Frank Kimbrough (American football)

Frank Kimbrough
	Kimbrough pictured in The Bronco 1936, Hardin–Simmons yearbook
Biographical details
Born	June 24, 1904; Alabama, U.S.
Died	February 4, 1971 (aged 66); Canyon, Texas, U.S.
Playing career
Football
1922–1925	Simmons (TX)
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1935–1940	Hardin–Simmons
1941–1942	Baylor
1943	North Carolina Pre-Flight
1945–1946	Baylor
1947–1957	West Texas State
Basketball
1936–1941	Hardin–Simmons
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1957–1969	West Texas State
Head coaching record
Overall	118–87–9 (football); 29–50 (basketball)
Bowls	3–0–1
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
	Football; 1 Border (1950)

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.

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[edit]

Football[edit]


Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Bowl/playoffs	AP^#
Hardin–Simmons Cowboys (Texas Conference) (1935)
1935	Hardin–Simmons	6–3–1	2–0	NA	T Sun
Hardin–Simmons Cowboys (Independent) (1936–1940)
1936	Hardin–Simmons	9–2			W Sun
1937	Hardin–Simmons	8–0–1
1938	Hardin–Simmons	8–2
1939	Hardin–Simmons	7–1–1
1940	Hardin–Simmons	9–0				17
Hardin–Simmons:		47–8–3	2–0
Baylor Bears (Southwest Conference) (1941–1942)
1941	Baylor	3–6–1	1–4–1	6th
1942	Baylor	6–4–1	3–2–1	4th
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	5–5–1	2–4	6th
1946	Baylor	1–8	0–6	7th
Baylor:		15–23–3	6–16–2
West Texas State Buffaloes (Border Conference) (1947–1957)
1947	West Texas State	7–4	5–2	3rd
1948	West Texas State	6–5	2–3	6th
1949	West Texas State	5–4	3–2	5th
1950	West Texas State	10–1	6–0	1st	W Sun
1951	West Texas State	2–7	1–5	7th
1952	West Texas State	3–6	1–4	7th
1953	West Texas State	1–8–1	0–6	7th
1954	West Texas State	1–8	1–5	7th
1955	West Texas State	4–4–1	1–4–1	6th
1956	West Texas State	8–2	2–2	3rd	W Tangerine
1957	West Texas State	7–3	3–1	2nd
West Texas State:		54–52–2	25–34–1
Total:		118–87–9
National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth

References[edit]

^ 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.

External links[edit]

Frank Kimbrough at Find a Grave

[JonesBook-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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