1949 College Football Coaches

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117 Coaches Table
Rk	Coach	School	Conf	W	L	T	Pct	Notes
1	Bud Wilkinson	Oklahoma	Big 7	11	0	0	1.000
2	Frank Leahy	Notre Dame	Ind	10	0	0	1.000
3	Jess Neely	Rice	SWC	10	1	0	.909
4	Pappy Waldorf	California	PCC	10	1	0	.909
5	Red Blaik	Army	Ind	9	0	0	1.000
6	Robert Davis	Colorado State	Skyline	9	1	0	.900
7	Jim Tatum	Maryland	Southern	9	1	0	.900
8	Bowden Wyatt	Wyoming	Skyline	9	1	0	.900
9	Bear Bryant	Kentucky	SEC	9	3	0	.750
10	Rip Engle	Brown	Ind	8	1	0	.889
11	George James	Cornell	Ind	8	1	0	.889
12	Jim Leonard	Villanova	Ind	8	1	0	.889
13	Bob Woodruff	Baylor	SWC	8	2	0	.800
14	Len Casanova	Santa Clara	Ind	8	2	1	.773
15	Jack Curtice	UTEP	BIAA	8	2	1	.773
16	Gaynell Tinsley	LSU	SEC	8	3	0	.727
17	Wesley Fesler	Ohio State	Western	7	1	2	.800
18	Bernie Bierman	Minnesota	Western	7	2	0	.778
19	Arthur Guepe	Virginia	Ind	7	2	0	.778
20	Henry Frnka	Tulane	SEC	7	2	1	.750
Rk	Coach	School	Conf	W	L	T	Pct	Notes
21	Bob Neyland	Tennessee	SEC	7	2	1	.750
22	Bobby Dodd	Georgia Tech	SEC	7	3	0	.700
23	Edward Doherty	Arizona State	BIAA	7	3	0	.700
24	Joe Kuharich	San Francisco	Ind	7	3	0	.700
25	Kip Taylor	Oregon State	PCC	7	3	0	.700
26	Marchy Schwartz	Stanford	PCC	7	3	1	.682
27	Don Faurot	Missouri	Big 7	7	4	0	.636
28	Carl Snavely	North Carolina	Southern	7	4	0	.636
29	Dell Morgan	Texas Tech	BIAA	7	5	0	.583
30	Aldo Donelli	Boston University	Ind	6	2	0	.750
31	DeOrmond McLaughry	Dartmouth	Ind	6	2	0	.750
32	Warren Gaer	Drake	MVC	6	2	1	.722
33	Bennie Oosterbaan	Michigan	Western	6	2	1	.722
34	Charles Caldwell Jr.	Princeton	Ind	6	3	0	.667
35	Andy Gustafson	Miami (FL)	Ind	6	3	0	.667
36	Harvey Harman	Rutgers	Ind	6	3	0	.667
37	Walter Milligan	Pitt	Ind	6	3	0	.667
38	Biggie Munn	Michigan State	Ind	6	3	0	.667
39	Red Sanders	UCLA	PCC	6	3	0	.667
40	Wallace Wade	Duke	Southern	6	3	0	.667
Rk	Coach	School	Conf	W	L	T	Pct	Notes
41	Red Drew	Alabama	SEC	6	3	1	.650
42	Dutch Meyer	TCU	SWC	6	3	1	.650
43	Blair Cherry	Texas	SWC	6	4	0	.600
44	Rube McCray	William & Mary	Southern	6	4	0	.600
45	Jordan Olivar	Loyola Marymount	Ind	6	4	0	.600
46	Warren Woodson	Hardin-Simmons	BIAA	6	4	1	.591
47	Edward Danowski	Fordham	Ind	5	3	0	.625
48	Jeff Cravath	USC	PCC	5	3	1	.611
49	Abe Stuber	Iowa State	Big 7	5	3	1	.611
50	Ivy Williamson	Wisconsin	Western	5	3	1	.611
51	Chuck Baer	Detroit Mercy	MVC	5	4	0	.556
52	Joe Bedenk	Penn State	Ind	5	4	0	.556
53	Al Kawal	Temple	Ind	5	4	0	.556
54	Frank Kimbrough	West Texas A&M	BIAA	5	4	0	.556
55	Ted Shipkey	Montana	PCC	5	4	0	.556
56	Madison Bell	SMU	SWC	5	4	1	.550
57	Clyde Lee	Houston	Ind	5	4	1	.550
58	John Barnhill	Arkansas	SWC	5	5	0	.500
59	John Brothers	Tulsa	MVC	5	5	1	.500
60	Bill Edwards	Vanderbilt	SEC	5	5	0	.500
