E.O. "Doc" Hayes

Alma Mater: 
Class of: 

1927

  • southern Methodist's all-time winningest coach guided the Mustangs to a fourth-place finish in 1956 NCAA Tournament
  • Final Top 20 Rankings (two: AP/UPI)--1956 (7/6) and 1957 (4/5)
  • All-Americans (two): Jim Krebs (1957) and Max Williams (1960).
Record: 

Season

School

Overall

League

Finish

Conference (Division)

Postseason (Record)

1947-48

Southern Methodist

13-10

5-7

5th

SWC

DNP

1948-49

Southern Methodist

11-13

5-7

5th

SWC

DNP

1949-50

Southern Methodist

10-13

7-5

3rd

SWC

DNP

1950-51

Southern Methodist

14-10

6-6

5th

SWC

DNP

1951-52

Southern Methodist

11-13

5-7

T-3rd

SWC

DNP

1952-53

Southern Methodist

8-12

4-8

T-5th

SWC

DNP

1953-54

Southern Methodist

13-9

6-6

T-3rd

SWC

DNP

1954-55

Southern Methodist

15-11

9-3

1st

SWC

NCAA (0-2)

1955-56

Southern Methodist

26-4

12-0

1st

SWC

NCAA (3-2)

1956-57

Southern Methodist

22-4

11-1

1st

SWC

NCAA (1-1)

1957-58

Southern Methodist

15-10

9-5

T-1st

SWC

DNP

1958-59

Southern Methodist

16-8

10-4

2nd

SWC

DNP

1959-60

Southern Methodist

17-7

10-4

T-2nd

SWC

DNP

1960-61

Southern Methodist

12-12

6-8

6th

SWC

DNP

1961-62

Southern Methodist

18-7

11-3

T-1st

SWC

DNP

1962-63

Southern Methodist

12-12

6-8

T-5th

SWC

DNP

1963-64

Southern Methodist

12-12

8-6

T-3rd

SWC

DNP

1964-65

Southern Methodist

17-10

10-4

T-1st

SWC

NCAA (1-1)

1965-66

Southern Methodist

17-9

11-3

1st

SWC

NCAA (1-1)

1966-67

Southern Methodist

20-6

12-2

1st

SWC

NCAA (1-1)

NOTE: Texas Tech posted a 12-2 league mark in 1964-65 but was ineligible for SWC title because of using an ineligible player.