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Morley Jennings

Morley Jennings held Baylor at National Program II for 5 seasons.

31–17

1936–1940 · 1 stint

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.

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).

Baylor, 5 seasons

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National Program III → 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.

2–3 against his rivals. Just 1–2 against Homer Norton.

Rivalry record

2–3

40.0% · 1 rival

One-score games

7–8–2

41.2% · margin ≤8

Rivalry ledger

TCU2–340%

The toughest matchup

vs. Homer Norton1–2–2

5 meetings, 1936–1940

’36 T’37 W’38 T’39 L’40 L

20% win rate across a real, 5-meeting series — short of the bar this site uses before badging a series “Nemesis.” Shown here as the toughest matchup on record, not an algorithmic crown.

Performance by opponent class

Power Program

3–10 23.1%

National Program

11–6 64.7%

Regional Program

3–0 100.0%

Coaching career

1936–1940

Baylorcaretaker

National Program II

Morley Jennings held Baylor at National Program II for 5 seasons.

12th-best Baylor tenure of 16 by the numbers.

Succeeded by Frank Kimbrough (1941–1946).

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