Dizzy McLeod
Dizzy McLeod went 29–9–2 as a head coach in the games on file: 1932 at Furman, 1933 at Furman, 1934 at Furman, 1935 at Furman and 1936 at Furman. His full head-coaching career isn’t in our records. Wikipedia’s season articles record one season differently (1932, 8–1); by them his record is 34–9–2. Share
- Record
- 29–9–2 games on file
- Seasons
- 5
- Schools
- 1
- Final AP top 10
- 0 seasons
- Best season
- 1935 8–1
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1932 | Furman | 3–1 (Wikipedia: 8–1) | ||
| 1933 | Furman | 6–1–2 | ||
| 1934 | Furman | 5–4 | ||
| 1935 | Furman | 8–1 | ||
| 1936 | Furman | 7–2 |
Each season links to the team’s season page; bowls and playoff games link to the game.
How his teams did
| Kind of game | Games | Record | Won |
|---|---|---|---|
| Against rivals | 13 | 12–0–1 | 96% |
| Conference games | 13 | 12–1 | 92% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 16 | 11–3–2 | 75% |
| At home | 23 | 19–3–1 | 85% |
| On the road | 17 | 10–6–1 | 62% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 31 | 27–3–1 | 89% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 9 | 2–6–1 | 28% |
His own 40 games on file, 1932–1936, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tatum Gressette 1932–1936 | 5–0 | The Citadel | 5 | |
| Jess Neely 1932–1936 | 4–1 | Clemson | 5 | |
| Billy Laval 1932–1934 | 1–1–1 | South Carolina | 3 | |
| Harry Mehre 1934–1936 | 0–3 | Georgia | 3 |
Dizzy McLeod’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 |
|---|---|---|
| The Citadelseries | 5 | 5–0 |
| Clemsonseries | 5 | 4–1 |
| South Carolinaseries | 5 | 3–1–1 |
| Woffordseries | 4 | 4–0 |
| Mercerseries | 4 | 3–0–1 |
| Georgiaseries | 3 | 0–3 |
| Wake Forestseries | 2 | 2–0 |
| Centreseries | 2 | 2–0 |
Coaching tree
Assistants who became head coaches
- Lewie HardageOklahoma, Mercer, Gordon Military College
Coached under him, later head coaches (1)
| Coach | With him | Head coach at | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lewie Hardage | Furman, 1935: backfield coach | Oklahoma, Mercer, Gordon Military College |
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.