John Cullom "Red" Floyd (July 14, 1891 – July 20, 1965) was an American college football and college basketball player and coach. He played football at Vanderbilt University with such greats as Irby "Rabbit" Curry and Josh Cody, captaining the 1920 Vanderbilt Commodores football team. He served as the head football coach at Middle Tennessee State University (1917, 1935–1938), Auburn University (1929), and The Citadel (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.
 Floyd pictured in Midlander 1939, Middle Tennessee yearbook | |
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | July 14, 1891 Murfreesboro, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Died | July 20, 1965 (aged 74) Shelbyville, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| 1915–1916 | Vanderbilt |
| 1919–1920 | Vanderbilt |
| Basketball | |
| 1919–1920 | Vanderbilt |
| Position(s) | Halfback (football), Guard (basketball) |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1917 | Middle Tennessee State Normal |
| 1927–1928 | Vanderbilt (assistant) |
| 1929 | Auburn (line) |
| 1929 | Auburn |
| 1930–1931 | The Citadel |
| 1935–1938 | Middle Tennessee State Teachers |
| c. 1941 | Rice (assistant)[1] |
| Basketball | |
| 1927–1929 | Vanderbilt |
| 1935–1939 | Middle Tennessee State Teachers |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 1930–1931 | The Citadel |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 39–21–4 (football) 22–53 (basketball) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| Football 2 SIAA (1935–1936) | |
Coaching career
editIn 1917, Floyd entered his first stint as a head coach at Middle Tennessee, and had a record of 7–0. Jess Neely was a member of the 1917 team. 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 at The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina, serving for two seasons, from 1930 to 1931, and compiling a record of 9–9–3.[2]
In August 1935, Floyd was appointed head football coach at Middle Tennessee, succeeding E. M. Waller.[3]
Death
editFloyd died on July 20, 1965, at Bedford County General Hospital in Shelbyville, Tennessee.[4][5]
Head coaching record
editFootball
edit| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Middle Tennessee State Normal (Independent) (1917) | |||||||||
| 1917 | Middle Tennessee State Normal | 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 (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1930–1931) | |||||||||
| 1930 | The Citadel | 4–5–2 | 3–1–1 | 9th | |||||
| 1931 | The Citadel | 5–4–1 | 4–1 | 6th | |||||
| The Citadel: | 9–9–3 | 7–2–1 | |||||||
| Middle Tennessee State Teachers Blue Raiders (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1935–1938) | |||||||||
| 1935 | Middle Tennessee State Teachers | 8–0 | 5–0 | 1st | |||||
| 1936 | Middle Tennessee State Teachers | 7–1 | 4–0 | T–1st | |||||
| 1937 | Middle Tennessee State Teachers | 6–1–1 | 2–1–1 | T–10th | |||||
| 1938 | Middle Tennessee State Teachers | 2–6 | 1–5 | 26th | |||||
| Middle Tennessee State Normal/Teachers: | 30–8–1 | 12–6–1 | |||||||
| Total: | 39–21–4 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
See also
editNotes
edit- ^ a b c George Bohler coached the first five games of the season.
References
edit- ^ "The Thresher (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 27, No. 2, ed. 1 Saturday, September 27, 1941". September 27, 1941.
- ^ Citadel Coaching Records Archived April 2, 2015, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Red Floyd Appointed Coach at Murfreesboro". Nashville Banner. Nashville, Tennessee. August 13, 1935. p. 6. Retrieved December 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ "John Floyd, Coach Here In '35, Dead". The Daily News Journal. Murfreesboro, Tennessee. July 20, 1965. p. 1. Retrieved December 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "John Floyd (continued)". The Daily News Journal. Murfreesboro, Tennessee. July 20, 1965. p. 8. Retrieved December 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
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