George Barclay
George Barclay went 34–32–4 as a head coach, 1908–1955, at Lafayette, Washington and Lee and North Carolina. Share
- Record
- 34–32–4 career
- Seasons
- 7
- Schools
- 3
- Final AP top 10
- 0 seasons
- Best season
- 1950 8–3, No. 18
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | Conference finish | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1908 | Lafayette | 6–2–2 | ||||
| 1909–48: not a college head coach | ||||||
| 1949 | Washington and Lee | 3–5–1 | 3rd | |||
| 1950 | Washington and Lee | 8–3 | 1st | Gator Bowl L | 18 | |
| 1951 | Washington and Lee | 6–4 | T–3rd | |||
| 1952: not a college head coach | ||||||
| 1953 | North Carolina | 4–6 | T–3rd | |||
| 1954 | North Carolina | 4–5–1 | 3rd | |||
| 1955 | North Carolina | 3–7 | T–4th | |||
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 | 8 | 0–8 | 0% |
| Against top-10 teams | 5 | 0–5 | 0% |
| Against rivals | 17 | 10–6–1 | 62% |
| Conference games | 34 | 23–10–1 | 69% |
| Bowls and playoffs | 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 20 | 6–10–4 | 40% |
| At home | 30 | 17–12–1 | 58% |
| On the road | 35 | 15–18–2 | 46% |
| At neutral sites | 5 | 2–2–1 | 50% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 35 | 28–4–3 | 84% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 35 | 6–28–1 | 19% |
His own 70 games on file, 1908–1955, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Tatum 1951–1955 | 0–4 | Maryland | 4 | |
| Ned McDonald 1953–1955 | 3–0 | Virginia | 3 | |
| Rex Enright 1953–1955 | 2–1 | South Carolina | 3 | |
| Tom Rogers 1953–1955 | 2–1 | Wake Forest | 3 | |
| Arthur Guepe 1949–1951 | 1–2 | Virginia | 3 | |
| Bill Murray 1953–1955 | 0–3 | Duke | 3 | |
| Wallace Butts 1953–1955 | 0–3 | Georgia | 3 |
George Barclay’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 |
|---|---|---|
| Virginiaseries | 6 | 4–2 |
| Tennesseeseries | 5 | 0–5 |
| Marylandseries | 4 | 0–4 |
| NC Stateseries | 3 | 3–0 |
| Furmanseries | 3 | 3–0 |
| Richmondseries | 3 | 3–0 |
| Davidsonseries | 3 | 3–0 |
| Wake Forestseries | 3 | 2–1 |
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1908 | Lafayette | Head coach | |
| 1936 | VMI | Line coach | |
| 1937–39 | North Carolina | Assistant freshmen | |
| 1940 | Oberlin | Line coach | |
| 1941–42 | Dartmouth | Line coach | |
| 1943 | Georgia Pre-Flight service team | Assistant coach | |
| 1946 | Dartmouth | Line coach | |
| 1947–48 | Maryland | Assistant coach | |
| 1949–51 | Washington and Lee | Head coach | |
| 1952 | North Carolina | Assistant coach | |
| 1953–55 | North Carolina | Head coach | |
| 1957–66 | North Carolina | Assistant coach |
Every job as the infobox of his Wikipedia article lists it (CC BY-SA), assistant jobs included. Head-coaching seasons the infobox leaves out come from our records.
Coaching tree
Worked under
- W.C. RafteryVMI
- Raymond WolfNorth Carolina
- DeOrmond McLaughryDartmouth
- Rex EnrightGeorgia Pre-Flight
- Jim TatumMaryland, North Carolina
- Carl SnavelyNorth Carolina
- James HickeyNorth Carolina
Assistants who became head coaches
- Bill EdwardsVanderbilt, Case Western Reserve, Detroit Lions, Wittenberg
- Marvin BassWilliam & Mary, South Carolina, Birmingham Vulcans
Worked under (7)
| Head coach | Team | Years | His job | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| W.C. Raftery | VMI | 1936 | Line coach | |
| Raymond Wolf | North Carolina | 1937–39 | Assistant freshmen | |
| DeOrmond McLaughry | Dartmouth | 1941–46 | Line coach | |
| Rex Enright | Georgia Pre-Flight service team | 1943 | Assistant coach | |
| Jim Tatum | Maryland | 1947–48 | Assistant coach | |
| Carl Snavely | North Carolina | 1952 | Assistant coach | |
| Jim Tatum | North Carolina | 1957–58 | Assistant coach | |
| James Hickey | North Carolina | 1959–66 | Assistant coach |
Coached under him, later head coaches (2)
| Coach | With him | Head coach at | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Edwards | North Carolina, 1953–54: assistant coach | Vanderbilt, Case Western Reserve, Detroit Lions, Wittenberg | |
| Marvin Bass | North Carolina, 1953–54: assistant coach | William & Mary, South Carolina, Birmingham Vulcans |
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.