DeWitt Weaver
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DeWitt Thompson Weaver Sr. (May 11, 1912 – January 19, 1998) was an American football player, coach, and college athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach of the Texas Tech Red Raiders from 1951 to 1960.[1]
Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.
Daphne, Alabama, U.S.
Weaver (left) in 1955 | |
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | May 11, 1912 Nashville, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Died | January 19, 1998 (aged 85) Daphne, Alabama, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 1934–1936 | Tennessee |
| Position | Guard |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1938–1941 | Centre (line) |
| 1946–1948 | Mississippi State (line) |
| 1949–1950 | Tulsa (assistant) |
| 1951–1960 | Texas Tech |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 1952–1960 | Texas Tech |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 49–51–5 |
| Bowls | 2–1 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 4 Border (1951, 1953–1955) | |
He was the first head football coach at Texas Tech to win a bowl game during his first season—an accomplishment unmatched at Texas Tech until Tommy Tuberville's first season, in 2010.[2]
In 1955, he became the first college coach to defeat the Texas Longhorns in a season-opener in Austin.[3] He amassed a 49–51–5 record.[4]
From 1952 to 1960, he also served as the athletic director at Texas Technological College, as Texas Tech University was then known.[3]
His son, DeWitt Jr., was a professional golfer who won the PGA Tour twice.[5]
Head coaching record
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | Coaches# | AP° | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texas Tech Red Raiders (Border Conference) (1951–1955) | |||||||||
| 1951 | Texas Tech | 7–4 | 4–0 | 1st | W Sun | ||||
| 1952 | Texas Tech | 3–7–1 | 2–1–1 | 2nd | |||||
| 1953 | Texas Tech | 11–1 | 5–0 | 1st | W Gator | 12 | 12 | ||
| 1954 | Texas Tech | 7–2–1 | 4–0 | 1st | |||||
| 1955 | Texas Tech | 7–3–1 | 3–0–1 | 1st | L Sun | ||||
| Texas Tech Red Raiders (Independent) (1956–1959) | |||||||||
| 1956 | Texas Tech | 2–7–1 | |||||||
| 1957 | Texas Tech | 2–8 | |||||||
| 1958 | Texas Tech | 3–7 | |||||||
| 1959 | Texas Tech | 4–6 | |||||||
| Texas Tech Red Raiders (Southwest Conference) (1960) | |||||||||
| 1960 | Texas Tech | 3–6–1 | 1–5–1 | 6th | |||||
| Texas Tech: | 49–51–5 | 19–6–3 | |||||||
| Total: | 49–51–5 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
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