F. A. Dry

F. A. Dry

Sport(s)	Football
Biographical details
Born	September 2, 1931
Playing career
1950–1952	Oklahoma A&M
Position(s)	Center
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1966–1970	Houston Oilers (assistant)
1972–1976	Tulsa
1977–1982	TCU
1984–1992	Baylor (assistant)
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1971–1976	Tulsa
Head coaching record
Overall	43–69–4
Bowls	0–1
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
4 MVC (1973–1976)

F. A. Dry (born September 2, 1931) is a former American football coach. He was the head football coach for the University of Tulsa from 1972^[1] to 1976. During his tenure there, he compiled a 31–18–1 record. After four straight Missouri Valley Conference championships Dry departed for Texas Christian University (TCU), where he compiled a 12–51–3 record.^[2]

Dry played football at Oklahoma A&M, now Oklahoma State University, from 1950 to 1952.

Head coaching record

Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Bowl/playoffs	Coaches^#	AP^°
Tulsa Golden Hurricane (Missouri Valley Conference) (1972–1976)
1972	Tulsa	3–2*	2–1	4th
1973	Tulsa	6–5	5–1	T–1st
1974	Tulsa	8–3	6–0	1st		19
1975	Tulsa	7–4	4–0	1st
1976	Tulsa	7–4–1	2–1–1	T–1st	L Independence
Tulsa:		31–18–1	19–3–1	* Coached final five game of seasons
TCU Horned Frogs (Southwest Conference) (1977–1982)
1977	TCU	2–9	1–7	6th
1978	TCU	2–9	0–8	7th
1979	TCU	2–8–1	1–6–1	8th
1980	TCU	1–10	1–7	7th
1981	TCU	2–7–2	1–6–1	8th
1982	TCU	3–8	2–6	7th
TCU:		12–51–3	6–40–2
Total:		43–69–4
National championship         Conference title         Conference division title
^#Rankings from final Coaches Poll. ^°Rankings from final AP Poll.

References

1. Bonham, Chad (July 19, 2004). Golden Hurricane football: at the University of Tulsa. Arcadia Publishing. pp. 45–. ISBN 978-0-7385-3274-5. Retrieved April 11, 2011.
2. "Dry Quits Tulsa Job". Spokane Daily Chronicle. November 29, 1976. Retrieved December 1, 2012.

External links

• F. A. Dry at the College Football Data Warehouse