Chuck Taylor
Chuck Taylor went 40–29–2 as a head coach, 1951–1957, at Stanford. Share
- Record
- 40–29–2 career
- Seasons
- 7
- Schools
- 1
- Final AP top 10
- 1 season
- Best season
- 1951 9–2, No. 7
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | Conference finish | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | Stanford | 9–2 | 1st | Rose Bowl L | 7 | |
| 1952 | Stanford | 5–5 | T–6th | |||
| 1953 | Stanford | 6–3–1 | 2nd | 19 | ||
| 1954 | Stanford | 4–6 | 6th | |||
| 1955 | Stanford | 6–3–1 | 3rd | 16 | ||
| 1956 | Stanford | 4–6 | 6th | |||
| 1957 | Stanford | 6–4 | 5th |
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
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 | 19 | 7–12 | 37% |
| Against top-10 teams | 10 | 3–7 | 30% |
| Against rivals | 35 | 20–14–1 | 59% |
| Conference games | 47 | 25–20–2 | 55% |
| Bowls and playoffs | 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 32 | 18–12–2 | 59% |
| At home | 42 | 26–15–1 | 63% |
| On the road | 28 | 14–13–1 | 52% |
| At neutral sites | 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 41 | 27–13–1 | 67% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 30 | 13–16–1 | 45% |
His own 71 games on file, 1951–1957, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Len Casanova 1951–1957 | 5–2 | Oregon | 7 | |
| Red Sanders 1951–1957 | 3–4 | UCLA | 7 | |
| Robert Bronzan 1951–1956 | 5–1 | San José State | 6 | |
| Jess Hill 1951–1956 | 3–3 | USC | 6 | |
| Pappy Waldorf 1951–1956 | 1–4–1 | California | 6 | |
| Kip Taylor 1951–1953 | 3–0 | Oregon State | 3 | |
| Alton Kircher 1952–1954 | 2–1 | Washington State | 3 | |
| John Cherberg 1953–1955 | 2–0–1 | Washington | 3 | |
| Ray Eliot 1951–1954 | 1–2 | Illinois | 3 | |
| Tommy Prothro 1955–1957 | 0–3 | Oregon State | 3 |
Chuck Taylor’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 |
|---|---|---|
| San José Stateseries | 7 | 6–1 |
| Oregonseries | 7 | 5–2 |
| USCseries | 7 | 4–3 |
| Washingtonseries | 7 | 4–2–1 |
| UCLAseries | 7 | 3–4 |
| Californiaseries | 7 | 2–4–1 |
| Washington Stateseries | 6 | 4–2 |
| Oregon Stateseries | 6 | 3–3 |
Also a player: Chuck Taylor’s playing career.
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 | Stanford | Freshman coach | |
| 1949–50 | San Francisco 49ers NFL | Assistant coach | |
| 1951–57 | Stanford | Head coach |
Every job as the infobox of his Wikipedia article lists it (CC BY-SA), assistant jobs included.
Coaching tree
Worked under
- Marchy SchwartzStanford
- Buck ShawSan Francisco 49ers
Assistants who became head coaches
- Mal ElwardGrinnell, Purdue, John Carroll
- Homer SmithDavidson, Pacific, Army
Worked under (2)
| Head coach | Team | Years | His job | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marchy Schwartz | Stanford | 1948 | Freshman coach | |
| Buck Shaw | San Francisco 49ers NFL | 1949–50 | Assistant coach |
Coached under him, later head coaches (2)
| Coach | With him | Head coach at | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mal Elward | Stanford, 1951–56: assistant coach | Grinnell, Purdue, John Carroll | |
| Homer Smith | Stanford, 1957: junior varsity coach | Davidson, Pacific, Army |
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.