| Teamname: | McMurry War Hawks football |
| Firstyear: | 1923 |
| Athleticdirector: | Larry Dockery |
| Headcoach: | Jordan Neal |
| Headcoachyear: | 6th |
| Hcwins: | 11 |
| Hclosses: | 33 |
| Stadium: | Wilford Moore Stadium |
| Stadiumbuilt: | 1937 |
| Stadcapacity: | 3,550 |
| Stadsurface: | FieldTurf |
| Location: | Abilene, Texas |
| Conference: | SCAC |
| Atwins: | 393 |
| Atlosses: | 525 |
| Atties: | 32 |
| Bowlwins: | 2 |
| Bowllosses: | 1 |
| Playoffapps: | 1–1 (NCAA D-III playoffs) 0–1 (NAIA D-II playoffs) |
| Conftitles: | 2 TIAA* (1980, 1983) 5 Texas Conference (1947–1949, 1953, 1955) 1 TIAA (1927) |
| Websitename: | mcmurrysports.com |
| Websiteurl: | https://mcmurrysports.com/sports/football |
The McMurry War Hawks football team represents McMurry University in college football in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) at the NCAA Division III level. The War Hawks are members of the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference (SCAC), fielding its team in the SCAC since 2024. The War Hawks play their home games at Wilford Moore Stadium in Abilene, Texas. The team was known as the McMurry Indians until 2011.[1]
Their head coach is Jordan Neal, who took over the position for the 2019 season.
| Name | Season(s) | GC | OW | OL | OT | O% | CW | CL | CT | C% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Randolph M. Medley | 1923–1938 | 139 | 61 | 58 | 20 | 38 | 23 | 8 | |||
| 2 | Dale Morrison | 1939–1941 | 26 | 6 | 19 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 1 | |||
| 3 | Jim Conger | 1942 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | |||
| 4 | Vernon Hilliard | 1946 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |||
| 5 | Wilford Moore | 1947–1954 | 83 | 49 | 29 | 5 | 22 | 11 | 1 | |||
| 6 | Douglas Cox | 1955 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 7 | Tommy Ellis | 1956–1959 | 40 | 24 | 16 | 0 | — | — | — | — | ||
| 8 | Grant Teaff | 1960–1965 | 60 | 23 | 35 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 9 | Buddy Fornes | 1966–1972 | 70 | 27 | 42 | 1 | 16 | 30 | 0 | |||
| 10 | Don Newson | 1973–1975 | 29 | 11 | 18 | 0 | — | — | — | — | ||
| 11 | Spud Aldridge | 1976–1981 | 63 | 36 | 27 | 0 | 26 | 18 | 0 | |||
| 12 | Rodney Murphy | 1982–1983 | 19 | 8 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 0 | |||
| 13 | Don Birmingham | 1984–1985 | 20 | 4 | 16 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 0 | |||
| 14 | Cliff Odenwald | 1986–1987 | 20 | 7 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 2 | |||
| 15 | Mark Cox | 1988–1990 | 30 | 4 | 26 | 0 | 4 | 22 | 0 | |||
| 16 | Joe George | 1991–1994 | 39 | 18 | 21 | 0 | 7 | 13 | 0 | |||
| 17 | Steve Keenum | 1995–2004 | 98 | 36 | 62 | 0 | 26 | 50 | 0 | |||
| 18 | Joe Crousen | 2005–2006 | 20 | 8 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 0 | |||
| 19 | Donny Gray | 2007–2008 | 20 | 2 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 0 | |||
| 20 | Hal Mumme[3] | 2009–2012 | 43 | 27 | 16 | 0 | 15 | 9 | 0 | |||
| 21 | Mason Miller | 2013 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 0 | — | — | — | — | ||
| 22 | Lance Hinson[4] | 2014–2018 | 49 | 14 | 35 | 0 | 7 | 24 | 0 | |||
| 23 | Jordan Neal[5] | 2019–present | 44 | 11 | 33 | 0 | 7 | 29 | 0 |
| National champions | Conference champions | Bowl game berth | Playoff berth |
| Season | Year | Head coach | Association | Division | Conference | Record | Postseason | Final ranking | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | Conference | |||||||||||||
| Win | Loss | Tie | Finish | Win | Loss | Tie | ||||||||
| McMurry Indians | ||||||||||||||
| 1923 | 1923 | Randolph M. Medley | NCAA | — | Independent | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | — | ||||
| 1924 | 1924 | 5 | 2 | 1 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1925 | 1925 | 3 | 4 | 1 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1926 | 1926 | TIAA | 1 | 9 | 0 | 6th | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | |||
| 1927 | 1927 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1st | 3 | 0 | 2 | — | — | ||||
| 1928 | 1928 | 6 | 3 | 0 | T–2nd | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1929 | 1929 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3rd | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | ||||
| 1930 | 1930 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 5th | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | ||||
| 1931 | 1931 | 2 | 6 | 0 | T–3rd (Western) | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1932 | 1932 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4th | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1933 | 1933 | Texas Conference | 4 | 4 | 2 | T–3rd | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | — | |||
| 1934 | 1934 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4tth | 2 | 1 | 3 | — | — | ||||
