Maurice J. "Clipper" Smith (October 15, 1898 – March 17, 1984) was an American football player and coach of football, basketball, and baseball. He served as the head football coach at Gonzaga University (1925–1928),[1][2][3] Santa Clara University (1929–1935),[4] Villanova College—now known as Villanova University (1936–1942), the University of San Francisco (1946), and Lafayette College (1949–1951). Smith was also the head coach of the National Football League's Boston Yanks from 1947 to 1948, tallying a mark of 7–16–1. In addition, he was the head basketball coach at Gonzaga from 1925 to 1929 and the head baseball coach at the school for one season in 1926, notching a record of 4–11.
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | October 15, 1898 Manteno, Illinois, U.S. |
| Died | March 17, 1984 (aged 85) Laguna Beach, California, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| 1917–1920 | Notre Dame |
| Position(s) | Guard |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1921–1924 | Columbia (OR) |
| 1925–1928 | Gonzaga |
| 1929–1935 | Santa Clara |
| 1936–1942 | Villanova |
| 1944 | Cherry Point Marines |
| 1946 | San Francisco |
| 1947–1948 | Boston Yanks |
| 1949–1951 | Lafayette |
| Basketball | |
| 1922–1924 | Columbia (OR) |
| 1925–1929 | Gonzaga |
| Baseball | |
| 1926 | Gonzaga |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 1925–1929 | Gonzaga |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 7–16–1 (NFL) 73–75 (college basketball) 4–11 (college baseball) |
| Bowls | 1–0–1 |
Smith died on March 17, 1984, at his home in Laguna Beach, California.[5]
Head coaching record
College football
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | AP# | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gonzaga Bulldogs (Independent) (1925–1928) | |||||||||
| 1925 | Gonzaga | 7–2–2 | |||||||
| 1926 | Gonzaga | 5–2–1 | |||||||
| 1927 | Gonzaga | 5–3–1 | |||||||
| 1928 | Gonzaga | 6–2–1 | |||||||
| Gonzaga: | 23–9–5 | ||||||||
| Santa Clara Missionites / Broncos (Independent) (1929–1935) | |||||||||
| 1929 | Santa Clara | 5–3 | |||||||
| 1930 | Santa Clara | 5–3–1 | |||||||
| 1931 | Santa Clara | 5–4–1 | |||||||
| 1932 | Santa Clara | 6–3 | |||||||
| 1933 | Santa Clara | 6–2–1 | W New Year's Classic | ||||||
| 1934 | Santa Clara | 7–2–1 | |||||||
| 1935 | Santa Clara | 3–6 | |||||||
| Santa Clara: | 37–23–4 | ||||||||
| Villanova Wildcats (Independent) (1936–1942) | |||||||||
| 1936 | Villanova | 7–2–1 | T Bacardi | ||||||
| 1937 | Villanova | 8–0–1 | 6 | ||||||
| 1938 | Villanova | 8–0–1 | 18 | ||||||
| 1939 | Villanova | 6–2 | |||||||
| 1940 | Villanova | 4–5 | |||||||
| 1941 | Villanova | 4–4 | |||||||
| 1942 | Villanova | 4–4 | |||||||
| Villanova: | 41–17–3 | ||||||||
| Cherry Point Marines Flying Leathernecks (Independent) (1944) | |||||||||
| 1944 | Cherry Point Marines | 3–6 | |||||||
| Cherry Point Marines: | 3–6 | ||||||||
| San Francisco Dons (Independent) (1946) | |||||||||
| 1946 | San Francisco | 3–6 | |||||||
| San Francisco: | 3–6 | ||||||||
| Lafayette Leopards (Middle Three Conference) (1949–1951) | |||||||||
| 1949 | Lafayette | 2–6 | 1–1 | 2nd | |||||
| 1950 | Lafayette | 1–8 | 0–2 | 3rd | |||||
| 1951 | Lafayette | 1–7 | 0–2 | 3rd | |||||
| Lafayette: | 4–21 | 1–5 | |||||||
| Total: | |||||||||
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References
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