Biff Jones

Lawrence McCeney "Biff" Jones, a former Army major, took over the team after Dana X. Bible recommended Jones as his successor. Nebraska appeared in its first bowl game, the 1941 Rose Bowl, and lost 21-13 to Stanford. Jones relinquished his coaching position after he was called to serve in World War II.

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Lawrence McCeney "Biff" Jones was an American football player, coach, and college athletics administrator. He served as a head coach at the United States Military Academy, Louisiana State University , the University of Oklahoma, and the University of Nebraska, compiling a career record of 87–33–15. Jones was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame as a coach in 1954.

'Biff' Jones was graduated from the U.S. Military Academy in 1917, served in France as a Lieutenant of field artillery and returned to West Point in 1926 as head football coach, succeeding John McEwan. His four-year record there was an impressive 30-8-2. His 1926 and 1927 teams lost but one game each, his 1928 Cadets but two. In 1927, Jones did Army a great service when he brought Earl 'Red' Blaik back to the Point as an assistant coach. Blaik worked for three years under Jones and would return years later to lift the Cadets to their highest success. However, Jones moved on and enjoyed further success at Louisiana State, Oklahoma and Nebraska. He established himself as a serious, sound, hard- working mentor with a gift for organization. During his tenure at Nebraska he produced a Rose Bowl team. In 1937, Jones retired from the Army as a Major, but returned as a Colonel in 1942, and served as graduate manager at the Academy until June, 1948. On or off the gridiron, Jones was always in command of the situation and never suffered from a lack of respect paid to him.

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Lawrence McCeney "Biff" Jones (October 8, 1895 – February 12, 1980) was an American football player, coach, and college athletics administrator. He served as a head coach at the United States Military Academy, Louisiana State University (LSU), the University of Oklahoma, and the University of Nebraska, compiling a career record of 87–33–15. Jones was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame as a coach in 1954.

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Biff Jones was a Hall of Fame coach at four different programs, including three seasons as the head coach at LSU. His 1932 team won the Southern Conference title the year before LSU left the conference to join the SEC.