Bowden Wyatt
Bowden Wyatt went 99–56–5 as a head coach, 1947–1962, at Wyoming, Arkansas and Tennessee. Share
- Record
- 99–56–5 career
- Seasons
- 16
- Schools
- 3
- Final AP top 10
- 2 seasons
- Hall of Fame
- 1997 inducted
- Best season
- 1956 10–1, No. 2
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | Conference finish | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1947 | Wyoming | 4–5 | 6th | |||
| 1948 | Wyoming | 4–5 | 6th | |||
| 1949 | Wyoming | 9–1 | 1st | |||
| 1950 | Wyoming | 10–0 | 1st | Gator Bowl W | 12 | |
| 1951 | Wyoming | 7–2–1 | 2nd | |||
| 1952 | Wyoming | 5–4 | 4th | |||
| 1953 | Arkansas | 3–7 | 5th | |||
| 1954 | Arkansas | 8–3 | 1st | Cotton Bowl L | 10 | |
| 1955 | Tennessee | 6–3–1 | 5th | |||
| 1956 | Tennessee | 10–1 | 1st | Sugar Bowl L | 2 | |
| 1957 | Tennessee | 8–3 | 5th | Gator Bowl W | 13 | |
| 1958 | Tennessee | 4–6 | 5th | |||
| 1959 | Tennessee | 5–4–1 | 8th | |||
| 1960 | Tennessee | 6–2–2 | 5th | 19 | ||
| 1961 | Tennessee | 6–4 | T–4th | |||
| 1962 | Tennessee | 4–6 | 10th |
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
Bud Brooks1954 Outland Trophy
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 | 24 | 13–11 | 54% |
| Against top-10 teams | 14 | 6–8 | 43% |
| Against rivals | 60 | 32–25–3 | 56% |
| Conference games | 103 | 57–41–5 | 58% |
| Bowls and playoffs | 4 | 2–2 | 50% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 53 | 23–25–5 | 48% |
| At home | 84 | 56–23–5 | 70% |
| On the road | 68 | 39–29 | 57% |
| At neutral sites | 8 | 4–4 | 50% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 101 | 74–23–4 | 75% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 59 | 25–33–1 | 43% |
His own 160 games on file, 1947–1962, 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 | 3–6 | Ole Miss | 9 | |
| Bobby Dodd 1954–1962 | 3–5–1 | Georgia Tech | 9 | |
| Arthur Guepe 1955–1962 | 7–1 | Vanderbilt | 8 | |
| Bear Bryant 1954–1962 | 4–2–1 | Texas A&M, Alabama | 7 | |
| Ralph Jordan 1956–1962 | 3–4 | Auburn | 7 | |
| Blanton Collier 1955–1961 | 2–4–1 | Kentucky | 7 | |
| Robert Davis 1947–1952 | 2–4 | Colorado State | 6 | |
| Wade Walker 1957–1961 | 4–0–1 | Mississippi State | 5 | |
| Charles Atkinson 1949–1952 | 3–0–1 | BYU | 4 | |
| Ears Whitworth 1955–1957 | 3–0 | Alabama | 3 |
Bowden Wyatt’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 |
|---|---|---|
| Georgia Techseries | 9 | 3–5–1 |
| Ole Missseries | 9 | 3–6 |
| Chattanoogaseries | 8 | 7–1 |
| Vanderbiltseries | 8 | 7–1 |
| Alabamaseries | 8 | 5–2–1 |
| Kentuckyseries | 8 | 2–5–1 |
| North Carolinaseries | 7 | 5–2 |
| Mississippi Stateseries | 7 | 4–2–1 |
Other roles
- Team captain, Tennessee 1938 (his playing career)
From each season’s Wikipedia article.
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1939–41 | Mississippi State | Assistant coach | |
| 1946 | Mississippi State | Assistant coach | |
| 1947–52 | Wyoming | Head coach | |
| 1953–54 | Arkansas | Head coach | |
| 1955–62 | Tennessee | Head coach | |
| 1964–65 | Oklahoma State | Assistant coach |
Every job as the infobox of his Wikipedia article lists it (CC BY-SA), assistant jobs included.
Coaching tree
Worked under
- Allyn McKeenMississippi State
- Phil CutchinOklahoma State
Assistants who became head coaches
- George ColeArkansas, Ozarks
- Johnny MajorsIowa State, Pittsburgh, Tennessee
- Harvey RobinsonTennessee
- Bob WoodruffBaylor, Florida
Worked under (2)
| Head coach | Team | Years | His job | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allyn McKeen | Mississippi State | 1939–46 | Assistant coach | |
| Phil Cutchin | Oklahoma State | 1964–65 | Assistant coach |
Coached under him, later head coaches (4)
| Coach | With him | Head coach at | |
|---|---|---|---|
| George Cole | Arkansas, 1953–54: assistant coach | Arkansas, Ozarks | |
| Johnny Majors | Tennessee, 1957: graduate assistant; 1958–59: backfield coach | Iowa State, Pittsburgh, Tennessee | |
| Harvey Robinson | Tennessee, 1960–62: backfield coach | Tennessee | |
| Bob Woodruff | Tennessee, 1961–62: assistant coach | Baylor, Florida |
Other assistants under him (1)
| Coach | With him | |
|---|---|---|
| Ken Donahue | Tennessee, 1956–60: assistant coach |
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.