Morley Jennings

Morley Jennings
Biographical details
Born	January 23, 1890; Holland, Michigan
Died	May 13, 1985 (aged 95); Lubbock, Texas
Playing career
Football
1910–1911	Mississippi State
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1912–1925	Ouachita Baptist
1926–1940	Baylor
Baseball
1929–1938	Baylor
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1941–1951	Texas Tech
Head coaching record
Overall	153–77–18 (football); 120–79 (baseball)
	College Football Hall of Fame; Inducted in 1973 (profile)

Morley "Jopsey" Jennings (January 23, 1890 – May 13, 1985) was an American football, basketball, and baseball player, coach, and college athletics administrator. He attended college at Mississippi State University, where he participated in baseball, basketball, football, and track. Jennings served as the head football coach at Ouachita Baptist University from 1912 to 1925 and at Baylor University from 1926 to 1940, compiling a career college football record of 153–77–18. He was also the head baseball coach at Baylor from 1928 to 1939, tallying a mark of 120–79. From 1941 to 1951, Jennings served as the athletic director at Texas Tech University.^[1] He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame as a coach in 1973.

Morley appeared in two Major League Baseball games in 1913 for the Washington Senators, batting three times but going hitless. Officially listed as Bill Morley, he played second base.

Head coaching record


Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing
Ouachita Baptist Tigers (Independent) (1912–1925)
1912	Ouachita Baptist	2–2–1
1913	Ouachita Baptist	3–2–3
1914	Ouachita Baptist	8–0–1
1915	Ouachita Baptist	7–1
1916	Ouachita Baptist	4–2
1917	Ouachita Baptist	4–0
1918	Ouachita Baptist	2–1
1919	Ouachita Baptist	4–1–1
1920	Ouachita Baptist	6–1–1
1921	Ouachita Baptist	5–3
1922	Ouachita Baptist	6–1–1
1923	Ouachita Baptist	4–3–1
1924	Ouachita Baptist	8–0–1
1925	Ouachita Baptist	7–0–2
Ouachita Baptist:		70–17–12
Baylor Bears (Southwest Conference) (1926–1940)
1926	Baylor	6–3–1	3–1–1	2nd
1927	Baylor	2–7	0–5	7th
1928	Baylor	8–2	3–2	T–3rd
1929	Baylor	7–3–1	2–2–1	3rd
1930	Baylor	6–3–1	3–1–1	2nd
1931	Baylor	3–6	1–5	6th
1932	Baylor	3–5–1	1–3–1	5th
1933	Baylor	6–4	4–2	T–2nd
1934	Baylor	3–7	1–5	7th
1935	Baylor	8–3	3–3	T–3rd
1936	Baylor	6–3–1	3–2–1	T–3rd
1937	Baylor	7–3	3–3	4th
1938	Baylor	7–2–1	3–2–1	3rd
1939	Baylor	7–3	4–2	T–2nd
1940	Baylor	4–6	0–6	7th
Baylor:		83–60–6	33–44–6
Total:		153–77–18
^†Indicates Bowl Coalition, Bowl Alliance, BCS, or CFP / New Years' Six bowl.

^ Andrews, Ruth Horn (1956). The First Thirty Years: a History of Texas Technological College. Lubbock, Texas: The Texas Tech Press. pp. 305, 306–307.