Carl Snavely
Carl Snavely went 165–93–13 as a head coach, 1927–1958, at Bucknell, North Carolina, Cornell and Washington University. His 1939 Cornell team claims the national title. Wikipedia’s season articles record three seasons differently (1927, 6–3–1, 1928, 5–2–3 and 1929, 8–2); by them his record is 180–96–16. Share
10 seasons our game records don’t credit to him come from the coach’s Wikipedia article: 1941–44 at Cornell (on file under another coach); 1953–58 at Washington University. They’re marked in the table.
- Record
- 165–93–13 career
- Seasons
- 32
- Schools
- 4
- National titles
- 1 claimed: 1939
- Hall of Fame
- 1965 inducted
- Best season
- 1948 9–1–1, No. 3
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | Conference finish | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1927 | Bucknell | 1–2 (Wikipedia: 6–3–1) | ||||
| 1928 | Bucknell | 1–0–1 (Wikipedia: 5–2–3) | ||||
| 1929 | Bucknell | 2–2 (Wikipedia: 8–2) | ||||
| 1930 | Bucknell | 6–3 | ||||
| 1931 | Bucknell | 6–0–3 | ||||
| 1932 | Bucknell | 4–4–1 | ||||
| 1933 | Bucknell | 7–2 | ||||
| 1934 | North Carolina | 7–1–1 | 2nd | |||
| 1935 | North Carolina | 8–1 | 2nd | |||
| 1936 | Cornell | 3–5 | ||||
| 1937 | Cornell | 5–2–1 | ||||
| 1938 | Cornell | 5–1–1 | 12 | |||
| 1939 | Cornell | 8–0 | 4 | |||
| 1940 | Cornell | 6–2 | 15 | |||
| 1941 | Cornell * | 5–3 | ||||
| 1942 | Cornell * | 3–5–1 | ||||
| 1943 | Cornell * | 6–4 | ||||
| 1944 | Cornell * | 5–4 | ||||
| 1945 | North Carolina | 5–5 | 7th | |||
| 1946 | North Carolina | 8–2–1 | 1st | Sugar Bowl L | 9 | |
| 1947 | North Carolina | 8–2 | 2nd | 9 | ||
| 1948 | North Carolina | 9–1–1 | 2nd | Sugar Bowl L | 3 | |
| 1949 | North Carolina | 7–4 | 1st | Cotton Bowl L | 16 | |
| 1950 | North Carolina | 3–5–2 | 2nd | |||
| 1951 | North Carolina | 2–8 | T–10th | |||
| 1952 | North Carolina | 2–6 | T–9th | |||
| 1953 | Washington University * | 7–2 | ||||
| 1954 | Washington University * | 6–3 | ||||
| 1955 | Washington University * | 5–4 | ||||
| 1956 | Washington University * | 6–3 | ||||
| 1957 | Washington University * | 5–3 | ||||
| 1958 | Washington University * | 4–4 |
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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Nick DrahosConsensus All‑American, 1939 and 1940- Jerome H. HollandConsensus All‑American, 1938
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 | 26 | 4–20–2 | 19% |
| Against top-10 teams | 13 | 2–10–1 | 19% |
| Against rivals | 62 | 41–18–3 | 69% |
| Conference games | 46 | 31–11–4 | 72% |
| Bowls and playoffs | 3 | 0–3 | 0% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 67 | 32–23–12 | 57% |
| At home | 87 | 65–18–4 | 77% |
| On the road | 89 | 45–36–8 | 55% |
| At neutral sites | 7 | 3–4 | 43% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 104 | 84–14–6 | 84% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 79 | 29–44–6 | 41% |
His own 183 games on file, 1927–1952, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Neyland 1934–1952 | 2–6 | Tennessee | 8 | |
| Wallace Wade 1934–1950 | 5–2 | Duke | 7 | |
| Arthur Guepe 1946–1952 | 4–3 | Virginia | 7 | |
| Rube McCray 1945–1950 | 5–0–1 | William & Mary | 6 | |
| Andrew Kerr 1927–1940 | 4–1–1 | Washington & Jefferson, Colgate | 6 | |
| D.C. Walker 1945–1950 | 3–3 | Wake Forest | 6 | |
| Wallace Butts 1946–1951 | 3–2–1 | Georgia | 6 | |
| Bob Higgins 1930–1939 | 5–0 | Penn State | 5 | |
| Beattie Feathers 1947–1951 | 5–0 | NC State | 5 | |
| Lou Little 1936–1940 | 4–1 | Columbia | 5 |
Carl Snavely’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 |
|---|---|---|
| Virginiaseries | 10 | 7–3 |
| Dukeseries | 10 | 5–5 |
| Wake Forestseries | 10 | 5–5 |
| Tennesseeseries | 10 | 3–7 |
| Penn Stateseries | 8 | 8–0 |
| NC Stateseries | 7 | 6–0–1 |
| Georgiaseries | 7 | 4–2–1 |
| Washington & Jeffersonseries | 7 | 2–4–1 |
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1921 | Marietta | Backfield coach | |
| 1922–26 | Bellefonte Academy (PA) high school | Head coach | |
| 1927–33 | Bucknell | Head coach | |
| 1934–35 | North Carolina | Head coach | |
| 1936–44 | Cornell | Head coach | |
| 1945–52 | North Carolina | Head coach | |
| 1953–58 | Washington University | 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
- Jim TatumNorth Carolina, Oklahoma, Maryland
- Bill CrutchfieldAtlantic Christian, Presbyterian
- Marvin BassWilliam & Mary, South Carolina, Birmingham Vulcans
- George BarclayLafayette, Washington and Lee, North Carolina
Coached under him, later head coaches (4)
| Coach | With him | Head coach at | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Tatum | Cornell, 1936–38: assistant coach | North Carolina, Oklahoma, Maryland | |
| Bill Crutchfield | North Carolina, 1947–48: graduate assistant | Atlantic Christian, Presbyterian | |
| Marvin Bass | North Carolina, 1948: assistant coach | William & Mary, South Carolina, Birmingham Vulcans | |
| George Barclay | North Carolina, 1952: assistant coach | Lafayette, Washington and Lee, North Carolina |
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.