Dudley DeGroot
Dudley DeGroot went 113–62–9 as a head coach, 1926–1952, at Santa Barbara State, San Jose State, Rochester, West Virginia and New Mexico. Share
14 seasons our game records don’t credit to him come from the coach’s Wikipedia article: 1926–27 at Santa Barbara State; 1932–39 at San Jose State; 1940–43 at Rochester. They’re marked in the table.
- Record
- 113–62–9 career
- Seasons
- 19
- Schools
- 5
- Final AP top 10
- 0 seasons
- Best season
- 1952 7–2
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | Conference finish | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1926 | Santa Barbara State * | 2–4 | ||||
| 1927 | Santa Barbara State * | 2–7 | ||||
| 1928–31: not a college head coach | ||||||
| 1932 | San Jose State * | 7–0–2 | T–1st | |||
| 1933 | San Jose State * | 5–4 | 2nd | |||
| 1934 | San Jose State * | 3–3–4 | T–1st | |||
| 1935 | San Jose State * | 5–5–1 | ||||
| 1936 | San Jose State * | 5–4 | ||||
| 1937 | San Jose State * | 11–2–1 | ||||
| 1938 | San Jose State * | 11–1 | ||||
| 1939 | San Jose State * | 13–0 | 1st | |||
| 1940 | Rochester * | 4–3 | ||||
| 1941 | Rochester * | 6–1 | ||||
| 1942 | Rochester * | 7–1 | ||||
| 1943 | Rochester * | 6–1 | ||||
| 1944–47: not a college head coach | ||||||
| 1948 | West Virginia | 9–3 | Sun Bowl W | |||
| 1949 | West Virginia | 4–6–1 | ||||
| 1950 | New Mexico | 2–8 | 7th | |||
| 1951 | New Mexico | 4–7 | 7th | |||
| 1952 | New Mexico | 7–2 | 2nd | |||
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 | 4 | 0–4 | 0% |
| Against top-10 teams | 2 | 0–2 | 0% |
| Against rivals | 15 | 5–10 | 33% |
| Conference games | 19 | 9–10 | 47% |
| Bowls and playoffs | 1 | 1–0 | 100% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 16 | 9–6–1 | 59% |
| At home | 27 | 17–9–1 | 65% |
| On the road | 21 | 5–16 | 24% |
| At neutral sites | 5 | 4–1 | 80% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 24 | 19–5 | 79% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 29 | 7–21–1 | 26% |
His own 53 games on file, 1948–1952, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bowden Wyatt 1950–1952 | 1–2 | Wyoming | 3 | |
| Mike Brumbelow 1950–1952 | 1–2 | UTEP | 3 |
Dudley DeGroot’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 | 2–2–1 |
| New Mexico Stateseries | 3 | 3–0 |
| Wyomingseries | 3 | 1–2 |
| Arizonaseries | 3 | 0–3 |
| Utah Stateseries | 2 | 2–0 |
| Northern Arizonaseries | 2 | 2–0 |
| Washington and Leeseries | 2 | 2–0 |
| Waynesburgseries | 2 | 2–0 |
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1926–27 | Santa Barbara State | Head coach | |
| 1928–31 | Menlo | Head coach | |
| 1932–39 | San Jose State | Head coach | |
| 1940–43 | Rochester (NY) | Head coach | |
| 1944–45 | Washington Redskins NFL | Head coach | |
| 1946–47 | Los Angeles Dons AAFC | Head coach | |
| 1948–49 | West Virginia | Head coach | |
| 1950–52 | New Mexico | 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
- Pop WarnerIowa State, Cornell, Carlisle, Pittsburgh, Stanford, Temple, Georgia
- Clark ShaughnessyTulane, Chicago, Stanford, Maryland, Pittsburgh, Loyola (LA), Los Angeles Rams, Hawai’i
- Ted ShipkeyArizona State, New Mexico, Montana, Albuquerque AAB / Kirland Field, Personnel Distribution Command
- Willis BarnesNew Mexico
Coached under him, later head coaches (4)
| Coach | With him | Head coach at | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pop Warner | San José State, 1939: associate | Iowa State, Cornell, Carlisle, Pittsburgh, Stanford, Temple, Georgia | |
| Clark Shaughnessy | Washington Redskins, 1944–45: adviser | Tulane, Chicago, Stanford, Maryland, Pittsburgh, Loyola (LA), Los Angeles Rams, Hawai’i | |
| Ted Shipkey | Los Angeles Dons, 1946–47: ends coach | Arizona State, New Mexico, Montana, Albuquerque AAB / Kirland Field, Personnel Distribution Command | |
| Willis Barnes | New Mexico, 1950–51: assistant coach | New Mexico |
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.