Foy Hayden Hammons (January 22, 1894 – July 16, 1961) was an American college football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at the First District Agricultural School of Jonesboro, Arkansas (now known as Arkansas State University) from 1919 to 1920, at Ouachita Baptist University from 1926 to 1930, and at Arkansas Agricultural and Mechanical College (now known as the University of Arkansas at Monticello) from 1931 to 1933, compiling a career college head coaching football record of 41–30–12.
Hammons also coached high school football at Pine Bluff High School and Hope High School in Arkansas. He died in 1961 after a long illness.[1]
Head coaching record
College
Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
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Jonesboro Aggies (Independent) (1919–1920) | |||||||||
1919 | Jonesboro Aggies | 2–5 | |||||||
1920 | Jonesboro Aggies | 3–3 | |||||||
Jonesboro Aggies: | 5–8 | ||||||||
Ouachita Baptist Tigers (Independent) (1926) | |||||||||
1926 | Ouachita Baptist | 6–0–1 | |||||||
Ouachita Baptist Tigers (Arkansas Association) (1927) | |||||||||
1927 | Ouachita Baptist | 6–1–2 | |||||||
Ouachita Baptist Tigers (Independent) (1928–1930) | |||||||||
1928 | Ouachita Baptist | 5–3–1 | |||||||
1929 | Ouachita Baptist | 3–5–2 | |||||||
1930 | Ouachita Baptist | 5–3–1 | |||||||
Ouachita Baptist: | 25–12–7 | ||||||||
Arkansas A&M Boll Weevils (Arkansas Intercollegiate Conference) (1931–1933) | |||||||||
1931 | Arkansas A&M | 7–2–1 | |||||||
1932 | Arkansas A&M | 2–5–2 | |||||||
1933 | Arkansas A&M | 2–3–2 | |||||||
Arkansas A&M: | 11–10–5 | ||||||||
Total: | 41–30–12 |
References
- ^ "Foy Hammons Dies After Long Illness". The Northwest Arkansas Times. Fayetteville, Arkansas. Associated Press. July 17, 1961. p. 9. Retrieved January 30, 2016 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ "NCAA Statistics; Coach; Foy Hammons". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved March 7, 2025.
- ^ "2024 Arkansas State Football Media Guide" (PDF). Arkansas State University Athletics. pp. 162, 184, 238. Retrieved March 7, 2025.
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