Gene McMurray

Gene McMurray
Biographical details
Born	July 25, 1902; Huntington, Indiana, U.S.
Died	January 2, 1971; Oxford, Mississippi, U.S.
Playing career
Football
1922–1925	Maryville
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1929–1931	Milligan
1932–1946	East Tennessee State
Basketball
1933–1947	East Tennessee State
Baseball
1934–1937	East Tennessee State
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1929–1932	Milligan
Head coaching record
Overall	62–39–11 (football); 90–84 (basketball)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
	Football; 1 Smoky Mountain (1938)

Jean Gordon "Gene" McMurray (July 25, 1902 – January 2, 1971) was an American football, basketball, and baseball coach. He served as the head football coach at Milligan College—now known as Milligan University—in Milligan College, Tennessee, from 1929 to 1931 and East Tennessee State College—now known as East Tennessee State University—in Johnson City, Tennessee, from 1932 to 1946.^[1] McMurray was also the head basketball coach at East Tennessee State from 1933 to 1947.

A native of Huntington, Indiana, McMurray was a graduate of Maryville College in Maryville, Tennessee. He earned a master's degree from Peabody College and Vanderbilt University and a doctorate in physical education from New York University. McMurray resigned from his coaching post at East Tennessee State in 1947 to head the physical education department at the University of Mississippi (Ole Miss).^[2] He died on January 2, 1971, in Oxford, Mississippi, after an apparent heart attack.^[3]

Head coaching record


Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing
Milligan Buffaloes (Smoky Mountain Conference) (1929–1931)
1929	Milligan	6–1–1	3–1–1	2nd
1930	Milligan	4–4–1	1–2–1	5th
1931	Milligan	2–2–4	0–1–3	6th
Milligan:		12–7–6	4–4–5
East Tennessee State Teachers Buccaneers (Smoky Mountain Conference) (1932–1945)
1932	East Tennessee State Teachers	3–3–1	0–2	5th
1933	East Tennessee State Teachers	6–1–2	3–1–1	2nd
1934	East Tennessee State Teachers	3–3–2	2–2–1	T–3rd
1935	East Tennessee State Teachers	5–3	4–3	2nd
1936	East Tennessee State Teachers	6–2	4–3	4th
1937	East Tennessee State Teachers	4–5	4–4	4th
1938	East Tennessee State Teachers	6–2	5–1	1st
1939	East Tennessee State Teachers	5–3	4–2	T–2nd
1940	East Tennessee State Teachers	4–4	3–3	3rd
1941	East Tennessee State Teachers	2–5	0–3	4th
1942	No team—World War II
1943	No team—World War II
1944	No team—World War II
1945	No team—World War II
East Tennessee State Buccaneers (Independent) (1946)
1946	East Tennessee State	7–1
East Tennessee State Teachers / East Tennessee State:		50–32–5	29–24–2
Total:		62–39–11
National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth