George Sauer
George Sauer went 78–55–9 as a head coach, 1937–1955, at New Hampshire, Kansas, Navy and Baylor. Share
Five seasons our game records don’t credit to him come from the coach’s Wikipedia article: 1937–41 at New Hampshire. They’re marked in the table.
- Record
- 78–55–9 career
- Seasons
- 15
- Schools
- 4
- Final AP top 10
- 1 season
- Best season
- 1951 8–2–1, No. 9
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | Conference finish | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1937 | New Hampshire * | 7–1 | T–1st | |||
| 1938 | New Hampshire * | 3–6 | 3rd | |||
| 1939 | New Hampshire * | 3–5 | T–2nd | |||
| 1940 | New Hampshire * | 5–3 | 1st | |||
| 1941 | New Hampshire * | 4–3–1 | 3rd | |||
| 1942–45: not a college head coach | ||||||
| 1946 | Kansas | 7–2–1 | T–1st | |||
| 1947 | Kansas | 8–1–2 | T–1st | Orange Bowl L | 12 | |
| 1948 | Navy | 0–8–1 | ||||
| 1949 | Navy | 3–5–1 | ||||
| 1950 | Baylor | 7–3 | 2nd | 15 | ||
| 1951 | Baylor | 8–2–1 | 2nd | Orange Bowl L | 9 | |
| 1952 | Baylor | 4–4–2 | 5th | |||
| 1953 | Baylor | 7–3 | 3rd | |||
| 1954 | Baylor | 7–4 | T–3rd | Gator Bowl L | 18 | |
| 1955 | Baylor | 5–5 | T–5th | |||
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
Larry IsbellNo. 7 pick, 1952
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 | 25 | 9–14–2 | 40% |
| Against top-10 teams | 11 | 1–9–1 | 14% |
| Against rivals | 39 | 20–16–3 | 55% |
| Conference games | 46 | 27–15–4 | 63% |
| Bowls and playoffs | 3 | 0–3 | 0% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 49 | 26–15–8 | 61% |
| At home | 46 | 31–15 | 67% |
| On the road | 47 | 24–18–5 | 56% |
| At neutral sites | 8 | 1–4–3 | 31% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 62 | 40–18–4 | 68% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 39 | 16–19–4 | 46% |
His own 101 games on file, 1946–1955, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jess Neely 1950–1955 | 3–3 | Rice | 6 | |
| Clyde Lee 1950–1954 | 3–2 | Houston | 5 | |
| Edwin Price 1951–1955 | 2–3 | Texas | 5 | |
| Dutch Meyer 1946–1952 | 1–1–3 | TCU | 5 | |
| Don Faurot 1946–1948 | 2–1 | Missouri | 3 | |
| H.N. Russell 1950–1952 | 2–0–1 | SMU | 3 | |
| Ray George 1951–1953 | 2–0–1 | Texas A&M | 3 | |
| Abe Martin 1953–1955 | 2–1 | TCU | 3 | |
| Chalmer Woodward 1953–1955 | 2–1 | SMU | 3 | |
| Bowden Wyatt 1950–1954 | 1–2 | Wyoming, Arkansas | 3 |
George Sauer’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 |
|---|---|---|
| TCUseries | 8 | 3–2–3 |
| Texas A&Mseries | 6 | 4–1–1 |
| SMUseries | 6 | 4–1–1 |
| Arkansasseries | 6 | 3–3 |
| Riceseries | 6 | 3–3 |
| Texasseries | 6 | 2–4 |
| Houstonseries | 5 | 3–2 |
| Texas Techseries | 3 | 3–0 |
Also a player: George Sauer’s playing career.
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1937–41 | New Hampshire | Head coach | |
| 1946–47 | Kansas | Head coach | |
| 1948–49 | Navy | Head coach | |
| 1950–55 | Baylor | Head coach |
Every job as the infobox of his Wikipedia article lists it (CC BY-SA), assistant jobs included.
Coaching tree
Assistants who became head coaches
- Ben MartinVirginia, Air Force
- Mike MichalskeIowa State
- Sam BoydBaylor
Coached under him, later head coaches (3)
| Coach | With him | Head coach at | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Martin | Navy, 1949: assistant coach | Virginia, Air Force | |
| Mike Michalske | Baylor, 1950–52: line coach | Iowa State | |
| Sam Boyd | Baylor, 1950–53: assistant coach; 1954–55: ends coach | Baylor |
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.