Victor Payne

Victor Duane Payne Jr. (July 3, 1899 – October 26, 1981)[2] was an American college basketball and college football coach. He was the head football coach at Abilene Christian College and Simmons University. Payne was also the basketball head coach at Texas Technological College—now known as Texas Tech University.

Victor Payne
Payne pictured in Prickly Pear 1923, Abilene Christian yearbook
Biographical details
Born(1899-07-03)July 3, 1899
Texas, U.S.
DiedOctober 26, 1981(1981-10-26) (aged 82)
Abilene, Texas, U.S.
Playing career
Football
1919Simmons (TX)
1920Abilene Christian
1921Bethany (WV)[1]
Position(s)Halfback
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1922–1923Abilene Christian
1926Simmons (TX)
1927–1928Texas Tech (assistant)
Basketball
1922–1924Abilene Christian
1927–1930Texas Tech
Head coaching record
Overall18–4–3 (football)
32–20 (basketball)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
Football
1 Texas Conference (1926)

Coaching career

Abilene Christian

Payne was the fourth head college football coach at Abilene Christian University in Abilene, Texas, and he held that position for two seasons, from 1922 until 1923.[3][4] During his time at Abilene Christian, Sam Cox of Ozona, Texas, sent him a young wildcat named Bob Thomas to serve as a live athletics mascot for the college.[5]

Payne's coaching record at Abilene Christian was 12–3.[6]

Simmons

Payne coached the Simmons Cowboys football team to 6–1–3 in 1926.[7]

Texas Tech

Payne served as an assistant coach during the 1927 and 1928 seasons under Texas Tech head coach Ewing Y. Freeland.[8]

Texas Tech

Payne coached the Texas Tech Matadors (now known as the Red Raiders) from 1927 to 1930.[9] During the first season, the team won ten games and lost six. The following season, the record was slightly worse at 9–8. During his final season, the team improved to 13–6.[10] Payne's overall record at Texas Tech stands at 32 wins and 20 losses.[11]

Later life

In 1949, he was working for the Abilene Savings and Loan Company.[12]

Head coaching record

Football
Year Team Overall ConferenceStanding Bowl/playoffs
Abilene Christian Wildcats (Independent) (1922–1923)
1922 Abilene Christian 6–2
1923 Abilene Christian 6–1
Abilene Christian: 12–3
Simmons Cowboys (Texas Conference) (1926)
1926 Simmons 6–1–32–0–11st
Simmons: 6–1–32–0–1
Total:18–4–3
      National championship         Conference title         Conference division title or championship game berth

References
  1. "Prickly Pear, Yearbook of Abilene Christian College, 1923". 1923.
  2. "Range Rider, Volume 32, Number 4, December, 1981". December 1981.
  3. 2008 Wildcat Football (media guide) ACU Record Book
  4. "Lone Star Conference Records" (PDF). Abilene Christian University. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 7, 2011. Retrieved September 17, 2008.
  5. Hadfield, Ron; Michelle Morris; Tom and Betsey Craig; Garner Roberts. "Traditions!". ACU Today. Archived from the original on January 3, 2010. Retrieved September 17, 2008.
  6. Abilene Christian University coaching records Archived December 17, 2014, at the Wayback Machine
  7. "Coaching Records". Hardin–Simmons University. Retrieved September 17, 2008.
  8. "2010 Texas Tech Red Raiders Football Media Guide" (PDF). Lubbock, Texas: Texas Tech University. p. 68. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved July 6, 2011.
  9. "Athletic Collections in the Texas Tech University Archives". Southwest Collection. Retrieved September 17, 2008.
  10. "Men's Basketball: Year-by-Year Results". Texas Tech Athletics. Archived from the original on February 18, 2009. Retrieved September 17, 2008.
  11. "Texas Tech-Knight". Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. March 24, 2001. Archived from the original on March 17, 2012. Retrieved September 17, 2008.
  12. "The H-SU Brand (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 33, No. 23, ed. 1, Saturday, March 12, 1949". 12 March 1949.
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