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]
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | September 7, 1887 Jack County, Texas |
| Died | January 27, 1960 (aged 72) Albuquerque, New Mexico |
| Playing career | |
| 1908–1910 | Vanderbilt |
| Position(s) | End |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1912 | TCU |
| 1913–1917 | Transylvania |
| 1924–1926 | Transylvania |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 1912–1913 | TCU |
| 1913–1917 | Transylvania |
| 1924–1926 | Transylvania |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 44–21–7 |
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 | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TCU Horned Frogs (Texas Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1912) | |||||||||
| 1912 | TCU | 8–1 | 3–0 | ||||||
| TCU: | 8–1 | 3–0 | |||||||
| Transylvania Pioneers (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1913–1917) | |||||||||
| 1913 | Transylvania | 5–2–1 | |||||||
| 1914 | Transylvania | 7–1–1 | |||||||
| 1915 | Transylvania | 7–1–1 | 3–0–1 | 4th | |||||
| 1916 | Transylvania | 4–2–2 | |||||||
| 1917 | Transylvania | 0–4–1 | |||||||
| Transylvania Pioneers (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1924–1926) | |||||||||
| 1924 | Transylvania | 6–2 | 1–2 | T–11th | |||||
| 1925 | Transylvania | 3–5–1 | |||||||
| 1926 | Transylvania | 4–3 | |||||||
| Transylvania: | 36–20–7 | ||||||||
| Total: | 44–21–7 | ||||||||
References
- Jr, John D. Wright (February 5, 2015). Transylvania: Tutor to the West. University Press of Kentucky. ISBN 9780813149202.
- 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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