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.
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | December 18, 1912 Texas, U.S. |
| Died | July 18, 1980 (aged 67) Houston, Texas, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 1931–1935 | Texas College |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1942–1948 | Texas College |
| 1949–1964 | Texas State / Texas Southern |
| 1969–1970 | Prairie View A&M |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 1949–1964 | Texas State / 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) | |
Career
editDurley was the head football coach at Texas College from 1942 to 1948, compiling a record of 45–15–6.[1] From 1949 to 1964, Durley was head football coach and director of athletics at Texas Southern University. His coaching record there was 101–55–8. In their second year in the Midwest Athletic Association, Texas Southern went undefeated; in 1952 they beat Prairie View A&M in the Prairie View Bowl to win the black college football national championship;[2][3] in their first season in the Southwestern Athletic Conference, 1958–1959, they shared the league championship with Wiley College.[2][4] He was also a mathematics professor at TSU.[4]
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
editDurley 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
edit| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texas College Steers (Southwestern Athletic Conference) (1942–1948) | |||||||||
| 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
edit- ^ "Durley Making Coaching Comeback at Prairie View". Pittsburgh Courier. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. August 9, 1969. p. 14. Retrieved November 2, 2016 – via Newspapers.com
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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.
- ^ "Alexander Durley Rites Planned". Tyler Morning Telegraph. Tyler, Texas. July 22, 1980. p. 12. Retrieved December 4, 2019 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Southwestern Athletic Conference Hall of Fame Classes". Southwestern Athletic Conference. Archived from the original on November 3, 2016. Retrieved November 1, 2016.
