Berry Whitaker
Berry Whitaker went 22–3–1 as a head coach, 1920–1922, at Texas. Share
- Record
- 22–3–1 career
- Seasons
- 3
- Schools
- 1
- AP poll
- Began in 1936, after this career
- Best season
- 1920 9–0
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | Conference finish | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920 | Texas | 9–0 | 1st | |||
| 1921 | Texas | 6–1–1 | 2nd | |||
| 1922 | Texas | 7–2 | 2nd |
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.
How his teams did
| Kind of game | Games | Record | Won |
|---|---|---|---|
| Against rivals | 7 | 5–1–1 | 79% |
| Conference games | 10 | 8–1–1 | 85% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 3 | 1–1–1 | 50% |
| At home | 21 | 18–3 | 86% |
| On the road | 5 | 4–0–1 | 90% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 24 | 21–3 | 88% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 2 | 1–0–1 | 75% |
His own 26 games on file, 1920–1922, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phillip Arbuckle 1920–1922 | 3–0 | Rice | 3 | |
| Dana Bible 1920–1922 | 1–1–1 | Texas A&M | 3 |
Berry Whitaker’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 |
|---|---|---|
| Riceseries | 3 | 3–0 |
| Southwestern Useries | 3 | 3–0 |
| Austinseries | 3 | 3–0 |
| Texas A&Mseries | 3 | 1–1–1 |
| Oklahoma Stateseries | 2 | 2–0 |
| Howard Payneseries | 2 | 2–0 |
| Phillipsseries | 2 | 2–0 |
| Vanderbiltseries | 2 | 0–2 |
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1914–16 | Stephen F. Austin HS (TX) high school | Head coach | |
| 1919 | Texas | Assistant coach | |
| 1920–22 | Texas | Head coach |
Every job as the infobox of his Wikipedia article lists it (CC BY-SA), assistant jobs included.
Coaching tree
Worked under
- William JuneauTexas
Assistants who became head coaches
- Clyde LittlefieldTexas
Worked under (1)
| Head coach | Team | Years | His job | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| William Juneau | Texas | 1919 | Assistant coach |
Coached under him, later head coaches (1)
| Coach | With him | Head coach at | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clyde Littlefield | Texas, 1920–22: assistant coach | Texas |
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.