1948 College Football Coaches

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Heisman Memorial Trophy: Doak Walker (SMU)

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116 Coaches Table
Rk	Coach	School	Conf	W	L	T	Pct	Notes
1	Frank Howard	Clemson	Southern	11	0	0	1.000
2	Pappy Waldorf	California	PCC	10	1	0	.909
3	Bud Wilkinson	Oklahoma	Big 7	10	1	0	.909
4	Bennie Oosterbaan	Michigan	Western	9	0	0	1.000
5	Frank Leahy	Notre Dame	Ind	9	0	1	.950
6	Henry Frnka	Tulane	SEC	9	1	0	.900
7	Madison Bell	SMU	SWC	9	1	1	.864
8	Carl Snavely	North Carolina	Southern	9	1	1	.864
9	Jim Aiken	Oregon	PCC	9	2	0	.818
10	Wallace Butts	Georgia	SEC	9	2	0	.818
11	Joseph Sheeketski	Nevada	Ind	9	2	0	.818
12	Dudley DeGroot	West Virginia	Ind	9	3	0	.750
13	Red Blaik	Army	Ind	8	0	1	.944
14	George James	Cornell	Ind	8	1	0	.889
15	John Vaught	Ole Miss	SEC	8	1	0	.889
16	Ike Armstrong	Utah	Skyline	8	1	1	.850
17	Robert Voigts	Northwestern	Western	8	2	0	.800
18	Jack Curtice	UTEP	BIAA	8	2	1	.773
19	Jordan Olivar	Villanova	Ind	8	2	1	.773
20	Red Sanders	Vanderbilt	SEC	8	2	1	.773
Rk	Coach	School	Conf	W	L	T	Pct	Notes
21	Robert Davis	Colorado State	Skyline	8	3	0	.727
22	Don Faurot	Missouri	Big 7	8	3	0	.727
23	Bob Higgins	Penn State	Ind	7	1	1	.833
24	Bernie Bierman	Minnesota	Western	7	2	0	.778
25	Rip Engle	Brown	Ind	7	2	0	.778
26	Harvey Harman	Rutgers	Ind	7	2	0	.778
27	Len Casanova	Santa Clara	Ind	7	2	1	.750
28	Rube McCray	William & Mary	Southern	7	2	2	.727
29	Bobby Dodd	Georgia Tech	SEC	7	3	0	.700
30	Al Kawal	Drake	MVC	7	3	0	.700
31	Dell Morgan	Texas Tech	BIAA	7	3	0	.700
32	Jules Sikes	Kansas	Big 7	7	3	0	.700
33	Blair Cherry	Texas	SWC	7	3	1	.682
34	Aldo Donelli	Boston University	Ind	6	2	0	.750
35	DeOrmond McLaughry	Dartmouth	Ind	6	2	0	.750
36	Biggie Munn	Michigan State	Ind	6	2	2	.700
37	Warren Woodson	Hardin-Simmons	BIAA	6	2	3	.682
38	Chuck Baer	Detroit Mercy	Ind	6	3	0	.667
39	Wesley Fesler	Ohio State	Western	6	3	0	.667
40	Walter Milligan	Pitt	Ind	6	3	0	.667
Rk	Coach	School	Conf	W	L	T	Pct	Notes
41	Slick Morton	Virginia Military Institute	Southern	6	3	0	.667
42	Jeff Cravath	USC	PCC	6	3	1	.650
43	Bob Woodruff	Baylor	SWC	6	3	2	.636
44	Jim Lookabaugh	Oklahoma State	MVC	6	4	0	.600
45	Jim Tatum	Maryland	Southern	6	4	0	.600
46	D.C. Walker	Wake Forest	Southern	6	4	0	.600
47	Red Drew	Alabama	SEC	6	4	1	.591
48	Miles Casteel	Arizona	BIAA	6	5	0	.545
49	Frank Kimbrough	West Texas A&M	BIAA	6	5	0	.545
50	Denny Myers	Boston College	Ind	5	2	2	.667
51	George Munger	Pennsylvania	Ind	5	3	0	.625
52	Arthur Guepe	Virginia	Ind	5	3	1	.611
53	Bear Bryant	Kentucky	SEC	5	3	2	.600
54	Karl Esleeck	Richmond	Southern	5	3	2	.600
55	Jess Neely	Rice	SWC	5	4	1	.550
56	Jim Trimble	Wichita State	MVC	5	4	1	.550
57	Lon Stiner	Oregon State	PCC	5	4	3	.542
