Roy Stewart (American football)
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | August 28, 1901 |
| Died | April 5, 1980 (aged 78) Murray, Kentucky, U.S. |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1927–1930 | Union (TN) |
| 1931 | Murray State (assistant) |
| 1932–1940 | Murray State |
| 1942–1945 | Murray State |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 1940–1966 | Murray State |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 71–54–14 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 2 SIAA (1933, 1937) | |
Roy Lee Stewart (August 28, 1901 – April 5, 1980) was an American football coach and college athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at Union University in Jackson, Tennessee from 1927 to 1930 and Murray State Teachers College—now known as Murray State University—in Murray, Kentucky from 1932 to 1940 and again from 1942 to 1945. Stewart was also the athletic director at Murray State from 1940 to 1966 He came to Murray State in 1931 as an assistant coach.[1] Stewart died on April 5, 1980, at Murray-Calloway County Hospital, in Murray, ten days after undergoing surgery.[2]
Head coaching record[edit]
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Union (Tennessee) Bulldogs (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1927–1930) | |||||||||
| 1927 | Union (Tennessee) | 6–4 | 2–3 | T–13th | |||||
| 1928 | Union (Tennessee) | 3–7 | 2–6 | T–24th | |||||
| 1929 | Union (Tennessee) | 1–5–1 | 0–5–1 | T–29th | |||||
| 1930 | Union (Tennessee) | 1–5–2 | 1–4 | T–24th | |||||
| Union (Tennessee): | 11–21–3 | 5–18–1 | |||||||
| Murray State Thoroughbreds (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1932–1940) | |||||||||
| 1932 | Murray State | 4–2–3 | 3–2–1 | T–12th | |||||
| 1933 | Murray State | 9–0 | 7–0 | 1st | |||||
| 1934 | Murray State | 6–3 | 5–2 | 10th | |||||
| 1935 | Murray State | 3–5 | 2–4 | T–22nd | |||||
| 1936 | Murray State | 5–4 | 4–4 | T–18th | |||||
| 1937 | Murray State | 8–1–1 | 6–0–1 | 1st | |||||
| 1938 | Murray State | 6–2–1 | 4–1 | T–8th | |||||
| 1939 | Murray State | 4–4–1 | 4–1–1 | T–7th | |||||
| 1940 | Murray State | 4–3–2 | 4–2–1 | T–9th | |||||
| Murray State Thoroughbreds (Independent) (1942–1945) | |||||||||
| 1942 | Murray State | 1–5–2 | |||||||
| 1943 | No team—World War II | ||||||||
| 1944 | Murray State | 5–2 | |||||||
| 1945 | Murray State | 5–2–1 | |||||||
| Murray State: | 60–33–11 | 39–16–4 | |||||||
| Total: | 71–54–14 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
References[edit]
- ^ "Murray State Teachers College Elects Coaches". The Owensboro Messenger. Owensboro, Kentucky. Associated Press. June 18, 1931. p. 8. Retrieved July 8, 2019 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ "Ex-coach, athletic chief Roy Stewart, 70, is dead". The Paducah Sun. Paducah, Kentucky. April 6, 1980. p. 16. Retrieved July 8, 2019 – via Newspapers.com .
