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Rip Major
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John Perry "Rip" Major (December 26, 1889 – January 21, 1934) 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.
Key Information
Auburn
[edit]Major was a prominent running back for Mike Donahue's Auburn Tigers of Auburn University.
1912
[edit]Major was captain of the team in 1912.[1] He was selected All-Southern.[2]
Wofford
[edit]Major coached the Wofford Terriers football teams of Wofford College in 1919 and from 1922 to 1926.[3]
Head coaching record
[edit]Football
[edit]| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wofford Terriers (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1919) | |||||||||
| 1919 | Wofford | 3–2–1 | 1–1 | T–13th | |||||
| Wofford Terriers (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1922–1926) | |||||||||
| 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–15th | |||||
| 1926 | Wofford | 2–8 | 1–3 | T–20th | |||||
| Wofford: | 19–34–1 | 6–16 | |||||||
| Total: | 19–34–1 | ||||||||
References
[edit]- ^ "Team Captains" (PDF).
- ^ "Consolidated All-Southern Chosen by Ten Scribes; Eleven Like Innis Brown's". Atlanta Constitution. December 3, 1912. p. 10.
- ^ "All-Time Coaching Records". 2013 Wofford College Football Media Guide: 136. July 22, 2013.
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