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A. B. Morris
	Morris pictured in Prickly Pear 1925, Abilene Christian yearbook
Biographical details
Born	April 13, 1900; DeSoto, Texas, U.S.
Died	May 4, 1983 (aged 83); Abilene, Texas, U.S.
Playing career
Football
1920–1922	Texas A&M
Baseball
1921–1923	Texas A&M
1922	Henryetta Hens
1923	Ardmore Snappers
1924	Ardmore Bearcats
Position(s)	Quarterback (football); Second baseman, shortstop (baseball)
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1923	Greenville HS (TX)
1924–1941	Abilene Christian
1942	Abilene Christian (assistant)
1946	Abilene Christian (assistant)
Basketball
1924–1943	Abilene Christian
1945–1955	Abilene Christian
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1927–1969	Abilene Christian
Head coaching record
Overall	61–75–18 (college football); 304–242 (college basketball); 4–3 (high school football)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
	Football; 2 Texas Conference (1939–1940)

Asbury Bratten "Bugs" Morris (April 13, 1900 – May 4, 1983)^[1] was an American football and baseball player, coach of football and basketball, and college athletics administrator. He was the fifth head football coach at Abilene Christian University in Abilene, Texas, serving for 18 seasons, from 1924 until 1941, and compiling record of 61–75–18. Morris was also the head basketball coach at Abilene Christian from 1924 to 1943 and again from 1945 to 1955, tallying a mark of 304–242. Morris also coached Greenville High School in 1923 to a 4–3 mark.

Head coaching record

College football


Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing
Abilene Christian Wildcats (Texas Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1924–1932)
1924	Abilene Christian	3–4–2	1–3	T–11th
1925	Abilene Christian	2–5–2	2–1–1	T–4th
1926	Abilene Christian	4–4	2–2	5th
1927	Abilene Christian	6–1–1	4–1	2nd
1928	Abilene Christian	5–4	4–1	T–2nd
1929	Abilene Christian	6–1–1	2–1–1	T–4th
1930	Abilene Christian	2–7–1	1–3–1	8th
1931	Abilene Christian	4–5	3–2	2nd (Western)
1932	Abilene Christian	2–6–1	1–4	5th
Abilene Christian Wildcats (Texas Conference) (1933–1941)
1933	Abilene Christian	5–3–2	2–1–2	T–3rd
1934	Abilene Christian	1–7–2	1–3–1	T–8th
1935	Abilene Christian	1–6–3	1–4–1	T–6th
1936	Abilene Christian	1–7–1	1–4–1	T–5th
1937	Abilene Christian	0–9	0–6	9th
1938	Abilene Christian	6–2–1	3–2–1	4th
1939	Abilene Christian	6–2–1	5–1	T–1st
1940	Abilene Christian	7–2	5–1	T–1st
1941	Abilene Christian	6–3	5–1	T–2nd
Abilene Christian:		67–78–18	38–40–9
Total:		67–78–18
National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth