Gar Davidson
Gar Davidson went 35–11–1 as a head coach, 1933–1937, at Army. Share
- Record
- 35–11–1 career
- Seasons
- 5
- Schools
- 1
- Final AP top 10
- 0 seasons
- Best season
- 1933 9–1
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | Conference finish | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1933 | Army | 9–1 | ||||
| 1934 | Army | 7–3 | ||||
| 1935 | Army | 6–2–1 | ||||
| 1936 | Army | 6–3 | ||||
| 1937 | Army | 7–2 |
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
Monk MeyerSecond in the 1935 Heisman vote
Every player from his seasons with a Heisman top-five finish, a national award, consensus All-America honors or a first-round pick.
How his teams did
| Kind of game | Games | Record | Won |
|---|---|---|---|
| Against ranked teams | 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| Against rivals | 10 | 3–6–1 | 35% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 17 | 7–9–1 | 44% |
| At home | 29 | 25–4 | 86% |
| On the road | 11 | 7–3–1 | 68% |
| At neutral sites | 7 | 3–4 | 43% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 40 | 33–7 | 83% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 7 | 2–4–1 | 36% |
His own 47 games on file, 1933–1937, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elmer Layden 1934–1937 | 0–3–1 | Notre Dame | 4 | |
| Dick Harlow 1935–1937 | 3–0 | Harvard | 3 | |
| Ducky Pond 1934–1937 | 2–1 | Yale | 3 | |
| Thomas Hamilton 1934–1936 | 1–2 | Navy | 3 |
Gar Davidson’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 |
|---|---|---|
| Harvardseries | 5 | 5–0 |
| Navyseries | 5 | 3–2 |
| Notre Dameseries | 5 | 0–4–1 |
| Yaleseries | 4 | 3–1 |
| Columbiaseries | 2 | 2–0 |
| VMIseries | 2 | 2–0 |
| Illinoisseries | 2 | 1–1 |
| Delawareseries | 1 | 1–0 |
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1927–32 | Army | Assistant coach | |
| 1933–37 | Army | Head coach |
Every job as the infobox of his Wikipedia article lists it (CC BY-SA), assistant jobs included.
Coaching tree
Worked under
- Biff JonesArmy
- Ralph SasseArmy
Assistants who became head coaches
- Red BlaikDartmouth, Army
Worked under (2)
| Head coach | Team | Years | His job | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Biff Jones | Army | 1927–29 | Assistant coach | |
| Ralph Sasse | Army | 1930–32 | Assistant coach |
Coached under him, later head coaches (1)
| Coach | With him | Head coach at | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Blaik | Army, 1933: assistant coach | Dartmouth, Army |
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.