The McMurry War Hawks football team represents McMurry University in college football in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) at the NCAA Division III level. The War Hawks are members of the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference (SCAC), fielding its team in the SCAC since 2024. The War Hawks play their home games at Wilford Moore Stadium in Abilene, Texas. The team was known as the McMurry Indians until 2011.[1]
McMurry War Hawks football | |
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First season | 1923 |
Athletic director | Larry Dockery |
Head coach | Jordan Neal 6th season, 11–33 (.250) |
Stadium | Wilford Moore Stadium (capacity: 3,550) |
Year built | 1937 |
Field surface | FieldTurf |
Location | Abilene, Texas |
Conference | SCAC |
All-time record | 393–525–32 (.431) |
Bowl record | 2–1 (.667) |
Playoff appearances | 1–1 (NCAA D-III playoffs) 0–1 (NAIA D-II playoffs) |
Conference titles | 2 TIAA* (1980, 1983) 5 Texas Conference (1947–1949, 1953, 1955) 1 TIAA (1927) |
Website | mcmurrysports.com |
Their head coach is Jordan Neal, who took over the position for the 2019 season.
Conference affiliations
- Independent (1923–1925)
- Texas Intercollegiate Athletic Association (1926–1932)
- Texas Conference (1933–1942)
- No team (1943–1945)
- Texas Conference (1946–1955)
- Independent (1956–1964)
- Lone Star Conference (1965–1972)
- Independent (1973–1975)
- Texas Intercollegiate Athletic Association* (1976–1995)
- American Southwest Conference (1996–2011)
- NCAA Division II independent (2012–2013)
- Lone Star Conference (2014)
- American Southwest Conference (2015–2023)
- Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference (2024–present)[2]
List of head coaches
Key
General | Overall | Conference | Postseason[A 1] | ||||
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No. | Order of coaches[A 2] | GC | Games coached | CW | Conference wins | PW | Postseason wins |
DC | Division championships | OW | Overall wins | CL | Conference losses | PL | Postseason losses |
CC | Conference championships | OL | Overall losses | CT | Conference ties | PT | Postseason ties |
NC | National championships | OT | Overall ties[A 3] | C% | Conference winning percentage | ||
† | Elected to the College Football Hall of Fame | O% | Overall winning percentage[A 4] |
Coaches
No. | Name | Season(s) | GC | OW | OL | OT | O% | CW | CL | CT | C% |
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1 | Randolph M. Medley | 1923–1938 | 139 | 61 | 58 | 20 | 0.511 | 38 | 23 | 8 | 0.609 |
2 | Dale Morrison | 1939–1941 | 26 | 6 | 19 | 1 | 0.250 | 4 | 16 | 1 | 0.214 |
3 | Jim Conger | 1942 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0.250 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0.250 |
4 | Vernon Hilliard | 1946 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0.500 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0.500 |
5 | Wilford Moore | 1947–1954 | 83 | 49 | 29 | 5 | 0.620 | 22 | 11 | 1 | 0.662 |
6 | Douglas Cox | 1955 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0.800 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
7 | Tommy Ellis | 1956–1959 | 40 | 24 | 16 | 0 | 0.600 | — | — | — | — |
8 | Grant Teaff | 1960–1965 | 60 | 23 | 35 | 2 | 0.400 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
9 | Buddy Fornes | 1966–1972 | 70 | 27 | 42 | 1 | 0.393 | 16 | 30 | 0 | 0.348 |
10 | Don Newson | 1973–1975 | 29 | 11 | 18 | 0 | 0.379 | — | — | — | — |
11 | Spud Aldridge | 1976–1981 | 63 | 36 | 27 | 0 | 0.571 | 26 | 18 | 0 | 0.591 |
12 | Rodney Murphy | 1982–1983 | 19 | 8 | 11 | 0 | 0.421 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0.429 |
