McMurry War Hawks football

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McMurry War Hawks football
First season1923;101 years ago (1923)
Athletic directorLarry Dockery
Head coach Jordan Neal
6th season, 14–34 (.292)
Stadium Wilford Moore Stadium
(capacity: 3,550)
Year built1937
Field surface FieldTurf
Location Abilene, Texas
Conference SCAC
All-time record393–525–32 (.431)
Bowl record2–1 (.667)
Playoff appearances1–1 (NCAA D-III playoffs)
0–1 (NAIA D-II playoffs)
Conference titles2 TIAA* (1980, 1983)
5 Texas Conference (1947–1949, 1953, 1955)
1 TIAA (1927)
ColorsMaroon and black [1]
   
Website mcmurrysports.com

The McMurry War Hawks football team represents McMurry University in college football in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) at the NCAA Division III level. The War Hawks are members of the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference (SCAC), fielding its team in the SCAC since 2024. The War Hawks play their home games at Wilford Moore Stadium in Abilene, Texas. The team was known as the McMurry Indians until 2011. [2]

Contents

Their head coach is Jordan Neal, who took over the position for the 2019 season.

Conference affiliations

List of head coaches

Key

Key to symbols in coaches list
GeneralOverallConferencePostseason [A 1]
No.Order of coaches [A 2] GCGames coachedCWConference winsPWPostseason wins
DCDivision championshipsOWOverall winsCLConference lossesPLPostseason losses
CCConference championshipsOLOverall lossesCTConference tiesPTPostseason ties
NCNational championshipsOTOverall ties [A 3] C%Conference winning percentage
†Elected to the College Football Hall of Fame O%Overall winning percentage [A 4]

Coaches

List of head football coaches showing season(s) coached, overall records and conference records
No.NameSeason(s)GCOWOLOTO%CWCLCTC%
1 Randolph M. Medley 1923–19381396158200.511382380.609
2 Dale Morrison 1939–19412661910.25041610.214
3 Jim Conger 194282600.2501300.250
4 Vernon Hilliard 194694410.5002200.500
5 Wilford Moore 1947–195483492950.620221110.662
6 Douglas Cox 1955108200.8002001.000
7 Tommy Ellis 1956–195940241600.600————
8 Grant Teaff 1960–196560233520.400000–
9 Buddy Fornes 1966–197270274210.393163000.348
10 Don Newson 1973–197529111800.379————
11 Spud Aldridge 1976–198163362700.571261800.591
12 Rodney Murphy 1982–19831981100.4216800.429
13 Don Birmingham 1984–19852041600.2003900.250
14 Cliff Odenwald 1986–19872071120.4003720.333
15 Mark Cox 1988–19903042600.13342200.154
16 Joe George 1991–199439182100.46271300.350
17 Steve Keenum 1995–200498366200.367265000.342
18 Joe Crousen 2005–20062081200.40061100.353
19 Donny Gray 2007–20082021800.10011500.063
20 Hal Mumme [7] 2009–201243271600.62815900.625
21 Mason Miller 2013113800.273————
22 Lance Hinson [8] 2014–201849143500.28672400.226
23 Jordan Neal [9] 2019–present44113300.25072900.194

Year-by-year results

National championsConference championsBowl game berthPlayoff berth
SeasonYearHead coachAssociationDivisionConferenceRecordPostseasonFinal ranking
OverallConference
WinLossTieFinishWinLossTie
McMurry Indians
1923 1923 Randolph M. Medley NCAA —Independent231——
1924 1924 521——
1925 1925 341——
1926 1926 TIAA 1906th120——
1927 1927 4121st302——
1928 1928 630T–2nd410——
1929 1929 4133rd311——
1930 1930 3425th321——
1931 1931 260T–3rd (Western)220——
1932 1932 2424th230——
1933 1933 Texas Conference 442T–3rd320——
1934 1934 3334tth213——
1935 1935 6302nd420——
1936 1936 8113rd511——
1937 1937 7213rd520——
1938 1938 1809th160——
1939 1939 Dale Morrison 1608th160——
1940 1940 1907th160——
1941 1941 4415th241——
1942 1942 Jim Conger 2604th130——
No team from 1943 to 1945 due to World War II.
1946 1946 Vernon Hilliard NCAA — Texas Conference 4413rd220——
1947 1947 Wilford Moore 731T–1st410L Boys' Ranch Bowl—
1948 1948 6401st410——
1949 1949 8211st401W Oleander Bowl—
1950 1950 450T–3rd230——
1951 1951 3704th130——
1952 1952 4412nd310——
1953 1953 811T–1st310——
1954 1954 6312nd110——
1955 1955 Douglas Cox 8201st200——
1956 1956 Tommy Ellis NAIA —Independent550——
1957 1957 550——
1958 1958 640——
1959 1959 820—9
1960 1960 Grant Teaff 370——
1961 1961 640——
1962 1962 640——
1963 1963 370——
1964 1964 181——
1965 1965 LSC 451N/A000——
1966 1966 Buddy Fornes 1818th061——
1967 1967 640T–3rd430——
1968 1968 8203rd520——
1969 1969 2808th160——
1970 1970 Division I560T–5th450——
1971 1971 280T–8th270——
1972 1972 360N/A000——
1973 1973 Don Newson ?Independent360——
1974 1974 640——
1975 1975 280——
1976 1976 Spud Aldridge Division II TIAA* 380T–3rd130——
1977 1977 6403rd220——
1978 1978 7302nd530——
1979 1979 8302nd620——
1980 1980 9201st910L NAIA Division II Quarterfinal 8
1981 1981 3704th370——
1982 1982 Rodney Murphy 2804th260——
1983 1983 630T–1st420——
1984 1984 Don Birmingham 3703rd240——
1985 1985 1904th150——
1986 1986 Cliff Odenwald 460T–2nd240——
1987 1987 3523rd132——
1988 1988 Mark Cox 1906th190——
1989 1989 280T–5th280——
1990 1990 1907th150——
1991 1991 Joe George 3706th050——
1992 1992 460T–3rd230——
1993 1993 8202nd410—18
1994 1994 3605th140——
1995 1995 Steve Keenum 1905th080——
1996 1996 ASC 370T–4th130——
1997 1997 NCAA Division III 550T–3rd230——
1998 1998 8202nd610——
1999 1999 7202nd610——
2000 2000 6405th540——
2001 2001 09010th080——
2002 2002 010010th090——
2003 2003 460T–5th450——
2004 2004 280T–9th180——
2005 2005 Joe Crousen 5507th450——
2006 2006 3709th260——
2007 2007 Donny Gray 280T–9th170——
2008 2008 01009th080——
2009 2009 Hal Mumme 4605th440——
2010 2010 640T–4th440——
McMurry War Hawks
2011 2011 Hal Mumme NCAA Division III ASC 9302nd710L NCAA Division III Second Round 14
2012 2012 Division II Independent 830W C.H.A.M.P.S. Heart of Texas Bowl —
2013 2013 Mason Miller 380——
2014 2014 Lance Hinson LSC 2807th160——
2015 2015 Division III ASC 460N/A000——
2016 2016 4505th240——
2017 2017 280T–7th270——
2018 2018 280T–7th270——
2019 2019 Jordan Neal 010010th090——
2020–21 2020 2304th (West)130——
2021 2021 270T–8th270——
2022 2022 190T–8th170——
2023 2023 640T–3rd330——
2024 2024 SCAC ——

