Bo McMillin
Bo McMillin went 140–77–13 as a head coach, 1922–1947, at Centenary, Geneva, Kansas State and Indiana. Share
Six seasons our game records don’t credit to him come from the coach’s Wikipedia article: 1922–24 at Centenary; 1925–27 at Geneva. They’re marked in the table.
- Record
- 140–77–13 career
- Seasons
- 26
- Schools
- 4
- Final AP top 10
- 1 season
- Best season
- 1945 9–0–1, No. 4
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | Conference finish | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1922 | Centenary * | 8–1 | 1st | |||
| 1923 | Centenary * | 10–1 | 1st | |||
| 1924 | Centenary * | 8–1 | ||||
| 1925 | Geneva * | 6–3 | 1st | |||
| 1926 | Geneva * | 8–2 | 1st | |||
| 1927 | Geneva * | 8–0–1 | 1st | |||
| 1928 | Kansas State | 3–5 | 6th | |||
| 1929 | Kansas State | 3–5 | 3rd | |||
| 1930 | Kansas State | 5–3 | 3rd | |||
| 1931 | Kansas State | 8–2 | 3rd | |||
| 1932 | Kansas State | 4–4 | 4th | |||
| 1933 | Kansas State | 6–2–1 | 2nd | |||
| 1934 | Indiana | 3–3–2 | T–8th | |||
| 1935 | Indiana | 4–3–1 | T–3rd | |||
| 1936 | Indiana | 5–2–1 | T–4th | |||
| 1937 | Indiana | 5–3 | 3rd | |||
| 1938 | Indiana | 1–6–1 | 9th | |||
| 1939 | Indiana | 2–4–2 | 8th | |||
| 1940 | Indiana | 3–5 | T–6th | |||
| 1941 | Indiana | 2–6 | T–7th | |||
| 1942 | Indiana | 7–3 | T–5th | |||
| 1943 | Indiana | 4–4–2 | 4th | |||
| 1944 | Indiana | 7–3 | 5th | |||
| 1945 | Indiana | 9–0–1 | 1st | 4 | ||
| 1946 | Indiana | 6–3 | 3rd | 20 | ||
| 1947 | Indiana | 5–3–1 | T–6th |
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.
Players he coached
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Bob RavensbergConsensus All‑American, 1945- John TavenerConsensus All‑American, 1944
- Ben RaimondiNo. 7 AAFC pick, 1947
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 | 17 | 9–8 | 53% |
| Against top-10 teams | 8 | 2–6 | 25% |
| Against rivals | 52 | 29–21–2 | 58% |
| Conference games | 104 | 49–49–6 | 50% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 82 | 33–37–12 | 48% |
| At home | 69 | 44–21–4 | 67% |
| On the road | 104 | 48–48–8 | 50% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 87 | 64–19–4 | 76% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 86 | 28–50–8 | 37% |
His own 173 games on file, 1928–1947, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dana Bible 1929–1940 | 1–6 | Nebraska, Texas | 7 | |
| Francis Schmidt 1934–1940 | 1–6 | Ohio State | 7 | |
| Adrian Lindsey 1928–1933 | 2–4 | Oklahoma, Kansas | 6 | |
| Harry Stuhldreher 1938–1947 | 2–3–1 | Wisconsin | 6 | |
| Pappy Waldorf 1940–1946 | 2–3–1 | Northwestern | 6 | |
| Edward Anderson 1939–1947 | 1–5 | Iowa | 6 | |
| Clark Shaughnessy 1934–1945 | 4–1 | Chicago, Pittsburgh | 5 | |
| Bernie Bierman 1934–1946 | 2–3 | Minnesota, Iowa Pre-Flight | 5 | |
| Mal Elward 1937–1941 | 2–3 | Purdue | 5 | |
| Fritz Crisler 1943–1947 | 2–3 | Michigan | 5 |
Bo McMillin’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 |
|---|---|---|
| Nebraskaseries | 18 | 8–8–2 |
| Purdueseries | 16 | 9–6–1 |
| Iowaseries | 14 | 6–5–3 |
| Ohio Stateseries | 11 | 3–8 |
| Michiganseries | 7 | 3–4 |
| Northwesternseries | 7 | 2–4–1 |
| Missouriseries | 6 | 5–1 |
| Iowa Stateseries | 6 | 4–2 |
Also a player: Bo McMillin’s playing career.
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1922–24 | Centenary | Head coach | |
| 1925–27 | Geneva | Head coach | |
| 1928–33 | Kansas State | Head coach | |
| 1934–47 | Indiana | Head coach | |
| 1948–50 | Detroit Lions NFL | Head coach | |
| 1951 | Philadelphia Eagles NFL | Head coach |
Every job as the infobox of his Wikipedia article lists it (CC BY-SA), assistant jobs included.
Coaching tree
Assistants who became head coaches
- Homer NortonCentenary (LA), Texas A&M, Centenary
- Clyde SmithIndiana, Arizona State, Wisconsin La Crosse
- Don VellerFlorida State, Hanover
Coached under him, later head coaches (3)
| Coach | With him | Head coach at | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homer Norton | Centenary, 1922–24: assistant coach | Centenary (LA), Texas A&M, Centenary | |
| Clyde Smith | Indiana, 1934–37: line coach | Indiana, Arizona State, Wisconsin La Crosse | |
| Don Veller | Indiana, 1947: assistant coach | Florida State, Hanover |
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.
Books
Books: Open Library (CC0); most-reissued first, each linked to its page there.