13 | Don Birmingham | 1984–1985 | 20 | 4 | 16 | 0 | 0.200 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0.250 |
14 | Cliff Odenwald | 1986–1987 | 20 | 7 | 11 | 2 | 0.400 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 0.333 |
15 | Mark Cox | 1988–1990 | 30 | 4 | 26 | 0 | 0.133 | 4 | 22 | 0 | 0.154 |
16 | Joe George | 1991–1994 | 39 | 18 | 21 | 0 | 0.462 | 7 | 13 | 0 | 0.350 |
17 | Steve Keenum | 1995–2004 | 98 | 36 | 62 | 0 | 0.367 | 26 | 50 | 0 | 0.342 |
18 | Joe Crousen | 2005–2006 | 20 | 8 | 12 | 0 | 0.400 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 0.353 |
19 | Donny Gray | 2007–2008 | 20 | 2 | 18 | 0 | 0.100 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 0.063 |
20 | Hal Mumme[6] | 2009–2012 | 43 | 27 | 16 | 0 | 0.628 | 15 | 9 | 0 | 0.625 |
21 | Mason Miller | 2013 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0.273 | — | — | — | — |
22 | Lance Hinson[7] | 2014–2018 | 49 | 14 | 35 | 0 | 0.286 | 7 | 24 | 0 | 0.226 |
23 | Jordan Neal[8] | 2019–present | 44 | 11 | 33 | 0 | 0.250 | 7 | 29 | 0 | 0.194 |
Year-by-year results
National champions | Conference champions | Bowl game berth | Playoff berth |
Season | Year | Head coach | Association | Division | Conference | Record | Postseason | Final ranking | ||||||
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Overall | Conference | |||||||||||||
Win | Loss | Tie | Finish | Win | Loss | Tie | ||||||||
McMurry Indians | ||||||||||||||
1923 | 1923 | Randolph M. Medley | NCAA | — | Independent | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | — | ||||
1924 | 1924 | 5 | 2 | 1 | — | — | ||||||||
1925 | 1925 | 3 | 4 | 1 | — | — | ||||||||
1926 | 1926 | TIAA | 1 | 9 | 0 | 6th | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | |||
1927 | 1927 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1st | 3 | 0 | 2 | — | — | ||||
1928 | 1928 | 6 | 3 | 0 | T–2nd | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | — | ||||
1929 | 1929 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3rd | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | ||||
1930 | 1930 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 5th | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | ||||
1931 | 1931 | 2 | 6 | 0 | T–3rd (Western) | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | ||||
1932 | 1932 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4th | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — | ||||
1933 | 1933 | Texas Conference | 4 | 4 | 2 | T–3rd | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | — | |||
1934 | 1934 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4tth | 2 | 1 | 3 | — | — | ||||
1935 | 1935 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2nd | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | — | ||||
1936 | 1936 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 3rd | 5 | 1 | 1 | — | — | ||||
1937 | 1937 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3rd | 5 | 2 | 0 | — | — | ||||
1938 | 1938 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 9th | 1 | 6 | 0 | — | — | ||||
1939 | 1939 | Dale Morrison | 1 | 6 | 0 | 8th | 1 | 6 | 0 | — | — | |||
1940 | 1940 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 7th | 1 | 6 | 0 | — | — | ||||
1941 | 1941 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 5th | 2 | 4 | 1 | — | — | ||||
1942 | 1942 | Jim Conger | 2 | 6 | 0 | 4th | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | |||
No team from 1943 to 1945 due to World War II. | ||||||||||||||
1946 | 1946 | Vernon Hilliard | NCAA | — | Texas Conference | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3rd | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
1947 | 1947 | Wilford Moore | 7 | 3 | 1 | T–1st | 4 | 1 | 0 | L Boys' Ranch Bowl | — | |||
