Tim Crisp

Tim Crisp
Biographical details
Born(1907-08-13)August 13, 1907
Ardmore, Oklahoma, U.S.
DiedApr 2005 (aged 97)
Playing career
Football
1927–1930Langston
Position(s)Halfback, quarterback
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1931Ardmore Douglass HS (OK) (assistant)
1932–1941Ardmore Douglass HS (OK)
1945–1957Ardmore Douglass HS (OK)
1958–1969Langston
Basketball
?Ardmore Douglass HS (OK)
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1958–1970Langston
Head coaching record
Overall54–53–4 (college football)
Bowls0–3
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
3 OCC (1959–1961)

Tobe Monroe "Tim" Crisp (August 13, 1907 – April 2005) was an American college football coach and player. He served as the head football coach at Langston University in Langston, Oklahoma from 1958 to 1969.

Crisp was born on August 13, 1907, in Ardmore, Oklahoma. He attended Ardmore Douglass High School, where the played as a halfback on the first football team ever fielded by the school, in 1923. He then played football, again as a halfback at Langston. After graduating from Langston in 1931, Crisp returned to Ardmore Douglas as an assistant football coach under E. W. Toliver before succeeding him as head football coach the next year. He also coached basketball at Ardmore Douglass.[1]

Crisp was hired as head football coach at Langston in 1958.[2] He retired as head football coach and athletic director at Langston in 1970.[3]

Head coaching record

College football

Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs NAIA#
Langston Lions (Oklahoma Collegiate Conference) (1958–1969)
1958 Langston 4–4 3–3 T–3rd L Prairie View Bowl
1959 Langston 7–1 6–0 1st L Orange Blossom Classic
1960 Langston 9–1 6–0 1st 9
1961 Langston 8–2 6–1 T–1st L All Sports Bowl
1962 Langston 1–6–1 1–5–1 7th
1963 Langston 3–7 2–5 6th
1964 Langston 2–5–2 1–4–2 7th
1965 Langston 5–4 3–4 T–4th
1966 Langston 5–4 4–3 5th
1967 Langston 7–1–1 5–1–1 3rd
1968 Langston 2–9 1–6 8th
1969 Langston 1–9 0–7 8th
Langston: 54–53–4 38–39–4
Total: 54–53–4
      National championship         Conference title         Conference division title or championship game berth

References

  1. ^ May, Doyle (April 21, 1958). "Crisp Offered Langston Job". The Ardmoreite. Ardmore, Oklahoma. p. 6. Retrieved September 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  2. ^ "Tim Crips Accepts Langston Grid Post". The Ardmoreite. Ardmore, Oklahoma. May 9, 1958. p. 1. Retrieved September 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  3. ^ "Langston Sets Crips Banquet". The Lawton Constitution & Morning Press. Lawton, Oklahoma. January 4, 1970. p. 3B. Retrieved September 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.