Cebe Ross

{{Short description|American football player and coach (1901–1953)}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}}

{{Infobox college coach

| name = Cebe Ross

| image =

| alt =

| caption =

| birth_date = {{Birth date|1901|11|22}}

| birth_place = West Virginia, U.S.

| death_date = {{Death date and age|1953|4|2|1901|11|22}}

| death_place = Buckhannon, West Virginia, U.S.

| alma_mater =

| player_sport1 = Football

| player_years2 = 1919–1922

| player_team2 = West Virginia Wesleyan

| player_positions = Quarterback, halfback

| coach_sport1 = Football

| coach_years2 = 1924

| coach_team2 = Buckhannon HS (WV)

| coach_years3 = 1925–1941

| coach_team3 = West Virginia Wesleyan

| coach_years4 = 1942

| coach_team4 = Morris Harvey

| coach_years5 = 1946–1950

| coach_team5 = West Virginia Wesleyan

| coach_sport6 = Basketball

| coach_years7 = 1943–1944

| coach_team7 = Morris Harvey

| overall_record = 95–109–14 (college football)
5–5 (college basketball)

| bowl_record =

| tournament_record =

| championships = Football
3 WVAC/WVIAC (1926, 1935, 1942)

| awards =

| coaching_records =

}}

Cecil Byron "Cebe" Ross (November 22, 1901 – April 2, 1953) was an American football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at West Virginia Wesleyan College in Buckhannon, West Virginia from 1925 to 1941 and 1946 to 1950. Ross died on April 2, 1953, in Buckhannon, West Virginia.{{cite news |author= |title=Bobcat Coach, Cebe Ross Dies |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/25728664/pittsburgh_postgazette/ |newspaper=Pittsburgh Post-Gazette |location=Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |agency=Associated Press |date= April 3, 1953 |page=18 |access-date=November 26, 2018 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}

Head coaching record

=College football=

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{{CFB Yearly Record Subhead

| name = West Virginia Wesleyan Bobcats

| conf = West Virginia Athletic Conference / West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference

