Dixie Howell
Dixie Howell went 36–35–5 as a head coach, 1938–1950, at Arizona State and Idaho. Share
- Record
- 36–35–5 career
- Seasons
- 8
- Schools
- 2
- Final AP top 10
- 0 seasons
- Best season
- 1939 8–2–1
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | Conference finish | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1938 | Arizona State | 3–6 | 7th | |||
| 1939 | Arizona State | 8–2–1 | 1st | Sun Bowl T | ||
| 1940 | Arizona State | 7–2–2 | 1st | Sun Bowl L | ||
| 1941 | Arizona State | 5–5–1 | 7th | |||
| 1942–46: not a college head coach | ||||||
| 1947 | Idaho | 4–4 | 9th | |||
| 1948 | Idaho | 3–6 | 9th | |||
| 1949 | Idaho | 3–5 | 9th | |||
| 1950 | Idaho | 3–5–1 | T–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.
How his teams did
| Kind of game | Games | Record | Won |
|---|---|---|---|
| Against ranked teams | 3 | 1–2 | 33% |
| Against rivals | 9 | 2–6–1 | 28% |
| Conference games | 38 | 13–22–3 | 38% |
| Bowls and playoffs | 2 | 0–1–1 | 25% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 27 | 12–10–5 | 54% |
| At home | 40 | 23–15–2 | 60% |
| On the road | 33 | 13–18–2 | 42% |
| At neutral sites | 3 | 0–2–1 | 17% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 36 | 25–9–2 | 72% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 40 | 11–26–3 | 31% |
His own 76 games on file, 1938–1950, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ted Shipkey 1938–1950 | 3–2–1 | New Mexico, Montana | 6 | |
| Mack Saxon 1938–1941 | 1–2–1 | UTEP | 4 | |
| Jim Aiken 1947–1950 | 1–3 | Oregon | 4 | |
| Phil Sarboe 1947–1949 | 0–3 | Washington State | 3 |
Dixie Howell’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 |
|---|---|---|
| UTEPseries | 5 | 1–3–1 |
| New Mexico Stateseries | 4 | 3–1 |
| Northern Arizonaseries | 4 | 3–1 |
| Montanaseries | 4 | 2–2 |
| New Mexicoseries | 4 | 2–1–1 |
| Oregonseries | 4 | 1–3 |
| Oregon Stateseries | 4 | 0–4 |
| Washington Stateseries | 4 | 0–3–1 |
Also a player: Dixie Howell’s playing career.
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1935 | UNAM | Head coach | |
| 1936 | Loyola (LA) | Backs coach | |
| 1938–41 | Arizona State | Head coach | |
| 1946 | Alabama | Backs coach | |
| 1947–50 | Idaho | Head coach |
Every job as the infobox of his Wikipedia article lists it (CC BY-SA), assistant jobs included.
Coaching tree
Worked under
- Frank ThomasAlabama
Assistants who became head coaches
- Hilman WalkerArizona State
Worked under (1)
| Head coach | Team | Years | His job | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frank Thomas | Alabama | 1946 | Backs coach |
Coached under him, later head coaches (1)
| Coach | With him | Head coach at | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hilman Walker | Arizona State, 1938–41: line coach | Arizona State |
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.