Tex Oliver
American football coach
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| Intro | American football coach | |
| Places | United States of America | |
| was | Military officer Soldier Officer | |
| Work field | Military | |
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| Birth | 21 November 1899 | |
| Death | 10 April 1988 (aged 88 years) |
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Biography
Gerald Allen "Tex" Oliver (November 21, 1899 – April 10, 1988) 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 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 the Oregon Webfoots to a 23–28–3 record.
Later life and death
After retiring from coaching, Oliver worked as a school administrator in Compton and Lancaster, California. He retired as superintendent of schools in Lancaster in 1966. Oliver died of cancer on April 10, 1988 at his home in Costa Mesa, California.
Head coaching record
College
| 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 | |||||||||