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Dell Morgan

Dell Morgan held Texas Tech at National Program II for 5 seasons.

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1946–1950 · 1 stint
Texas Tech
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Career arc

His real stature score, season by season, across every program he’s coached — so a stretch that stays in one tier the whole way can still climb or sink on the line, not just flatten out. Node color marks the tier reached. Which program a stretch belongs to is carried by the shaded lane behind it.

Stature score reached, by season of his head-coaching careerTEXAS TECHNational Programrespectable, streakyRegional Programthe building-block levelTexas Tech, 1946: 8-3, National Program II1946Texas Tech, 1947: 6-5, National Program II1947Texas Tech, 1948: 7-3, National Program II1948Texas Tech, 1949: 7-5, National Program II1949Texas Tech, 1950: 3-8, National Program II1950+1.6One point per coached season, in career order; dashed segments are program changes — spacing is not proportional to calendar time

Reached National Program in his 1st career season — faster than 41% of the 675 FBS coaches who have ever reached National Program (rank #1 of 675 by seasons-to-arrival).

Texas Tech, 5 seasons
+1.6
National Program II → National Program II.

The big-game ledger

How he does in the games that matter most — rivalry record, performance broken out by real opponent tier, one-score games, and his toughest historical matchup.

2–7 against his rivals. Winless in 5 tries against Jess Neely.

Rivalry record
2–7
22.2% · 3 rivals
One-score games
11–2
84.6% · margin ≤8
Rivalry ledger
Baylor1–420%
Texas0–30%
Oklahoma State1–0100%
The toughest matchupNemesis
vs. Jess Neely0–5
5 meetings, 1946–1950
’46 L’47 L’48 L’49 L’50 L
Performance by opponent class
Power Program
4–8 33.3%
National Program
11–12 47.8%
Regional Program
12–2 85.7%

Coaching career

1946–1950
Texas Techcaretaker
National Program II → National Program II
Dell Morgan held Texas Tech at National Program II for 5 seasons.

10th-best Texas Tech tenure of 15 by the numbers.

Succeeded by DeWitt Weaver (1951–1960).

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