F. A. Dry

F. A. Dry
Biographical details
Born	September 2, 1931 (age 93)
Playing career
1950–1952	Oklahoma A&M
Position(s)	Center
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1966–1970	Houston Oilers (assistant)
1972–1976	Tulsa
1977–1982	TCU
1984–1992	Baylor (assistant)
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1971–1976	Tulsa
Head coaching record
Overall	43–69–4
Bowls	0–1
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
	4 MVC (1973–1976)

F. A. Dry (born September 2, 1931) is a former American football coach. He was the head football coach for the University of Tulsa from 1972^[1] to 1976. During his tenure there, he compiled a 31–18–1 record. After four straight Missouri Valley Conference championships Dry departed for Texas Christian University (TCU), where he compiled a 12–51–3 record.^[2]

Dry played football at Oklahoma A&M (now Oklahoma State University), from 1950 to 1952.^{[citation needed]}

Head coaching record


Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Bowl/playoffs	Coaches^#
Tulsa Golden Hurricane (Missouri Valley Conference) (1972–1976)
1972	Tulsa	3–2^{[n 1]}	2–1^{[n 1]}	T–4th
1973	Tulsa	6–5	5–1	T–1st
1974	Tulsa	8–3	6–0	1st		19
1975	Tulsa	7–4	4–0	1st
1976	Tulsa	7–4–1	2–1–1	T–1st	L Independence
Tulsa:		31–18–1	19–3–1
TCU Horned Frogs (Southwest Conference) (1977–1982)
1977	TCU	2–9	1–7	6th
1978	TCU	2–9	0–8	7th
1979	TCU	2–8–1	1–6–1	8th
1980	TCU	1–10	1–7	7th
1981	TCU	2–7–2	1–6–1	8th
1982	TCU	3–8	2–6	7th
TCU:		12–51–3	6–40–2
Total:		43–69–4
National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth
^#Rankings from final Coaches Poll. ^°Rankings from final AP Poll.

^ ^a ^b Claude "Hoot" Gibson led the team for the first six games of the 1972 season before he was fired and replaced by Dry. Tulsa finished the year 4–7 overall and 3–2 in conference play.

^ Bonham, Chad (July 19, 2004). Golden Hurricane football: at the University of Tulsa. Arcadia Publishing. pp. 45–. ISBN 978-0-7385-3274-5. Retrieved April 11, 2011.
^ "Dry Quits Tulsa Job". Spokane Daily Chronicle. November 29, 1976. Retrieved December 1, 2012.