- David McWilliams (American football)
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David McWilliams Sport(s) Football Biographical details Born April 18, 1942 Place of birth Cleburne, Texas Playing career 1961–1963 Texas Position(s) Center, defensive tackle Coaching career (HC unless noted) 1966–1969
1970–1981
1982–1985
1986
1987–1991Abilene HS (TX)
Texas (DE/LB)
Texas (DC)
Texas Tech
TexasHead coaching record Overall 38–30 (college)
21–17–2 (high school)Bowls 1–1 Statistics College Football Data Warehouse Accomplishments and honors Championships 1 SWC (1990) Awards Southwest Conference Coach of the Year (1986) David McWilliams (born April 18, 1942) is a former American football player and coach. He served as the head coach at Texas Tech University in 1986 and at the University of Texas at Austin from 1987 to 1991, compiling a career college football record of 38–30.
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Early life and playing career
Raised in Cleburne, Texas, McWilliams long tenure with the Longhorn football program started as a player from 1961 to 1963, when he helped the team compile a record of 30–2–1. During that time, the squad won a national championship, three Southwest Conference championships, and finished the year ranked among the nation's top four each year. He served as a tri-captain during the 1963 season.
Coaching career
After graduating, McWilliams served two years as an assistant coach at Abilene High School in Texas, and in 1966, became one of the state's youngest head coaches, carving out a record of 21–17–2 in four years before Darrell Royal hired him in 1970.[1]
For the next 16 years, he was an assistant under both Royal and Fred Akers, working on defense with ends and linebackers for Royal and Akers, then serving as defensive coordinator for Akers from 1982 to 1985. McWilliams then spent the 1986 season as head coach at Texas Tech , leading the Red Raiders to a win over Texas and a bowl bid, before returning as head coach of the Longhorns the following year.
McWilliams finished 7–5 in his first season at the helm for the Longhorns that included a dramatic last-play victory over the Arkansas Razorbacks and a bowl win over Pittsburgh. However, a 4–7 season the next year, which included a 66–15 loss to Houston, followed by a 5–6 year in 1989 put McWilliams' job status in question. In 1990, the Longhorns bounced back with a 10–1 regular season record. Fueled by what became known as the "Shock The Nation" tour, Texas won the SWC championship—the only loss coming at the hands of eventual national champion, Colorado. Texas entered the New Year's Day Cotton Bowl Classic ranked #3 in the nation, but was defeated by Miami, 46–3. The resurgence gave rise to talk of a national title in 1991, but when Texas disappointed with a 5–6 record, McWilliams resigned. His final record with the Longhorns stands at 31–26.
Later life and honors
McWilliams remained in the Texas athletics department, serving as associate athletics director for development before becoming head of the "T" Association, an athletic alumni group.
David was inducted into the Longhorn Hall of Honor in 1993, and inducted into the Texas High School Football Hall of Fame in 1998.
Head coaching record
College
Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs Coaches# AP° Texas Tech Red Raiders (Southwest Conference) (1986) 1986 Texas Tech 7–4* 5–3 T–4th Independence* Texas Tech: 7–4 5–3 *Dykes coached bowl game after McWilliams left for Texas. Texas Longhorns (Southwest Conference) (1987–1991) 1987 Texas 7–5 5–2 T–2nd W Bluebonnet 1988 Texas 4–7 2–5 T–5th 1989 Texas 5–6 4–4 T–5th 1990 Texas 10–2 8–0 1st L Cotton 11 12 1991 Texas 5–6 4–4 T–5th Texas: 31–26 23–15 Total: 38–30 National Championship Conference Title Conference Division Title #Rankings from final Coaches' Poll.
°Rankings from final AP Poll.References
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Sporting positions Preceded by
Leon FullerUniversity of Texas Defensive coordinator
1982–1985Succeeded by
Paul JetteTexas Longhorns Football 1963 Consensus National Champions Scott Appleton | Duke Carlisle | Jim Hudson | Ernie Koy | Pete Lammons | David McWilliams | Tommy Nobis | George Sauer | Diron Talbert | Olen Underwood | Tommy Wade
Head Coach Darrell RoyalTexas Tech Red Raiders head football coaches Ewing Y. Freeland (1925–1928) • Grady Higginbotham (1929) • Pete Cawthon (1930–1940) • Dell Morgan (1941–1950) • DeWitt Weaver (1951–1960) • J. T. King (1961–1969) • Jim Carlen (1970–1974) • Steve Sloan (1975–1977) • Rex Dockery (1978–1980) • Jerry Moore (1981–1985) • David McWilliams (1986) • Spike Dykes (1986–1999) • Mike Leach (2000–2009) • Ruffin McNeill # (2009) • Tommy Tuberville (2010– )
Pound sign (#) denotes interim head coach.Texas Longhorns head football coaches No coach (1893) • Reginald DeMerritt Wentworth (1894) • Frank Crawford (1895) • Harry Orman Robinson (1896) • Walter F. Kelly (1897) • David Farragut Edwards (1898) • Maurice Gordon Clarke (1899) • Samuel Huston Thompson (1900–1901) • J. B. Hart (1902) • Ralph Hutchinson (1903–1905) • H. R. Schenker (1906) • W. E. Metzenthin (1907–1908) • Dexter W. Draper (1909) • Billy Wasmund (1910–1911) • Dave Allerdice (1912–1915) • Eugene Van Gent (1916) • William Juneau (1917–1919) • Berry Whitaker (1920–1922) • E. J. Stewart (1923–1926) • Clyde Littlefield (1927–1933) • Jack Chevigny (1934–1936) • Dana X. Bible (1937–1946) • Blair Cherry (1947–1950) • Ed Price (1951–1956) • Darrell Royal (1957–1976) • Fred Akers (1977–1986) • David McWilliams (1987–1991) • John Mackovic (1992–1997) • Mack Brown (1998– )
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