Roswell G. Higginbotham

Roswell G. Higginbotham
Sport(s) Football, baseball
Biographical details
Born (1898-08-15)August 15, 1898
Howe, Texas
Died May 25, 1943
Quonset Point, Rhode Island
Playing career
Football
1917, 1919–1920 Texas A&M
Baseball
1922 Paris Snappers
Position(s) Running back (football)
Shortstop (baseball)
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1927 Texas A&M (assistant)
c. 1940 SMU (freshmen)
Baseball
1930–1935 Texas A&M
1936–1942 SMU
Head coaching record
Overall 105–116–3
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
2 SWC (1931, 1934)

Roswell G. "Little Hig" Higginbotham (August 15, 1898 – May 25, 1943) was an American football and baseball player and coach. He died on May 25, 1943 at Naval Air Station Quonset Point.[1] He was the younger brother of Grady Higginbotham.

Head coaching record

Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Texas A&M Aggies (Southwest Conference) (1930–1935)
1930 Texas A&M 16–68–64th
1931 Texas A&M 12–69–11st
1932 Texas A&M 7–11–15–115th
1933 Texas A&M 9–105–53rd
1934 Texas A&M 10–7–19–31st
1935 Texas A&M 10–8–15–62nd
Texas A&M: 64–48–341–32
SMU Mustangs (Southwest Conference) (1936–1942)
1936 SMU 3–172–136th
1937 SMU 6–124–115th
1938 SMU 8–67–64th
1939 SMU 5–105–10T–4th
1940 SMU 6–76–74th
1941 SMU 6–86–84th
1942 SMU 7–87–8T–3rd
SMU: 41–6837–63
Total:105–116–3

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

References

  1. ↑ AP (May 27, 1943). "Lieut. R. G. Higginbotham" (PDF). The New York Times. Retrieved December 26, 2015.
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