Don McCallister
Don McCallister went 33–29–2 as a head coach, 1935–1941, at South Carolina and Norwich. Share
Four seasons our game records don’t credit to him come from the coach’s Wikipedia article: 1938–41 at Norwich. They’re marked in the table.
- Record
- 33–29–2 career
- Seasons
- 7
- Schools
- 2
- Final AP top 10
- 0 seasons
- Best season
- 1937 5–6–1
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | Conference finish | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1935 | South Carolina | 3–7 | T–8th | |||
| 1936 | South Carolina | 5–7 | 12th | |||
| 1937 | South Carolina | 5–6–1 | 7th | |||
| 1938 | Norwich * | 2–4 | ||||
| 1939 | Norwich * | 5–2–1 | ||||
| 1940 | Norwich * | 7–1 | ||||
| 1941 | Norwich * | 6–2 |
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 | 6 | 0–5–1 | 8% |
| Conference games | 17 | 5–11–1 | 32% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 9 | 5–3–1 | 61% |
| At home | 19 | 9–10 | 47% |
| On the road | 13 | 2–10–1 | 19% |
| At neutral sites | 2 | 2–0 | 100% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 12 | 8–4 | 67% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 22 | 5–16–1 | 25% |
His own 34 games on file, 1935–1937, 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 1935–1937 | 3–0 | The Citadel | 3 | |
| Jess Neely 1935–1937 | 0–3 | Clemson | 3 |
Don McCallister’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 | 3 | 3–0 |
| Clemsonseries | 3 | 0–3 |
| Furmanseries | 3 | 0–3 |
| Miamiseries | 2 | 2–0 |
| Erskineseries | 2 | 2–0 |
| Floridaseries | 2 | 1–1 |
| Virginia Techseries | 2 | 1–1 |
| Davidsonseries | 2 | 1–1 |
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1926–27 | Palatka HS (FL) high school | Head coach | |
| 1928–30 | Miami HS (FL) high school | Head coach | |
| 1931–34 | Toledo Waite HS (OH) high school | Head coach | |
| 1935–37 | South Carolina | Head coach | |
| 1938–41 | Norwich | Head coach |
Every job as the infobox of his Wikipedia article lists it (CC BY-SA), assistant jobs included.