Dana Bible
Dana Bible went 200–75–23 as a head coach, 1913–1946, at Mississippi College, LSU, Texas A&M, Nebraska and Texas. His teams claim two national titles: Texas A&M in 1919 and 1927. Share
Two seasons our game records don’t credit to him come from the coach’s Wikipedia article: 1913–14 at Mississippi College (on file under another coach). They’re marked in the table.
- Record
- 200–75–23 career
- Seasons
- 33
- Schools
- 5
- National titles
- 2 claimed: 1919 and 1927
- Hall of Fame
- 1951 inducted
- Best season
- 1941 8–1–1, No. 4
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | Conference finish | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1913 | Mississippi College * | 6–3 | 11th | |||
| 1914 | Mississippi College * | 4–3–1 | 14th | |||
| 1915 | Mississippi College | 4–4–1 | 15th | |||
| 1916 | LSU 1st season, final 3 games | 1–0–2 | 7th | |||
| 1917 | Texas A&M | 8–0 | 1st | |||
| 1918: not a college head coach | ||||||
| 1919 | Texas A&M | 10–0 | 1st | |||
| 1920 | Texas A&M | 6–1–1 | 3rd | |||
| 1921 | Texas A&M | 6–1–2 | 1st | Dixie Classic W | ||
| 1922 | Texas A&M | 5–4 | T–3rd | |||
| 1923 | Texas A&M | 5–3–1 | 8th | |||
| 1924 | Texas A&M | 7–2–1 | 4th | |||
| 1925 | Texas A&M | 7–1–1 | 1st | |||
| 1926 | Texas A&M | 5–3–1 | 6th | |||
| 1927 | Texas A&M | 8–0–1 | 1st | |||
| 1928 | Texas A&M | 5–4–1 | 5th | |||
| 1929 | Nebraska | 4–1–3 | 1st | |||
| 1930 | Nebraska | 4–3–2 | 4th | |||
| 1931 | Nebraska | 8–2 | 1st | |||
| 1932 | Nebraska | 7–1–1 | 1st | |||
| 1933 | Nebraska | 8–1 | 1st | |||
| 1934 | Nebraska | 6–3 | 2nd | |||
| 1935 | Nebraska | 6–2–1 | 1st | |||
| 1936 | Nebraska | 7–2 | 1st | 9 | ||
| 1937 | Texas | 2–6–1 | 7th | |||
| 1938 | Texas | 1–8 | T–6th | |||
| 1939 | Texas | 5–4 | 4th | |||
| 1940 | Texas | 8–2 | T–3rd | |||
| 1941 | Texas | 8–1–1 | 2nd | 4 | ||
| 1942 | Texas | 9–2 | 1st | Cotton Bowl W | 11 | |
| 1943 | Texas | 7–1–1 | 1st | Cotton Bowl T | 14 | |
| 1944 | Texas | 5–4 | 2nd | |||
| 1945 | Texas | 10–1 | 1st | Cotton Bowl W | 10 | |
| 1946 | Texas | 8–2 | 3rd | 15 | ||
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
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Hub BechtolConsensus All‑American, 1945 and 1946- Spec SandersNo. 6 pick, 1942
Lloyd CardwellNo. 7 pick, 1937- Les McDonaldNo. 8 pick, 1937
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 | 16 | 9–6–1 | 59% |
| Against top-10 teams | 7 | 4–3 | 57% |
| Against rivals | 145 | 93–40–12 | 68% |
| Conference games | 151 | 98–40–13 | 69% |
| Bowls and playoffs | 4 | 3–0–1 | 88% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 114 | 55–37–22 | 58% |
| At home | 158 | 125–24–9 | 82% |
| On the road | 109 | 55–43–11 | 56% |
| At neutral sites | 14 | 10–2–2 | 79% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 218 | 169–36–13 | 81% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 63 | 21–33–9 | 40% |
His own 281 games on file, 1915–1946, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Madison Bell 1924–1946 | 5–6–2 | TCU, Texas A&M, SMU | 13 | |
| Homer Norton 1937–1946 | 8–2 | Texas A&M | 10 | |
| Dutch Meyer 1937–1946 | 4–6 | TCU | 10 | |
| Adrian Lindsey 1929–1938 | 6–2–1 | Oklahoma, Kansas | 9 | |
| Ray Morrison 1922–1932 | 3–3–3 | SMU | 9 | |
| Jock Sutherland 1929–1936 | 0–6–2 | Pittsburgh | 8 | |
| Bo McMillin 1929–1940 | 6–1 | Kansas State, Indiana | 7 | |
| Jess Neely 1940–1946 | 3–4 | Rice | 7 | |
| George Veenker 1931–1936 | 6–0 | Iowa State | 6 | |
| Phillip Arbuckle 1916–1923 | 3–1–2 | Rice | 6 |
Dana Bible’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 |
|---|---|---|
| SMUseries | 22 | 12–7–3 |
| Riceseries | 21 | 12–7–2 |
| Oklahomaseries | 18 | 13–3–2 |
| Baylorseries | 17 | 10–5–2 |
| TCUseries | 16 | 6–8–2 |
| Southwestern Useries | 12 | 11–1 |
| Arkansasseries | 12 | 9–3 |
| Texasseries | 12 | 6–5–1 |
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1913–15 | Mississippi College | Head coach | |
| 1916 | LSU | Head coach | |
| 1917 | Texas A&M | Head coach | |
| 1919–28 | Texas A&M | Head coach | |
| 1929–36 | Nebraska | Head coach | |
| 1937–46 | Texas | Head coach |
Every job as the infobox of his Wikipedia article lists it (CC BY-SA), assistant jobs included.
Coaching tree
Assistants who became head coaches
- Tubby LongAlabama, Texas A&M, Montana State
- Claude RothgebRice, Colorado State, Colorado College
- Bunny OakesMontana, Colorado, Wyoming, Grinnell
- John RhodesWyoming
- Blair CherryTexas
- Clyde LittlefieldTexas
- Edwin PriceTexas
Coached under him, later head coaches (7)
| Coach | With him | Head coach at | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tubby Long | Texas A&M, 1917, 1919: assistant coach | Alabama, Texas A&M, Montana State | |
| Claude Rothgeb | Texas A&M, 1925: assistant coach | Rice, Colorado State, Colorado College | |
| Bunny Oakes | Nebraska, 1929–30: line coach | Montana, Colorado, Wyoming, Grinnell | |
| John Rhodes | Nebraska, 1929: freshman coach | Wyoming | |
| Blair Cherry | Texas, 1937–46: assistant coach | Texas | |
| Clyde Littlefield | Texas, 1937–42, 1945–46: assistant coach | Texas | |
| Edwin Price | Texas, 1937–41, 1946: assistant coach | Texas |
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.