:Felton T. Wright
{{Short description|American football player and coach (1900–1971)}}
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{{Infobox college coach
| name = Felton T. Wright
| image = Felton Wright.jpg
| alt =
| caption = Wright pictured in The Lasso 1949, Howard Payne yearbook
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1900|8|20}}
| birth_place = Junction, Texas, U.S.
| death_date = {{Death date and age|1971|5|25|1900|8|20}}
| death_place = Brownwood, Texas, U.S.
| alma_mater =
| player_years1 = 1919–1922
| player_team1 = Howard Payne
| player_positions = Tackle
| coach_years1 = 1923
| coach_team1 = Howard Payne (line)
| coach_years2 = 1946–1948
| coach_team2 = Howard Payne (assistant)
| coach_years3 = 1948–1950
| coach_team3 = Howard Payne
| overall_record = 15–15–1
| bowl_record =
| tournament_record =
| championships =
| awards =
| coaching_records =
}}
Felton T. "Pooch" Wright (August 20, 1900 – May 25, 1971) was an American football coach. He was the sixth head football coach at Howard Payne University in Brownwood, Texas, serving for three seasons, from 1948 to 1950, and compiling a record of 15–15–1.[http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/div_iii/asc/howard_payne/coaching_records.php Howard Payne University coaching records] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080905231010/http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/div_iii/asc/howard_payne/coaching_records.php |date=September 5, 2008 }} He had a son, Robert Felton Wright.{{cite web| url = http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/statesman/obituary.aspx?page=notice&pid=138034203| title = Robert Wright Obituary (2010) - Austin, TX - Austin American-Statesman}}
Head coaching record
{{CFB Yearly Record Start | type = coach | team = | conf = | bowl = | poll = no }}
{{CFB Yearly Record Subhead
| name = Howard Payne Yellow Jackets
| conf = Texas Conference
| startyear = 1948
| endyear = 1950
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 1948
| name = Howard Payne
| overall = 5–5
| conference = 2–3
| confstanding = T–4th
| bowlname =
| bowloutcome =
| bcsbowl =
| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 1949
| name = Howard Payne
| overall = 6–5
| conference = 3–2
| confstanding = T–2nd
| bowlname =
| bowloutcome =
| bcsbowl =
| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 1950
| name = Howard Payne
| overall = 4–5–1
| conference = 2–3
| confstanding = T–3rd
| bowlname =
| bowloutcome =
| bcsbowl =
| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Subtotal
| name = Howard Payne
| overall = 15–15–1
| confrecord = 7–8
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record End
| overall = 15–15–1
| bowls = no
| poll = no
| polltype =
| legend = no
}}
References
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External links
- {{Find a Grave|89071282}}
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Category:People from Junction, Texas
Category:Players of American football from Texas
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