Ray Alborn

Gus Raymond Alborn (born December 23, 1938) is a former American football player and coach. He served as head football coach at Rice University from 1978 to 1983 and at Lamar University from 1986 to 1989, compiling a career college football record of 26–83.

Ray Alborn

Alborn draws a play in 1982 as Rice head coach.
Biographical details
Born	(1938-12-23) December 23, 1938 (age 84)
Playing career
1959–1961	Rice
Position(s)	Defensive tackle
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1972–1977	Rice (assistant)
1978–1983	Rice
1984–1985	Houston Gamblers (DL)
1986–1989	Lamar
1998–2001	Lamar Consolidated HS (TX)
Head coaching record
Overall	26–83 (college)

While coaching at his alma mater, Rice, Alborn compiled a 13–53 record overall. He was fired after the 1983 season and soon after became defensive line coach for the Houston Gamblers of the United States Football League (USFL). In 1986, Alborn was hired as head coach at Lamar University in Beaumont, Texas. He was released from his contract in 1990 when Lamar chose to discontinue the school's football program.^[1] Alborn later served as head coach at Lamar Consolidated High School before retiring in 2002.

On March 2, 2010, Alborn was elected mayor of Ruidoso, New Mexico.^[2]

Head coaching record

College

Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Bowl/playoffs
Rice Owls (Southwest Conference) (1978–1983)
1978	Rice	2–9	2–6	8th
1979	Rice	1–10	0–8	9th
1980	Rice	5–6	4–4	T–4th
1981	Rice	4–7	3–5	T–6th
1982	Rice	0–11	0–8	9th
1983	Rice	1–10	0–8	9th
Rice:		13–53	8–40
Lamar Cardinals (Southland Conference) (1986)
1986	Lamar	2–9	0–5	6th
Lamar Cardinals (NCAA Division I-AA independent) (1987–1989)
1987	Lamar	3–8
1988	Lamar	3–8
1989	Lamar	5–5
Lamar:		13–30	0–5
Total:		26–83

References

1. New York Times: Lamar University Drops Football
2. Ruidoso News: Alborn wins