Rip Major

American football player, sports coach, and college athletics administrator (1889–1934)

Rip Major
Biographical details
Born	(1889-12-26)December 26, 1889 Anderson, South Carolina, U.S.
Died	January 21, 1934(1934-01-21) (aged 34) Albany, Georgia, U.S.
Playing career
Football
1910–1912	Auburn

Position(s)	Fullback, quarterback
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1913	Clemson (assistant)
1919	Wofford
1922–1926	Wofford
Basketball
1919–1920	Wofford
1921–1926	Wofford
Baseball
1919–1920	Wofford

Head coaching record
Overall	19–34–1 (football)
Accomplishments and honors
Awards
All-Southern (1912)

John Perry "Rip" Major (December 26, 1889 – January 21, 1934) was an American football player, coach of football, basketball, and baseball, and college athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at Wofford College in 1919 and again from 1922 to 1926, compiling a record of 19–34–1.

Auburn

Major was a prominent running back for Mike Donahue's Auburn Tigers of Auburn University. He was also a center on the basketball team.

1912

Major was captain of the team in 1912.^[1] He was selected All-Southern.^[2]

Wofford

Major coached the Wofford Terriers football teams of Wofford College in 1919 and from 1922 to 1926.^[3]

Head coaching record

Football


Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing
Wofford Terriers (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1919)
1919	Wofford	3–2–1	1–1	T–13th
Wofford Terriers (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1922–1926)
1922	Wofford	2–7	0–2	T–13th
1923	Wofford	6–3	1–3	T–13th
1924	Wofford	3–7	2–4	T–12th
1925	Wofford	3–7	1–3	T–15th
1926	Wofford	2–8	1–3	T–20th
Wofford:		19–34–1	6–16
Total:		19–34–1

References

^ "Team Captains" (PDF).
^ "Consolidated All-Southern Chosen by Ten Scribes; Eleven Like Innis Brown's". Atlanta Constitution. December 3, 1912. p. 10.
^ "All-Time Coaching Records". 2013 Wofford College Football Media Guide: 136. 22 July 2013.

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Auburn Tigers starting quarterbacks

Frank Lupton (1892)
Shel Toomer (1892)
J.C. Dunham (1893)
Dutch Dorsey (1893)
Reynolds Tichenor (1894–1896)
Ed Huguley (1897–1900)
C.J. Williams (1901)
Zac Smith (1902–1903)
"Runt" Perkins (1904, 1906)
Royden Stanley (1906–1908)
Tom McLure (1906–1908)
Kirk Newell (1911–1913)
Tom Wingo (1911)
Rip Major (1912)
Ted Arnold (1913)
Legare Hairston (1914)
Kenny Caughman (2015)
Homer Prendergast (1915–1916)
Pat Jones (1916)
Carey Robinson (1917)
Frank Stubbs (1918, 1920)
John Trapp (1919)
Charles Scott (1919)
Red Brown (1920)
Charles Gibson (1921–1922)
S.D. Peterson (1923–1924)
Frank Tuxworth (1925)
Frankie Bogue (1925)
Pat Moulton (1926)
W.A. Hodges (1927)
Porter Callahan (1928)
Khaki Robinson (1929–1930)
Chattie Davidson (1931)
Ripper Williams (1932–1933)
Billy Hitchcock (1936)
Lloyd Cheatham (1941)
James McDaniel (1946–1947)
Travis Tidwell (1948–1949)
Bill Tucker (1950)
Allan Parks (1950–1951)
Dudley Spence (1952)
Vince Dooley (1953)
Bobby Freeman (1953–1954)
Howell Tubbs (1955–1956)
Lloyd Nix (1957–1958)
Richard Wood (1958–1959)
Bryant Harvard (1959–1960)
Bobby Hunt (1961)
Mailon Kent (1962)
Jimmy Sidle (1962–1964)
Joe Campbell (1964)
Tom Bryan (1965)
Alex Bowden (1965)
Larry Blakeney (1966)
Loran Carter (1966–1968)
Pat Sullivan (1969–1971)
Randy Walls (1972–1973)
Wade Whatley (1973)
Phil Gargis (1974–1976)
John Crane (1977)
Charlie Trotman (1978–1979)
Joe Sullivan (1980–1981)
Ken Hobby (1981)
Randy Campbell (1982–1983)
Pat Washington (1984–1985)
Jeff Burger (1985–1987)
Reggie Slack (1988–1989)
Stan White (1990–1993)
Patrick Nix (1994–1995)
Dameyune Craig (1996–1997)
Gabe Gross (1998)
Ben Leard (1998–2000)
Jeff Klein (1999)
Daniel Cobb (2001–2002)
Jason Campbell (2001–2004)
Brandon Cox (2005–2007)
Kodi Burns (2008)
Chris Todd (2008–2009)
Cam Newton (2010)
Barrett Trotter (2011)
Clint Moseley (2011–2012)
Kiehl Frazier (2012)
Jonathan Wallace (2012)
Nick Marshall (2013–2014)
Jeremy Johnson (2013–2016)
Sean White (2015–2016)
John Franklin III (2016)
Jarrett Stidham (2017–2018)
Bo Nix (2019–2021)
T. J. Finley (2021–2022)
Robby Ashford (2022–2023)
Payton Thorne (2023)

