Edwin Price
Edwin Price went 33–27–1 as a head coach, 1951–1956, at Texas. Share
- Record
- 33–27–1 career
- Seasons
- 6
- Schools
- 1
- Final AP top 10
- 1 season
- Best season
- 1952 9–2, No. 10
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | Conference finish | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | Texas | 7–3 | T–3rd | |||
| 1952 | Texas | 9–2 | 1st | Cotton Bowl W | 10 | |
| 1953 | Texas | 7–3 | T–1st | 11 | ||
| 1954 | Texas | 4–5–1 | 5th | |||
| 1955 | Texas | 5–5 | 3rd | |||
| 1956 | Texas | 1–9 | 7th |
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
Menan SchriewerNo. 10 pick, 1956
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 | 17 | 5–11–1 | 32% |
| Against top-10 teams | 6 | 2–4 | 33% |
| Against rivals | 37 | 17–20 | 46% |
| Conference games | 36 | 20–15–1 | 57% |
| Bowls and playoffs | 1 | 1–0 | 100% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 24 | 11–12–1 | 48% |
| At home | 29 | 17–11–1 | 60% |
| On the road | 25 | 14–11 | 56% |
| At neutral sites | 7 | 2–5 | 29% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 36 | 25–10–1 | 71% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 25 | 8–17 | 32% |
His own 61 games on file, 1951–1956, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jess Neely 1951–1956 | 3–3 | Rice | 6 | |
| Bud Wilkinson 1951–1956 | 1–5 | Oklahoma | 6 | |
| George Sauer 1951–1955 | 3–2 | Baylor | 5 | |
| Bear Bryant 1951–1956 | 3–1 | Kentucky, Texas A&M | 4 | |
| Abe Martin 1953–1956 | 2–2 | TCU | 4 | |
| Chalmer Woodward 1953–1956 | 2–1–1 | SMU | 4 | |
| Ray George 1951–1953 | 2–1 | Texas A&M | 3 | |
| Gaynell Tinsley 1952–1954 | 2–1 | LSU | 3 |
Edwin Price’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 |
|---|---|---|
| Texas A&Mseries | 6 | 4–2 |
| SMUseries | 6 | 4–1–1 |
| TCUseries | 6 | 4–2 |
| Baylorseries | 6 | 3–3 |
| Riceseries | 6 | 3–3 |
| Arkansasseries | 6 | 2–4 |
| Oklahomaseries | 6 | 1–5 |
| LSUseries | 3 | 2–1 |
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1936–41 | Texas | Assistant coach | |
| 1946–50 | Texas | Assistant coach | |
| 1951–56 | Texas | Head coach |
Every job as the infobox of his Wikipedia article lists it (CC BY-SA), assistant jobs included.
Coaching tree
Worked under
- Jack ChevignyTexas
- Dana BibleTexas
- Blair CherryTexas
Assistants who became head coaches
- J.T. KingTexas Tech
- Mike MichalskeIowa State
Worked under (3)
| Head coach | Team | Years | His job | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Chevigny | Texas | 1936 | Assistant coach | |
| Dana Bible | Texas | 1937–46 | Assistant coach | |
| Blair Cherry | Texas | 1947–50 | Assistant coach |
Coached under him, later head coaches (2)
| Coach | With him | Head coach at | |
|---|---|---|---|
| J.T. King | Texas, 1951–52, 1954–56: assistant coach | Texas Tech | |
| Mike Michalske | Texas, 1954: line coach | Iowa State |
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.