Berl Huffman
Berl Huffman went 19–24–3 as a head coach, 1943–1949, at Keesler Field and New Mexico. Share
Two seasons our game records don’t credit to him come from the coach’s Wikipedia article: 1943–44 at Keesler Field. They’re marked in the table.
- Record
- 19–24–3 career
- Seasons
- 5
- Schools
- 2
- Final AP top 10
- 0 seasons
- Best season
- 1947 4–5–1
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | Conference finish | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1943 | Keesler Field * | 3–1 | ||||
| 1944 | Keesler Field * | 8–1–2 | ||||
| 1945–46: not a college head coach | ||||||
| 1947 | New Mexico | 4–5–1 | 7th | |||
| 1948 | New Mexico | 2–9 | 8th | |||
| 1949 | New Mexico | 2–8 | 8th | |||
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. * A season our game records don’t credit to him; its record is the article’s.
How his teams did
| Kind of game | Games | Record | Won |
|---|---|---|---|
| Against rivals | 9 | 3–5–1 | 39% |
| Conference games | 21 | 3–17–1 | 17% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 11 | 5–5–1 | 50% |
| At home | 15 | 5–10 | 33% |
| On the road | 15 | 3–11–1 | 23% |
| At neutral sites | 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 7 | 5–2 | 71% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 24 | 3–20–1 | 15% |
His own 31 games on file, 1947–1949, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dell Morgan 1947–1949 | 0–3 | Texas Tech | 3 | |
| Edward Doherty 1947–1949 | 0–3 | Arizona State | 3 | |
| Frank Kimbrough 1947–1949 | 0–3 | West Texas | 3 | |
| Jack Curtice 1947–1949 | 0–2–1 | UTEP | 3 | |
| Warren Woodson 1947–1949 | 0–3 | Hardin Simmons | 3 |
Berl Huffman’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 |
|---|---|---|
| New Mexico Stateseries | 3 | 3–0 |
| Arizona Stateseries | 3 | 0–3 |
| Arizonaseries | 3 | 0–3 |
| UTEPseries | 3 | 0–2–1 |
| Texas Techseries | 3 | 0–3 |
| West Texasseries | 3 | 0–3 |
| Hardin Simmonsseries | 3 | 0–3 |
| Coloradoseries | 2 | 2–0 |
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1936–42 | Texas Tech | Assistant coach | |
| 1943–44 | Keesler Field | Head coach | |
| 1945 | AAF Training Command service team | Backfield coach | |
| 1947–49 | New Mexico | Head coach |
Every job as the infobox of his Wikipedia article lists it (CC BY-SA), assistant jobs included.
Coaching tree
Worked under
- Pete CawthonTexas Tech
- Dell MorganTexas Tech
Assistants who became head coaches
- Willis BarnesNew Mexico
Worked under (2)
| Head coach | Team | Years | His job | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pete Cawthon | Texas Tech | 1936–40 | Assistant coach | |
| Dell Morgan | Texas Tech | 1941–42 | Assistant coach |
Coached under him, later head coaches (1)
| Coach | With him | Head coach at | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Willis Barnes | New Mexico, 1947: assistant coach | New Mexico |
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.