George Hauser
George Hauser went 24–15–6 as a head coach, 1926–1944, at Colgate and Minnesota. Share
- Record
- 24–15–6 career
- Seasons
- 5
- Schools
- 2
- Final AP top 10
- 0 seasons
- Best season
- 1942 5–4, No. 19
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | Conference finish | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1926 | Colgate | 5–2–2 | ||||
| 1927 | Colgate | 4–2–3 | ||||
| 1928–41: not a college head coach | ||||||
| 1942 | Minnesota | 5–4 | T–5th | 19 | ||
| 1943 | Minnesota | 5–4 | 5th | |||
| 1944 | Minnesota | 5–3–1 | 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.
Players he coached
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 | 8 | 2–6 | 25% |
| Against top-10 teams | 6 | 1–5 | 17% |
| Against rivals | 14 | 9–3–2 | 71% |
| Conference games | 17 | 8–8–1 | 50% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 20 | 5–9–6 | 40% |
| At home | 30 | 20–8–2 | 70% |
| On the road | 15 | 4–7–4 | 40% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 33 | 22–8–3 | 71% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 12 | 2–7–3 | 29% |
His own 45 games on file, 1926–1944, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harry Stuhldreher 1942–1944 | 2–1 | Wisconsin | 3 | |
| Fritz Crisler 1942–1944 | 1–2 | Michigan | 3 | |
| Pappy Waldorf 1942–1944 | 1–1–1 | Northwestern | 3 |
George Hauser’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 |
|---|---|---|
| Nebraskaseries | 3 | 3–0 |
| Iowaseries | 3 | 3–0 |
| Wisconsinseries | 3 | 2–1 |
| Northwesternseries | 3 | 1–1–1 |
| Michiganseries | 3 | 1–2 |
| Iowa Pre-Flightseries | 3 | 0–3 |
| Missouriseries | 2 | 2–0 |
| Hamiltonseries | 2 | 2–0 |
Other roles
- Team captain, Minnesota 1917 (his playing career)
From each season’s Wikipedia article.
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1919–23 | Minnesota | Assistant coach | |
| 1924–25 | Iowa State | Line coach | |
| 1926–27 | Colgate | Head coach | |
| 1929–31 | Ohio State | Line coach | |
| 1932–41 | Minnesota | Assistant coach | |
| 1942–44 | Minnesota | Head coach | |
| 1945–50 | Minnesota | Assistant coach |
Every job as the infobox of his Wikipedia article lists it (CC BY-SA), assistant jobs included.
Coaching tree
Worked under
- Henry WilliamsMinnesota
- William SpauldingMinnesota
- Sam WillamanIowa State, Ohio State
- Bernie BiermanMinnesota
Assistants who became head coaches
- Earl AbellVMI, Colgate, Virginia, Sewanee, Mississippi State
- Bud WilkinsonOklahoma, St. Louis Cardinals
- John RoningUtah State, Denver, Gustavus Adolphus
- Red DawsonTulane, Pittsburgh, Buffalo Bills (AAFC)
- Milt BruhnWisconsin
Worked under (4)
| Head coach | Team | Years | His job | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Henry Williams | Minnesota | 1919–21 | Assistant coach | |
| William Spaulding | Minnesota | 1922–23 | Assistant coach | |
| Sam Willaman | Iowa State | 1924–25 | Line coach | |
| Sam Willaman | Ohio State | 1929–31 | Line coach | |
| Bernie Bierman | Minnesota | 1932–50 | Assistant coach |
Coached under him, later head coaches (5)
| Coach | With him | Head coach at | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Earl Abell | Colgate, 1926–27: assistant coach | VMI, Colgate, Virginia, Sewanee, Mississippi State | |
| Bud Wilkinson | Minnesota, 1942: assistant coach | Oklahoma, St. Louis Cardinals | |
| John Roning | Minnesota, 1942: ends coach | Utah State, Denver, Gustavus Adolphus | |
| Red Dawson | Minnesota, 1942: assistant coach | Tulane, Pittsburgh, Buffalo Bills (AAFC) | |
| Milt Bruhn | Minnesota, 1943: ends coach | Wisconsin |
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.