCU
1913–1917Transylvania
1924–1926Transylvania
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1912–1913TCU
1913–1917Transylvania
1924–1926Transylvania
Head coaching record
Overall44–21–7

Willis served as the head football coach at Texas Christian University (TCU) for one season in 1912, achieving a record of 8–1.[2]

Head coaching record

Year Team Overall ConferenceStanding Bowl/playoffs
TCU Horned Frogs (Texas Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1912)
1912 TCU 8–13–0
TCU: 8–13–0
Transylvania Pioneers (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1913–1917)
1913 Transylvania 5–2–1
1914 Transylvania 7–1–1
1915 Transylvania 7–1–13–0–14th
1916 Transylvania 4–2–2
1917 Transylvania 0–4–1
Transylvania Pioneers (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1924–1926)
1924 Transylvania 6–21–2T–11th
1925 Transylvania 3–5–1
1926 Transylvania 4–3
Transylvania: 36–20–7
Total:44–21–7

References

  1. Jr, John D. Wright (February 5, 2015). Transylvania: Tutor to the West. University Press of Kentucky. ISBN 9780813149202.
  2. Hood, Ezra (September 6, 2013). Riff, Ram, Bah, Zoo! Football Comes to TCU. Texas A&M University. ISBN 9780875655925. Retrieved January 16, 2018.


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