Carl Prause
Carl Prause went 29–28–2 as a head coach in the games on file: 1922 at The Citadel, 1923 at The Citadel, 1924 at The Citadel, 1925 at The Citadel, 1926 at The Citadel, 1927 at The Citadel, 1928 at The Citadel and 1929 at The Citadel. His full head-coaching career isn’t in our records. Wikipedia’s season articles record three seasons differently (1927, 3–6–1, 1928, 6–3–1 and 1929, 5–4–1); by them his record is 41–32–4. Share
- Record
- 29–28–2 games on file
- Seasons
- 8
- Schools
- 1
- AP poll
- Began in 1936, after this career
- Best season
- 1926 7–3
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1922 | The Citadel | 3–5 | ||
| 1923 | The Citadel | 5–3–1 | ||
| 1924 | The Citadel | 6–4 | ||
| 1925 | The Citadel | 6–4 | ||
| 1926 | The Citadel | 7–3 | ||
| 1927 | The Citadel | 0–4 (Wikipedia: 3–6–1) | ||
| 1928 | The Citadel | 2–1–1 (Wikipedia: 6–3–1) | ||
| 1929 | The Citadel | 0–4 (Wikipedia: 5–4–1) |
Each season links to the team’s season page; bowls and playoff games link to the game.
How his teams did
| Kind of game | Games | Record | Won |
|---|---|---|---|
| Against rivals | 11 | 4–7 | 36% |
| Conference games | 19 | 9–9–1 | 50% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 25 | 10–13–2 | 44% |
| At home | 28 | 18–10 | 64% |
| On the road | 31 | 11–18–2 | 39% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 36 | 26–9–1 | 74% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 23 | 3–19–1 | 15% |
His own 59 games on file, 1922–1929, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Billy Laval 1922–1929 | 1–6–1 | Furman, South Carolina | 8 | |
| Walter Johnson 1922–1926 | 2–2–1 | Presbyterian | 5 | |
| William L. Younger 1923–1929 | 1–3 | Davidson | 4 | |
| Josh Cody 1927–1929 | 1–2 | Clemson | 3 | |
| Sol Metzger 1922–1924 | 0–3 | South Carolina | 3 |
Carl Prause’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 |
|---|---|---|
| South Carolinaseries | 8 | 1–6–1 |
| Clemsonseries | 7 | 3–4 |
| Furmanseries | 7 | 1–6 |
| Newberryseries | 5 | 3–2 |
| Presbyterianseries | 5 | 2–2–1 |
| Erskineseries | 4 | 4–0 |
| Davidsonseries | 4 | 1–3 |
| Woffordseries | 3 | 3–0 |