T. R. Mobley

Thomas Ray Mobley Sr. (April 20, 1892 – May 13, 1964) was an American college athletic coach and athletic director. He served in a number of head coaching roles at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette–then known as Southwest Louisiana Institute–including head football (1916, 1919, 1921–1930), basketball (1921–1925), and baseball (1922–1927).

T. R. Mobley
Biographical details
Born(1892-04-20)April 20, 1892
DiedMay 23, 1954(1954-05-23) (aged 62)
Pineville, Louisiana, U.S.
Playing career
Football
1913–1914LSU
Position(s)Guard, center
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1916Southwest Louisiana
1919Southwest Louisiana
1921–1930Southwest Louisiana
Basketball
1921–1925Southwest Louisiana
Baseball
1922–1927Southwest Louisiana
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1926–1930Southwest Louisiana
Head coaching record
Overall56–48–7 (football)

Mobley played college football at Louisiana State University (LSU), lettering from 1913 to 1914.[1] He served in the United States Army during World War II, attaining the rank of captain. He was an officer in the Reserve Corps of the Army in 1920.[2]

Mobley was the department commander of the American Legion in Louisiana from 1931 to 1932. He died on May 13, 1964, at a hospital in Pineville, Louisiana.[3]

Head coaching record
Year Team Overall ConferenceStanding Bowl/playoffs
Southwestern Louisiana Industrial (Independent) (1916)
1916 Southwestern Louisiana Industrial 7–1
Southwestern Louisiana Industrial (Independent) (1919)
1919 Southwestern Louisiana Industrial 2–4–2
Southwestern Louisiana (Louisiana Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1921–1924)
1921 Southwestern Louisiana 8–2
1922 Southwestern Louisiana 3–4–20–2
1923 Southwestern Louisiana 7–32–1
1924 Southwestern Louisiana 6–2–13–0
Southwestern Louisiana (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1925–1930)
1925 Southwestern Louisiana 7–23–0
1926 Southwestern Louisiana 6–3–12–2
1927 Southwestern Louisiana 2–7–11–4
1928 Southwestern Louisiana 4–53–4
1929 Southwestern Louisiana 2–71–5
1930 Southwestern Louisiana 2–81–5
Southwestern Louisiana Industrial / Southwestern Louisiana: 56–48–716–23
Total:56–48–7

References
  1. "2018 LSU Football Media Guide". LSU Tigers. Retrieved October 1, 2019.
  2. "Official List of Officers of the Officers' Reserve Corps of the Army of the United States, Volumes 5-10". United States. Adjutant-General's Office. 1920. Retrieved October 1, 2019.
  3. "T. R. Mobley Expires at 72". The Town Talk. Alexandria, Louisiana. May 14, 1964. p. 1. Retrieved March 16, 2023 – via Newspapers.com open access.
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