George Levene
George Levene went 18–15–5 as a head coach, 1907–1922, at Tennessee and Wake Forest. Share
- Record
- 18–15–5 career
- Seasons
- 4
- Schools
- 2
- AP poll
- Began in 1936, after this career
- Best season
- 1908 7–2
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | Conference finish | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1907 | Tennessee | 7–2–1 | T–5th | |||
| 1908 | Tennessee | 7–2 | 5th | |||
| 1909 | Tennessee | 1–6–2 | 13th | |||
| 1910–21: not a college head coach | ||||||
| 1922 | Wake Forest | 3–5–2 | ||||
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.
How his teams did
| Kind of game | Games | Record | Won |
|---|---|---|---|
| Against rivals | 17 | 4–12–1 | 26% |
| Conference games | 11 | 5–6 | 45% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 19 | 7–7–5 | 50% |
| At home | 25 | 15–7–3 | 66% |
| On the road | 13 | 3–8–2 | 31% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 23 | 15–4–4 | 74% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 15 | 3–11–1 | 23% |
His own 38 games on file, 1907–1922, 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 Heisman 1907–1909 | 1–2 | Georgia Tech | 3 | |
| J.W.H. Pollard 1907–1909 | 0–3 | Alabama | 3 |
George Levene’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 |
|---|---|---|
| Georgiaseries | 3 | 2–1 |
| Chattanoogaseries | 3 | 2–0–1 |
| Georgia Techseries | 3 | 1–2 |
| Kentuckyseries | 3 | 1–1–1 |
| North Carolinaseries | 3 | 1–2 |
| Alabamaseries | 3 | 0–3 |
| Clemsonseries | 2 | 2–0 |
| Maryville (TN)series | 2 | 2–0 |
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1907–09 | Tennessee | Head coach | |
| 1920 | Penn | Ends coach | |
| 1922 | Wake Forest | Head coach |
Every job as the infobox of his Wikipedia article lists it (CC BY-SA), assistant jobs included.
Coaching tree
Worked under
- John HeismanPennsylvania
Worked under (1)
| Head coach | Team | Years | His job | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Heisman | Pennsylvania | 1920 | Ends 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.