Gene McEver
Gene McEver went 22–52–5 as a head coach, 1936–1944, at Davidson and North Carolina. Wikipedia’s season articles record one season differently (1943, 0–5); by them his record is 22–54–5. Share
- Record
- 22–52–5 career
- Seasons
- 9
- Schools
- 2
- Final AP top 10
- 0 seasons
- Best season
- 1936 5–4
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | Conference finish | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1936 | Davidson | 5–4 | 7th | |||
| 1937 | Davidson | 2–8 | 16th | |||
| 1938 | Davidson | 4–6 | 12th | |||
| 1939 | Davidson | 2–7 | 13th | |||
| 1940 | Davidson | 5–5 | 14th | |||
| 1941 | Davidson | 1–6–3 | 13th | |||
| 1942 | Davidson | 2–6–1 | T–10th | |||
| 1943 | Davidson | 0–3 (Wikipedia: 0–5) | 10th | |||
| 1944 | North Carolina | 1–7–1 | 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.
How his teams did
| Kind of game | Games | Record | Won |
|---|---|---|---|
| Against ranked teams | 7 | 0–7 | 0% |
| Against top-10 teams | 3 | 0–3 | 0% |
| Against rivals | 4 | 0–4 | 0% |
| Conference games | 58 | 12–42–4 | 24% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 27 | 8–14–5 | 39% |
| At home | 36 | 17–17–2 | 50% |
| On the road | 27 | 5–21–1 | 20% |
| At neutral sites | 16 | 0–14–2 | 6% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 31 | 16–14–1 | 53% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 48 | 6–38–4 | 17% |
His own 79 games on file, 1936–1944, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doc Newton 1937–1944 | 0–6–2 | NC State, South Carolina | 8 | |
| Raymond Wolf 1936–1941 | 0–6 | North Carolina | 6 | |
| Wallace Wade 1936–1941 | 0–6 | Duke | 6 | |
| D.C. Walker 1937–1944 | 0–4 | Wake Forest | 4 | |
| Tatum Gressette 1936–1939 | 3–0 | The Citadel | 3 | |
| Bo Rowland 1940–1942 | 2–1 | The Citadel | 3 |
Gene McEver’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 |
|---|---|---|
| VMIseries | 8 | 2–6 |
| NC Stateseries | 8 | 1–5–2 |
| Dukeseries | 8 | 0–8 |
| North Carolinaseries | 7 | 0–7 |
| The Citadelseries | 6 | 5–1 |
| Furmanseries | 6 | 2–4 |
| Wake Forestseries | 5 | 1–4 |
| South Carolinaseries | 4 | 0–4 |
Also a player: Gene McEver’s playing career.
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1932–35 | Davidson | Assistant coach | |
| 1936–43 | Davidson | Head coach | |
| 1944 | North Carolina | Head coach | |
| 1945–47 | Virginia Tech | Backfield coach |
Every job as the infobox of his Wikipedia article lists it (CC BY-SA), assistant jobs included.
Coaching tree
Worked under
- Doc NewtonDavidson
- Henry McEverVirginia Tech
- Jimmy KittsVirginia Tech
Worked under (3)
| Head coach | Team | Years | His job | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doc Newton | Davidson | 1932–35 | Assistant coach | |
| Henry McEver | Virginia Tech | 1945 | Backfield coach | |
| Jimmy Kitts | Virginia Tech | 1946–47 | Backfield 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.