Clyde Littlefield
Clyde Littlefield went 44–18–6 as a head coach, 1927–1933, at Texas. Share
- Record
- 44–18–6 career
- Seasons
- 7
- Schools
- 1
- AP poll
- Began in 1936, after this career
- Best season
- 1930 8–1–1
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | Conference finish | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1927 | Texas | 6–2–1 | 4th | |||
| 1928 | Texas | 7–2 | 1st | |||
| 1929 | Texas | 5–2–2 | T–4th | |||
| 1930 | Texas | 8–1–1 | 1st | |||
| 1931 | Texas | 6–4 | 5th | |||
| 1932 | Texas | 8–2 | 2nd | |||
| 1933 | Texas | 4–5–2 | 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.
How his teams did
| Kind of game | Games | Record | Won |
|---|---|---|---|
| Against rivals | 38 | 24–11–3 | 67% |
| Conference games | 39 | 22–13–4 | 62% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 25 | 10–9–6 | 52% |
| At home | 41 | 30–8–3 | 77% |
| On the road | 25 | 13–9–3 | 58% |
| At neutral sites | 2 | 1–1 | 50% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 54 | 38–12–4 | 74% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 14 | 6–6–2 | 50% |
His own 68 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morley Jennings 1927–1933 | 5–1–1 | Baylor | 7 | |
| Madison Bell 1927–1933 | 3–2–2 | TCU, Texas A&M | 7 | |
| Ray Morrison 1927–1933 | 3–3–1 | SMU | 7 | |
| Francis Schmidt 1928–1933 | 3–3 | Arkansas, TCU | 6 | |
| Jack Meagher 1929–1933 | 3–2 | Rice | 5 | |
| Homer Norton 1930–1933 | 1–1–2 | Centenary (LA) | 4 | |
| Adrian Lindsey 1929–1931 | 3–0 | Oklahoma | 3 | |
| Fred Thomsen 1929–1933 | 2–1 | Arkansas | 3 | |
| Dana Bible 1927–1933 | 1–2 | Texas A&M, Nebraska | 3 |
Clyde Littlefield’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 |
|---|---|---|
| Baylorseries | 7 | 5–1–1 |
| Riceseries | 7 | 5–2 |
| Texas A&Mseries | 7 | 3–3–1 |
| SMUseries | 7 | 3–3–1 |
| TCUseries | 7 | 3–3–1 |
| Oklahomaseries | 5 | 4–1 |
| Centenary (LA)series | 5 | 2–1–2 |
| Arkansasseries | 4 | 3–1 |
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1920–26 | Texas | Assistant coach | |
| 1927–33 | Texas | Head coach | |
| 1936–42 | Texas | Assistant coach | |
| 1945–48 | Texas | Assistant coach |
Every job as the infobox of his Wikipedia article lists it (CC BY-SA), assistant jobs included.
Coaching tree
Worked under
- Berry WhitakerTexas
- Edward StewartTexas
- Jack ChevignyTexas
- Dana BibleTexas
- Blair CherryTexas
Worked under (5)
| Head coach | Team | Years | His job | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Berry Whitaker | Texas | 1920–22 | Assistant coach | |
| Edward Stewart | Texas | 1923–26 | Assistant coach | |
| Jack Chevigny | Texas | 1936 | Assistant coach | |
| Dana Bible | Texas | 1937–46 | Assistant coach | |
| Blair Cherry | Texas | 1947–48 | 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.