Roy Skinner

Alma Mater: 

Presbyterian (SC)

Class of: 

1952

Hometown: 
Paducah, KY
  • Four-time SEC coach of the year coached first African-American player in the SEC (Perry Wallace)
  • Vanderbilt's all-time winningest coach
  • Coach of Paducah (KY) Junior College before becoming an assistant at Vanderbilt under Bob Polk in 1957
  • Final Top 20 Rankings (five: AP/UPI)--1965 (5/5), 1966 (8/8), 1967 (NR/14), 1968 (NR/13) and 1974 (13/7)
  • All-Americans (two): Clyde Lee (1965 and 1966) and Jan van Breda Kolff (1974).
Record: 

Season

School

Overall

League

Finish

Conference (Division)

Postseason (Record)

1958-59

Vanderbilt

14-10

8-6

T-5th

SEC

DNP

1961-62

Vanderbilt

12-12

6-8

T-6th

SEC

DNP

1962-63

Vanderbilt

16-7

9-5

4th

SEC

DNP

1963-64

Vanderbilt

19-6

8-6

T-4th

SEC

DNP

1964-65

Vanderbilt

24-4

15-1

1st

SEC

NCAA (1-1)

1965-66

Vanderbilt

22-4

13-3

2nd

SEC

DNP

1966-67

Vanderbilt

21-5

14-4

T-2nd

SEC

DNP

1967-68

Vanderbilt

20-6

12-6

3rd

SEC

DNP

1968-69

Vanderbilt

15-11

9-9

T-5th

SEC

DNP

1969-70

Vanderbilt

12-14

8-10

6th

SEC

DNP

1970-71

Vanderbilt

13-13

9-9

T-4th

SEC

DNP

1971-72

Vanderbilt

16-10

10-8

4th

SEC

DNP

1972-73

Vanderbilt

20-6

13-5

T-2nd

SEC

DNP

1973-74

Vanderbilt

23-5

15-3

T-1st

SEC

NCAA (0-2)

1974-75

Vanderbilt

15-11

10-8

5th

SEC

DNP

1975-76

Vanderbilt

16-11

12-6

3rd

SEC

DNP