Johnny Floyd

Johnny Floyd
	Floyd pictured in Midlander 1939, Middle Tennessee yearbook
Biographical details
Born	July 14, 1891; Murfreesboro, Tennessee
Died	July 20, 1965 (aged 74); Shelbyville, Tennessee
Playing career
Football
1915–1916	Vanderbilt
1919–1920	Vanderbilt
Basketball
1919–1920	Vanderbilt
Position(s)	Halfback (football), Guard (basketball)
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1917	Middle Tennessee
1927–1928	Vanderbilt (assistant)
1929	Auburn (line)
1929	Auburn
1930–1931	The Citadel
1935–1938	Middle Tennessee
c. 1941	Rice
Basketball
1927–1929	Vanderbilt
1935–1939	Middle Tennessee
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1930–1931	The Citadel
Head coaching record
Overall	39–21–4 (football); 22–53 (basketball)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
	Basketball:; 1 SIAA (1920)

John Cullom "Red" Floyd (July 14, 1891 – July 20, 1965) was an American football and basketball player and coach.^[2]^[3] He played football at Vanderbilt University with such greats as Irby "Rabbit" Curry and Josh Cody, captaining the 1920 Vanderbilt Commodores football team. He served as the head football coach at Middle Tennessee State University (1917, 1935–1938), Auburn University (1929), and The Citadel in South Carolina (1930–1931), compiling a career college football record of 39–21–4. Floyd was also the head basketball coach at Vanderbilt University from 1927 to 1929 and at Middle Tennessee from 1935 to 1939, tallying a career college basketball mark of 22–53.

Coaching career

In 1917, Floyd entered his first stint as a head coach at Middle Tennessee, and had a record of 7–0. Jess Neely was a member of the 1917 team. In 1929, he coached at Auburn, and compiled an 0–4 record. This makes him the only coach in NCAA history to lose four straight games after winning his first seven. From 1930 to 1931, he coached at The Citadel, and compiled a 9–9–3 record. From 1935 to 1938, he entered his second stint as a head coach at Middle Tennessee State, where he compiled a 23–8–1 record, including a second undefeated season in 1935 at 8–0.

Floyd was the eighth head football coach for The Citadel Bulldogs located in Charleston, South Carolina and he held that position for two seasons, from 1930 until 1931. His career coaching record at The Citadel was 9 wins, 9 losses, and 3 ties. This ranks him 16th at The Citadel in total wins and ninth at The Citadel in winning percentage.^[4]

Head coaching record

Football


Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing
Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders (Independent) (1917)
1917	Middle Tennessee	7–0
Auburn Tigers (Southern Conference) (1929)
1929	Auburn	0–4^{[n 1]}	0–4^{[n 1]}	23rd^{[n 1]}
Auburn:		0–4	0–4
The Citadel Bulldogs (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1930–1931)
1930	The Citadel	4–5–2
1931	The Citadel	5–4–1
The Citadel:		9–9–3
Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1935–1938)
1935	Middle Tennessee	8–0	5–0	1st
1936	Middle Tennessee	7–1	5–0	1st
1937	Middle Tennessee	6–1–1
1938	Middle Tennessee	2–6
Middle Tennessee:		30–8–1
Total:		39–21–4
National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth
^†Indicates Bowl Coalition, Bowl Alliance, BCS, or CFP / New Years' Six bowl.

Notes

^ ^a ^b ^c George Bohler coached the first five games of the season.

References

External links

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[1929season-5] George Bohler coached the first five games of the season.

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[4] Citadel Coaching Records

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