Tex Oliver

Tex Oliver

Sport(s)	Football
Biographical details
Born	November 21, 1899
Died	April 10, 1988 (aged 88)
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1933–1937	Arizona
1938–1941	Oregon
1942	St. Mary's Pre-Flight
1945–1946	Oregon
Head coaching record
Overall	55–39–7
Statistics College Football Data Warehouse
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
2 Border Intercollegiate Athletic Association (1935–1936)

Gerald A. "Tex" Oliver (November 21, 1899 – April 10, 1988)^[1] was an American football coach. He served as the head coach at the University of Arizona from 1933 to 1937 and at the University of Oregon^[2] from 1938 to 1941 and again from 1945 to 1946, compiling a career college football record of 55–39–7.

Coaching career

From 1933 to 1937, Oliver coached the Arizona Wildcats to a 32–11–4 record. During that stretch, he never had a losing season. From 1938 to 1946, he coached Oregon to a 23–28–3 record.

Head coaching record

Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Bowl/playoffs
Arizona Wildcats (Border Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1933–1937)
1933	Arizona	5–3	3–2	T–3rd
1934	Arizona	7–2–1	2–1–1	3rd
1935	Arizona	7–2	4–0	1st
1936	Arizona	5–2–3	3–0–1	1st
1937	Arizona	8–2	3–1	3rd
Arizona:		32–11–4	15–4–2
Oregon Webfoots (Pacific Coast Conference) (1938–1941)
1938	Oregon	4–5	4–4	5th
1939	Oregon	3–4–1	3–3–1	5th
1940	Oregon	4–4–1	3–4–1	5th
1941	Oregon	5–5	4–4	5th
Oregon Webfoots (Pacific Coast Conference) (1945–1946)
1945	Oregon	3–6	3–6	7th
1946	Oregon	4–4–1	3–4–1	6th
Oregon:		23–28–3	20–25–3
Total:		55–39–7
National championship         Conference title         Conference division title

See also

• List of college football head coaches with non-consecutive tenure

References

1. "Ex-Oregon football coach dies". The Register-Guard. April 16, 1988. Retrieved April 10, 2011.
2. McCann, Michael C. (1995). Oregon Ducks Football: 100 Years of Glory. Eugene, OR: McCann Communications Corp. ISBN 0-9648244-7-7.

External links

• Tex Oliver at the College Football Data Warehouse