Alexander Durley
Biographical details | |
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Born | Texas College | December 18, 1912
Coaching career ( Texas College | |
1949–1964 | Texas Southern |
1969–1970 | Prairie View A&M |
Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
1949–1964 | Texas Southern |
1969–1971 | Prairie View A&M |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 154–80–15 |
Bowls | 1–4–1 |
Accomplishments and honors | |
Championships | |
3 SWAC (1942, 1944, 1956) 1 Midwest Athletic Association (1952) | |
Alexander Durley (December 18, 1912 – July 18, 1980) was an American college football coach, college athletics administrator, and mathematics professor. He served as the head football coach at Texas College from 1942 to 1948, at Texas Southern University from 1949 to 1964, and at Prairie View A&M University from 1969 to 1970. He was inducted into the Southwestern Athletic Conference Hall of Fame in 1992.
Career
Durley was the head football coach at
Durley was also the tenth head football coach at Prairie View A&M University for two seasons, from 1969 to 1970. His coaching record at Prairie View was 8–10–1.[5][6]
Death and honors
Durley died on July 18, 1980, in Houston, Texas. He was survived by his wife, Wilma, and two daughters.[7]
In 1992 Durley was inducted into the Southwestern Athletic Conference Hall of Fame.[2][8] The Alexander Durley Sports Complex at TSU is named for him.[2]
Head coaching record
Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
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Texas College Steers (Southwestern Athletic Conference ) (1942–1948)
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1942 | Texas College | 7–1 | 4–0 | 1st | |||||
1943 | Texas College | 5–1–1 | |||||||
1944 | Texas College | 8–1 | 5–1 | T–1st | |||||
1945 | Texas College | 7–3–1 | 3–2–1 | 3rd | L Vulcan | ||||
1946 | Texas College | 5–4–1 | 3–3 | T–4th | |||||
1947 | Texas College | 5–2–3 | 3–1–1 | 3rd | |||||
1948 | Texas College | 8–3 | 5–2 | T–2nd | |||||
Texas College: | 45–15–6 | ||||||||
Texas State / Texas Southern Tigers (Independent) (1949–1951) | |||||||||
1949 | Texas State | 3–6–1 | |||||||
1950 | Texas State | 5–5–1 | |||||||
1951 | Texas Southern | 7–2–1 | |||||||
Texas Southern Tigers (Midwest Athletic Association) (1952–1954) | |||||||||
1952 | Texas Southern | 10–0–1 | 2–0–1 | T–1st | W Prairie View | ||||
1953 | Texas Southern | 7–3 | 2–1 | T–3rd | L Prairie View | ||||
1954 | Texas Southern | 5–4–2 | 2–1–1 | 3rd | L Prairie View | ||||
Texas Southern Tigers (Southwestern Athletic Conference) (1955–1964) | |||||||||
1955 | Texas Southern | 7–2–1 | 5–1–1 | T–2nd | |||||
1956 | Texas Southern | 9–2 | 5–1 | T–1st | L Prairie View | ||||
1957 | Texas Southern | 7–3–1 | 4–2 | T–2nd | T Prairie View | ||||
1958 | Texas Southern | 5–5 | 2–3 | T–4th | |||||
1959 | Texas Southern | 7–3 | 5–2 | 3rd | |||||
1960 | Texas Southern | 4–6 | 2–5 | 6th | |||||
1961 | Texas Southern | 6–3 | 5–2 | T–2nd | |||||
1962 | Texas Southern | 7–3 | 5–2 | 2nd | |||||
1963 | Texas Southern | 7–3 | 5–2 | T–2nd | |||||
1964 | Texas Southern | 5–5 | 3–4 | T–4th | |||||
Texas State / Texas Southern: | 101–55–8 | 37–26–3 | |||||||
Prairie View A&M Panthers (Southwestern Athletic Conference) (1969–1970) | |||||||||
1969 | Prairie View A&M | 4–5 | 3–4 | 5th | |||||
1970 | Prairie View A&M | 4–5–1 | 2–3–1 | T–4th | |||||
Prairie View A&M: | 8–10–1 | 5–7–1 | |||||||
Total: | 154–80–15 | ||||||||
National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth |
References
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- ^ a b c d "Nineteen Inducted into SWAC Hall of Fame". Winston-Salem Chronicle Black College Sports Review. June 18, 1992. p. 12.
- ^ Lloyd C. A. Wells (November 19, 1992). "The Judge Says". San Antonio Register. p. 2.
- ^ a b Honor Warren Wells (July 15, 2009). "A Tale of Texas Tigers: A Tribute to Alexander Durley". The Torch – via Bleacher Report.com.
- ^ "Prairie View A&M University coaching records". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on January 7, 2009.
- ^ "Prairie View Agricultural & Mechanical University Directory". The Sports Network. Archived from the original on June 4, 2011.
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- ^ "Southwestern Athletic Conference Hall of Fame Classes". Southwestern Athletic Conference. Archived from the original on November 3, 2016. Retrieved November 1, 2016.