Ted Jefferies

Theodore Lemuel Jefferies (November 8, 1908 – January 2, 1985) was an American football player and coach. Jefferies was an alumnus of the Centenary College of Louisiana, which he graduated from in 1929, as president of the student body and as "candidate for a B.S. degree.^[1][2] He served as head coach at Wichita Falls High School from 1933 to 1943, taking the school to its first state championship in 1941. Jefferies later coached at Lamar University, at a time when the school was still a junior college. In 1947, he became head coach at Stephen F. Austin University in Nacogdoches, Texas.

Ted Jefferies

Jeffries pictured in Yoncopin 1929, Centenary yearbook
Biographical details
Born	(1908-11-08)November 8, 1908 Jacksonville, Texas, U.S.
Died	January 2, 1985(1985-01-02) (aged 76) Nacogdoches, Texas, U.S.
Alma mater	Centenary College of Louisiana (1929)
Playing career
1925–1928	Centenary
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1933–1943	Wichita Falls HS (TX)
1946	Lamar
1947–1955	Stephen F. Austin
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1947–1956	Stephen F. Austin
Head coaching record
Overall	41–40–3 (college) 83–33–8 (high school)

Among his former players was later Houston Oilers and New Orleans Saints coach Bum Phillips and Texas A&M University coach R. C. Slocum. Slocum played for Jefferies at Stark High School in Orange, Texas. Mr. Ted, as he was called, came out of retirement to coach in Orange. In Slocum's senior season, 1962, Jefferies took Orange to the state semifinals.

Head coaching record

College

Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Bowl/playoffs
Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks (Lone Star Conference) (1947–1955)
1947	Stephen F. Austin	3–6–1	2–3–1	5th
1948	Stephen F. Austin	7–2–1	3–2–1	3rd
1949	Stephen F. Austin	7–2	2–1	2nd
1950	Stephen F. Austin	5–5	2–2	T–2nd
1951	Stephen F. Austin	4–4–1	2–3	T–4th
1952	Stephen F. Austin	3–6	1–4	T–4th
1953	Stephen F. Austin	1–8	0–5	6th
1954	Stephen F. Austin	6–3	3–3	T–3rd
1955	Stephen F. Austin	5–4	2–4	T–4th
Stephen F. Austin:		41–40–3	17–27–2
Total:		41–40–3