| Johnny Majors | ||
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| College | University of Tennessee | |
| Sport | College football | |
| Born | May 21, 1935 | |
| Career highlights | ||
| Overall | 185-137-10 | |
| Coaching stats | ||
| College Football DataWarehouse | ||
| Awards | ||
| 1976 National Coach of the Year | ||
| Playing career | ||
| 1953-1956 | University of Tennessee | |
| Position | Tailback | |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | ||
| 1993-1996 1977-1992 1973-1976 1968-1972 |
Pitt Tennessee Pitt Iowa State |
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Johnny Majors (born May 21, 1935 in Lynchburg, Tennessee), was a longtime College Football Head Coach and alumnus of the University of Tennessee. This is a list of American institutions of Higher education in the United States and abroad sorted by region The University of Tennessee (also known as UT) sometimes called the University of Tennessee Knoxville ( UT Knoxville, or UTK) is the flagship College football is American football played by teams of student athletes fielded by American universities, Colleges and military academies Events 878 - Syracuse Italy is captured by the Muslim sultan of Sicily. Year 1935 ( MCMXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1953 ( MCMLIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The University of Tennessee (also known as UT) sometimes called the University of Tennessee Knoxville ( UT Knoxville, or UTK) is the flagship A running back ( RB) is the position of a player on an American or Canadian football team who usually lines up in the offensive backfield. For the coaching strategy game see NFL Head Coach. A head coach is a professional who is responsible for the overall actions of Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Pittsburgh Panthers, commonly referred to as the Pitt Panthers are the athletic teams of University of Pittsburgh. The University of Tennessee (also known as UT) sometimes called the University of Tennessee Knoxville ( UT Knoxville, or UTK) is the flagship The Pittsburgh Panthers, commonly referred to as the Pitt Panthers are the athletic teams of University of Pittsburgh. The Iowa State Cyclones represent Iowa State University in College football. Events 878 - Syracuse Italy is captured by the Muslim sultan of Sicily. Year 1935 ( MCMXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Lynchburg is a city in the south-central region of the US state of Tennessee. The University of Tennessee (also known as UT) sometimes called the University of Tennessee Knoxville ( UT Knoxville, or UTK) is the flagship Majors was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame (as a player) in 1987. The College Football Hall of Fame, located in South Bend Indiana, USA is a hall of fame and museum devoted to College football. Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar)
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Playing career
He played high school ball for the Huntland Hornets of Franklin County, Tennessee. They won the state championship in 1951. His dad, Shirley was the head coach at Huntland from 1949-1957 and he also played alongside his brother Joe.
A triple-threat tailback at the University of Tennessee, one of the last schools to use the single wing rather than some version of the T formation, Majors was an All-American in 1956. A running back ( RB) is the position of a player on an American or Canadian football team who usually lines up in the offensive backfield. The University of Tennessee (also known as UT) sometimes called the University of Tennessee Knoxville ( UT Knoxville, or UTK) is the flagship An All-American "team" is an honorary Sports team composed of outstanding Amateur players those considered the best players of a specific season for Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. He played for the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League in 1957 and then became an assistant coach at several schools. The Montreal Alouettes ( French: les Alouettes de Montréal) are a Canadian Football League team based in Montreal, Quebec. The Canadian Football League (CFL ( Ligue canadienne de football (LCF in Year 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar)
As a running back, he was the runnerup for the 1956 Heisman Trophy. A running back ( RB) is the position of a player on an American or Canadian football team who usually lines up in the offensive backfield.
Coaching career
Iowa State University
Majors was the 24th head college football coach for the Iowa State University Cyclones located in Ames, Iowa and he held that position for five seasons, from 1968 until 1972. College football is American football played by teams of student athletes fielded by American universities, Colleges and military academies The Iowa State Cyclones represent Iowa State University in College football. Ames is a city located in the central part of the US state of Iowa, and is approximately 30 miles north of Des Moines in Story County. Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. His career coaching record at Iowa state was 24 wins, 30 losses, and 1 ties. This ranks him seventh at Iowa state in total wins and 16th at Iowa state in winning percentage. [1]
University of Pittsburgh
After Iowa State, Majors found his greatest success as coach of the University of Pittsburgh Panthers in 1973. The Pittsburgh Panthers, commonly referred to as the Pitt Panthers are the athletic teams of University of Pittsburgh. Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. In Pittsburgh he recruited such greats as Heisman Trophy winner Tony Dorsett and Matt Cavanaugh among others. Anthony "Tony" Drew Dorsett (born April 7, 1954 in Rochester Pennsylvania) is a former American football Running back Matthew Andrew Cavanaugh (born October 27, 1956, in Youngstown, Ohio) is a former American football Quarterback in the The Panthers won the national title in 1976, after which Majors went back to his alma mater. Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Majors also received National Coach of the Year honors for that season.
University of Tennessee
At Tennessee, Majors achieved success in the 1980s and early 1990s winning three SEC Championships (in 1985, 1989 and 1990), but falling short of a National Championship. Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) In 1989, the Majors-led Vols followed a 5-6 season with a 11-1 season, the largest turnaround of the year.