| 1935 | 1935 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2nd | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1936 | 1936 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 3rd | 5 | 1 | 1 | — | — | ||||
| 1937 | 1937 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3rd | 5 | 2 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1938 | 1938 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 9th | 1 | 6 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1939 | 1939 | Dale Morrison | 1 | 6 | 0 | 8th | 1 | 6 | 0 | — | — | |||
| 1940 | 1940 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 7th | 1 | 6 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1941 | 1941 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 5th | 2 | 4 | 1 | — | — | ||||
| 1942 | 1942 | Jim Conger | 2 | 6 | 0 | 4th | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | |||
| No team from 1943 to 1945 due to World War II. | ||||||||||||||
| 1946 | 1946 | Vernon Hilliard | NCAA | — | Texas Conference | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3rd | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| 1947 | 1947 | Wilford Moore | 7 | 3 | 1 | T–1st | 4 | 1 | 0 | L Boys' Ranch Bowl | — | |||
| 1948 | 1948 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1st | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1949 | 1949 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1st | 4 | 0 | 1 | W Oleander Bowl | — | ||||
| 1950 | 1950 | 4 | 5 | 0 | T–3rd | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1951 | 1951 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 4th | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1952 | 1952 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2nd | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1953 | 1953 | 8 | 1 | 1 | T–1st | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1954 | 1954 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2nd | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1955 | 1955 | Douglas Cox | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1st | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | |||
| 1956 | 1956 | Tommy Ellis | NAIA | — | Independent | 5 | 5 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1957 | 1957 | 5 | 5 | 0 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1958 | 1958 | 6 | 4 | 0 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1959 | 1959 | 8 | 2 | 0 | — | 9 | ||||||||
| 1960 | 1960 | Grant Teaff | 3 | 7 | 0 | — | — | |||||||
| 1961 | 1961 | 6 | 4 | 0 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1962 | 1962 | 6 | 4 | 0 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1963 | 1963 | 3 | 7 | 0 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1964 | 1964 | 1 | 8 | 1 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1965 | 1965 | LSC | 4 | 5 | 1 | N/A | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | |||
| 1966 | 1966 | Buddy Fornes | 1 | 8 | 1 | 8th | 0 | 6 | 1 | — | — | |||
| 1967 | 1967 | 6 | 4 | 0 | T–3rd | 4 | 3 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1968 | 1968 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 3rd | 5 | 2 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1969 | 1969 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 8th | 1 | 6 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1970 | 1970 | Division I | 5 | 6 | 0 | T–5th | 4 | 5 | 0 | — | — | |||
| 1971 | 1971 | 2 | 8 | 0 | T–8th | 2 | 7 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1972 | 1972 | 3 | 6 | 0 | N/A | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1973 | 1973 | Don Newson | ? | Independent | 3 | 6 | 0 | — | — | |||||
| 1974 | 1974 | 6 | 4 | 0 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1975 | 1975 | 2 | 8 | 0 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1976 | 1976 | Spud Aldridge | Division II | TIAA* | 3 | 8 | 0 | T–3rd | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | |
| 1977 | 1977 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 3rd | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1978 | 1978 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 2nd | 5 | 3 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1979 | 1979 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 2nd | 6 | 2 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1980 | 1980 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1st | 9 | 1 | 0 | L NAIA Division II Quarterfinal | 8 | ||||
| 1981 | 1981 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 4th | 3 | 7 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1982 | 1982 | Rodney Murphy | 2 | 8 | 0 | 4th | 2 | 6 | 0 | — | — | |||
| 1983 | 1983 | 6 | 3 | 0 | T–1st | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1984 | 1984 | Don Birmingham | 3 | 7 | 0 | 3rd | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — | |||
