Cebe Ross

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Cebe Ross
Biographical details
Born(1901-11-22)November 22, 1901
West Virginia, U.S.
DiedApril 2, 1953(1953-04-02) (aged 51)
Buckhannon, West Virginia, U.S.
Playing career
Football
1919–1922West Virginia Wesleyan
Position(s)Quarterback, halfback
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1924Buckhannon HS (WV)
1925–1941West Virginia Wesleyan
1942Morris Harvey
1946–1950West Virginia Wesleyan
Basketball
1943–1944Morris Harvey
Head coaching record
Overall95–109–14 (college football)
5–5 (college basketball)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
Football
3 WVAC/WVIAC (1926, 1935, 1942)

Cecil Byron "Cebe" Ross (November 22, 1901 – April 2, 1953) was an American football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at West Virginia Wesleyan College in Buckhannon, West Virginia from 1925 to 1941 and 1946 to 1950. Ross died on April 2, 1953, in Buckhannon, West Virginia.[1]

Head coaching record[edit]

College football[edit]

Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs
West Virginia Wesleyan Bobcats (West Virginia Athletic Conference / West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) (1925–1941)
1925 West Virginia Wesleyan 5–3 3–1 T–2nd
1926 West Virginia Wesleyan 4–6 4–1 1st
1927 West Virginia Wesleyan 3–6–1 3–1 T–3rd
1928 West Virginia Wesleyan 5–6 3–2 5th
1929 West Virginia Wesleyan 4–6 4–1 T–4th
1930 West Virginia Wesleyan 4–5–2 3–0–2 T–2nd
1931 West Virginia Wesleyan 6–3–1 3–0 NA
1932 West Virginia Wesleyan 4–4–1 2–1–1 4th
1933 West Virginia Wesleyan 4–7 2–2 4th
1934 West Virginia Wesleyan 6–3–1 4–0 2nd
1935 West Virginia Wesleyan 7–2–1 4–0 1st
1936 West Virginia Wesleyan 8–2 4–0 T–2nd
1937 West Virginia Wesleyan 1–7–1 1–2 NA
1938 West Virginia Wesleyan 3–5 2–1 NA
1939 West Virginia Wesleyan 1–8 1–3 T–6th
1940 West Virginia Wesleyan 3–5 3–2 4th
1941 West Virginia Wesleyan 3–4–1 2–0–1 NA
Morris Harvey (West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) (1942)
1942 Morris Harvey 6–1–2 4–0 1st
Morris Harvey: 6–1–2 4–0
West Virginia Wesleyan Bobcats (West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) (1946–1950)
1946 West Virginia Wesleyan 6–3 4–3 5th
1947 West Virginia Wesleyan 6–2 3–2 6th
1948 West Virginia Wesleyan 4–4–2 3–2–2 6th
1949 West Virginia Wesleyan 1–9–1 1–6–1 10th
1950 West Virginia Wesleyan 1–8 1–7 10th
West Virginia Wesleyan: 89–108–12 60–37–7
Total: 95–109–14
      National championship         Conference title         Conference division title or championship game berth

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Bobcat Coach, Cebe Ross Dies". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Associated Press. April 3, 1953. p. 18. Retrieved November 26, 2018 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.

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