| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | September 2, 1931 |
| Playing career | |
| 1950–1952 | Oklahoma A&M |
| Position(s) | Center |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1966–1970 | Houston Oilers (assistant) |
| 1972–1976 | Tulsa |
| 1977–1982 | TCU |
| 1984–1992 | Baylor (assistant) |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 1971–1976 | Tulsa |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 43–69–4 |
| Bowls | 0–1 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 4 MVC (1973–1976) | |
F. A. Dry (born September 2, 1931) is a former American football coach. He was the head football coach for the University of Tulsa from 1972[1] to 1976. During his tenure there, he compiled a 31–18–1 record. After four straight Missouri Valley Conference championships Dry departed for Texas Christian University (TCU), where he compiled a 12–51–3 record.[2]
Dry played football at Oklahoma A&M (now Oklahoma State University), from 1950 to 1952.[citation needed]
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | Coaches# | AP° | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tulsa Golden Hurricane (Missouri Valley Conference) (1972–1976) | |||||||||
| 1972 | Tulsa | 3–2[n 1] | 2–1[n 1] | T–4th | |||||
| 1973 | Tulsa | 6–5 | 5–1 | T–1st | |||||
| 1974 | Tulsa | 8–3 | 6–0 | 1st | 19 | ||||
| 1975 | Tulsa | 7–4 | 4–0 | 1st | |||||
| 1976 | Tulsa | 7–4–1 | 2–1–1 | T–1st | L Independence | ||||
| Tulsa: | 31–18–1 | 19–3–1 | |||||||
| TCU Horned Frogs (Southwest Conference) (1977–1982) | |||||||||
| 1977 | TCU | 2–9 | 1–7 | 6th | |||||
| 1978 | TCU | 2–9 | 0–8 | 7th | |||||
| 1979 | TCU | 2–8–1 | 1–6–1 | 8th | |||||
| 1980 | TCU | 1–10 | 1–7 | 7th | |||||
| 1981 | TCU | 2–7–2 | 1–6–1 | 8th | |||||
| 1982 | TCU | 3–8 | 2–6 | 7th | |||||
| TCU: | 12–51–3 | 6–40–2 | |||||||
| Total: | 43–69–4 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
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