Chet Wynne
Chet Wynne went 81–60–9 as a head coach, 1922–1937, at Midland, Creighton, Auburn and Kentucky. Share
Nine seasons our game records don’t credit to him come from the coach’s Wikipedia article: 1922 at Midland; 1923–26 at Creighton (on file under another coach); 1934–37 at Kentucky. They’re marked in the table.
- Record
- 81–60–9 career
- Seasons
- 16
- Schools
- 4
- AP poll
- Began in 1936, after this career
- Best season
- 1932 9–0–1
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.
Players he coached
Jimmy HitchcockConsensus All‑American, 1932
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 rivals | 18 | 8–10 | 44% |
| Conference games | 30 | 14–15–1 | 48% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 26 | 10–12–4 | 46% |
| At home | 31 | 22–8–1 | 73% |
| On the road | 33 | 11–19–3 | 38% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 32 | 21–10–1 | 67% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 32 | 12–17–3 | 42% |
His own 64 games on file, 1927–1933, 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 1930–1933 | 2–1–1 | South Carolina | 4 | |
| Harry Mehre 1930–1933 | 2–2 | Georgia | 4 | |
| William Alexander 1930–1933 | 2–2 | Georgia Tech | 4 | |
| Frank Murray 1927–1929 | 3–0 | Marquette | 3 | |
| Charlie Bachman 1930–1932 | 1–2 | Florida | 3 | |
| Adrian Lindsey 1927–1929 | 0–2–1 | Oklahoma | 3 |
Chet 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Birmingham-Southernseries | 4 | 3–1 |
| Georgia Techseries | 4 | 2–2 |
| Georgiaseries | 4 | 2–2 |
| South Carolinaseries | 4 | 2–1–1 |
| Tulaneseries | 4 | 2–2 |
| Floridaseries | 4 | 1–3 |
| Marquetteseries | 3 | 3–0 |
| Oklahoma Stateseries | 3 | 1–2 |