Victor Payne was a head college basketball

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 and football

College football

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 coach. He was the head football coach at Abilene Christian College

Abilene Christian University

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 and Simmons University

Hardin-Simmons University

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. Payne was also the basketball head coach at Texas Technological College (now Texas Tech University

Texas Tech University

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Abilene Christian

Payne was the fourth head college football coach for the Abilene Christian University Wildcats

Abilene Christian University

Abilene Christian University is a private university located in Abilene, Texas, affiliated with Churches of Christ. ACU was founded in 1906, as Childers Classical Institute...

 located in Abilene, Texas

Abilene, Texas

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, and he held that position for two seasons, from 1922 until 1923. During his time at Abilene Christian, Sam Cox of Ozona, Texas

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, sent him a young wildcat named Bob Thomas to serve as a live athletics mascot for the college.

Payne's coaching record at Abilene Christian was 12 wins, 3 losses, and 0 ties. As of the conclusion of the 2007 season, this ranks him 14th at Abilene Christian in total wins and third at Abilene Christian in winning percentage (.800).

Hardin-Simmons

Payne coached the Simmons

Hardin-Simmons University

Hardin–Simmons University is a private Baptist university located in Abilene, Texas, United States.-History:Hardin–Simmons University was founded as Abilene Baptist College in 1891 by the Sweetwater Baptist Association and a group of cattlemen and pastors who sought to bring Christian higher...

 Cowboys football team to 6–1–3 in 1926.

Texas Tech

Payne served as an assistant coach during the 1927 and 1928 seasons under Texas Tech head coach Ewing Y. Freeland.

Texas Tech

Payne coached the Texas Tech Matadors (now known as the Red Raiders) from 1927 to 1930. During the first season, the team won ten games and lost six. The following season, the record was slightly worse at 9–8. During his final season, the team improved to 13–6. Payne's overall record at Texas Tech stands at 32 wins and 20 losses.