Frank Kimbrough (American football)

Francis Henry Kimbrough (June 24, 1904 – February 4, 1971) was an American football player, coach of football and basketball, and college athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at Hardin–Simmons University (1935–1940), Baylor University (1941–1942, 1945–1946), and West Texas State University—now West Texas A&M University (1947–1957). Kimbrough was also the head basketball coach at Hardin–Simmons from 1936 to 1941, tallying a mark of 29–50. He was the brother of Texas A&M star football player John Kimbrough.

Frank Kimbrough
Kimbrough pictured in The Bronco 1936, Hardin–Simmons yearbook
Biographical details
Born(1904-06-24)June 24, 1904
Alabama
DiedFebruary 4, 1971(1971-02-04) (aged 66)
Canyon, Texas
Playing career
Football
1922–1925Hardin–Simmons
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1935–1940Hardin–Simmons
1941–1942Baylor
1943North Carolina Pre-Flight
1945–1946Baylor
1947–1957West Texas State
Basketball
1936–1941Hardin–Simmons
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1957–1969West Texas State
Head coaching record
Overall118–87–9 (football)
29–50 (basketball)
Bowls3–0–1
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
Football
1 Border (1950)

Kimbrough began his college coaching career at Hardin–Simmons in 1935. After finishing the 1940 season with a perfect 9–0 record, Kimbrough—at age 37—was hired by Baylor, replacing Morley Jennings. With mediocre results in his first three seasons, Kimbrough resigned after Baylor went 1–8 in 1946. In the middle of his Baylor tenure, Kimbrough served as the head coach for the North Carolina Pre-Flight School team in 1943 and led the Cloudbusters to an overall record of 2–4–1.[1] He was immediately hired by West Texas A&M, where he coached the following 11 years. In 1950 his team went 10–1, including a Sun Bowl win over Cincinnati. Kimbrough retired in 1957 to become the school's athletic director. Kimbrough Memorial Stadium in Canyon, Texas, West Texas A&M's football field, is named in his honor.

Head coaching record

Football
Year Team Overall ConferenceStanding Bowl/playoffs AP#
Hardin–Simmons Cowboys (Texas Conference) (1935)
1935 Hardin–Simmons 6–3–12–0NAT Sun
Hardin–Simmons Cowboys (Independent) (1936–1940)
1936 Hardin–Simmons 9–2W Sun
1937 Hardin–Simmons 8–0–1
1938 Hardin–Simmons 8–2
1939 Hardin–Simmons 7–1–1
1940 Hardin–Simmons 9–017
Hardin–Simmons: 47–8–32–0
Baylor Bears (Southwest Conference) (1941–1942)
1941 Baylor 3–6–11–4–16th
1942 Baylor 6–4–13–2–14th
North Carolina Pre-Flight Cloudbusters (Independent) (1943)
1943 North Carolina Pre-Flight 2–4–1
North Carolina Pre-Flight: 2–4–1
Baylor Bears (Southwest Conference) (1945–1946)
1945 Baylor 5–5–12–46th
1946 Baylor 1–80–67th
Baylor: 15–23–36–16–2
West Texas State Buffaloes (Border Conference) (1947–1957)
1947 West Texas State 7–45–23rd
1948 West Texas State 6–52–36th
1949 West Texas State 5–43–25th
1950 West Texas State 10–16–01stW Sun
1951 West Texas State 2–71–5T–7th
1952 West Texas State 3–61–47th
1953 West Texas State 1–8–10–67th
1954 West Texas State 1–81–57th
1955 West Texas State 4–4–11–4–16th
1956 West Texas State 8–22–23rdW Tangerine
1957 West Texas State 7–33–12nd
West Texas State: 54–52–225–34–1
Total:118–87–9
      National championship         Conference title         Conference division title or championship game berth

References
  1. Jones, Wilbur D. (2009). "Football! Navy! War!": How Military "Lend-Lease" Players Saved the College Game and Helped Win World War II. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Company. pp. 124–126. ISBN 978-0-7864-4219-5. Retrieved January 16, 2012.
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