Eddie Erdelatz
Eddie Erdelatz went 50–26–8 as a head coach, 1950–1958, at Navy. Share
- Record
- 50–26–8 career
- Seasons
- 9
- Schools
- 1
- Final AP top 10
- 2 seasons
- Best season
- 1957 9–1–1, No. 5
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | Conference finish | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | Navy | 3–6 | 19 | |||
| 1951 | Navy | 2–6–1 | ||||
| 1952 | Navy | 6–2–1 | 17 | |||
| 1953 | Navy | 4–3–2 | ||||
| 1954 | Navy | 8–2 | Sugar Bowl W | 5 | ||
| 1955 | Navy | 6–2–1 | 18 | |||
| 1956 | Navy | 6–1–2 | 16 | |||
| 1957 | Navy | 9–1–1 | Cotton Bowl W | 5 | ||
| 1958 | Navy | 6–3 |
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.
Players he coached
George WelshThird in the 1955 Heisman vote- Tom ForrestalFifth in the 1957 Heisman vote
- Ron Beagle1954 Maxwell Award
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 | 24 | 9–12–3 | 44% |
| Against top-10 teams | 12 | 5–6–1 | 46% |
| Against rivals | 22 | 8–13–1 | 39% |
| Bowls and playoffs | 2 | 2–0 | 100% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 23 | 6–9–8 | 43% |
| At home | 24 | 17–6–1 | 73% |
| On the road | 42 | 23–13–6 | 62% |
| At neutral sites | 18 | 10–7–1 | 58% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 52 | 38–9–5 | 78% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 32 | 12–17–3 | 42% |
His own 84 games on file, 1950–1958, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Red Blaik 1950–1958 | 5–3–1 | Army | 9 | |
| Lou Little 1950–1955 | 6–0 | Columbia | 6 | |
| Bill Murray 1952–1957 | 2–0–4 | Duke | 6 | |
| Jack Freeman 1952–1956 | 4–0–1 | William & Mary | 5 | |
| Terry Brennan 1954–1958 | 2–3 | Notre Dame | 5 | |
| Frank Leahy 1950–1953 | 0–4 | Notre Dame | 4 | |
| George Munger 1950–1953 | 0–3–1 | Pennsylvania | 4 | |
| Jim Tatum 1950–1957 | 0–4 | Maryland, North Carolina | 4 | |
| George James 1952–1956 | 3–0 | Cornell | 3 | |
| Charles Caldwell 1950–1953 | 1–2 | Princeton | 3 |
Eddie Erdelatz’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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pennsylvaniaseries | 9 | 5–3–1 |
| Armyseries | 9 | 5–3–1 |
| Notre Dameseries | 9 | 2–7 |
| William & Maryseries | 7 | 6–0–1 |
| Columbiaseries | 6 | 6–0 |
| Dukeseries | 6 | 2–0–4 |
| Marylandseries | 4 | 1–3 |
| Cornellseries | 3 | 3–0 |
Also a player: Eddie Erdelatz’s playing career.
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1936–37 | Saint Mary’s | Line coach | |
| 1938–40 | San Francisco | Line coach | |
| 1940–41 | Saint Mary’s | Line coach | |
| 1945–47 | Navy | Assistant coach | |
| 1948–49 | San Francisco 49ers NFL | Defensive coordinator | |
| 1950–58 | Navy | Head coach | |
| 1960–61 | Oakland Raiders NFL | Head coach |
Every job as the infobox of his Wikipedia article lists it (CC BY-SA), assistant jobs included.
Coaching tree
Worked under
- Oscar HagbergNavy
- Thomas HamiltonNavy
- Buck ShawSan Francisco 49ers
Assistants who became head coaches
- Ben MartinVirginia, Air Force
- Wayne HardinNavy, Temple, Porterville
Worked under (3)
| Head coach | Team | Years | His job | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oscar Hagberg | Navy | 1945 | Assistant coach | |
| Thomas Hamilton | Navy | 1946–47 | Assistant coach | |
| Buck Shaw | San Francisco 49ers NFL | 1948–49 | Defensive coordinator |
Coached under him, later head coaches (2)
| Coach | With him | Head coach at | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Martin | Navy, 1950–54: assistant coach | Virginia, Air Force | |
| Wayne Hardin | Navy, 1955–58: assistant coach | Navy, Temple, Porterville |
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.