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James Morrison
Morrison pictured as captain of the 1897 Virginia football team
Biographical details
Born(1871-11-02)November 2, 1871
Lexington, Virginia, U.S.
DiedMay 15, 1939(1939-05-15) (aged 67)
Charlottesville, Virginia, U.S.
Alma materUniversity of Virginia (1898)[1]
Playing career
1897Virginia
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1898Add-Ran Christian
1899VPI
Head coaching record
Overall5–4–1

James Morrison (November 2, 1871 – May 15, 1939)[2] was an American college football player, coach, and physician. He served as the head football coach at Add-Ran Christian University—now known as Texas Christian University (TCU)—in 1898 and at Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College and Polytechnic Institute (VPI)—now known as Virginia Tech—in 1899, compiling a career college football record of 5–4–1. Morrison graduated from the University of Virginia with a medical degree in 1898.[3] He was later a pioneering otolaryngologist specialist in the south.

Head coaching record[edit]

Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs
Add-Ran Christian (Independent) (1898)
1898 Add-Ran Christian 1–3–1
Add-Ran Christian: 1–3–1
VPI (Independent) (1899)
1899 VPI 4–1
VPI: 4–1
Total: 5–4–1

References[edit]

  1. ^ Walsh, C.; Whittle, G.; Intercollegiate Football, Inc. (Saint Paul, Minn.). (1934). Intercollegiate football: a complete pictorial and statistical review from 1869 to 1934. Published by Doubleday, Doran & Co., Inc., for Intercollegiate Football, Inc. Retrieved April 5, 2015.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. ^ University of Virginia. Alumni Association (1939). Virginia. Vol. 28. Alumni Association of the University of Virginia. ISSN 0195-8798. Retrieved April 5, 2015.
  3. ^ University of Virginia (1894). Alumni Bulletin of the University of Virginia. University of Virginia Press. Retrieved April 5, 2015.