C.A. Wynne
C.A. Wynne went 81–60–9 as a head coach, 1922–1937, at Midland, Creighton, Auburn and Kentucky. Share
12 seasons our game records don’t credit to him come from the coach’s Wikipedia article: 1922 at Midland; 1923–29 at Creighton; 1930–33 at Auburn. They’re marked in the table.
- Record
- 81–60–9 career
- Seasons
- 16
- Schools
- 4
- Final AP top 10
- 0 seasons
- Best season
- 1936 6–4
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | Conference finish | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1922 | Midland * | 7–1–1 | 1st | |||
| 1923 | Creighton * | 5–5 | T–5th | |||
| 1924 | Creighton * | 6–1–2 | 3rd | |||
| 1925 | Creighton * | 6–3–1 | T–1st | |||
| 1926 | Creighton * | 4–4–1 | 4th | |||
| 1927 | Creighton * | 6–1–1 | T–1st | |||
| 1928 | Creighton * | 3–5–1 | 2nd | |||
| 1929 | Creighton * | 2–6 | 5th | |||
| 1930 | Auburn * | 3–7 | 21st | |||
| 1931 | Auburn * | 5–3–1 | T–8th | |||
| 1932 | Auburn * | 9–0–1 | T–1st | |||
| 1933 | Auburn * | 5–5 | T–6th | |||
| 1934 | Kentucky | 5–5 | 9th | |||
| 1935 | Kentucky | 5–4 | T–6th | |||
| 1936 | Kentucky | 6–4 | 10th | |||
| 1937 | Kentucky | 4–6 | 12th |
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 ranked teams | 2 | 0–2 | 0% |
| Against top-10 teams | 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| Against rivals | 8 | 3–5 | 38% |
| Conference games | 19 | 5–14 | 26% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 10 | 4–6 | 40% |
| At home | 20 | 14–6 | 70% |
| On the road | 19 | 6–13 | 32% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 23 | 19–4 | 83% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 16 | 1–15 | 6% |
His own 39 games on file, 1934–1937, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frank Thomas 1934–1937 | 0–4 | Alabama | 4 | |
| William Alexander 1935–1937 | 1–2 | Georgia Tech | 3 | |
| Bob Neyland 1934–1937 | 0–3 | Tennessee | 3 |
C.A. Wynne’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 |
|---|---|---|
| Tennesseeseries | 4 | 1–3 |
| Alabamaseries | 4 | 0–4 |
| Maryville (TN)series | 3 | 3–0 |
| Xavierseries | 3 | 3–0 |
| Floridaseries | 3 | 2–1 |
| Washington and Leeseries | 3 | 2–1 |
| Georgia Techseries | 3 | 1–2 |
| Clemsonseries | 2 | 2–0 |
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1922 | Midland | Head coach | |
| 1923–29 | Creighton | Head coach | |
| 1930–33 | Auburn | Head coach | |
| 1934–37 | Kentucky | Head coach |
Every job as the infobox of his Wikipedia article lists it (CC BY-SA), assistant jobs included.