Tex Oliver

Gerald Allen "Tex" Oliver (November 21, 1899 – April 10, 1988) was an American football coach. He served as the head coach at the University of Arizona from 1933 to 1937 and at the University of Oregon^[1] from 1938 to 1941 and again from 1945 to 1946.

Tex Oliver

Oliver, circa 1942
Biographical details
Born	(1899-11-21)November 21, 1899
Died	April 10, 1988(1988-04-10) (aged 88) Costa Mesa, California, U.S.
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1926–1932	Santa Ana HS (CA)
1933–1937	Arizona
1938–1941	Oregon
1942	Saint Mary's Pre-Flight
1945–1946	Oregon
1950–1951	Fullerton
Head coaching record
Overall	61–42–8 (college) 8–10–2 (junior college)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
2 Border (1935–1936)

Coaching career

From 1933 to 1937, Oliver coached the Arizona Wildcats to a 32–11–4 record. During that stretch, he never had a losing season. From 1938 to 1946, he coached the Oregon Webfoots to a 23–28–3 record.

Later life and death

After retiring from coaching, Oliver worked as a school administrator in Compton and Lancaster, California. He retired as superintendent of schools in Lancaster in 1966. Oliver died of cancer on April 10, 1988, at his home in Costa Mesa, California.^[2][3]

Head coaching record

College

Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Bowl/playoffs
Arizona Wildcats (Border Conference) (1933–1937)
1933	Arizona	5–3	3–2	T–3rd
1934	Arizona	7–2–1	2–1–1	3rd
1935	Arizona	7–2	4–0	1st
1936	Arizona	5–2–3	3–0–1	1st
1937	Arizona	8–2	3–1	3rd
Arizona:		32–11–4	15–4–2
Oregon Webfoots/Ducks (Pacific Coast Conference) (1938–1941)
1938	Oregon	4–5	4–4	5th
1939	Oregon	3–4–1	3–3–1	5th
1940	Oregon	4–4–1	3–4–1	5th
1941	Oregon	5–5	4–4	5th
Saint Mary's Pre-Flight Air Devils (Independent) (1942)
1942	Saint Mary's Pre-Flight	6–3–1
Saint Mary's Pre-Flight:		6–3–1
Oregon Ducks (Pacific Coast Conference) (1945–1946)
1945	Oregon	3–6	3–6	7th
1946	Oregon	4–4–1	3–4–1	6th
Oregon:		23–28–3	20–25–3
Total:		61–42–8
National championship         Conference title         Conference division title or championship game berth

Junior college

Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Bowl/playoffs
Fullerton Hornets (Eastern Conference) (1950–1951)
1950	Fullerton	4–4–2	1–3–2	5th
1951	Fullerton	4–6	2–4	T–4th
Fullerton:		8–10–2	3–7–2
Total:		8–10–2

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See also

• List of college football head coaches with non-consecutive tenure