Don Faurot
Don Faurot went 176–97–13 on the field as a head coach, 1926–1956, at Kirksville, Missouri, Iowa Pre-Flight and Jacksonville NAS; 177–96–13 officially, with 1951 (3–7) after forfeits. Share
10 seasons our game records don’t credit to him come from the coach’s Wikipedia article: 1926–34 at Kirksville; 1944 at Jacksonville NAS. They’re marked in the table.
- Record
- 177–96–13 official; 176–97–13 on the field
- Seasons
- 30
- Schools
- 4
- Final AP top 10
- 3 seasons
- Hall of Fame
- 1961 inducted
- Best season
- 1943 9–1, No. 2
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | Conference finish | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1926 | Kirksville * | 7–1 | 2nd | |||
| 1927 | Kirksville * | 8–1 | 1st | |||
| 1928 | Kirksville * | 7–2–1 | T–1st | |||
| 1929 | Kirksville * | 5–3–1 | 1st | |||
| 1930 | Kirksville * | 5–5 | 1st | |||
| 1931 | Kirksville * | 6–1–1 | T–2nd | |||
| 1932 | Kirksville * | 8–0 | 1st | |||
| 1933 | Kirksville * | 9–0 | 1st | |||
| 1934 | Kirksville * | 8–0 | 1st | |||
| 1935 | Missouri | 3–3–3 | 6th | |||
| 1936 | Missouri | 6–2–1 | 2nd | |||
| 1937 | Missouri | 3–6–1 | 4th | |||
| 1938 | Missouri | 6–3 | 3rd | |||
| 1939 | Missouri | 8–2 | 1st | Orange Bowl L | 6 | |
| 1940 | Missouri | 6–3 | 3rd | |||
| 1941 | Missouri | 8–2 | 1st | Sugar Bowl L | 7 | |
| 1942 | Missouri | 8–3–1 | 1st | |||
| 1943 | Iowa Pre-Flight | 9–1 | 2 | |||
| 1944 | Jacksonville NAS * | 4–3 | ||||
| 1945: not a college head coach | ||||||
| 1946 | Missouri | 5–4–1 | 3rd | |||
| 1947 | Missouri | 6–4 | 3rd | |||
| 1948 | Missouri | 8–3 | 2nd | Gator Bowl L | ||
| 1949 | Missouri | 7–4 | 2nd | Gator Bowl L | 20 | |
| 1950 | Missouri | 4–5–1 | 3rd | |||
| 1951 | Missouri | 2–8 (3–7 official) | 6th | |||
| 1952 | Missouri | 5–5 | 2nd | |||
| 1953 | Missouri | 6–4 | T–2nd | |||
| 1954 | Missouri | 4–5–1 | T–3rd | |||
| 1955 | Missouri | 1–9 | 7th | |||
| 1956 | Missouri | 4–5–1 | 3rd | |||
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.
Players he coached
Paul ChristmanThird in the 1939 Heisman vote- Darold JenkinsConsensus All‑American, 1941
- Chet FritzNo. 7 AAFC pick, 1949
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 | 30 | 6–23–1 | 22% |
| Against top-10 teams | 18 | 3–15 | 17% |
| Against rivals | 96 | 55–34–7 | 61% |
| Conference games | 104 | 60–35–9 | 62% |
| Bowls and playoffs | 4 | 0–4 | 0% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 79 | 32–37–10 | 47% |
| At home | 90 | 58–28–4 | 67% |
| On the road | 103 | 48–49–6 | 50% |
| At neutral sites | 7 | 3–4 | 43% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 111 | 86–22–3 | 79% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 89 | 23–59–7 | 30% |
His own 200 games on file, 1935–1956, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bud Wilkinson 1947–1956 | 0–10 | Oklahoma | 10 | |
| Dallas Ward 1948–1956 | 6–1–2 | Colorado | 9 | |
| Jim Yeager 1937–1947 | 7–1 | Iowa State, Colorado | 8 | |
| Biff Jones 1935–1941 | 4–3 | Oklahoma, Nebraska | 7 | |
| Abe Stuber 1947–1953 | 4–2–1 | Iowa State | 7 | |
| William Glassford 1949–1955 | 4–3 | Nebraska | 7 | |
| Jim Tatum 1946–1955 | 0–7 | Oklahoma, Maryland | 7 | |
| Jules Sikes 1948–1953 | 5–1 | Kansas | 6 | |
| Wesley Fry 1935–1939 | 2–1–2 | Kansas State | 5 | |
| Tom Stidham 1937–1943 | 2–3 | Oklahoma, Marquette | 5 |
Don Faurot’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 |
|---|---|---|
| Iowa Stateseries | 20 | 14–4–2 |
| Kansas Stateseries | 19 | 14–3–2 |
| Kansasseries | 19 | 13–4–2 |
| Nebraskaseries | 19 | 11–8 |
| Oklahomaseries | 19 | 3–15–1 |
| Coloradoseries | 18 | 14–2–2 |
| SMUseries | 11 | 1–10 |
| Saint Louisseries | 8 | 7–1 |
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1926–34 | Kirksville | Head coach | |
| 1935–42 | Missouri | Head coach | |
| 1943 | Iowa Pre-Flight service team | Head coach | |
| 1944 | Jacksonville NAS service team | Head coach | |
| 1946–56 | Missouri | 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
- Chauncey SimpsonMissouri
- Bud WilkinsonOklahoma, St. Louis Cardinals
- Jim TatumNorth Carolina, Oklahoma, Maryland
- Merle SchlosserWestern Michigan
Coached under him, later head coaches (4)
| Coach | With him | Head coach at | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chauncey Simpson | Missouri, 1935–42, 1946–54: assistant coach | Missouri | |
| Bud Wilkinson | Iowa Pre-Flight, 1943: assistant coach | Oklahoma, St. Louis Cardinals | |
| Jim Tatum | Iowa Pre-Flight, 1943: assistant coach | North Carolina, Oklahoma, Maryland | |
| Merle Schlosser | Missouri, 1955–56: ends coach | Western Michigan |
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.