Biff Jones
Biff Jones went 87–33–15 as a head coach, 1926–1941, at Army, LSU, Oklahoma and Nebraska. Share
- Record
- 87–33–15 career
- Seasons
- 14
- Schools
- 4
- Final AP top 10
- 1 season
- Hall of Fame
- 1954 inducted
- Best season
- 1940 8–2, No. 7
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | Conference finish | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1926 | Army | 7–1–1 | ||||
| 1927 | Army | 9–1 | ||||
| 1928 | Army | 8–2 | ||||
| 1929 | Army | 6–4–1 | ||||
| 1930–31: not a college head coach | ||||||
| 1932 | LSU | 6–3–1 | T–1st | |||
| 1933 | LSU | 7–0–3 | 2nd | |||
| 1934 | LSU | 7–2–2 | 4th | |||
| 1935 | Oklahoma | 6–3 | 2nd | |||
| 1936 | Oklahoma | 3–3–3 | 4th | |||
| 1937 | Nebraska | 6–1–2 | 1st | 11 | ||
| 1938 | Nebraska | 3–5–1 | T–3rd | |||
| 1939 | Nebraska | 7–1–1 | 2nd | 18 | ||
| 1940 | Nebraska | 8–2 | 1st | Rose Bowl L | 7 | |
| 1941 | Nebraska | 4–5 | T–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.
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 | 8 | 2–6 | 25% |
| Against top-10 teams | 4 | 0–4 | 0% |
| Against rivals | 62 | 39–18–5 | 67% |
| Conference games | 50 | 32–12–6 | 70% |
| Bowls and playoffs | 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 64 | 27–22–15 | 54% |
| At home | 85 | 62–14–9 | 78% |
| On the road | 45 | 24–16–5 | 59% |
| At neutral sites | 5 | 1–3–1 | 30% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 98 | 70–16–12 | 78% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 37 | 17–17–3 | 50% |
His own 135 games on file, 1926–1941, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Don Faurot 1935–1941 | 3–4 | Missouri | 7 | |
| Wesley Fry 1935–1939 | 4–0–1 | Kansas State | 5 | |
| Bernie Bierman 1937–1941 | 2–3 | Minnesota | 5 | |
| Bo McMillin 1937–1941 | 2–1–2 | Indiana | 5 | |
| Gwinn Henry 1935–1941 | 4–0 | New Mexico, Kansas | 4 | |
| Jim Yeager 1937–1940 | 3–1 | Iowa State | 4 | |
| Ted Cox 1932–1936 | 2–1–1 | Tulane, Oklahoma State | 4 | |
| Adrian Lindsey 1935–1938 | 2–1–1 | Kansas | 4 | |
| Tom Stidham 1937–1940 | 2–1–1 | Oklahoma | 4 | |
| Knute Rockne 1926–1929 | 1–3 | Notre Dame | 4 |
Biff Jones’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 |
|---|---|---|
| Iowa Stateseries | 7 | 5–1–1 |
| Kansasseries | 7 | 5–1–1 |
| Kansas Stateseries | 7 | 5–1–1 |
| Missouriseries | 7 | 3–4 |
| Oklahomaseries | 5 | 3–1–1 |
| Indianaseries | 5 | 2–1–2 |
| Minnesotaseries | 5 | 2–3 |
| Pittsburghseries | 5 | 2–3 |
Other roles
- Team captain, Army 1917
From each season’s Wikipedia article.
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1923–25 | Army | Line coach | |
| 1926–29 | Army | Head coach | |
| 1932–34 | LSU | Head coach | |
| 1935–36 | Oklahoma | Head coach | |
| 1937–41 | Nebraska | Head coach |
Every job as the infobox of his Wikipedia article lists it (CC BY-SA), assistant jobs included.
Coaching tree
Worked under
- John McEwanArmy
Assistants who became head coaches
- Gus FarwickArizona
- Ralph SasseArmy, Mississippi State
- Gar DavidsonArmy
- Red BlaikDartmouth, Army
- Bernie MooreMercer, LSU
- Burton IngwersenIowa
- Harry RabenhorstWake Forest, New Mexico Military
- Spike NelsonMississippi State, Yale
- Joel HuntGeorgia, Wyoming, East Texas Baptist
- Tom StidhamOklahoma, Marquette
- Adolph LewandowskiNebraska
- Glenn PresnellNebraska, Lawrence Tech, Eastern Kentucky
- and 1 more
Worked under (1)
| Head coach | Team | Years | His job | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John McEwan | Army | 1923–25 | Line coach |
Coached under him, later head coaches (13)
| Coach | With him | Head coach at | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gus Farwick | Army, 1926: assistant coach | Arizona | |
| Ralph Sasse | Army, 1926–29: line coach | Army, Mississippi State | |
| Gar Davidson | Army, 1927–29: assistant coach | Army | |
| Red Blaik | Army, 1927–29: assistant coach | Dartmouth, Army | |
| Bernie Moore | LSU, 1932–34: assistant coach | Mercer, LSU | |
| Burton Ingwersen | LSU, 1932–34: assistant coach | Iowa | |
| Harry Rabenhorst | LSU, 1932–34: assistant coach | Wake Forest, New Mexico Military | |
| Spike Nelson | LSU, 1932–34: line coach | Mississippi State, Yale | |
| Joel Hunt | LSU, 1933–34: assistant coach | Georgia, Wyoming, East Texas Baptist | |
| Tom Stidham | Oklahoma, 1935–36: line coach | Oklahoma, Marquette | |
| Adolph Lewandowski | Nebraska, 1937–41: assistant coach | Nebraska | |
| Glenn Presnell | Nebraska, 1938–41: backfield coach | Nebraska, Lawrence Tech, Eastern Kentucky | |
| Paul Amen | Nebraska, 1939–40: assistant coach | Wake Forest |
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.