Return to Pittsburgh
In 1992, Majors had heart bypass surgery and was replaced by Coach Phillip Fulmer; he then returned to his second home of Pittsburgh to once again coach the Panthers. Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) Phillip Fulmer (born September 1 1950 in Winchester Tennessee) is the head football coach at the University of Tennessee, where he has been Throughout the mid-1990s Majors tried to recreate the magic of 1976 at Pitt but achieved little success. He retired from coaching following the 1996 NCAA season and served at Pitt in the position of Special Assistant to the Athletic Director and Chancellor until the summer of 2007. [1] A room on the second floor of the Pittsburgh Athletic Association adjacent to Pitt's campus is dedicated to him and displays memorabilia from his career. The Pittsburgh Athletic Association is a National Register of Historic Places building and club in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States Majors now resides in Knoxville, TN. with his wife Mary Lynn.
Trivia
- Majors lost the Heisman Trophy to Paul Hornung, who starred for Notre Dame. Paul Vernon Hornung (born December 23, 1935 in Louisville Kentucky) is a former professional football player playing for the Green Bay Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team is the football team of the University of Notre Dame, Indiana, United States That year Notre Dame had a losing record. To date, this is the only time the Heisman Trophy has been awarded to a player on a losing team. Many believe that Hornung won the Heisman because he played for Notre Dame which at the time was the "big shot" football school.
- He is a member of the Sigma Chi Fraternity. Sigma Chi ( ΣΧ) is one of the largest and oldest all-male college Greek-letter social fraternities and a Secret society. Fraternities and sororities (from the Latin words la frater and la soror, meaning "brother" and "sister" respectively are fraternal
- The City of Knoxville named a street after Majors. The street is on the campus of The University of Tennessee and is the location of the school's practice facility.
- Actor Lee Majors borrowed Majors' last name to form his stage name. Lee Majors (born April 23, 1939) is an American Actor, primarily known for several high profile roles on television in the 1960s 70s and According to one published account, Lee (real name Harvey Lee Yeary), met Majors in his youth while John was a football player at UT, and they became friends. The two are not actually related, although Lee Majors could regularly be seen roaming the sidelines during John Majors' tenure at Pitt and during the early days at Tennessee.
Head coaching record
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl | Coaches# | AP° | ||
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| Iowa State Cyclones (Big Eight Conference) (1968 – 1972) | |||||||||
| 1968 | Iowa State | 3-7 | 1-6 | 7th | |||||
| 1969 | Iowa State | 3-7 | 1-6 | 7th | |||||
| 1970 | Iowa State | 5-6 | 1-6 | T-6th | |||||
| 1971 | Iowa State | 8-4 | 4-3 | 4th | L Sun | ||||
| 1972 | Iowa State | 5-6-1 | 2-4-1 | 5th | L Liberty | ||||
| Pittsburgh Panthers (Independent) (1973 – 1976) | |||||||||
| 1973 | Pittsburgh | 6-5-1 | L Fiesta | ||||||
| 1974 | Pittsburgh | 7-4 | |||||||
| 1975 | Pittsburgh | 8-4 | W Sun | T13 | 15 | ||||
| 1976 | Pittsburgh | 12-0 | W Sugar | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Tennessee Volunteers (Southeastern Conference) (1977 – 1992) | |||||||||
| 1977 | Tennessee | 4-7 | 1-5 | 8th | |||||
| 1978 | Tennessee | 5-5-1 | 3–3 | T-4th | |||||
| 1979 | Tennessee | 7-5 | 3-3 | T-5th | L Bluebonnet | ||||
| 1980 | Tennessee | 5-6 | 3-3 | 6th | |||||
| 1981 | Tennessee | 8-4 | 3-3 | T-4th | W Garden State | ||||
| 1982 | Tennessee | 6-5-1 | 3-2-1 | 5th | L Peach | ||||
| 1983 | Tennessee | 9-3 | 4–2 | T-3rd | W Citrus | ||||
| 1984 | Tennessee | 7-4-1 | 3-3 | T-5th | L Sun | ||||
| 1985 | Tennessee | 9-1-2 | 5-1 | 1st | W Sugar | 4 | 4 | ||
| 1986 | Tennessee | 7-5 | 3-3 | 6th | W Liberty | ||||
| 1987 | Tennessee | 10-2-1 | 4-1-1 | 3rd | W Peach | 13 | 14 | ||
| 1988 | Tennessee | 5-6 | 3-4 | T-6th | |||||
| 1989 | Tennessee | 11-1 | 6-1 | T-1st | W Cotton | 5 | 5 | ||
| 1990 | Tennessee | 9-2-2 | 5-1-1 | 1st | W Sugar | 7 | 8 | ||
| 1991 | Tennessee | 9-3 | 5–2 | 3rd | L Fiesta | 15 | 14 | ||
| 1992 | Tennessee | 5-3* | 3-3 | 3rd (East) | 12 | 12 | |||
| Pittsburgh Panthers (Big East Conference) (1993 – 1996) | |||||||||
| 1993 | Pittsburgh | 3-8 | 2-5 | 6th | |||||
| 1994 | Pittsburgh | 3-8 | 2-5 | 7th | |||||
| 1995 | Pittsburgh | 2-9 | 0-7 | 8th | |||||
| 1996 | Pittsburgh | 4-7 | 3-4 | 5th | |||||
