Berl Huffman

American college sports coach (1907–1990)

Berl Huffman
Biographical details
Huffman in 1939
Born	(1907-08-27)August 27, 1907 Texas, U.S.
Died	October 16, 1990(1990-10-16) (aged 83) Lubbock, Texas, U.S.
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1936–1942	Texas Tech (assistant)
1943–1944	Keesler Field
1945	AAF Training Command (backfield)
1947–1949	New Mexico
Basketball
1935–1942	Texas Tech
1946–1947	Texas Tech
1951–1952	New Mexico
Baseball
1961–1967	Texas Tech

Head coaching record
Overall	19–24–3 (football) 126–87 (basketball) 80–88 (baseball)

George Berl Huffman (August 27, 1907 – October 16, 1990)^[1] was an American college football, college basketball, and college baseball, coach. He coached at Texas Tech University and the University of New Mexico.

Coaching career

Baseball

Huffman was the fourth head coach of the Texas Tech Red Raiders baseball program. From the 1961 through the 1967 seasons, Huffman coached 167 games with an 80–87 record.^[2]

Basketball

In eight seasons as the head basketball coach at Texas Tech, Huffman garnered a record of 121–67.^[3] The record for his one season coaching basketball at New Mexico stands at 6–19.

Football

From 1936 to 1942, Huffman was an assistant coach with Texas Tech.^[4]

Head coaching record

Football


Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing
Keesler Field Commandos/Fliers (Independent) (1943–1944)
1943	Keesler Field	3–1
1944	Keesler Field	8–1–2
Keesler Field:		11–2–2
New Mexico Lobos (Border Conference) (1947–1949)
1947	New Mexico	4–5–1	1–5–1	7th
1948	New Mexico	2–9	1–6	8th
1949	New Mexico	2–8	1–6	8th
New Mexico:		8–22–1	3–17–1
Total:		19–24–3

References

^ "Texas Tech". Sports Briefs. Austin-American Statesman. October 20, 1990. pp. F12.
^ "2010 Media Supplement" (PDF). Texas Tech University. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 12, 2012. Retrieved July 23, 2010.
^ "Men's Basketball - Texas Tech Red Raiders :: The Official Athletic Site". Archived from the original on February 18, 2009. Retrieved December 6, 2007.
^ Andrews, Ruth Horn (1956). The First Thirty Years: a History of Texas Technological College. Lubbock, Texas: The Texas Tech Press. p. 302.

External links

Berl Huffman at Find a Grave

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No team (1895–1898)
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No team (1900)
Joe Napier (1901)
No team (1902)
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Chuck Riley (1931–1933)
Gwinn Henry (1934–1936)
Ted Shipkey (1937–1941)
Willis Barnes (1942–1946)
Berl Huffman (1947–1949)
Dudley DeGroot (1950–1952)
Bob Titchenal (1953–1955)
Dick Clausen (1956–1957)
Marv Levy (1958–1959)
Bill Weeks (1960–1967)
Rudy Feldman (1968–1973)
Bill Mondt (1974–1979)
Joe Morrison (1980–1982)
Joe Lee Dunn (1983–1986)
Mike Sheppard (1987–1991)
Dennis Franchione (1992–1997)
Rocky Long (1998–2008)
Mike Locksley (2009–2011)
George Barlow # (2011)
Bob Davie (2012–2019)
Danny Gonzales (2020–2023)
Bronco Mendenhall (2024– )

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No coach (1899–1900)
No team (1900–1901)
No coach (1901–1903)
No team (1903–1904)
No coach (1904–1910)
Ralph Hutchinson (1910–1917)
No team (1917–1918)
John F. McGough (1918–1919)
Roy W. Johnson (1919–1920)
No team (1920–1921)
Roy W. Johnson (1921–1931)
Tom Churchill (1931–1933)
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Norm Ellenberger (1972–1979)
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Gary Colson (1980–1988)
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Fran Fraschilla (1999–2002)
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