Eric Morris (American football)

Eric Morris (born October 26, 1985) is an American football coach and former player. He is the head football coach at the University of the Incarnate Word.

Eric Morris
Current position
TitleHead coach
TeamIncarnate Word
ConferenceSouthland
Record11–12
Biographical details
Born (1985-10-26) October 26, 1985
Littlefield, Texas
Playing career
2004–2008Texas Tech
2009Saskatchewan Roughriders
Position(s)Wide receiver
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2010Houston (AOQC)
2011Houston (GA)
2012Washington State (IWR)
2013Texas Tech (co-OC/IWR)
2014Texas Tech (OC/WR)
2015–2017Texas Tech (OC/IWR)
2018–presentIncarnate Word
Head coaching record
Overall11–12
Tournaments0–1 (FCS Playoffs)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
1 Southland (2018)
Awards
Southland Conference Coach of the Year (2018)
AFCA Regional Coach of the Year (2018)
Academic All-Big 12 (2007)
All-Big 12 Second Team (2007)

Early life

Morris was born in Littlefield, Texas. He attended Shallowater High School in Shallowater, Texas where he played basketball and football at the wide receiver and quarterback positions. Shallowater won the Division 4-2A basketball title during his senior season. Morris's father Ray coached basketball at the school.[1]

College career

Morris played college football at the wide receiver position for the Texas Tech Red Raiders under Mike Leach from 2004 to 2008. Known for being small and elusive, Morris earned the nickname of "The Elf" during his college playing career.[1] Morris was named to the first-team Academic All-Big 12 in 2007 and was second-team All-Big 12 for punt returning.

Professional career

Morris was signed by the Saskatchewan Roughriders as a street free agent in 2009. He was released in 2010.[2]

Early coaching career

In 2010, Morris accepted a position as a graduate assistant for the Houston Cougars, a position at which he remained for two years.[3] In 2011, Morris accepted the position of wide receivers coach at Washington State under his former college coach Mike Leach. Following the conclusion of the 2012 season, Morris accepted the position of co-offensive coordinator and receivers coach at his alma mater Texas Tech under head coach Kliff Kingsbury.[4]

Texas Tech

Morris was promoted to full offensive coordinator following the departure of Sonny Cumbie in 2014.

Morris led an offense in 2015 that was ranked 2nd in the country in both total yardage and scoring.[5] The offense was led by Sophomore QB Patrick Mahomes who threw for 4,683 yards and 36 TDs and by RB DeAndré Washington who rushed for 1,492 yards and 16 TDs, Washington being the first 1,000-yard rusher at Texas Tech in more than a decade. Morris coached 2016 NFL Draft picks Le'Raven Clark, DeAndré Washington, and Jakeem Grant.

Incarnate Word

On December 30, 2017, Morris was named head coach at the University of the Incarnate Word (FCS) in San Antonio, Texas.[6] In 2018, Morris' first season at UIW, he led the Cardinals to a 6–5 record, a share of the Southland Conference championship, and an FCS Playoffs birth. Following a record-breaking season full of firsts for the UIW football program, Morris was selected as the 2018 Southland Conference Coach of the Year and a finalist for the Eddie Robinson Award National Coach of the Year.[7]

Head coaching record
Year Team Overall ConferenceStanding Bowl/playoffs
Incarnate Word Cardinals (Southland Conference) (2018–present)
2018 Incarnate Word 6–56–2T–1stL FCS First Round
2019 Incarnate Word 5–74–5T–6th
2020 Incarnate Word 0–00–0
Incarnate Word: 11–1210–7
Total:11–12
      National championship         Conference title         Conference division title or championship game berth
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References
  1. "Eric Morris Profile". Texas Tech University. Retrieved December 15, 2012.
  2. Graham, Mike. "Texas Tech exes Graham Harrell, Eric Morris released by Saskatchewan". Archived from the original on January 20, 2013. Retrieved December 15, 2012.
  3. "Eric Morris Profile". University of Houston. Retrieved December 15, 2012.
  4. Floyd, Brian. "Eric Morris joining Kliff Kingsbury at Texas Tech". CougCenter. Retrieved December 15, 2012.
  5. http://www.cfbstats.com/2015/leader/national/team/offense/split01/category10/sort01.html
  6. "UIW Athletics Hires Eric Morris as Head Football Coach". UIW Athletics. December 30, 2017. Retrieved December 31, 2017.
  7. "Morris named SLC Coach of the Year, Cardinals earn additional honors". UIW Athletics. November 20, 2018. Retrieved December 14, 2018.
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