| : | *-first three games of the season and bowl were coached by Phillip Fulmer. The Iowa State Cyclones (commonly referred to as the "'Clones" are the athletic teams of the Iowa State University. The Big Eight Conference, a former NCAA -affiliated Division I-A college athletic association that sponsored American football, was formed in January 1907 as the The Sun Bowl is an annual College football Bowl game that is played usually at the end of December in El Paso Texas. The Liberty Bowl is an annual US American College football Bowl game played in December of each year since 1959 The Pittsburgh Panthers, commonly referred to as the Pitt Panthers are the athletic teams of University of Pittsburgh. The Fiesta Bowl, now sponsored by Tostitos tortilla chips is a United States College football Bowl game played annually since 1971 The Sun Bowl is an annual College football Bowl game that is played usually at the end of December in El Paso Texas. The Sugar Bowl is an annual American College football Bowl game played in the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans Louisiana. The Tennessee Volunteers, are the names of the college sports teams at the University of Tennessee in Knoxville Tennessee. The Southeastern Conference (SEC is a College Athletic conference headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama, which operates in the southeastern The 1978 NCAA Division I-A football season was the first season of Division I-A football Division I-A was created in 1978 from the splitting of Division I for football only The 1979 NCAA Division I-A football season saw the Alabama Crimson Tide bring home a national title with a perfect 12-0 season The Bluebonnet Bowl was an annual College football bowl game played in Houston Texas. The 1980 NCAA Division I-A football season saw Georgia take its first national title since World War II. The 1981 Division 1A Football season ended with Clemson unbeaten and untied taking the national championship after a victory over traditional power Nebraska The Garden State Bowl was an annual post-season College football Bowl game played at Giants Stadium in East Rutherford New Jersey, from The 1982 Division 1A football season saw Paul “Bear” Bryant retire as head coach at Alabama with 323 career victories in 38 seasons The Chick-fil-A Bowl, formerly called the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl, and before that simply (and perhaps more familiarly called the Peach Bowl, is an annual The 1983 NCAA Division I-A football season ended with the University of Miami winning their first national championship over perennial The Capital One Bowl is an annual College football Bowl game played in Orlando Florida at the Citrus Bowl, and previously known as the The 1984 NCAA Division I-A football season saw an aerial attack (in a college version of the West Coast offense) as the only undefeated team Brigham Young University The Sun Bowl is an annual College football Bowl game that is played usually at the end of December in El Paso Texas. The 1985 NCAA Division I-A football season saw the Oklahoma Sooners, led by head coach Barry Switzer, continue their long The Sugar Bowl is an annual American College football Bowl game played in the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans Louisiana. The 1986 NCAA Division I-A football season ended with Penn State winning the National Championship. The Liberty Bowl is an annual US American College football Bowl game played in December of each year since 1959 The 1987 NCAA Division I-A football season ended with Miami winning its second National Championship during the 80's in The Chick-fil-A Bowl, formerly called the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl, and before that simply (and perhaps more familiarly called the Peach Bowl, is an annual The 1988 NCAA Division I-A football season ended with Notre Dame winning the National Championship. The 1989 NCAA Division I-A football season ended with Miami winning its third National Championship during the 80s cementing The Cotton Bowl Classic is a United States College football Bowl game played annually since 1937 at the self-named stadium in Dallas Texas The 1990 NCAA Division I-A football season ended with a split championship and the ensuing controversy led to the creation of the Bowl Coalition The Sugar Bowl is an annual American College football Bowl game played in the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans Louisiana. The 1991 NCAA Division I-A football season ended with a split champion for the second consecutive season The Fiesta Bowl, now sponsored by Tostitos tortilla chips is a United States College football Bowl game played annually since 1971 The 1992 NCAA Division I-A football season was the first year of the Bowl Coalition, and ended with Alabama 's first national The Pittsburgh Panthers, commonly referred to as the Pitt Panthers are the athletic teams of University of Pittsburgh. The Big East Conference is a collegiate athletics conference consisting of seventeen Universities in the northeastern southeastern and midwestern United The 1993 NCAA Division I-A football season saw Florida State crowned National Champions but not without controversy The 1994 NCAA Division I-A football season saw yet another controversial finish as both Nebraska and Penn State finished undefeated and yet The 1995 NCAA Division I-A football season was the first year of the Bowl Alliance and was a relatively calm year compared to the The 1996 NCAA Division I-A football season ended with the Florida Gators crowned National Champions but not as unanimously as the Phillip Fulmer (born September 1 1950 in Winchester Tennessee) is the head football coach at the University of Tennessee, where he has been | ||||||||
| Total: | 185-137-10 | ||||||||
| National Championship Conference Title Conference Division Title | |||||||||
| #Rankings from final Coaches Poll of the season. The USA Today Coaches' Poll is the current name for a weekly ranking of the top 25 NCAA Division I-A College football and Division I °Rankings from final AP Poll of the season. |
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