Dexter Draper
Dexter Draper went 13–16–1 as a head coach, 1909–1915, at Texas, Franklin & Marshall and William & Mary. Wikipedia’s season articles record three seasons differently (1913, 0–5–1, 1914, 1–7 and 1915, 0–9–1); by them his record is 14–34–3. Share
Two seasons our game records don’t credit to him come from the coach’s Wikipedia article: 1911–12 at Franklin & Marshall. They’re marked in the table.
- Record
- 13–16–1 career
- Seasons
- 6
- Schools
- 3
- AP poll
- Began in 1936, after this career
- Best season
- 1909 4–3–1
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | Conference finish | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1909 | Texas | 4–3–1 | ||||
| 1910: not a college head coach | ||||||
| 1911 | Franklin & Marshall * | 3–6 | ||||
| 1912 | Franklin & Marshall * | 6–4 | ||||
| 1913 | William & Mary | 0–1 (Wikipedia: 0–5–1) | 4th | |||
| 1914 | William & Mary | 0–1 (Wikipedia: 1–7) | 4th | |||
| 1915 | William & Mary | 0–1 (Wikipedia: 0–9–1) | 4th | |||
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.
How his teams did
| Kind of game | Games | Record | Won |
|---|---|---|---|
| Against rivals | 7 | 2–5 | 29% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 3 | 0–2–1 | 17% |
| At home | 6 | 4–2 | 67% |
| On the road | 5 | 0–4–1 | 10% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 6 | 4–2 | 67% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 5 | 0–4–1 | 10% |
His own 11 games on file, 1909–1915, 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.
Most-faced opponents
| Opponent | Games | Record |
|---|---|---|
| VMIseries | 3 | 0–3 |
| Texas A&Mseries | 2 | 0–2 |
| Oklahomaseries | 1 | 1–0 |
| Southwestern Useries | 1 | 1–0 |
| TCUseries | 1 | 1–0 |
| Trinity (Texas)series | 1 | 1–0 |
| Tulaneseries | 1 | 0–0–1 |
| Haskellseries | 1 | 0–1 |
Also a player: Dexter Draper’s playing career.
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1909 | Texas | Head coach | |
| 1911–12 | Franklin & Marshall | Head coach | |
| 1913–15 | William & Mary | 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
- W.E. MetzenthinTexas
Coached under him, later head coaches (1)
| Coach | With him | Head coach at | |
|---|---|---|---|
| W.E. Metzenthin | Texas, 1909: 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.