Charley Moran
Charley Moran went 121–31–11 as a head coach, 1900–1933, at Nashville, Texas A&M, Centre, Bucknell and Catawba. His 1919 Centre team claims the national title. Wikipedia’s season articles record three seasons differently (1924, 8–2, 1925, 7–3–1 and 1926, 4–5–1); by them his record is 139–38–13. Share
Eight seasons our game records don’t credit to him come from the coach’s Wikipedia article: 1900–01 at Nashville; 1917–18 at Centre (on file under another coach); 1930–33 at Catawba. They’re marked in the table.
- Record
- 121–31–11 career
- Seasons
- 22
- Schools
- 5
- National titles
- 1 claimed: 1919
- Best season
- 1919 9–0
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | Conference finish | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900 | Nashville * | 1–3 | ||||
| 1901 | Nashville * | 6–1–1 | 3rd | |||
| 1902–08: not a college head coach | ||||||
| 1909 | Texas A&M | 7–0–1 | ||||
| 1910 | Texas A&M | 8–1 | ||||
| 1911 | Texas A&M | 6–1 | ||||
| 1912 | Texas A&M | 8–1 | 2nd | |||
| 1913 | Texas A&M | 3–4–2 | 13th | |||
| 1914 | Texas A&M | 6–1–1 | 3rd | |||
| 1915–16: not a college head coach | ||||||
| 1917 | Centre * | 6–0 | ||||
| 1918 | Centre * | 4–0 | ||||
| 1919 | Centre | 9–0 | T–1st | |||
| 1920 | Centre | 8–2 | T–5th | Fort Worth Classic W | ||
| 1921 | Centre | 10–1 | T–1st | San Diego East-West Christmas Classic W; Dixie Classic L | ||
| 1922 | Centre | 8–2 | T–5th | |||
| 1923 | Centre | 7–1–1 | T–2nd | |||
| 1924 | Bucknell | 1–0 (Wikipedia: 8–2) | ||||
| 1925 | Bucknell | 0–1 (Wikipedia: 7–3–1) | ||||
| 1926 | Bucknell | 0–2 (Wikipedia: 4–5–1) | ||||
| 1927–29: not a college head coach | ||||||
| 1930 | Catawba * | 8–0–1 | 1st | |||
| 1931 | Catawba * | 7–3–1 | T–2nd | |||
| 1932 | Catawba * | 6–2–1 | 1st | |||
| 1933 | Catawba * | 2–5–2 | T–4th | |||
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
- Bo McMillinConsensus All‑American, 1919 and 1921
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 rivals | 21 | 16–2–3 | 83% |
| Conference games | 3 | 3–0 | 100% |
| Bowls and playoffs | 3 | 2–1 | 67% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 25 | 12–8–5 | 58% |
| At home | 67 | 58–5–4 | 90% |
| On the road | 33 | 21–11–1 | 65% |
| At neutral sites | 3 | 2–1 | 67% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 87 | 71–12–4 | 84% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 16 | 10–5–1 | 66% |
His own 103 games on file, 1909–1926, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| William Juneau 1920–1922 | 3–0 | Kentucky | 3 | |
| Mike Donahue 1911–1922 | 2–1 | Auburn | 3 | |
| Hugo Bezdek 1910–1926 | 1–2 | Arkansas, Penn State | 3 | |
| Bob Fisher 1920–1922 | 1–2 | Harvard | 3 |
Charley Moran’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 |
|---|---|---|
| Austinseries | 6 | 6–0 |
| Kentuckyseries | 5 | 5–0 |
| TCUseries | 5 | 4–0–1 |
| Transylvaniaseries | 4 | 4–0 |
| Auburnseries | 4 | 3–1 |
| Baylorseries | 4 | 3–0–1 |
| Texasseries | 4 | 3–1 |
| Trinity (Texas)series | 4 | 3–0–1 |
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1898 | Bethel (TN) | Head coach | |
| 1900–01 | Nashville | Head coach | |
| 1902–03 | Dallas A. C. | Head coach | |
| 1909–14 | Texas A&M | Head coach | |
| 1915 | Carlisle | Trainer | |
| 1917–23 | Centre | Head coach | |
| 1924–26 | Bucknell | Head coach | |
| 1927 | Frankford Yellow Jackets NFL | Head coach | |
| 1930–33 | Catawba | Head coach |
Every job as the infobox of his Wikipedia article lists it (CC BY-SA), assistant jobs included.
Coaching tree
Worked under
- Choc KellyCarlisle
Assistants who became head coaches
- Tiny ThornhillStanford
Worked under (1)
| Head coach | Team | Years | His job | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Choc Kelly | Carlisle | 1915 | Trainer |
Coached under him, later head coaches (1)
| Coach | With him | Head coach at | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tiny Thornhill | Centre, 1921: line coach | Stanford |
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.