Rk	Coach	School	Conf	W	L	T	Pct	Notes
61	Bob Margarita	Georgetown	Ind	5	5	0	.500
62	Joseph Sheeketski	Nevada	Ind	5	5	0	.500
63	Jules Sikes	Kansas	Big 7	5	5	0	.500
64	Herman Hickman	Yale	Ind	4	4	0	.500
65	Frank Howard	Clemson	Southern	4	4	2	.500
66	Jim Lookabaugh	Oklahoma State	MVC	4	4	2	.500
67	George Munger	Pennsylvania	Ind	4	4	0	.500
68	Denny Myers	Boston College	Ind	4	4	1	.500
69	John Vaught	Ole Miss	SEC	4	5	1	.450
70	Raymond Wolf	Florida	SEC	4	5	1	.450
71	Edward Anderson	Iowa	Western	4	5	0	.444
72	Quinn Decker	The Citadel	Southern	4	5	0	.444
73	William Glassford	Nebraska	Big 7	4	5	0	.444
74	Stuart Holcomb	Purdue	Western	4	5	0	.444
75	Frank Murray	Marquette	Ind	4	5	0	.444
76	Bo Rowland	George Washington	Southern	4	5	0	.444
77	Ben Schwartzwalder	Syracuse	Ind	4	5	0	.444
78	Robert Voigts	Northwestern	Western	4	5	0	.444
79	Wallace Butts	Georgia	SEC	4	6	1	.409
80	Dudley DeGroot	West Virginia	Ind	4	6	1	.409
Rk	Coach	School	Conf	W	L	T	Pct	Notes
81	Jim Aiken	Oregon	PCC	4	6	0	.400
82	John Baker	Denver	Skyline	4	6	0	.400
83	Vaughn Corley	New Mexico State	BIAA	4	6	0	.400
84	Rex Enright	South Carolina	Southern	4	6	0	.400
85	D.C. Walker	Wake Forest	Southern	4	6	0	.400
86	Ray Eliot	Illinois	Western	3	4	2	.444
87	George Barclay	Washington & Lee	Southern	3	5	1	.389
88	Thomas Nugent	Virginia Military Institute	Southern	3	5	1	.389
89	George Sauer	Navy	Ind	3	5	1	.389
90	Dixie Howell	Idaho	PCC	3	5	0	.375
91	Jim Trimble	Wichita State	MVC	3	6	1	.350
92	Joe Verducci	Saint Mary's (CA)	Ind	3	6	1	.350
93	Phil Ahwesh	Duquesne	Ind	3	6	0	.333
94	Hook Mylin	New York University	Ind	3	6	0	.333
95	Phil Sarboe	Washington State	PCC	3	6	0	.333
96	H.E. Smith	Furman	Southern	3	6	0	.333
97	Karl Esleeck	Richmond	Southern	3	7	0	.300
98	Beattie Feathers	North Carolina State	Southern	3	7	0	.300
99	George Melinkovich	Utah State	Skyline	3	7	0	.300
100	Howard Odell	Washington	PCC	3	7	0	.300
Rk	Coach	School	Conf	W	L	T	Pct	Notes
101	Dallas Ward	Colorado	Big 7	3	7	0	.300
102	Earl Brown	Auburn	SEC	2	4	3	.389
103	Ike Armstrong	Utah	Skyline	2	7	1	.250
104	Robert Winslow	Arizona	BIAA	2	7	1	.250
105	Lou Little	Columbia	Ind	2	7	0	.222
106	Ralph Graham	Kansas State	Big 7	2	8	0	.200
107	Berl Huffman	New Mexico	BIAA	2	8	0	.200
108	Charlie Jamerson	Davidson	Southern	2	8	0	.200
109	Robert McNeish	Virginia Tech	Southern	1	7	2	.200
110	Emil Ladyko	Northern Arizona	BIAA	1	6	1	.188
111	Harry Stiteler	Texas A&M	SWC	1	8	1	.150
112	Paul Bixler	Colgate	Ind	1	8	0	.111
113	Clyde Smith	Indiana	Western	1	8	0	.111
114	Arthur Valpey	Harvard	Ind	1	8	0	.111
115	William Osmanski	Holy Cross	Ind	1	9	0	.100
116	Slick Morton	Mississippi State	SEC	0	8	1	.056
117	Charles Atkinson	Brigham Young	Skyline	0	11	0	.000

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