Wilford Moore Stadium

Wilford Moore Stadium
Location1560 Ross Ave
Abilene, TX 79605
Owner McMurry University
Operator McMurry University
Capacity 3,550
Surface FieldTurf
Opened1937
Tenants
McMurry War Hawks (NCAA) (1937–1942, 1950–1959, 1974–present)

Wilford Moore Stadium is a football stadium in Abilene, Texas, with a seating capacity of 3,550. It is home to McMurry University War Hawks football team. [10] It is named after Wilford Moore who was the head football coach from 1947 to 1954 after being previously known as Indian Stadium.

The stadium initially had a capacity of 4,500 but has since been lowered to 3,550. [10]

Rivalries

Hardin–Simmons

The Hardin–Simmons–McMurry football rivalry is an American college football rivalry between the Hardin–Simmons Cowboys and McMurry War Hawks, with the rivalry referred to as the Crosstown Showdown, with both universities located approximately 10 minutes from each other in Abilene. [11] The winner is given the Wilford Moore Trophy, named after Wilford Moore, who was a player at Hardin–Simmons and a coach at McMurry. Moore is the only person to be inducted into the athletic halls of fame at both Hardin–Simmons University and McMurry University. [12] Following the 2023 meeting, Hardin–Simmons leads the all-time series 33–4. [13]

Sul Ross

The Battle of I-20 is the name given to the McMurry–Sul Ross football rivalry. [14] Going into the 2019 match-up McMurry led the all-time series 46–40–2; [15] the Lobos would win that year's game 21–7. As of the 2023 season, the two teams have met 93 times with McMurry leading the series 48–43–2. The future of the rivalry remains uncertain as Sul Ross joined the Lone Star Conference in 2024, which competes at the Division II level, while McMurry competes in the Division III Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference. [16]

Notes

  1. ↑ Although the first Rose Bowl Game was played in 1902, it has been continuously played since the 1916 game, and is recognized as the oldest bowl game by the NCAA. "—" indicates any season prior to 1916 when postseason games were not played. [4]
  2. ↑ A running total of the number of head coaches, with coaches who served separate tenures being counted only once. Interim head coaches are represented with "Int" and are not counted in the running total. "—" indicates the team played but either without a coach or no coach is on record. "X" indicates an interim year without play.
  3. ↑ Overtime rules in college football were introduced in 1996, making ties impossible in the period since. [5]
  4. ↑ When computing the win–loss percentage, a tie counts as half a win and half a loss. [6]

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References

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  3. ↑ "McMurry University Unifies Intercollegiate Athletics Joining Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference in Fall 2024". McMurry University. Retrieved July 10, 2024.
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  9. ↑ Lilley, Quinton (December 6, 2018). "Cooper, Hardin-Simmons grad Jordan Neal hired as McMurry football coach". Abilene Reporter-News. Retrieved July 10, 2024.
  10. 1 2 "Wilford Moore Stadium". McMurry University Athletics. Retrieved July 10, 2024.
  11. ↑ Rosado, Carlos (October 17, 2024). "McMurry vs. 5th Ranked Hardin-Simmons: The Most Anticipated Crosstown Showdown Ever". Big Country Sports. Retrieved October 20, 2024.
  12. ↑ "Moore is only dual Hall-of-Famer for HSU and McMurry". Abilene Reporter-News .[ dead link ]
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  14. ↑ "Sul Ross State Lobos Showcase Resilience in 93rd Battle of I-20 Rivalry Despite Loss to McMurry War Hawks". Big Bend Times. November 12, 2023. Retrieved September 12, 2024.
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  16. ↑ "McMurry University Unifies Intercollegiate Athletics Joining Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference in Fall 2024". McMurry University. Retrieved September 12, 2024.
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