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1931 
[[image - drawing of a wildcat]]

[[image - black & white photographs of three coaches, labeled (L-R: Coach Cox [[Line Coach]], Big Coach [[Head Coach]], Little Coach[[Backfield Coach]] ]]

THE COACHES

WALTER COX - Line Coach

FRED T. LONG - Head Coach

HARRY J. LONG - Backfield Coach

The 1931 Wildcat squad was as good if not better than any I have coached in my ten years of experience.  One big improvement over the recent years was the abundance of backfield material.  Never has Wiley been blessed with such an array of backfield talent so promising as this year.  Another year, if we can develop some real tackles and ends there should be plenty to talk about around the campus.

Thre was never a team that trained harder than this one.  We had only three major infractions of the training rules, which is mighty fine considering everything.  I have never known a better all around Captain than Franklin, who proved the adage that the only way to make a good leader is to win the confidence of your followers.

We lose only Harry Briggs, the grand old veteran center, Edward Griffin, an end, who made good thru persistent effort, and Jim Evans, halfback, who seemed to improve with age.  While these three men would be welcomed by any coach in the country, and we hate to see them go, unless I miss my guess, their places will be filled with just as competent men when next fall comes around.  Much credit is due my assistants, Young Long and Cox.  It would have been impossible for our men to have reached such a peak without their untiring efforts.  From them I have enjoyed the highest degree of co-operation.

F. T. LONG, Coach of Football.

Transcription Notes:
In second paragraph the word according to me should be 'there' instead of 'thre' but the old book says 'thre' so I assume transcriber is right? Last paragraph word 'thru' should be 'through'?