GOLDEN EAGLE FOOTBALL the Owls to two of their best offensive seasons. From 1986-90, Brown was the head coach at Vanderbilt, his alma mater. In 1991 and 1992, Brown was the offensive coordinator at Mississippi State under head coach Jackie Sherrill. During those two seasons, the Bulldogs posted a 14-10 record, made two bowl appearances and upset three nationally-ranked opponents. Prior to going to UAB, Brown was the offensive coordinator at the University of Oklahoma (1993-94). Coaching is a big part of Brown’s family. His brother Mack Brown is the head coach at Texas and won a national championship with the Longhorns. His grandfather, Eddie “Jelly” Watson, was a legendary prep football coach, compiling a 106-51-13 record at Cookeville High School. Brown’s brother Mel resides in Cookeville. Watson Brown is married to the former Brenda Arnold, and they have two children; daughter Ginny, who was a four-year letterwinner at Georgia State University (1996-00), and a son Steven, who was a wide receiver/ quarterback for the Golden Eagles in 2007 and has joined his father’s coaching staff. After filling a role as a graduate assistant coach in 2008, Steven is now an assistant coach working with the quarterback and runningbacks. Watson Brown is Tech’s 10th head football coach since 1922, joining the ranks of Loyall Duck, Putty Overall, Hooper Eblen, Star Wood, Wilburn Tucker, Don Wade, Gary Darnell, Jim Ragland and Mike Hennigan. Brown’s many achievements as a student-athlete and later as a coach in the state of Tennessee have not gone unnoticed. Four years ago he was inducted into the Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame. In 2010, the National Football Foundation recognized Watson by seleecting him as the recipient of the Roy Kramer Contribution to Football Award.
Watson Brown career record vs. Opponent..................W.........L Air Force............................0............1 Akron.................................1............0 Alabama............................0............5 Alabama State................0............1 Arizona..............................0............1 Arkansas...........................0............3 Arkansas State................2............1 Army...................................5............2 Auburn..............................0............5 Austin Peay......................2............2 Baylor.................................2............2 Central Florida................0............3 Central Methodist.........1............0 Chas. Southern...............2............0 Chattanooga...................1............0 Cincinnati.........................3............5 Concordia.........................1............0 Cornell...............................1............0 Cumberland....................1............0 Duke...................................1............2 East Carolina....................3............2 Eastern Illinois.................1............3 Eastern Kentucky...........0............6 Florida................................1............2 Florida State....................0............3 Gardner-Webb................1............0 Georgia..............................0............7 Hawaii................................0............1 Houston............................4............3 Jacksonville State..........5............4 James Madison...............2............0 Kansas................................0............3 Kansas State....................0............1 Kentucky (one tie).........1............4
2 0 1 1 F T H E FA S T E S T 6 0 M I N U T E S I N F O O T B A L L
Knoxville College...........1............0 Lamar.................................2............0 Lane College....................1............0 Livingston State.............1............0 Louisiana-Lafayette......1............1 Louisiana-Monroe.........1............0 Louisiana Tech................0............4 Louisville...........................0............5 LSU......................................2............0 Marshall............................0............1 Mars Hill............................1............0 Maryland..........................1............1 Memphis...........................7............6 Miami (Fla.)......................0............3 Miami (Ohio)...................0............1 Middle Tennessee..........4............1 Miles College...................1............0 Mississippi........................0............5 Mississippi State.............2............1 Minnesota........................0............1 Missouri.............................0............1 Montana State................1............0 Morehead State..............1............1 Murray State....................3............3 Nebraska...........................0............1 Nichols State...................1............0 Northeast Louisiana.....0............1 North Texas......................1............0 Ohio....................................1............0 Oklahoma State.............0............1 Penn State........................1............0 Pikeville.............................1............0 Pittsburgh........................0............2 Rice.....................................1............1 Rutgers..............................3............0
Samford............................0............1 SMU....................................0............4 South Carolina................0............1 Southeast Missouri.......2............1 South Florida...................1............1 Southern Miss.................0............6 SW Louisiana...................3............1 Syracuse............................0............1 TCU.....................................3............3 Temple...............................1............0 Tennessee.........................0............7 Tennessee-Martin..........4............3 Tennessee State.............2............2 Tennessee Tech..............4............0 Texas...................................0............2 Texas A&M........................0............2 Texas Tech........................1............0 Troy State..........................2............2 Tulane................................2............6 UTEP...................................1............0 Vanderbilt.........................0............1 Virginia Tech....................0............5 Wake Forest.....................0............2 Western Kentucky.........2............3 Western Michigan.........0............1 Wofford.............................1............0 TOTALS.................... 112.... 178 (and one tie)
Career records above reflect Brown’s wins and losses while head coach at UAB, Rice, Vanderbilt, Cincinnati , Austin Peay and Tennessee Tech.
19