Victor Duane Payne Jr. (July 3, 1899 – October 26, 1981)[2] was an American college basketball and college football coach. He was the head football coach at Abilene Christian College and Simmons University. Payne was also the basketball head coach at Texas Technological College—now known as Texas Tech University.
 Payne pictured in Prickly Pear 1923, Abilene Christian yearbook | |
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | July 3, 1899 Texas, U.S. |
| Died | October 26, 1981 (aged 82) Abilene, Texas, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| 1919 | Simmons (TX) |
| 1920 | Abilene Christian |
| 1921 | Bethany (WV)[1] |
| Position(s) | Halfback |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1922–1923 | Abilene Christian |
| 1926 | Simmons (TX) |
| 1927–1928 | Texas Tech (assistant) |
| Basketball | |
| 1922–1924 | Abilene Christian |
| 1927–1930 | Texas Tech |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 18–4–3 (football) 32–20 (basketball) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| Football 1 Texas Conference (1926) | |
Coaching career
editFootball
editAbilene Christian
editPayne was the fourth head college football coach at Abilene Christian University in Abilene, Texas, and he held that position for two seasons, from 1922 until 1923.[3][4] During his time at Abilene Christian, Sam Cox of Ozona, Texas, sent him a young wildcat named Bob Thomas to serve as a live athletics mascot for the college.[5]
Payne's coaching record at Abilene Christian was 12–3.[6]
Simmons
editPayne coached the Simmons Cowboys football team to 6–1–3 in 1926.[7]
Texas Tech
editPayne served as an assistant coach during the 1927 and 1928 seasons under Texas Tech head coach Ewing Y. Freeland.[8]
Basketball
editTexas Tech
editPayne coached the Texas Tech Matadors (now known as the Red Raiders) from 1927 to 1930.[9] During the first season, the team won ten games and lost six. The following season, the record was slightly worse at 9–8. During his final season, the team improved to 13–6.[10] Payne's overall record at Texas Tech stands at 32 wins and 20 losses.[11]
Later life
editIn 1949, he was working for the Abilene Savings and Loan Company.[12]
Head coaching record
editFootball
edit| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abilene Christian Wildcats (Independent) (1922–1923) | |||||||||
| 1922 | Abilene Christian | 6–2 | |||||||
| 1923 | Abilene Christian | 6–1 | |||||||
| Abilene Christian: | 12–3 | ||||||||
| Simmons Cowboys (Texas Conference) (1926) | |||||||||
| 1926 | Simmons | 6–1–3 | 2–0–1 | 1st | |||||
| Simmons: | 6–1–3 | 2–0–1 | |||||||
| Total: | 18–4–3 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
References
edit- ^ "Prickly Pear, Yearbook of Abilene Christian College, 1923". 1923.
- ^ "Range Rider, Volume 32, Number 4, December, 1981". December 1981.
- ^ 2008 Wildcat Football (media guide) ACU Record Book
- ^ "Lone Star Conference Records" (PDF). Abilene Christian University. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 7, 2011. Retrieved September 17, 2008.
- ^ Hadfield, Ron; Michelle Morris; Tom and Betsey Craig; Garner Roberts. "Traditions!". ACU Today. Archived from the original on January 3, 2010. Retrieved September 17, 2008.
- ^ Abilene Christian University coaching records Archived December 17, 2014, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Coaching Records". Hardin–Simmons University. Retrieved September 17, 2008. [dead link]
- ^ "2010 Texas Tech Red Raiders Football Media Guide" (PDF). Lubbock, Texas: Texas Tech University. p. 68. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved July 6, 2011.
- ^ "Athletic Collections in the Texas Tech University Archives". Southwest Collection. Retrieved September 17, 2008.
- ^ "Men's Basketball: Year-by-Year Results". Texas Tech Athletics. Archived from the original on February 18, 2009. Retrieved September 17, 2008.
- ^ "Texas Tech-Knight". Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. March 24, 2001. Archived from the original on March 17, 2012. Retrieved September 17, 2008.
- ^ "The H-SU Brand (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 33, No. 23, ed. 1, Saturday, March 12, 1949". March 12, 1949.