Everett Grandelius
Everett Grandelius went 20–11 on the field as a head coach, 1959–1961, at Colorado; 21–10 officially, with 1960 (7–3) after forfeits. Share
- Record
- 21–10 official; 20–11 on the field
- Seasons
- 3
- Schools
- 1
- Final AP top 10
- 1 season
- Best season
- 1961 9–2, No. 7
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | Conference finish | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | Colorado | 5–5 | T–3rd | |||
| 1960 | Colorado | 6–4 (7–3 official) | 2nd | |||
| 1961 | Colorado | 9–2 | 1st | Orange Bowl L | 7 |
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
Joe RomigConsensus All‑American, 1960 and 1961
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 | 2 | 0–2 | 0% |
| Against top-10 teams | 2 | 0–2 | 0% |
| Against rivals | 7 | 5–2 | 71% |
| Conference games | 20 | 15–5 | 75% |
| Bowls and playoffs | 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 12 | 10–2 | 83% |
| At home | 17 | 12–5 | 71% |
| On the road | 13 | 8–5 | 62% |
| At neutral sites | 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 19 | 13–6 | 68% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 12 | 7–5 | 58% |
His own 31 games on file, 1959–1961, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Martin 1959–1961 | 2–1 | Air Force | 3 | |
| Bud Wilkinson 1959–1961 | 2–1 | Oklahoma | 3 | |
| Clay Stapleton 1959–1961 | 2–1 | Iowa State | 3 | |
| Dan Devine 1959–1961 | 2–1 | Missouri | 3 | |
| Jack Mitchell 1959–1961 | 2–1 | Kansas | 3 | |
| William Jennings 1959–1961 | 2–1 | Nebraska | 3 |
Everett Grandelius’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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kansas Stateseries | 3 | 3–0 |
| Iowa Stateseries | 3 | 2–1 |
| Missouriseries | 3 | 2–1 |
| Nebraskaseries | 3 | 2–1 |
| Oklahomaseries | 3 | 2–1 |
| Air Forceseries | 3 | 2–1 |
| Kansasseries | 3 | 2–1 |
| Arizonaseries | 2 | 2–0 |
Other roles
- Team MVP, Michigan State 1950
From each season’s Wikipedia article.
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1954–58 | Michigan State | Assistant coach | |
| 1959–61 | Colorado | Head coach | |
| 1962–63 | Philadelphia Eagles NFL | Assistant coach | |
| 1964 | Detroit Lions NFL | Assistant coach |
Every job as the infobox of his Wikipedia article lists it (CC BY-SA), assistant jobs included.
Coaching tree
Worked under
- Duffy DaughertyMichigan State
Worked under (1)
| Head coach | Team | Years | His job | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duffy Daugherty | Michigan State | 1954–58 | 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.