Tom Conrad

Tom Conrad

Playing career
1932–1934	Morgan
Position(s)	Halfback
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1943–1949	Delaware State
1950–1969	Winston-Salem State
Head coaching record
Overall	98–104–10
Bowls	1–0

Thomas R. "Tank" Conrad was an American college football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at Delaware State College—now known as Delaware State University—from 1943 to 1949 and Winston-Salem State University from 1950 to 1969. Jackson is the longest tenured head coach in the history of the Winston-Salem State Rams football program and its all-time leader in wins. He coached Delaware State's only bowl game win, a 7–6 Flower Bowl victory over Florida Normal and Industrial Institute.

Conrad attended Morgan College—now known as Morgan State University—where he played football and basketball and ran track.[1]

Head coaching record

Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Bowl/playoffs
Delaware State Hornets (Independent) (1944)
1944	Delaware State	2–3
Delaware State Hornets (Colored Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1945–1949)
1945	Delaware State	4–3	3–3	8th
1946	Delaware State	4–4	3–4	10th	W Flower Bowl
1947	Delaware State	4–4	4–3	8th
1948	Delaware State	4–5	4–4	11th
1949	Delaware State	3–5–1	3–5–1	11th
Delaware State:		21–24–1	17–19–1
Winston-Salem State Rams (Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1950–1969)
1950	Winston-Salem State	4–1–3	3–1–2
1951	Winston-Salem State	4–4	4–2	8th
1952	Winston-Salem State	4–4	2–4	11th
1953	Winston-Salem State	3–5–1	2–4	T–12th
1954	Winston-Salem State	3–5	2–5	T–11th
1955	Winston-Salem State	7–2	5–1	T–5th
1956	Winston-Salem State	4–4–1	3–3–1	T–9th
1957	Winston-Salem State	5–4	5–3	T–7th
1958	Winston-Salem State	3–5–1	3–5	13th
1959	Winston-Salem State	6–2	5–2	5th
1960	Winston-Salem State	6–2	5–1	4th
1961	Winston-Salem State	6–1–1	6–1	3rd
1962	Winston-Salem State	3–5	2–5	13th
1963	Winston-Salem State	4–3–1	3–3–1	9th
1964	Winston-Salem State	4–4	4–3	8th
1965	Winston-Salem State	2–7	2–6	16th
1966	Winston-Salem State	2–5	2–5	15th
1967	Winston-Salem State	3–5	3–4	T–10th
1968	Winston-Salem State	3–5–1	2–5–1	14th
1969	Winston-Salem State	2–7	1–7	15th
Winston-Salem State:		78–80–9	64–70–5
Total:		99–104–10

References

1. "Tank Conrad to Coach Delaware State Eleven". The News Journal. Wilmington, Delaware. September 14, 1943. p. 18. Retrieved June 24, 2019 – via Newspapers.com .