58	John Barnhill	Arkansas	SWC	5	5	0	.500
59	Edward Doherty	Arizona State	BIAA	5	5	0	.500
60	William Osmanski	Holy Cross	Ind	5	5	0	.500
Rk	Coach	School	Conf	W	L	T	Pct	Notes
61	Raymond Wolf	Florida	SEC	5	5	0	.500
62	Edwin Kimball	Brigham Young	Skyline	5	6	0	.455
63	E. Lowell Romney	Utah State	Skyline	5	6	0	.455
64	Wallace Wade	Duke	Southern	4	3	2	.556
65	Charles Caldwell Jr.	Princeton	Ind	4	4	0	.500
66	Allyn McKeen	Mississippi State	SEC	4	4	1	.500
67	Bob Neyland	Tennessee	SEC	4	4	2	.500
68	Arthur Valpey	Harvard	Ind	4	4	0	.500
69	John Baker	Denver	Skyline	4	5	1	.450
70	Dutch Meyer	TCU	SWC	4	5	1	.450
71	Phil Sarboe	Washington State	PCC	4	5	1	.450
72	Edward Anderson	Iowa	Western	4	5	0	.444
73	Herman Hickman	Yale	Ind	4	5	0	.444
74	Lou Little	Columbia	Ind	4	5	0	.444
75	Andrew Moore	Chattanooga	Ind	4	5	0	.444
76	Nick Ragus	Northern Arizona	BIAA	4	5	0	.444
77	Bowden Wyatt	Wyoming	Skyline	4	5	0	.444
78	Andy Gustafson	Miami (FL)	Ind	4	6	0	.400
79	Art Lewis	Washington & Lee	Southern	4	6	0	.400
80	Bo Rowland	George Washington	Southern	4	6	0	.400
Rk	Coach	School	Conf	W	L	T	Pct	Notes
81	Marchy Schwartz	Stanford	PCC	4	6	0	.400
82	Abe Stuber	Iowa State	Big 7	4	6	0	.400
83	Joe Verducci	Saint Mary's (CA)	Ind	4	6	0	.400
84	Jack Hagerty	Georgetown	Ind	3	4	1	.438
85	Charlie Jamerson	Davidson	Southern	3	5	1	.389
86	Rex Enright	South Carolina	Southern	3	5	0	.375
87	Beattie Feathers	North Carolina State	Southern	3	6	1	.350
88	Paul Bixler	Colgate	Ind	3	6	0	.333
89	Edward Danowski	Fordham	Ind	3	6	0	.333
90	Ray Eliot	Illinois	Western	3	6	0	.333
91	Stuart Holcomb	Purdue	Western	3	6	0	.333
92	Dixie Howell	Idaho	PCC	3	6	0	.333
93	Hook Mylin	New York University	Ind	3	6	0	.333
94	Dallas Ward	Colorado	Big 7	3	6	0	.333
95	Vaughn Corley	New Mexico State	BIAA	3	7	0	.300
96	Doug Fessenden	Montana	PCC	3	7	0	.300
97	Bert LaBrucherie	UCLA	PCC	3	7	0	.300
98	Gaynell Tinsley	LSU	SEC	3	7	0	.300
99	Ray Morrison	Temple	Ind	2	6	1	.278
100	H.E. Smith	Furman	Southern	2	6	1	.278
Rk	Coach	School	Conf	W	L	T	Pct	Notes
101	Howard Odell	Washington	PCC	2	7	1	.250
102	Quinn Decker	The Citadel	Southern	2	7	0	.222
103	Kass Kovalcheck	Duquesne	Ind	2	7	0	.222
104	Joe Kuharich	San Francisco	Ind	2	7	0	.222
105	Clyde Smith	Indiana	Western	2	7	0	.222
106	Harry Stuhldreher	Wisconsin	Western	2	7	0	.222
107	Potsy Clark	Nebraska	Big 7	2	8	0	.200
108	Frank Murray	Marquette	Ind	2	8	0	.200
109	Berl Huffman	New Mexico	BIAA	2	9	0	.182
110	Earl Brown	Auburn	SEC	1	8	1	.150
111	Reaves Baysinger	Syracuse	Ind	1	8	0	.111
112	Ralph Graham	Kansas State	Big 7	1	9	0	.100
113	Robert McNeish	Virginia Tech	Southern	0	8	1	.056
114	George Sauer	Navy	Ind	0	8	1	.056
115	John Brothers	Tulsa	MVC	0	9	1	.050
116	Harry Stiteler	Texas A&M	SWC	0	9	1	.050

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