1948 | 1948 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1st | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | — | ||||
1949 | 1949 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1st | 4 | 0 | 1 | W Oleander Bowl | — | ||||
1950 | 1950 | 4 | 5 | 0 | T–3rd | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — | ||||
1951 | 1951 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 4th | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | ||||
1952 | 1952 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2nd | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | ||||
1953 | 1953 | 8 | 1 | 1 | T–1st | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | ||||
1954 | 1954 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2nd | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | ||||
1955 | 1955 | Douglas Cox | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1st | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | |||
1956 | 1956 | Tommy Ellis | NAIA | — | Independent | 5 | 5 | 0 | — | — | ||||
1957 | 1957 | 5 | 5 | 0 | — | — | ||||||||
1958 | 1958 | 6 | 4 | 0 | — | — | ||||||||
1959 | 1959 | 8 | 2 | 0 | — | 9 | ||||||||
1960 | 1960 | Grant Teaff | 3 | 7 | 0 | — | — | |||||||
1961 | 1961 | 6 | 4 | 0 | — | — | ||||||||
1962 | 1962 | 6 | 4 | 0 | — | — | ||||||||
1963 | 1963 | 3 | 7 | 0 | — | — | ||||||||
1964 | 1964 | 1 | 8 | 1 | — | — | ||||||||
1965 | 1965 | LSC | 4 | 5 | 1 | N/A | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | |||
1966 | 1966 | Buddy Fornes | 1 | 8 | 1 | 8th | 0 | 6 | 1 | — | — | |||
1967 | 1967 | 6 | 4 | 0 | T–3rd | 4 | 3 | 0 | — | — | ||||
1968 | 1968 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 3rd | 5 | 2 | 0 | — | — | ||||
1969 | 1969 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 8th | 1 | 6 | 0 | — | — | ||||
1970 | 1970 | Division I | 5 | 6 | 0 | T–5th | 4 | 5 | 0 | — | — | |||
1971 | 1971 | 2 | 8 | 0 | T–8th | 2 | 7 | 0 | — | — | ||||
1972 | 1972 | 3 | 6 | 0 | N/A | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | ||||
1973 | 1973 | Don Newson | ? | Independent | 3 | 6 | 0 | — | — | |||||
1974 | 1974 | 6 | 4 | 0 | — | — | ||||||||
1975 | 1975 | 2 | 8 | 0 | — | — | ||||||||
1976 | 1976 | Spud Aldridge | Division II | TIAA* | 3 | 8 | 0 | T–3rd | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | |
1977 | 1977 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 3rd | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | ||||
1978 | 1978 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 2nd | 5 | 3 | 0 | — | — | ||||
1979 | 1979 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 2nd | 6 | 2 | 0 | — | — | ||||
1980 | 1980 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1st | 9 | 1 | 0 | L NAIA Division II Quarterfinal | 8 | ||||
1981 | 1981 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 4th | 3 | 7 | 0 | — | — | ||||
1982 | 1982 | Rodney Murphy | 2 | 8 | 0 | 4th | 2 | 6 | 0 | — | — | |||
1983 | 1983 | 6 | 3 | 0 | T–1st | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | — | ||||
1984 | 1984 | Don Birmingham | 3 | 7 | 0 | 3rd | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — | |||
1985 | 1985 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 4th | 1 | 5 | 0 | — | — | ||||
1986 | 1986 | Cliff Odenwald | 4 | 6 | 0 | T–2nd | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — | |||
1987 | 1987 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 3rd | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | — | ||||
1988 | 1988 | Mark Cox | 1 | 9 | 0 | 6th | 1 | 9 | 0 | — | — | |||
1989 | 1989 | 2 | 8 | 0 | T–5th | 2 | 8 | 0 | — | — | ||||
1990 | 1990 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 7th | 1 | 5 | 0 | — | — | ||||
