Andy Pilney
Andy Pilney went 25–49–6 as a head coach, 1954–1961, at Tulane. Share
- Record
- 25–49–6 career
- Seasons
- 8
- Schools
- 1
- Final AP top 10
- 0 seasons
- Best season
- 1956 6–4
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | Conference finish | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 | Tulane | 1–6–3 | 10th | |||
| 1955 | Tulane | 5–4–1 | T–6th | |||
| 1956 | Tulane | 6–4 | T–6th | |||
| 1957 | Tulane | 2–8 | 11th | |||
| 1958 | Tulane | 3–7 | 11th | |||
| 1959 | Tulane | 3–6–1 | 11th | |||
| 1960 | Tulane | 3–6–1 | 10th | |||
| 1961 | Tulane | 2–8 | T–10th |
Each season links to the team’s season page; bowls and playoff games link to the game. Conference finishes from the Wikipedia article’s record table.
Players he coached
Every player from his seasons with a Heisman top-five finish, a national award, consensus All-America honors or a first-round pick. Photos: Wikimedia Commons, free licenses; credits on each player’s page.
How his teams did
| Kind of game | Games | Record | Won |
|---|---|---|---|
| Against ranked teams | 18 | 3–14–1 | 19% |
| Against top-10 teams | 14 | 2–11–1 | 18% |
| Against rivals | 18 | 2–15–1 | 14% |
| Conference games | 51 | 11–36–4 | 25% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 35 | 12–17–6 | 43% |
| At home | 41 | 14–22–5 | 40% |
| On the road | 38 | 10–27–1 | 28% |
| At neutral sites | 1 | 1–0 | 100% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 25 | 16–8–1 | 66% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 55 | 9–41–5 | 21% |
His own 80 games on file, 1954–1961, as played (vacated wins counted, ties as half a win). Ranks are the AP poll going into the game; rivals are the ones either program’s Wikipedia article names; favorite and underdog by our own Elo rating, which reads only scores.
Against other head coaches
| Coach | Record | Their schools | Games | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Vaught 1954–1961 | 1–7 | Ole Miss | 8 | |
| Arthur Guepe 1954–1961 | 4–2–1 | Vanderbilt | 7 | |
| Bobby Dodd 1954–1961 | 0–7 | Georgia Tech | 7 | |
| Paul Dietzel 1955–1961 | 0–6–1 | LSU | 7 | |
| Bear Bryant 1958–1961 | 1–2–1 | Alabama | 4 | |
| Darrell Royal 1954–1958 | 0–4 | Mississippi State, Texas | 4 | |
| Ears Whitworth 1955–1957 | 2–1 | Alabama | 3 | |
| DeWitt Weaver 1958–1960 | 2–1 | Texas Tech | 3 | |
| Wallace Butts 1954–1957 | 1–2 | Georgia | 3 |
Andy Pilney’s record against the head coaches he met three or more times, from the games on file, as played.
Most-faced opponents
| Opponent | Games | Record |
|---|---|---|
| Alabamaseries | 8 | 3–3–2 |
| Ole Missseries | 8 | 1–7 |
| LSUseries | 8 | 0–7–1 |
| Vanderbiltseries | 7 | 4–2–1 |
| Georgia Techseries | 7 | 0–7 |
| Mississippi Stateseries | 4 | 1–3 |
| Floridaseries | 4 | 0–4 |
| Texasseries | 4 | 0–4 |
Also a player: Andy Pilney’s playing career.
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1942 | Washington University | Backfield coach | |
| 1943 | Georgia Pre-Flight service team | Assistant coach | |
| 1946–53 | Tulane | Backfield coach | |
| 1954–61 | Tulane | Head coach |
Every job as the infobox of his Wikipedia article lists it (CC BY-SA), assistant jobs included.
Coaching tree
Worked under
- Rex EnrightGeorgia Pre-Flight
- Henry FrnkaTulane
- Raymond WolfTulane
Assistants who became head coaches
- Bennie EllenderArkansas State, Tulane
- Al KawalDrake, Temple, Southern Illinois
- Tommy O’BoyleTulane, Missouri State
Worked under (3)
| Head coach | Team | Years | His job | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rex Enright | Georgia Pre-Flight service team | 1943 | Assistant coach | |
| Henry Frnka | Tulane | 1946–51 | Backfield coach | |
| Raymond Wolf | Tulane | 1952–53 | Backfield coach |
Coached under him, later head coaches (3)
| Coach | With him | Head coach at | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bennie Ellender | Tulane, 1959: freshman coach; 1960–61: offensive backs coach | Arkansas State, Tulane | |
| Al Kawal | Tulane, 1960–61: line coach | Drake, Temple, Southern Illinois | |
| Tommy O’Boyle | Tulane, 1961: assistant coach | Tulane, Missouri State |
From coaches’ Wikipedia infoboxes (CC BY-SA) and each season’s article for its coordinators: an assistant’s seasons at a school count under its head coach in our records; jobs in the NFL and elsewhere, under the head coach whose own article lists the job that year. Names without a page here link to their Wikipedia articles.