DeWitt Weaver

For his son, see DeWitt Weaver (golfer).

DeWitt Thompson Weaver Sr. (May 11, 1912 – January 19, 1998) was an American football player, coach, and college athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach of the Texas Tech Red Raiders from 1951 to 1960.^[1]

DeWitt Weaver

Weaver (left) in 1955
Biographical details
Born	(1912-05-11)May 11, 1912 Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.
Died	January 19, 1998(1998-01-19) (aged 85) Daphne, Alabama, U.S.
Playing career
1934–1936	Tennessee
Position(s)	Guard
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1938–1941	Centre (line)
1946–1948	Mississippi State (line)
1949–1950	Tulsa (assistant)
1951–1960	Texas Tech
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1952–1960	Texas Tech
Head coaching record
Overall	49–51–5
Bowls	2–1
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
4 Border (1951, 1953–1955)

He was the first head football coach at Texas Tech to win a bowl game during his first season—an accomplishment unmatched at Texas Tech until Tommy Tuberville's first season, in 2010.^[2]

In 1955, he became the first college coach to defeat the Texas Longhorns in a season-opener in Austin.^[3] He amassed a 49–51–5 record.^[4]

From 1952 to 1960, he also served as the athletic director at Texas Technological College, as Texas Tech University was then known.^[3]

His son, DeWitt Jr., was a professional golfer who won twice on the PGA Tour.^[5]

Head coaching record

Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Bowl/playoffs	Coaches#	AP°
Texas Tech Red Raiders (Border Conference) (1951–1955)
1951	Texas Tech	7–4	4–0	1st	W Sun
1952	Texas Tech	3–7–1	2–1–1	2nd
1953	Texas Tech	11–1	5–0	1st	W Gator	12	12
1954	Texas Tech	7–2–1	4–0	1st
1955	Texas Tech	7–3–1	3–0–1	1st	L Sun
Texas Tech Red Raiders (Independent) (1956–1959)
1956	Texas Tech	2–7–1
1957	Texas Tech	2–8
1958	Texas Tech	3–7
1959	Texas Tech	4–6
Texas Tech Red Raiders (Southwest Conference) (1960)
1960	Texas Tech	3–6–1	1–5–1	6th
Texas Tech:		49–51–5	19–6–3
Total:		49–51–5
National championship         Conference title         Conference division title or championship game berth
#Rankings from final Coaches Poll. °Rankings from final AP Poll.