Gaynell Tinsley
Gaynell Tinsley went 42–44–7 as a head coach, 1937–1954, at Louisiana College and LSU. Share
Two seasons our game records don’t credit to him come from the coach’s Wikipedia article: 1937–38 at Louisiana College. They’re marked in the table.
- Record
- 42–44–7 career
- Seasons
- 9
- Schools
- 2
- Final AP top 10
- 1 season
- Best season
- 1949 8–3, No. 9
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | Conference finish | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1937 | Louisiana College * | 3–6 | T–21 | |||
| 1938 | Louisiana College * | 4–4–1 | T–20th | |||
| 1939–47: not a college head coach | ||||||
| 1948 | LSU | 3–7 | T–10th | |||
| 1949 | LSU | 8–3 | 5th | Sugar Bowl L | 9 | |
| 1950 | LSU | 4–5–2 | 9th | |||
| 1951 | LSU | 7–3–1 | T–3rd | |||
| 1952 | LSU | 3–7 | 10th | |||
| 1953 | LSU | 5–3–3 | 8th | |||
| 1954 | LSU | 5–6 | 9th | |||
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
Sid FournetConsensus All‑American, 1954
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 | 19 | 7–11–1 | 39% |
| Against top-10 teams | 12 | 4–7–1 | 38% |
| Against rivals | 32 | 16–12–4 | 56% |
| Conference games | 48 | 17–25–6 | 42% |
| Bowls and playoffs | 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 27 | 15–6–6 | 67% |
| At home | 46 | 23–19–4 | 54% |
| On the road | 27 | 11–14–2 | 44% |
| At neutral sites | 2 | 1–1 | 50% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 33 | 19–10–4 | 64% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 42 | 16–24–2 | 40% |
His own 75 games on file, 1948–1954, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Vaught 1948–1954 | 2–4–1 | Ole Miss | 7 | |
| Wallace Butts 1948–1953 | 2–3–1 | Georgia | 6 | |
| Jess Neely 1948–1952 | 4–1 | Rice | 5 | |
| Red Drew 1948–1954 | 2–2–1 | Alabama | 5 | |
| Henry Frnka 1948–1951 | 2–1–1 | Tulane | 4 | |
| Bear Bryant 1949–1953 | 1–2–1 | Kentucky | 4 | |
| Bill Edwards 1949–1951 | 2–1 | Vanderbilt | 3 | |
| Slick Morton 1949–1951 | 2–1 | Mississippi State | 3 | |
| Edwin Price 1952–1954 | 1–2 | Texas | 3 | |
| Bobby Dodd 1950–1954 | 0–3 | Georgia Tech | 3 |
Gaynell Tinsley’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 |
|---|---|---|
| Tulaneseries | 7 | 5–1–1 |
| Ole Missseries | 7 | 2–4–1 |
| Mississippi Stateseries | 7 | 2–5 |
| Georgiaseries | 6 | 2–3–1 |
| Riceseries | 5 | 4–1 |
| Alabamaseries | 5 | 2–2–1 |
| Kentuckyseries | 5 | 1–3–1 |
| Texasseries | 5 | 1–4 |
Also a player: Gaynell Tinsley’s playing career.
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1937–38 | Louisiana College | Head coach | |
| 1947 | LSU | Assistant coach | |
| 1948–54 | LSU | Head coach |
Every job as the infobox of his Wikipedia article lists it (CC BY-SA), assistant jobs included.
Coaching tree
Worked under
- Bernie MooreLSU
Assistants who became head coaches
- Ed McKeeverNotre Dame, Cornell, San Francisco, Chicago Rockets
- Perry MossFlorida State, Marshall, Montreal Alouettes, San Antonio Wings, Chicago Bruisers, Detroit Drive, Miami
- Charles McClendonLSU
Worked under (1)
| Head coach | Team | Years | His job | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bernie Moore | LSU | 1947 | Assistant coach |
Coached under him, later head coaches (3)
| Coach | With him | Head coach at | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ed McKeever | LSU, 1949–51: backfield coach | Notre Dame, Cornell, San Francisco, Chicago Rockets | |
| Perry Moss | LSU, 1952: backfield coach | Florida State, Marshall, Montreal Alouettes, San Antonio Wings, Chicago Bruisers, Detroit Drive, Miami | |
| Charles McClendon | LSU, 1953–54: assistant coach | LSU |
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.