| startyear = 1925

| endyear = 1941

}}

{{CFB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| year = 1925

| name = West Virginia Wesleyan

| overall = 5–3

| conference = 3–1

| confstanding = T–2nd

| bowlname =

| bowloutcome =

| bcsbowl =

| ranking = no

| ranking2 = no

}}

{{CFB Yearly Record Entry

| championship = conference

| year = 1926

| name = West Virginia Wesleyan

| overall = 4–6

| conference = 4–1

| confstanding = 1st

| bowlname =

| bowloutcome =

| bcsbowl =

| ranking = no

| ranking2 = no

}}

{{CFB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| year = 1927

| name = West Virginia Wesleyan

| overall = 3–6–1

| conference = 3–1

| confstanding = T–3rd

| bowlname =

| bowloutcome =

| bcsbowl =

| ranking = no

| ranking2 = no

}}

{{CFB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| year = 1928

| name = West Virginia Wesleyan

| overall = 5–6

| conference = 3–2

| confstanding = 5th

| bowlname =

| bowloutcome =

| bcsbowl =

| ranking = no

| ranking2 = no

}}

{{CFB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| year = 1929

| name = West Virginia Wesleyan

| overall = 4–6

| conference = 4–1

| confstanding = T–4th

| bowlname =

| bowloutcome =

| bcsbowl =

| ranking = no

| ranking2 = no

}}

{{CFB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| year = 1930

| name = West Virginia Wesleyan

| overall = 4–5–2

| conference = 3–0–2

| confstanding = T–2nd

| bowlname =

| bowloutcome =

| bcsbowl =

| ranking = no

| ranking2 = no

}}

{{CFB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| year = 1931

| name = West Virginia Wesleyan

| overall = 6–3–1

| conference = 3–0

| confstanding = NA

| bowlname =

| bowloutcome =

| bcsbowl =

| ranking = no

| ranking2 = no

}}

{{CFB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| year = 1932

| name = West Virginia Wesleyan

| overall = 4–4–1

| conference = 2–1–1

| confstanding = 4th

| bowlname =

| bowloutcome =

| bcsbowl =

| ranking = no

| ranking2 = no

}}

{{CFB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| year = 1933

| name = West Virginia Wesleyan

| overall = 4–7

| conference = 2–2

| confstanding = 4th

| bowlname =

| bowloutcome =

| bcsbowl =

| ranking = no

| ranking2 = no

}}

{{CFB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| year = 1934

| name = West Virginia Wesleyan

| overall = 6–3–1

| conference = 4–0

| confstanding = 2nd

| bowlname =

| bowloutcome =

| bcsbowl =

| ranking = no

| ranking2 = no

}}

{{CFB Yearly Record Entry

| championship = conference

| year = 1935

| name = West Virginia Wesleyan

| overall = 7–2–1

| conference = 4–0

| confstanding = 1st

| bowlname =

| bowloutcome =

| bcsbowl =

| ranking = no

| ranking2 = no

}}

{{CFB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| year = 1936

| name = West Virginia Wesleyan

| overall = 8–2

| conference = 4–0

| confstanding = T–2nd

| bowlname =

| bowloutcome =

| bcsbowl =

| ranking = no

| ranking2 = no

}}

{{CFB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| year = 1937

| name = West Virginia Wesleyan

| overall = 1–7–1

| conference = 1–2

| confstanding = NA

| bowlname =

| bowloutcome =

| bcsbowl =

| ranking = no

| ranking2 = no

}}

{{CFB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| year = 1938

| name = West Virginia Wesleyan

| overall = 3–5

| conference = 2–1

| confstanding = NA

| bowlname =

| bowloutcome =

| bcsbowl =

| ranking = no

| ranking2 = no

}}

{{CFB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| year = 1939

| name = West Virginia Wesleyan

| overall = 1–8

| conference = 1–3

| confstanding = T–6th

| bowlname =

| bowloutcome =

| bcsbowl =

| ranking = no

| ranking2 = no

}}

{{CFB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| year = 1940

| name = West Virginia Wesleyan

| overall = 3–5

| conference = 3–2

| confstanding = 4th

| bowlname =

| bowloutcome =

| bcsbowl =

| ranking = no

| ranking2 = no

}}

{{CFB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| year = 1941

| name = West Virginia Wesleyan

| overall = 3–4–1

| conference = 2–0–1

| confstanding = NA

| bowlname =

| bowloutcome =

| bcsbowl =

| ranking = no

| ranking2 = no

}}

{{CFB Yearly Record Subhead

| name = Morris Harvey

| conf = West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference

| startyear = 1942

| endyear = single

}}

{{CFB Yearly Record Entry

| championship = conference

| year = 1942

| name = Morris Harvey

| overall = 6–1–2

| conference = 4–0

| confstanding = 1st

| bowlname =

| bowloutcome =

| bcsbowl =

| ranking = no

| ranking2 = no

}}

{{CFB Yearly Record Subtotal

| name = Morris Harvey

| overall = 6–1–2

| confrecord = 4–0

}}

{{CFB Yearly Record Subhead

| name = West Virginia Wesleyan Bobcats

| conf = West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference

| startyear = 1946

| endyear = 1950

}}

{{CFB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| year = 1946

| name = West Virginia Wesleyan

| overall = 6–3

| conference = 4–3

| confstanding = 5th

| bowlname =

| bowloutcome =

| bcsbowl =

| ranking = no

| ranking2 = no

}}

{{CFB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| year = 1947

| name = West Virginia Wesleyan

| overall = 6–2

| conference = 3–2

| confstanding = 6th

| bowlname =

| bowloutcome =

| bcsbowl =

| ranking = no

| ranking2 = no

}}

{{CFB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| year = 1948

| name = West Virginia Wesleyan

| overall = 4–4–2

| conference = 3–2–2

| confstanding = 6th

| bowlname =

| bowloutcome =

| bcsbowl =

| ranking = no

| ranking2 = no

}}

{{CFB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| year = 1949

| name = West Virginia Wesleyan

| overall = 1–9–1

| conference = 1–6–1

| confstanding = 10th

| bowlname =

| bowloutcome =

| bcsbowl =

| ranking = no

| ranking2 = no

}}

{{CFB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| year = 1950

| name = West Virginia Wesleyan

| overall = 1–8

| conference = 1–7

| confstanding = 10th

| bowlname =

| bowloutcome =

| bcsbowl =

| ranking = no

| ranking2 = no

}}

{{CFB Yearly Record Subtotal

| name = West Virginia Wesleyan

| overall = 89–108–12

| confrecord = 60–37–7

}}

{{CFB Yearly Record End

| overall = 95–109–14

| bowls = no

| poll = no

| polltype =

}}

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