Ears Whitworth
Ears Whitworth went 26–51–4 as a head coach, 1950–1957, at Oklahoma A&M and Alabama. Share
Five seasons our game records don’t credit to him come from the coach’s Wikipedia article: 1950–54 at Oklahoma A&M. They’re marked in the table.
- Record
- 26–51–4 career
- Seasons
- 8
- Schools
- 2
- Final AP top 10
- 0 seasons
- Best season
- 1956 2–7–1
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | Conference finish | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | Oklahoma A&M * | 4–6–1 | T–4th | |||
| 1951 | Oklahoma A&M * | 3–7 | 3rd | |||
| 1952 | Oklahoma A&M * | 3–7 | 3rd | |||
| 1953 | Oklahoma A&M * | 7–3 | T–1st | |||
| 1954 | Oklahoma A&M * | 5–4–1 | 3rd | |||
| 1955 | Alabama | 0–10 | 12th | |||
| 1956 | Alabama | 2–7–1 | T–8th | |||
| 1957 | Alabama | 2–7–1 | 10th |
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 | 6 | 0–6 | 0% |
| Against top-10 teams | 4 | 0–4 | 0% |
| Against rivals | 16 | 2–14 | 13% |
| Conference games | 22 | 3–18–1 | 16% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 9 | 3–4–2 | 44% |
| At home | 15 | 2–12–1 | 17% |
| On the road | 12 | 2–9–1 | 21% |
| At neutral sites | 3 | 0–3 | 0% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 3 | 0–2–1 | 17% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 27 | 4–22–1 | 17% |
His own 30 games on file, 1955–1957, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andy Pilney 1955–1957 | 1–2 | Tulane | 3 | |
| Wallace Butts 1955–1957 | 1–2 | Georgia | 3 | |
| Abe Martin 1955–1957 | 0–3 | TCU | 3 | |
| Arthur Guepe 1955–1957 | 0–2–1 | Vanderbilt | 3 | |
| Bobby Dodd 1955–1957 | 0–3 | Georgia Tech | 3 | |
| Bowden Wyatt 1955–1957 | 0–3 | Tennessee | 3 | |
| Ralph Jordan 1955–1957 | 0–3 | Auburn | 3 |
Ears Whitworth’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 |
|---|---|---|
| Georgiaseries | 3 | 1–2 |
| Mississippi Stateseries | 3 | 1–2 |
| Tulaneseries | 3 | 1–2 |
| Auburnseries | 3 | 0–3 |
| Georgia Techseries | 3 | 0–3 |
| Vanderbiltseries | 3 | 0–2–1 |
| TCUseries | 3 | 0–3 |
| Tennesseeseries | 3 | 0–3 |
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1932–34 | Alabama | Assistant coach | |
| 1937 | LSU | Freshman coach | |
| 1938 | LSU | Line coach | |
| 1939–49 | Georgia | Assistant coach | |
| 1950–54 | Oklahoma A&M | Head coach | |
| 1955–57 | Alabama | Head coach | |
| 1959 | Georgia | Assistant coach |
Every job as the infobox of his Wikipedia article lists it (CC BY-SA), assistant jobs included.
Coaching tree
Worked under
- Frank ThomasAlabama
- Bernie MooreLSU
- Wallace ButtsGeorgia
Worked under (3)
| Head coach | Team | Years | His job | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frank Thomas | Alabama | 1932–34 | Assistant coach | |
| Bernie Moore | LSU | 1937–38 | 1937: freshman coach; 1938: line coach | |
| Wallace Butts | Georgia | 1939–59 | Assistant coach |
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.