Guy Morriss
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| Guy Morriss | ||
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| Sport | Football | |
| Born | May 13, 1951 | |
| Place of birth | Colorado City, TX | |
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| Overall | 27–54 | |
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| 1969-1972 1973-1983 1984-1987 |
TCU Philadelphia Eagles New England Patriots |
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| Position | C / G | |
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| 2001-2002 2003-2007 2008- |
Kentucky (HC) Baylor(HC) Kentucky State (Off. line coach) |
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Guy W. Morriss (born May 13, 1951 at Colorado City, Texas) is the offensive line coach at Kentucky State University.[1] Morriss spent two seasons as the head football coach at the University of Kentucky and five seasons as head football coach at Baylor University.
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[edit] Playing career
Morriss attended Sam Houston High School in Arlington, Texas and later Texas Christian University in Fort Worth, Texas. He was a Pro Bowl center in the NFL, where he played with the Philadelphia Eagles from 1973 to 1983, and the New England Patriots from 1984 to 1987.
[edit] Coaching career
[edit] Early career
Morriss got his coaching start in 1988 as the offensive line coach for the Patriots under Raymond Berry. In 1992, after a brief stint as the head coach of the Washington Marauders of the Professional Spring Football League, Morriss coached under Hal Mumme and alongside Mike Leach at Valdosta State University before re-joining Mumme at Kentucky in 1997, where he was the school's offensive line and assistant head coach.
[edit] Kentucky
After a recruiting scandal forced the resignation of Mumme at Kentucky, Morriss was named the school's interim head coach in 2001. After a 2-9 season, Kentucky named Morriss the school's permanent head coach, where he led the Wildcats to a 7-5 turnaround season in 2002.
Guy Morriss was the losing coach in the famed "Bluegrass Miracle" game at Commonwealth Stadium in 2002. Morriss' Kentucky Wildcats kicked a field goal to take the lead over LSU with 11 seconds left, only to lose on an 80 yard Hail Mary pass as time expired. Seconds before the Hail Mary, Morriss was doused with Gatorade by quarterback Jared Lorenzen in (what turned out to be) a premature "victory bath."
[edit] Baylor
Baylor's program had hit the skids and had posted only one conference victory in its previous 36 Big 12 contests. Morriss's first season in 2003 (3-9) was rough but was highlighted by a BU upset win over Colorado (CU was a 20 point favorite). Morriss's second season in 2004 again only led to three wins and one conference win, but Morriss gained fan and alumni support with the team's 35-34 overtime upset win over #16 Texas A&M (a 25 point favorite), in which Morriss made a gutsy call to "go for two" to win in the first overtime, instead of kicking the extra point and forcing a second overtime. It was BU's first win over the Aggies since 1985 (they tied in 1990). Morriss's third season in 2005 led to a 5-6 record (BU's best since 1995) and featured BU's first ever road win over a Big 12 Conference opponent (23-13 over Iowa State in Ames).
In 2006, the fourth year of the Morriss era, BU had a roller coaster season. After a disappointing 1-3 non-conference mark (including a loss at home to Army), BU rebounded with a 3-1 start in conference play. However, the momentum was stunted when quarterback Shawn Bell was injured in a loss to Texas A&M, and Baylor was subsequently blown out in their final three games by an average margin of 34 points, finishing the year at 4-8 (3-5 in the Big 12).
In 2007, Morriss failed again failed to produce a winning record for the Bears, as Baylor finished with a 3–9 record. The loss of a significant number of seniors, including Bell, were part of the blame for the poor season. In the season opener, Baylor was shutout by TCU 0–27, but managed to win the next three non-conference games. Afterwards, Baylor did not defeat any of its Big 12 opponents, their last defeat being the 12th consecutive loss in Big 12 play.
On November 18, 2007, Baylor fired Morriss.[2] On November 28, 2007, former University of Houston head coach Art Briles replaced Morriss.[3]
In March 2008 Morriss joined the coaching staff at Kentucky State University.
[edit] Head coaching record
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl | ||||
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| Kentucky Wildcats (Southeastern Conference) (2001 – 2002) | |||||||||
| 2001 | Kentucky | 2–9 | 1–7 | 5th (East) | |||||
| 2002 | Kentucky | 7–5 | 3–5 | T–4th (East) | |||||
| Kentucky: | 9-14 | 4–12 | |||||||
| Baylor Bears (Big 12 Conference) (2003 – 2007) | |||||||||
| 2003 | Baylor | 3–9 | 1–7 | 6th (South) | |||||
| 2004 | Baylor | 3–8 | 1–7 | 6th (South) | |||||
| 2005 | Baylor | 5–6 | 2–6 | 5th (South) | |||||
| 2006 | Baylor | 4–8 | 3–5 | T–5th (South) | |||||
| 2007 | Baylor | 3–9 | 0–8 | 6th (South) | |||||
| Baylor: | 18–40 | 7–33 | |||||||
| Total: | 27–54 | ||||||||
[edit] Personal
Guy Morriss is known to be proud of his Texas heritage. His first comment to the press when accepting the Baylor job was yelling “It's good to be back in the Lone Star.” Baylor even put that phrase on their pocket schedules for 2003. Also, Morriss told FOX Sports that when his future wife asked him what nationality he was, he replied “I'm a Texan.”
According to news from The Advocate-Messenger (Danville, Kentucky), prior to taking the offensive line coach job at Kentucky State, Guy Morriss was in talks with Boyle County High School for the head coaching job there but decided not to take it.
[edit] References
- ^ Dallas Morning News | News for Dallas, Texas | Texas/Southwest
- ^ Baylor Athletics (2007-11-18). "Morriss Will Not Return as Football Coach". Press release. Retrieved on 2007-11-19.
- ^ Baylor Athletics (2007-11-28). "Art Briles Named Baylor's 25th Head Football Coach". Press release. Retrieved on 2007-11-30.
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| Preceded by Hal Mumme |
University of Kentucky Head Football Coach 2001 – 2002 |
Succeeded by Rich Brooks |
| Preceded by Kevin Steele |
Baylor Head Football Coaches 2003 – 2007 |
Succeeded by Art Briles |
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