Frank Moseley
| File:Frank Moseley (1965 Bugle).png | |
| Sport(s) | Football, baseball |
|---|---|
| Biographical details | |
| Born | April 22, 1911 Montgomery, Alabama |
| Died | Error: Need valid death date (first date): year, month, day |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| 1931–1933 | Alabama |
| Position(s) | Halfback |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1945 | Maryland (assistant) |
| 1946–1950 | Kentucky (backfield) |
| 1951–1960 | Virginia Tech |
| Baseball | |
| 1939–1941 | Kentucky |
| 1946 | Kentucky |
| 1948–1950 | Kentucky |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 1951–1978 | Virginia Tech |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 54–42–4 (football) 60–55–1 (baseball) |
| Statistics | |
Frank O'Rear Moseley (April 22, 1911 – July 31, 1979) was an American football player and coach, baseball coach, and college athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University from 1951 to 1960, compiling a record of 54–42–4. His best season at Virginia Tech came in 1954, when his team went 8–0–1. Moselely was also the head baseball coach at the University of Kentucky (1939–1941, 1946, 1948–1950), tallying a mark of 60–55–1. In addition, he served as the athletic director at Virginia tech from 1951 to 1978, during which time he hired Jerry Claiborne, his successor as head football coach. Moseley was born in Montgomery, Alabama and died on July 31, 1979.[1] He was elected to the Virginia Tech Sports Hall of Fame as an inaugural member in 1982.[2]
In 1979, Moseley was inducted into the Virginia Sports Hall of Fame.
Head coaching record
Football
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | AP# | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Virginia Tech Hokies (Southern Conference) (1951–1960) | |||||||||
| 1951 | Virginia Tech | 2–8 | 1–7 | 17th | |||||
| 1952 | Virginia Tech | 5–6 | 4–4 | T–6th | |||||
| 1953 | Virginia Tech | 5–5 | 3–3 | T–5th | |||||
| 1954 | Virginia Tech | 8–0–1 | 3–0–1 | 3rd | 16 | ||||
| 1955 | Virginia Tech | 6–3–1 | 2–1–1 | 2nd | |||||
| 1956 | Virginia Tech | 7–2–1 | 3–0 | 2nd | |||||
| 1957 | Virginia Tech | 4–6 | 1–3 | T–7th | |||||
| 1958 | Virginia Tech | 5–4–1 | 3–1 | 2nd | |||||
| 1959 | Virginia Tech | 6–4 | 3–1 | 3rd | |||||
| 1960 | Virginia Tech | 6–4 | 4–2 | T–2nd | |||||
| Virginia Tech: | 54–42–4 | 27–22–2 | |||||||
| Total: | 54–42–4 | ||||||||
| #Rankings from final AP Poll. | |||||||||
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