v t e Wofford Terriers head football coaches
Edwin Kerrison (1889) No coach (1890) No team (1891–1892) No coach (1893–1894) Bill Wertenbaker (1895) No coach (1896) No team (1897–1899) No coach (1900) J. Norman Walker (1901) No team (1902–1913) Curtis McCoy (1914) Harvey Hester (1915) Leslie Moser (1916–1917) Bernard Peters (1918) Rip Major (1919) John F. Gorsuch (1920) Johnny Gilroy (1921) Rip Major (1922–1926) Tommy Scaffe (1927–1933) Jules Carson (1934–1941) Ted Petoskey (1942) No team (1943–1945) Ted Petoskey (1946) Phil Dickens (1947–1952) Conley Snidow (1953–1966) Jim Brakefield (1967–1970) Jack Peterson (1971–1973) Steve Satterfield (1974–1976) Buddy Sasser (1977–1982) Bill Parker (1983–1984) Rick Gilstrap (1985–1987) Mike Ayers (1988–2017) Josh Conklin (2018–2022) Shawn Watson (2022– )

Wofford Terriers head football coaches

Edwin Kerrison (1889)
No coach (1890)
No team (1891–1892)
No coach (1893–1894)
Bill Wertenbaker (1895)
No coach (1896)
No team (1897–1899)
No coach (1900)
J. Norman Walker (1901)
No team (1902–1913)
Curtis McCoy (1914)
Harvey Hester (1915)
Leslie Moser (1916–1917)
Bernard Peters (1918)
Rip Major (1919)
John F. Gorsuch (1920)
Johnny Gilroy (1921)
Rip Major (1922–1926)
Tommy Scaffe (1927–1933)
Jules Carson (1934–1941)
Ted Petoskey (1942)
No team (1943–1945)
Ted Petoskey (1946)
Phil Dickens (1947–1952)
Conley Snidow (1953–1966)
Jim Brakefield (1967–1970)
Jack Peterson (1971–1973)
Steve Satterfield (1974–1976)
Buddy Sasser (1977–1982)
Bill Parker (1983–1984)
Rick Gilstrap (1985–1987)
Mike Ayers (1988–2017)
Josh Conklin (2018–2022)
Shawn Watson (2022– )

v t e Wofford Terriers men's basketball head coaches
Chalmers Daniel (1906–1908) R. G. Bressler (1909) No team (1909–1915) L. J. Denning (1915–1916) Lesley Moses (1916–1919) Rip Major (1919–1920) John F. Gorsuch (1920–1921) Rip Major (1921–1926) Captain Lindsay (1926–1927) Charles Lutz (1927–1930) Jack Frost (1930–1935) Roy Robertson (1935–1941) Phil Dickens (1941–1942) Ted Petoskey (1942–1946) Joel Robertson (1946–1958) Gene Alexander (1958–1977) Wayne Earhardt (1977–1985) Richard Johnson (1985–2002) Mike Young (2002–2019) Jay McAuley (2019–2022) Dwight Perry (2022– )

