
Chauncey Simpson
Chauncey Simpson went 12–14–2 as a head coach, 1943–1945, at Missouri. Share
- Record
- 12–14–2 career
- Seasons
- 3
- Schools
- 1
- Final AP top 10
- 0 seasons
- Best season
- 1945 6–4
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | Conference finish | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1943 | Missouri | 3–5 | 2nd | |||
| 1944 | Missouri | 3–5–2 | 3rd | |||
| 1945 | Missouri | 6–4 | 1st | Cotton Bowl L |
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
Bill DellastatiousNo. 8 pick, 1946
Every player from his seasons with a Heisman top-five finish, a national award, consensus All-America honors or a first-round pick.
How his teams did
| Kind of game | Games | Record | Won |
|---|---|---|---|
| Against ranked teams | 4 | 1–3 | 25% |
| Against top-10 teams | 3 | 0–3 | 0% |
| Against rivals | 16 | 10–4–2 | 69% |
| Conference games | 15 | 10–3–2 | 73% |
| Bowls and playoffs | 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 11 | 4–5–2 | 45% |
| At home | 11 | 6–4–1 | 59% |
| On the road | 13 | 4–8–1 | 35% |
| At neutral sites | 4 | 2–2 | 50% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 14 | 9–4–1 | 68% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 14 | 3–10–1 | 25% |
His own 28 games on file, 1943–1945, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Henry Shenk 1943–1945 | 2–1 | Kansas | 3 | |
| Mike Michalske 1943–1945 | 2–0–1 | Iowa State | 3 | |
| Snorter Luster 1943–1945 | 1–1–1 | Oklahoma | 3 |
Chauncey Simpson’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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kansas Stateseries | 3 | 3–0 |
| Iowa Stateseries | 3 | 2–0–1 |
| Nebraskaseries | 3 | 2–1 |
| Kansasseries | 3 | 2–1 |
| Oklahomaseries | 3 | 1–1–1 |
| Minnesotaseries | 3 | 0–3 |
| Ohio Stateseries | 3 | 0–3 |
| Michigan Stateseries | 2 | 1–1 |
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1928–33 | Kirksville | Assistant coach | |
| 1934–42 | Missouri | Assistant coach | |
| 1943–45 | Missouri | Head coach | |
| 1946–54 | Missouri | Assistant coach |
Every job as the infobox of his Wikipedia article lists it (CC BY-SA), assistant jobs included.
Coaching tree
Worked under
- Frank CarideoMissouri
- Don FaurotMissouri
Worked under (2)
| Head coach | Team | Years | His job | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frank Carideo | Missouri | 1934 | Assistant coach | |
| Don Faurot | Missouri | 1935–54 | 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.