1991 | 1991 | Joe George | 3 | 7 | 0 | 6th | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — | |||
1992 | 1992 | 4 | 6 | 0 | T–3rd | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — | ||||
1993 | 1993 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2nd | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | 18 | ||||
1994 | 1994 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 5th | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | — | ||||
1995 | 1995 | Steve Keenum | 1 | 9 | 0 | 5th | 0 | 8 | 0 | — | — | |||
1996 | 1996 | ASC | 3 | 7 | 0 | T–4th | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | |||
1997 | 1997 | NCAA | Division III | 5 | 5 | 0 | T–3rd | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — | ||
1998 | 1998 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2nd | 6 | 1 | 0 | — | — | ||||
1999 | 1999 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2nd | 6 | 1 | 0 | — | — | ||||
2000 | 2000 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 5th | 5 | 4 | 0 | — | — | ||||
2001 | 2001 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 10th | 0 | 8 | 0 | — | — | ||||
2002 | 2002 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10th | 0 | 9 | 0 | — | — | ||||
2003 | 2003 | 4 | 6 | 0 | T–5th | 4 | 5 | 0 | — | — | ||||
2004 | 2004 | 2 | 8 | 0 | T–9th | 1 | 8 | 0 | — | — | ||||
2005 | 2005 | Joe Crousen | 5 | 5 | 0 | 7th | 4 | 5 | 0 | — | — | |||
2006 | 2006 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 9th | 2 | 6 | 0 | — | — | ||||
2007 | 2007 | Donny Gray | 2 | 8 | 0 | T–9th | 1 | 7 | 0 | — | — | |||
2008 | 2008 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 9th | 0 | 8 | 0 | — | — | ||||
2009 | 2009 | Hal Mumme | 4 | 6 | 0 | 5th | 4 | 4 | 0 | — | — | |||
2010 | 2010 | 6 | 4 | 0 | T–4th | 4 | 4 | 0 | — | — | ||||
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2011 | 2011 | Hal Mumme | NCAA | Division III | ASC | 9 | 3 | 0 | 2nd | 7 | 1 | 0 | L NCAA Division III Second Round | — |
2012 | 2012 | Division II | Independent | 8 | 3 | 0 | W C.H.A.M.P.S. Heart of Texas Bowl | — | ||||||
2013 | 2013 | Mason Miller | 3 | 8 | 0 | — | — | |||||||
2014 | 2014 | Lance Hinson | LSC | 2 | 8 | 0 | 7th | 1 | 6 | 0 | — | — | ||
2015 | 2015 | Division III | ASC | 4 | 6 | 0 | N/A | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | ||
2016 | 2016 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 5th | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — | ||||
2017 | 2017 | 2 | 8 | 0 | T–7th | 2 | 7 | 0 | — | — | ||||
2018 | 2018 | 2 | 8 | 0 | T–7th | 2 | 7 | 0 | — | — | ||||
2019 | 2019 | Jordan Neal | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10th | 0 | 9 | 0 | — | — | |||
2020–21 | 2020 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4th (West) | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | ||||
2021 | 2021 | 2 | 7 | 0 | T–8th | 2 | 7 | 0 | — | — | ||||
2022 | 2022 | 1 | 9 | 0 | T–8th | 1 | 7 | 0 | — | — | ||||
2023 | 2023 | 6 | 4 | 0 | T–3rd | 3 | 3 | 0 | — | — | ||||
2024 | 2024 | SCAC | — | — |
Wilford Moore Stadium
Location | 1560 Ross Ave Abilene, TX 79605 |
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Owner | McMurry University |
Operator | McMurry University |
Capacity | 3,550 |
Surface | FieldTurf |
Opened | 1937 |
Tenants | |
McMurry War Hawks (NCAA) (1937–1942, 1950–1959, 1974–present) |
Wilford Moore Stadium is a football stadium in Abilene, Texas, with a seating capacity of 3,550. It is home to McMurry University War Hawks football team.[9] It is named after Wilford Moore who was the head football coach from 1947 to 1954 after being previously known as Indian Stadium.
The stadium initially had a capacity of 4,500 but has since been lowered to 3,550.[9]