 Moseley,c. 1972 | |
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1911-04-22)April 22, 1911 Montgomery, Alabama, U.S. |
| Died | July 31, 1979(1979-07-31) (aged 68) Blacksburg, Virginia, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| 1931–1933 | Alabama |
| Position(s) | Halfback |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1945 | Maryland (assistant) |
| 1946–1950 | Kentucky (backfield) |
| 1951–1960 | VPI / Virginia Tech |
| Baseball | |
| 1939–1941 | Kentucky |
| 1946 | Kentucky |
| 1948–1950 | Kentucky |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 1951–1978 | VPI / Virginia Tech |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 54–42–4 (football) 60–55–1 (baseball) |
Frank O'Rear Moseley (April 22, 1911 – July 31, 1979) was anAmerican football player and coach,baseball coach, and college athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach atVirginia Polytechnic Institute and State University from 1951 to 1960, compiling a record of 54–42–4. His best season at Virginia Tech came in 1954, when his team went 8–0–1. Moselely was also the head baseball coach at theUniversity of Kentucky (1939–1941, 1946, 1948–1950), tallying a mark of 60–55–1. In addition, he served as theathletic director at Virginia Tech from 1951 to 1978, during which time he hiredJerry Claiborne, his successor as head football coach. Moseley was born inMontgomery, Alabama and died on July 31, 1979.[1] In 1979, Moseley was inducted into theVirginia Sports Hall of Fame.[2] He was elected to theVirginia Tech Sports Hall of Fame as an inaugural member in 1982.
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | AP# | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VPI / Virginia Tech Gobblers(Southern Conference)(1951–1960) | |||||||||
| 1951 | VPI | 2–8 | 1–7 | 17th | |||||
| 1952 | VPI | 5–6 | 4–4 | T–6th | |||||
| 1953 | VPI | 5–5 | 3–3 | T–5th | |||||
| 1954 | VPI | 8–0–1 | 3–0–1 | 3rd | 16 | ||||
| 1955 | VPI | 6–3–1 | 2–1–1 | 2nd | |||||
| 1956 | VPI | 7–2–1 | 3–0 | 2nd | |||||
| 1957 | VPI | 4–6 | 1–3 | T–7th | |||||
| 1958 | VPI | 5–4–1 | 3–1 | 2nd | |||||
| 1959 | Virginia Tech | 6–4 | 3–1 | 3rd | |||||
| 1960 | Virginia Tech | 6–4 | 4–2 | T–2nd | |||||
| VPI / Virginia Tech: | 54–42–4 | 27–22–2 | |||||||
| Total: | 54–42–4 | ||||||||
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