Doc Newton
Doc Newton went 59–77–14 as a head coach, 1932–1948, at Davidson, NC State, South Carolina and Guilford. Share
Four seasons our game records don’t credit to him come from the coach’s Wikipedia article: 1945–48 at Guilford. They’re marked in the table.
- Record
- 59–77–14 career
- Seasons
- 16
- Schools
- 4
- Final AP top 10
- 0 seasons
- Best season
- 1933 6–2–1
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | Conference finish | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1932 | Davidson | 4–4–1 | ||||
| 1933 | Davidson | 6–2–1 | ||||
| 1934 | Davidson | 4–4–1 | ||||
| 1935 | Davidson | 4–3–2 | ||||
| 1936: not a college head coach | ||||||
| 1937 | NC State | 5–3–1 | 6th | |||
| 1938 | NC State | 3–7–1 | T–6th | |||
| 1939 | NC State | 2–8 | T–9th | |||
| 1940 | NC State | 3–6 | 11th | |||
| 1941 | NC State | 4–5–2 | 8th | |||
| 1942 | NC State | 4–4–2 | 6th | |||
| 1943 | NC State | 3–6 | 9th | |||
| 1944 | South Carolina | 3–4–2 | 7th | |||
| 1945 | Guilford * | 0–7 | 5th | |||
| 1946 | Guilford * | 6–2–1 | T–5th | |||
| 1947 | Guilford * | 4–6 | T–5th | |||
| 1948 | Guilford * | 4–6 | 7th | |||
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 ranked teams | 8 | 0–8 | 0% |
| Against top-10 teams | 7 | 0–7 | 0% |
| Against rivals | 28 | 6–21–1 | 23% |
| Conference games | 52 | 20–26–6 | 44% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 56 | 25–18–13 | 56% |
| At home | 60 | 27–29–4 | 48% |
| On the road | 42 | 14–21–7 | 42% |
| At neutral sites | 12 | 4–6–2 | 42% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 53 | 34–10–9 | 73% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 61 | 11–46–4 | 21% |
His own 114 games on file, 1932–1944, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wallace Wade 1932–1941 | 0–9 | Duke | 9 | |
| Gene McEver 1937–1944 | 6–0–2 | Davidson, North Carolina | 8 | |
| D.C. Walker 1937–1944 | 2–5–1 | Wake Forest | 8 | |
| Tatum Gressette 1932–1938 | 3–1–2 | The Citadel | 6 | |
| Raymond Wolf 1937–1941 | 1–4 | North Carolina | 5 | |
| Frank Howard 1940–1944 | 1–4 | Clemson | 5 | |
| W.C. Raftery 1932–1935 | 4–0 | VMI | 4 | |
| Jim Weaver 1933–1935 | 3–0 | Wake Forest | 3 | |
| Eddie Cameron 1942–1944 | 0–3 | Duke | 3 |
Doc Newton’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 |
|---|---|---|
| Wake Forestseries | 12 | 6–5–1 |
| North Carolinaseries | 12 | 3–9 |
| Dukeseries | 12 | 0–12 |
| Davidsonseries | 7 | 5–0–2 |
| The Citadelseries | 7 | 4–1–2 |
| Clemsonseries | 7 | 1–5–1 |
| Furmanseries | 5 | 1–1–3 |
| VMIseries | 4 | 4–0 |
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–27 | Howard (AL) | Assistant coach | |
| 1928 | Birmingham–Southern | Freshman coach | |
| 1929–30 | Howard (AL) | Line coach | |
| 1931 | Tennessee | Assistant coach | |
| 1932–35 | Davidson | Head coach | |
| 1937–43 | NC State | Head coach | |
| 1944 | South Carolina | Head coach | |
| 1945–48 | Guilford | Head coach |
Every job as the infobox of his Wikipedia article lists it (CC BY-SA), assistant jobs included.
Coaching tree
Worked under
- Bob NeylandTennessee
Assistants who became head coaches
- Gene McEverDavidson, North Carolina
- Phil DickensWyoming, Indiana, Wofford
- Johnnie McMillanSouth Carolina, The Citadel, South Georgia, Erskine
Worked under (1)
| Head coach | Team | Years | His job | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Neyland | Tennessee | 1931 | Assistant coach |
Coached under him, later head coaches (3)
| Coach | With him | Head coach at | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gene McEver | Davidson, 1932–35: assistant coach | Davidson, North Carolina | |
| Phil Dickens | NC State, 1942–43: backfield coach | Wyoming, Indiana, Wofford | |
| Johnnie McMillan | South Carolina, 1944: backfield coach | South Carolina, The Citadel, South Georgia, Erskine |
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.