Rip Major

Quick Facts

Intro

American gridiron football player

From

United States of America

American football player

Work field

Sports

Gender

Male

Place of birth

Auburn, Lee County, Alabama, USA

Education

Auburn University,

Sports Teams

Auburn Tigers men's basketball

Auburn Tigers football

The details (from wikipedia)

Biography

J. P. "Rip" Major was an American football player, coach of football, basketball, and baseball, and college athletics administrator.He served as the head football coach at Wofford College in 1919 and again from 1922 to 1926, compiling a record of 19–34–1.

Auburn

Major was a prominent running back for Mike Donahue's Auburn Tigers of Auburn University. He was also a center on the basketball team.

1912

Major was captain of the team in 1912. He was selected All-Southern.

Wofford

Major coached the Wofford Terriers football teams of Wofford College in 1919 and from 1922 to 1926.

Head coaching record

Football

Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing
Wofford Terriers (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association)
1919	Wofford	3–2–1	1–1	T–13th
Wofford Terriers (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association)
1922	Wofford	2–7	0–2	T–13th
1923	Wofford	6–3	1–3	T–13th
1924	Wofford	3–7	2–4	T–12th
1925	Wofford	3–7	1–3	T–13th
1926	Wofford	2–8	1–3	T–17th
Wofford:		19–34–1	6–16
Total:		19–34–1