Fred Faurot

Fred Faurot

Faurot from the 1936 Echo
Biographical details
Born	(1909-03-18)March 18, 1909 Mountain Grove, Missouri, U.S.
Died	December 12, 2000(2000-12-12) (aged 91) Columbia, Missouri, U.S.
Playing career
1930, 1932	Missouri
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1934	Chillicothe HS (MO)
1935–1937	Kirksville
1938–1941	Parsons
1946	Central (MO)
1948–1955	Murray State
Head coaching record
Overall	78–52–10 (college)
Bowls	0–0–1
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
2 MIAA (1935–1936) 3 OVC (1948, 1950–1951)

Frederick Winslow "Fritz" Faurot Jr. (March 18, 1909 – December 12, 2000) was an American football player and coach. He then served as the head football coach at Northeast Missouri State Teachers College—commonly known at the time as Kirksville State Teachers College and now known as Truman State University—from 1935 to 1937, Parsons College from 1938 to 1941, Central College—now known as Central Methodist University—in 1946, and Murray State University from 1948 to 1955, compiling a career college football coach record of 78–52–10. Faurot played college football at the University of Missouri, lettering in 1930 and 1932. He served as a lieutenant commander in the United States Navy, as an instructor in the physical training program, during World War II. He was the brother of College Football Hall of Fame coach, Don Faurot.

Head coaching record

Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Bowl/playoffs
Kirksville Bulldogs (Missouri Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1935–1937)
1935	Kirksville	7–1	5–0	1st
1936	Kirksville	7–0	5–0	1st
1937	Kirksville	1–4–2	1–2–2	4th
Kirksville:		15–5–2	11–2–2
Parsons Wildcats (Iowa Conference) (1938–1941)
1938	Parsons	2–4–2	2–3–1	8th
1939	Parsons	5–3–1	3–2–1	T–5th
1940	Parsons	4–4–1	3–3–1	T–6th
1941	Parsons	5–4	4–3	5th
Parsons:		16–15–4	12–11–3
Central Eagles (Missouri College Athletic Union) (1946)
1946	Central	4–3–1	2–1–1	2nd
Central:		4–3–1	2–1–1
Murray State Thoroughbreds (Ohio Valley Conference) (1948–1955)
1948	Murray State	9–1–1	3–1	T–1st	T Tangerine
1949	Murray State	1–7–1	1–6	7th
1950	Murray State	7–2–1	5–0–1	1st
1951	Murray State	8–1	5–1	1st
1952	Murray State	4–4	3–2	3rd
1953	Murray State	3–6	1–4	5th
1954	Murray State	5–4	3–2	T–2nd
1955	Murray State	6–4	2–3	4th
Murray State:		43–29–3	23–19–1
Total:		78–52–10
National championship         Conference title         Conference division title or championship game berth