| 1985 | 1985 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 4th | 1 | 5 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1986 | 1986 | Cliff Odenwald | 4 | 6 | 0 | T–2nd | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — | |||
| 1987 | 1987 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 3rd | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | — | ||||
| 1988 | 1988 | Mark Cox | 1 | 9 | 0 | 6th | 1 | 9 | 0 | — | — | |||
| 1989 | 1989 | 2 | 8 | 0 | T–5th | 2 | 8 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1990 | 1990 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 7th | 1 | 5 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1991 | 1991 | Joe George | 3 | 7 | 0 | 6th | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — | |||
| 1992 | 1992 | 4 | 6 | 0 | T–3rd | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1993 | 1993 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2nd | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | 18 | ||||
| 1994 | 1994 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 5th | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1995 | 1995 | Steve Keenum | 1 | 9 | 0 | 5th | 0 | 8 | 0 | — | — | |||
| 1996 | 1996 | ASC | 3 | 7 | 0 | T–4th | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | |||
| 1997 | 1997 | NCAA | Division III | 5 | 5 | 0 | T–3rd | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — | ||
| 1998 | 1998 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2nd | 6 | 1 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1999 | 1999 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2nd | 6 | 1 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2000 | 2000 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 5th | 5 | 4 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2001 | 2001 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 10th | 0 | 8 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2002 | 2002 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10th | 0 | 9 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2003 | 2003 | 4 | 6 | 0 | T–5th | 4 | 5 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2004 | 2004 | 2 | 8 | 0 | T–9th | 1 | 8 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2005 | 2005 | Joe Crousen | 5 | 5 | 0 | 7th | 4 | 5 | 0 | — | — | |||
| 2006 | 2006 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 9th | 2 | 6 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2007 | 2007 | Donny Gray | 2 | 8 | 0 | T–9th | 1 | 7 | 0 | — | — | |||
| 2008 | 2008 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 9th | 0 | 8 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2009 | 2009 | Hal Mumme | 4 | 6 | 0 | 5th | 4 | 4 | 0 | — | — | |||
| 2010 | 2010 | 6 | 4 | 0 | T–4th | 4 | 4 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| McMurry War Hawks | ||||||||||||||
| 2011 | 2011 | Hal Mumme | NCAA | Division III | ASC | 9 | 3 | 0 | 2nd | 7 | 1 | 0 | — | |
| 2012 | 2012 | Division II | Independent | 8 | 3 | 0 | — | |||||||
| 2013 | 2013 | Mason Miller | 3 | 8 | 0 | — | — | |||||||
| 2014 | 2014 | Lance Hinson | LSC | 2 | 8 | 0 | 7th | 1 | 6 | 0 | — | — | ||
| 2015 | 2015 | Division III | ASC | 4 | 6 | 0 | N/A | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | ||
| 2016 | 2016 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 5th | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2017 | 2017 | 2 | 8 | 0 | T–7th | 2 | 7 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2018 | 2018 | 2 | 8 | 0 | T–7th | 2 | 7 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2019 | 2019 | Jordan Neal | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10th | 0 | 9 | 0 | — | — | |||
| 2020–21 | 2020 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4th (West) | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2021 | 2021 | 2 | 7 | 0 | T–8th | 2 | 7 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2022 | 2022 | 1 | 9 | 0 | T–8th | 1 | 7 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2023 | 2023 | 6 | 4 | 0 | T–3rd | 3 | 3 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2024 | 2024 | SCAC | — | — | ||||||||||
| Stadium Name: | Wilford Moore Stadium |
| Location: | 1560 Ross Ave Abilene, TX 79605 |
| Opened: | 1937 |
| Owner: | McMurry University |
| Operator: | McMurry University |
| Surface: | FieldTurf |
| Tenants: | McMurry War Hawks (NCAA) (1937–1942, 1950–1959, 1974–present) |
| Seating Capacity: | 3,550 |
Wilford Moore Stadium is a football stadium in Abilene, Texas, with a seating capacity of 3,550. It is home to McMurry University War Hawks football team.[6] It is named after Wilford Moore who was the head football coach from 1947 to 1954 after being previously known as Indian Stadium.
The stadium initially had a capacity of 4,500 but has since been lowered to 3,550.