D.C. Morrow
D.C. Morrow went 53–26–5 as a head coach, 1908–1929, at Washington & Jefferson and Bethany. By his Wikipedia article’s season table, which differs from the games on file in two seasons (1910, 1919), his record is 52–27–5. Share
One season our game records don’t credit to him comes from the coach’s Wikipedia article: 1929 at Bethany. It’s marked in the table.
- Record
- 53–26–5 career
- Seasons
- 9
- Schools
- 2
- AP poll
- Began in 1936, after this career
- Best season
- 1909 8–1–1
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | Conference finish | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1908 | Washington & Jefferson | 10–2–1 | ||||
| 1909 | Washington & Jefferson | 8–1–1 | ||||
| 1910 | Washington & Jefferson | 3–3–1 | ||||
| 1911 | Washington & Jefferson | 6–4 | ||||
| 1912–18: not a college head coach | ||||||
| 1919 | Washington & Jefferson | 6–2 | ||||
| 1920 | Washington & Jefferson | 6–3–1 | ||||
| 1921–23: not a college head coach | ||||||
| 1924 | Washington & Jefferson | 7–2 | ||||
| 1925 | Washington & Jefferson | 6–2–1 | ||||
| 1926–28: not a college head coach | ||||||
| 1929 | Bethany * | 1–7 | 5th / T–9th | |||
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
- Pete HenryConsensus All‑American, 1919
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 24 | 11–8–5 | 56% |
| At home | 34 | 31–1–2 | 94% |
| On the road | 42 | 21–18–3 | 54% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 57 | 48–5–4 | 88% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 19 | 4–14–1 | 24% |
His own 76 games on file, 1908–1925, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joseph Thompson 1908–1911 | 1–3 | Pittsburgh | 4 |
D.C. Morrow’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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pittsburghseries | 8 | 2–6 |
| Bethany (WV)series | 7 | 6–1 |
| Genevaseries | 7 | 6–0–1 |
| Carnegie Mellonseries | 6 | 4–1–1 |
| West Virginiaseries | 6 | 2–4 |
| Waynesburgseries | 5 | 5–0 |
| Westminster (Pennsylvania)series | 5 | 5–0 |
| Navyseries | 3 | 0–2–1 |
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1908–11 | Washington & Jefferson | Head coach | |
| 1919–20 | Washington & Jefferson | Head coach | |
| 1923 | Washington & Jefferson | Line coach | |
| 1924–25 | Washington & Jefferson | Head coach | |
| 1929 | Bethany (WV) | Head coach |
Every job as the infobox of his Wikipedia article lists it (CC BY-SA), assistant jobs included.
Coaching tree
Worked under
- John HeismanWashington & Jefferson
Worked under (1)
| Head coach | Team | Years | His job | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Heisman | Washington & Jefferson | 1923 | Line 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.