Thomas Morris (American football)

Thomas Morris
Biographical details
Born	1938; Newport News, Virginia, U.S.
Died	November 6, 2010
Playing career
Football
c. 1965	Saint Paul's (VA)
Basketball
c. 1965	Saint Paul's (VA)
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1966–1970	Saint Paul's (VA)
1971–1972	Morgan State (assistant)
1973–1976	Morgan State (DC)
1977–1979	Virginia State
1980	Fayetteville State
1981	Morgan State
Basketball
1966–1971	Saint Paul's (VA)
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
2002–2005	Livingstone (associate AD)
Head coaching record
Overall	33–54–5 (football); 44–66 (basketball)

Thomas Roosevelt Morris (1938 – November 6, 2010) was an American college football and college basketball coach. He served as the head football coach at Saint Paul's College in Lawrenceville, Virginia from 1966 to 1970, Virginia State University from 1977 to 1979,^[1] Fayetteville State University in 1980,^[2] and Morgan State University in 1981, compiling a career college football head coaching record of 33–54–5.^[3] Morris was also the head basketball coach at Saint Paul's from 1966 to 1971, tallying a mark of 44–66.

A native of Newport News, Virginia, Morris attended Collis P. Huntington High School there, graduating in 1957. He played football and basketball at Saint Paul's before graduating in 1966.^[4] Morris earned a master's degree in education from the College of William & Mary in 1971. He left Saint Paul's the same year and moved to Morgan State as an assistant football coach. He was promoted to defensive coordinator at Morgan State in 1973.^[5] Morris was also an assistant football coach at Virginia Union University and Norfolk State University.^[6]

Head coaching record[edit]


Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing
Saint Paul's Tigers (Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1966–1971)
1966	Saint Paul's	1–7–1	1–6–1	16th
1967	Saint Paul's	2–5–1	1–5–1	16th
1968	Saint Paul's	1–7	0–7	17th
1969	Saint Paul's	1–7	0–6	16th
1970	Saint Paul's	3–5	1–1	5th (Northern)
Saint Paul's:		8–31–2	3–25–2
Virginia State Trojans (Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1977–1979)
1977	Virginia State	7–3–1	6–1–1	3rd
1978	Virginia State	5–6	5–3	5th
1979	Virginia State	6–4–1	5–2–1	4th
Virginia State:		18–13–2	16–6–2
Fayetteville State Broncos (Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1980)
1980	Fayetteville State	3–5–1	2–5	9th
Fayetteville State:		3–5–1	2–5
Morgan State Bears (NCAA Division II independent) (1981)
1981	Morgan State	4–5
Morgan State:		4–5
Total:		33–54–5

^ "Football Media Guide". Virginia State University. 2018. Retrieved October 5, 2018.
^ "Historical Football Data". fsubroncos.com. June 4, 2018. Retrieved October 5, 2018.
^ "Thomas Morris" (PDF). Retrieved July 10, 2018.
^ "St. Paul's Gets New Skipper". Pittsburgh Courier. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. July 23, 1966. p. 14. Retrieved April 2, 2019 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Morgan Mentor Takes New Post". The Evening Sun. Hanover, Pennsylvania. Associated Press. February 17, 1977. p. 38. Retrieved April 2, 2019 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Thomas Morris". legacy.com. Retrieved July 10, 2018.