George Veenker
George Veenker went 21–22–8 as a head coach, 1931–1936, at Iowa State. Share
- Record
- 21–22–8 career
- Seasons
- 6
- Schools
- 1
- Final AP top 10
- 0 seasons
- Best season
- 1931 5–3
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | Conference finish | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1931 | Iowa State | 5–3 | 2nd | |||
| 1932 | Iowa State | 3–4–1 | 6th | |||
| 1933 | Iowa State | 3–5–1 | 5th | |||
| 1934 | Iowa State | 5–3–1 | 5th | |||
| 1935 | Iowa State | 2–4–3 | 5th | |||
| 1936 | Iowa State | 3–3–2 | 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.
How his teams did
| Kind of game | Games | Record | Won |
|---|---|---|---|
| Against rivals | 21 | 5–13–3 | 31% |
| Conference games | 29 | 7–18–4 | 31% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 19 | 5–6–8 | 47% |
| At home | 28 | 16–7–5 | 66% |
| On the road | 23 | 5–15–3 | 28% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 21 | 15–2–4 | 81% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 30 | 6–20–4 | 27% |
His own 51 games on file, 1931–1936, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adrian Lindsey 1931–1936 | 3–2–1 | Oklahoma, Kansas | 6 | |
| Dana Bible 1931–1936 | 0–6 | Nebraska | 6 | |
| Vee Green 1933–1936 | 2–0–2 | Drake | 4 | |
| Frank Carideo 1932–1934 | 2–0–1 | Missouri | 3 | |
| Bo McMillin 1931–1933 | 1–2 | Kansas State | 3 | |
| Ossie Solem 1931–1934 | 1–2 | Drake, Iowa | 3 | |
| Lewie Hardage 1932–1934 | 0–3 | Oklahoma | 3 |
George Veenker’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 |
|---|---|---|
| Missouriseries | 6 | 3–1–2 |
| Drakeseries | 6 | 3–1–2 |
| Oklahomaseries | 6 | 1–4–1 |
| Kansas Stateseries | 6 | 1–5 |
| Nebraskaseries | 6 | 0–6 |
| Kansasseries | 5 | 2–2–1 |
| Morningsideseries | 2 | 2–0 |
| Simpson (IA)series | 2 | 2–0 |
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1920–25 | Emerson HS (IN) high school | Head coach | |
| 1926–29 | Michigan | Assistant coach | |
| 1931–36 | Iowa State | Head coach |
Every job as the infobox of his Wikipedia article lists it (CC BY-SA), assistant jobs included.
Coaching tree
Worked under
- Fielding YostMichigan
- Tad WiemanMichigan
- Harry KipkeMichigan
Worked under (3)
| Head coach | Team | Years | His job | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fielding Yost | Michigan | 1926 | Assistant coach | |
| Tad Wieman | Michigan | 1927–28 | Assistant coach | |
| Harry Kipke | Michigan | 1929 | Assistant 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.