DeWitt Weaver
DeWitt Weaver went 49–51–5 as a head coach, 1951–1960, at Texas Tech. Share
- Record
- 49–51–5 career
- Seasons
- 10
- Schools
- 1
- Final AP top 10
- 0 seasons
- Best season
- 1953 11–1, No. 12
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | Conference finish | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | Texas Tech | 7–4 | 1st | Sun Bowl W | ||
| 1952 | Texas Tech | 3–7–1 | 2nd | |||
| 1953 | Texas Tech | 11–1 | 1st | Gator Bowl W | 12 | |
| 1954 | Texas Tech | 7–2–1 | 1st | |||
| 1955 | Texas Tech | 7–3–1 | 1st | Sun Bowl L | ||
| 1956 | Texas Tech | 2–7–1 | ||||
| 1957 | Texas Tech | 2–8 | ||||
| 1958 | Texas Tech | 3–7 | ||||
| 1959 | Texas Tech | 4–6 | ||||
| 1960 | Texas Tech | 3–6–1 | 6th |
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 | 13 | 3–10 | 23% |
| Against top-10 teams | 5 | 0–5 | 0% |
| Against rivals | 34 | 11–20–3 | 37% |
| Conference games | 32 | 20–9–3 | 67% |
| Bowls and playoffs | 3 | 2–1 | 67% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 39 | 12–22–5 | 37% |
| At home | 53 | 31–20–2 | 60% |
| On the road | 49 | 16–30–3 | 36% |
| At neutral sites | 3 | 2–1 | 67% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 54 | 35–17–2 | 67% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 51 | 14–34–3 | 30% |
His own 105 games on file, 1951–1960, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frank Kimbrough 1951–1957 | 5–2 | West Texas | 7 | |
| Warren Woodson 1951–1956 | 6–0 | Hardin Simmons, Arizona | 6 | |
| Mike Brumbelow 1951–1956 | 3–2–1 | UTEP | 6 | |
| Robert Dobbs 1955–1959 | 2–3 | Tulsa | 5 | |
| Abe Martin 1955–1960 | 1–4 | TCU | 5 | |
| Clyde Lee 1951–1954 | 2–2 | Houston | 4 | |
| Bill Meek 1955–1960 | 1–3 | Houston, SMU | 4 | |
| Jim Myers 1958–1960 | 2–0–1 | Texas A&M | 3 | |
| Bear Bryant 1954–1957 | 1–2 | Texas A&M | 3 | |
| Cliff Speegle 1955–1957 | 1–1–1 | Oklahoma State | 3 |
DeWitt Weaver’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 |
|---|---|---|
| Arizonaseries | 9 | 8–1 |
| West Texasseries | 9 | 7–2 |
| Tulsaseries | 9 | 4–5 |
| Texas A&Mseries | 8 | 3–4–1 |
| Houstonseries | 8 | 3–5 |
| Hardin Simmonsseries | 7 | 5–1–1 |
| UTEPseries | 7 | 3–3–1 |
| Baylorseries | 7 | 0–7 |
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1938–41 | Centre | Line coach | |
| 1946–48 | Mississippi State | Line coach | |
| 1949–50 | Tulsa | Assistant coach | |
| 1951–60 | Texas Tech | Head coach |
Every job as the infobox of his Wikipedia article lists it (CC BY-SA), assistant jobs included.
Coaching tree
Worked under
- Allyn McKeenMississippi State
- John BrothersTulsa
Assistants who became head coaches
- Jack MitchellWichita State, Arkansas, Kansas
- Wade WalkerMississippi State
- Beattie FeathersNC State, App State, Texas Tech, Wake Forest
- Dee AndrosIdaho, Oregon State
- J.T. KingTexas Tech
- Joe KerbelWest Texas
Worked under (2)
| Head coach | Team | Years | His job | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allyn McKeen | Mississippi State | 1946–48 | Line coach | |
| John Brothers | Tulsa | 1949–50 | Assistant coach |
Coached under him, later head coaches (6)
| Coach | With him | Head coach at | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Mitchell | Texas Tech, 1951–52: backfield coach | Wichita State, Arkansas, Kansas | |
| Wade Walker | Texas Tech, 1951–53: assistant coach | Mississippi State | |
| Beattie Feathers | Texas Tech, 1954–60: assistant coach | NC State, App State, Texas Tech, Wake Forest | |
| Dee Andros | Texas Tech, 1954–55: assistant coach | Idaho, Oregon State | |
| J.T. King | Texas Tech, 1957–60: assistant coach | Texas Tech | |
| Joe Kerbel | Texas Tech, 1958–59: assistant coach | West 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.