Wofford Terriers men's basketball head coaches

Chalmers Daniel (1906–1908)
R. G. Bressler (1909)
No team (1909–1915)
L. J. Denning (1915–1916)
Lesley Moses (1916–1919)
Rip Major (1919–1920)
John F. Gorsuch (1920–1921)
Rip Major (1921–1926)
Captain Lindsay (1926–1927)
Charles Lutz (1927–1930)
Jack Frost (1930–1935)
Roy Robertson (1935–1941)
Phil Dickens (1941–1942)
Ted Petoskey (1942–1946)
Joel Robertson (1946–1958)
Gene Alexander (1958–1977)
Wayne Earhardt (1977–1985)
Richard Johnson (1985–2002)
Mike Young (2002–2019)
Jay McAuley (2019–2022)
Dwight Perry (2022– )

v t e Wofford Terriers head baseball coaches
Professor Marshall (1889–1890) Unknown (1891) Professor Snyder (1892–1895) Unknown (1896) G. M. More (1897–1898) F. Moffatt (1899–1904) C. B. Walker (1905–1906) Unknown (1907) Martin (1908) Bressler (1909) G. A. Beech (1910) W. P. Medors (1911–1912) J. A. Chapman, Jr. (1913) L. K. Brice (1914) E. F. Lucas (1915) Lesley Moses (1916–1917) Unknown (1918) Brunson (1919) Rip Major (1920–1926) Maurice Frew (1927–1929) Unknown (1930) No team (1931–1933) Unknown (1934) Jack Frost (1935) No team (1936) Roy Robertson (1937–1940) Phil Dickens (1941–1942) No team (1943–1944) Ted Petoskey (1945–1947) Wilbur Stevens (1948–1953) Jim Brakefield (1954–1967) Todd Heldreth (1968–1969) Fisher DeBerry (1970) Bob Ivey (1971–1973) Buddy King (1974) Sam Sloan (1975–1976) Roy L. Suttles (1977–1978) Billy Weede (1979–1980) John Daurity (1981–1985) Mark Line (1986–1995) Ernie May (1996–1999) Steve Traylor (2000–2007) Todd Interdonato (2008–2023) J.J. Edwards (2024– )

Wofford Terriers head baseball coaches

Professor Marshall (1889–1890)
Unknown (1891)
Professor Snyder (1892–1895)
Unknown (1896)
G. M. More (1897–1898)
F. Moffatt (1899–1904)
C. B. Walker (1905–1906)
Unknown (1907)
Martin (1908)
Bressler (1909)
G. A. Beech (1910)
W. P. Medors (1911–1912)
J. A. Chapman, Jr. (1913)
L. K. Brice (1914)
E. F. Lucas (1915)
Lesley Moses (1916–1917)
Unknown (1918)
Brunson (1919)
Rip Major (1920–1926)
Maurice Frew (1927–1929)
Unknown (1930)
No team (1931–1933)
Unknown (1934)
Jack Frost (1935)
No team (1936)
Roy Robertson (1937–1940)
Phil Dickens (1941–1942)
No team (1943–1944)
Ted Petoskey (1945–1947)
Wilbur Stevens (1948–1953)
Jim Brakefield (1954–1967)
Todd Heldreth (1968–1969)
Fisher DeBerry (1970)
Bob Ivey (1971–1973)
Buddy King (1974)
Sam Sloan (1975–1976)
Roy L. Suttles (1977–1978)
Billy Weede (1979–1980)
John Daurity (1981–1985)
Mark Line (1986–1995)
Ernie May (1996–1999)
Steve Traylor (2000–2007)
Todd Interdonato (2008–2023)
J.J. Edwards (2024– )

v t e Wofford Terriers athletic directors
Leslie Moser (1916–1918) Rip Major (1921–?) Tommy Scaffe (1927–1933) Jules Carson (1934–1942) Ted Petoskey (1942–?) Phil Dickens (1947–1952) Conley Snidow (1953–1971) Jack Peterson (1971–1973) Gene Alexander (1974–1976) Buddy Sasser (1977–1982) Bill Parker (1983–1984) Danny Morrison (1985–1997) David S. Wood (1997–2001) Richard Johnson (2001–2024) Scott Kull (2024– )

Wofford Terriers athletic directors