Byron E. Morgan

Byron E. Morgan
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Sport(s)	Football
1953–1962	Geneva
1963–1974	Findlay
Head coaching record
Overall	101–93–8

Byron E. Morgan was an American football coach. He accumulated a lifetime record of 101 wins, 93 losses, and 8 ties.

Coaching career

Geneva College

Morgan was the 22nd head football coach for the Geneva College Golden Tornadoes^[1] located in Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania and he held that position for missing seasons, from 1953 until 1962. His coaching record at Geneva was 46 wins, 35 losses, and 6 ties.^[2]

Findlay College

After coaching at Geneva, Morgan moved to Findlay College (now called University of Findlay) in Findlay, Ohio to coach there.^[3] He was head coach at Findlay from 1963 until the completion of the 1974 season and accumulated a record of 55 wins, 58 losses, and 2 ties with appearances in the 1964 NAIA Playoffs and a victory in the 1967 Shrine Bowl.^[4] While at Findlay, he coached future NFL players Odell Barry, Tony King, and Allen Smith.^[5]

Political life

After retirement from college football, Morgan remained at Findlay as an instructor and also entered local politics to serve as a city council for Findlay.^[6]

References

↑ New York Times "Geneva Names Football Coach" May 16, 1953
↑ Geneva College coaching records
↑ New York Times "Morgan to Coach at Findlay" August 10, 1963
↑ Findlay University Football Record Book
↑ Database Football NFL Players who attended University of Findlay
↑ Toledo Blade "Councilman-Elect Becomes Ill" November 7, 1975

Geneva Golden Tornadoes head football coaches

William McCracken (1890–1896)
Ross Fiscus (1897–1899)
J. B. Craig (1900–1903)
Smith Alford (1904)
Archibald Leech (1905)
No team (1906)
Arthur McKean (1907–1911)
Graydon Long (1912)
Coligny Brainerd Metheny (1913–1916)
Phillip Henry Bridenbaugh (1917–1921)
Robert Park (1922)
Tom Davies (1923)
Jack Sack (1924)
Bo McMillin (1925–1927)
Mack Flenniken (1928–1929)
Howard Harpster (1930–1932)
Jimmy Robertson (1933)
Dike Beede (1934–1936)
Edgar P. Weltner (1937–1940)
Alured Ransom (1941)
Cal Hubbard (1942)
No team (1943–1945)
Alured Ransom (1946–1948)
Walter J. West (1949–1952)
Byron E. Morgan (1953–1962)
Donald Lederick (1963–1966)
Joe Banks (1967–1968)
Dan Frasier (1969–1971)
Max Holm (1972–1973)
Dick Lasse (1974–1975)
Gene Sullivan (1976–1992)
Geno DeMarco (1993– )

Findlay Oilers head football coaches

No coach (1892)
Howard Green (1893)
No coach (1894–1897)
No team (1898)
No coach (1899)
No team (1900–1901)
Unknown (1897–1901)
Harold Hammett (1902)
No coach (1903)
Sweet (1903)
No team (1904–1905)
Allison Van Horn (1906)
No team (1907)
Fred Ross (1908–1909)
No coach (1910)
No team (1911)
No coach (1912)
Cloyce M. Reeg (1913)
No team (1914)
Harry J. Barnhart (1915–1916)
Pearl Rice (1917)
No team (1918–1919)
Harper (1920)
Carroll Morey (1921)
Russell Ward (1922)
Joe R. Cogdal (1923–1924)
Humphrey Harmony (1925–1926)
Harry J. Barnhart (1927–1931)
Stu Holcomb (1932–1935)
Howard Kissell (1936–1940)
Lee Graves (1941)
Nelson Jones (1942)
No team (1943–1945)
Nelson Jones (1946–1948)
Jack Henning (1949–1950)
Don Renninger (1951–1954)
James D. Houdeshell (1955–1959)
Bob Gobin (1960)
Lou Juillerat (1961–1962)
Byron E. Morgan (1963–1974)
Dick Strahm (1975–1998)
Doug Coate (1999)
Dan Simrell (2000–2006)
Jon Wauford (2007–2010)
Rob Keys (2011– )

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