Dana X. Bible

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Dana X. Bible (October 8, 1891 to January 19, 1980) was a highly successful college football head coach. He is most well known for his excellent coaching at Texas A&M, Nebraska, and Texas. Throughout his career he compiled a 198-72-23 (.715) record. 30 out of his 33 seasons were winning seasons. He twice won 10 games in a season. He is a member of the College Football Hall of Fame. His son, Dana Bible, is the offensive coordinator at NC State.

Bible's 1919 football team at Texas A&M University, which was undefeated and untied and outscored the opposition 275-0, was retroactively named national champions by the National Championship Foundation.

[edit] Coaching chronology

• 1913 to 1915 Coached Mississippi College to a 12-7-2 record.
• 1916 Coached Louisiana State to a 1-0-2 record.
• 1917 Coached Texas A&M to a 8-0-0 record.
• 1918 Served in World War I.
• 1919 to 1928 Coached Texas A&M in three sports:
  • 1919 to 1928 Coached Texas A&M football to a 64-19-9 record.
  • 1920 to 1921 Coached Texas A&M baseball to a 29-10-1 record.
  • 1921 to 1927 Coached Texas A&M men's basketball to a 90-41 record.
• 1929 to 1936 Coached Nebraska to a 50-15-7 record.
• 1937 to 1946 Coached Texas to a 63-31-3 record.

[edit] External links

• http://www.hickoksports.com/biograph/bibledan.shtml
• http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/coaching/alltime_coach_year_by_year.php?coachid=170

Preceded by E.H. Harlan	Texas A&M Aggies Head Coach 1917	Succeeded by D.V. Graves
Preceded by D.V. Graves	Texas A&M Aggies Head Coach 1919–1928	Succeeded by Matty Bell
Preceded by Jack Chevigny	Texas Longhorns Head Coach 1937–1946	Succeeded by Blair Cherry