Ed McKeever
Ed McKeever went 25–12–1 as a head coach, 1944–1947, at Notre Dame, Cornell and San Francisco. Share
One season our game records don’t credit to him comes from the coach’s Wikipedia article: 1945 at Cornell (on file under another coach). It’s marked in the table.
- Record
- 25–12–1 career
- Seasons
- 4
- Schools
- 3
- Final AP top 10
- 1 season
- Best season
- 1944 8–2, No. 9
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | Conference finish | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1944 | Notre Dame | 8–2 | 9 | |||
| 1945 | Cornell * | 5–4 | ||||
| 1946 | Cornell | 5–3–1 | ||||
| 1947 | San Francisco | 7–3 |
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
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John YonakorNo. 9 pick, 1945
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 | 6 | 3–3 | 50% |
| Against top-10 teams | 3 | 1–2 | 33% |
| Against rivals | 8 | 5–3 | 63% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 8 | 3–4–1 | 44% |
| At home | 14 | 10–3–1 | 75% |
| On the road | 13 | 9–4 | 69% |
| At neutral sites | 2 | 1–1 | 50% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 16 | 11–4–1 | 72% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 13 | 9–4 | 69% |
His own 29 games on file, 1944–1947, 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.
Most-faced opponents
| Opponent | Games | Record |
|---|---|---|
| Dartmouthseries | 2 | 2–0 |
| Armyseries | 2 | 0–2 |
| San José Stateseries | 1 | 1–0 |
| Georgia Techseries | 1 | 1–0 |
| Northwesternseries | 1 | 1–0 |
| Princetonseries | 1 | 1–0 |
| Columbiaseries | 1 | 1–0 |
| Pittsburghseries | 1 | 1–0 |
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1935–38 | Texas Tech | Backfield coach | |
| 1939–40 | Boston College | Assistant coach | |
| 1941–43 | Notre Dame | Backfield coach | |
| 1944 | Notre Dame | Head coach | |
| 1945–46 | Cornell | Head coach | |
| 1947 | San Francisco | Head coach | |
| 1948 | Chicago Rockets AAFC | Head coach | |
| 1949–51 | LSU | Backfield coach |
Every job as the infobox of his Wikipedia article lists it (CC BY-SA), assistant jobs included.
Coaching tree
Worked under
- Pete CawthonTexas Tech
- Frank LeahyBoston College, Notre Dame
- Gaynell TinsleyLSU
Assistants who became head coaches
- Clem CroweXavier, Iowa, Saint Vincent
- Joe KuharichSan Francisco, Notre Dame, Chicago Cardinals, Washington Redskins, Philadelphia Eagles
Worked under (3)
| Head coach | Team | Years | His job | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pete Cawthon | Texas Tech | 1935–38 | Backfield coach | |
| Frank Leahy | Boston College | 1939–40 | Assistant coach | |
| Frank Leahy | Notre Dame | 1941–43 | Backfield coach | |
| Gaynell Tinsley | LSU | 1949–51 | Backfield coach |
Coached under him, later head coaches (2)
| Coach | With him | Head coach at | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clem Crowe | Notre Dame, 1944: assistant coach | Xavier, Iowa, Saint Vincent | |
| Joe Kuharich | San Francisco, 1947: line coach | San Francisco, Notre Dame, Chicago Cardinals, Washington Redskins, Philadelphia Eagles |
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.