Arthur Guepe
Arthur Guepe went 86–71–9 as a head coach, 1946–1962, at Virginia and Vanderbilt. Share
- Record
- 86–71–9 career
- Seasons
- 17
- Schools
- 2
- Final AP top 10
- 0 seasons
- Best season
- 1951 8–1, No. 13
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | Conference finish | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 | Virginia | 4–4–1 | ||||
| 1947 | Virginia | 7–3 | ||||
| 1948 | Virginia | 5–3–1 | ||||
| 1949 | Virginia | 7–2 | ||||
| 1950 | Virginia | 8–2 | ||||
| 1951 | Virginia | 8–1 | 13 | |||
| 1952 | Virginia | 8–2 | ||||
| 1953 | Vanderbilt | 3–7 | T–10th | |||
| 1954 | Vanderbilt | 2–7 | T–11th | |||
| 1955 | Vanderbilt | 8–3 | 4th | Gator Bowl W | ||
| 1956 | Vanderbilt | 5–5 | T–8th | |||
| 1957 | Vanderbilt | 5–3–2 | T–6th | |||
| 1958 | Vanderbilt | 5–2–3 | 4th | |||
| 1959 | Vanderbilt | 5–3–2 | T–5th | |||
| 1960 | Vanderbilt | 3–7 | 12th | |||
| 1961 | Vanderbilt | 2–8 | 12th | |||
| 1962 | Vanderbilt | 1–9 | 11th |
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
Tom MooreNo. 5 pick, 1960- George DeiderichConsensus All‑American, 1958
- Phil KingNo. 12 pick, 1958
- Charles HortonNo. 11 pick, 1956
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 | 29 | 3–25–1 | 12% |
| Against top-10 teams | 17 | 1–16 | 6% |
| Against rivals | 59 | 23–34–2 | 41% |
| Conference games | 67 | 18–43–6 | 31% |
| Bowls and playoffs | 1 | 1–0 | 100% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 48 | 19–20–9 | 49% |
| At home | 96 | 59–32–5 | 64% |
| On the road | 65 | 24–37–4 | 40% |
| At neutral sites | 5 | 3–2 | 60% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 93 | 69–16–8 | 78% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 73 | 17–55–1 | 24% |
His own 166 games on file, 1946–1962, 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 1953–1962 | 0–9 | Ole Miss | 9 | |
| Blanton Collier 1954–1961 | 3–4–1 | Kentucky | 8 | |
| Bowden Wyatt 1955–1962 | 1–7 | Tennessee | 8 | |
| Carl Snavely 1946–1952 | 3–4 | North Carolina | 7 | |
| Wallace Butts 1954–1960 | 3–4 | Georgia | 7 | |
| Andy Pilney 1954–1961 | 2–4–1 | Tulane | 7 | |
| Bear Bryant 1953–1962 | 0–4–2 | Kentucky, Alabama | 6 | |
| Bob Woodruff 1955–1959 | 2–2–1 | Florida | 5 | |
| George Munger 1946–1953 | 1–4 | Pennsylvania | 5 | |
| Thomas Nugent 1949–1952 | 4–0 | VMI | 4 |
Arthur Guepe’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 |
|---|---|---|
| Tulaneseries | 11 | 4–6–1 |
| Kentuckyseries | 10 | 3–6–1 |
| Alabamaseries | 10 | 2–5–3 |
| Tennesseeseries | 10 | 2–8 |
| Georgiaseries | 9 | 4–5 |
| Ole Missseries | 9 | 0–9 |
| Floridaseries | 8 | 2–5–1 |
| VMIseries | 7 | 7–0 |
Also a player: Arthur Guepe’s playing career.
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1937 | Marquette | Freshman coach | |
| 1938–42 | Virginia | Assistant coach | |
| 1946–52 | Virginia | Head coach | |
| 1953–62 | Vanderbilt | Head coach |
Every job as the infobox of his Wikipedia article lists it (CC BY-SA), assistant jobs included.
Coaching tree
Worked under
- Frank MurrayVirginia
Assistants who became head coaches
- Ned McDonaldVirginia
Worked under (1)
| Head coach | Team | Years | His job | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frank Murray | Virginia | 1938–42 | Assistant coach |
Coached under him, later head coaches (1)
| Coach | With him | Head coach at | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ned McDonald | Virginia, 1946–52: line coach | Virginia |
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.