Gomer Jones
Gomer Jones went 9–11–1 as a head coach, 1964–1965, at Oklahoma. Share
- Record
- 9–11–1 career
- Seasons
- 2
- Schools
- 1
- Final AP top 10
- 0 seasons
- Best season
- 1964 6–4–1
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | Conference finish | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | Oklahoma | 6–4–1 | 2nd | Gator Bowl L | ||
| 1965 | Oklahoma | 3–7 | 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.
Players he coached
Carl McAdamsConsensus All‑American, 1965- Ralph NeelyConsensus All‑American, 1964
Every player from his seasons with a Heisman top-five finish, a national award, consensus All-America honors or a first-round pick.
How his teams did
| Kind of game | Games | Record | Won |
|---|---|---|---|
| Against ranked teams | 6 | 1–5 | 17% |
| Against top-10 teams | 6 | 1–5 | 17% |
| Against rivals | 10 | 4–5–1 | 45% |
| Conference games | 14 | 8–5–1 | 61% |
| Bowls and playoffs | 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 7 | 3–3–1 | 50% |
| At home | 10 | 5–4–1 | 55% |
| On the road | 8 | 4–4 | 50% |
| At neutral sites | 3 | 0–3 | 0% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 14 | 8–5–1 | 61% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 7 | 1–6 | 14% |
His own 21 games on file, 1964–1965, 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.
Most-faced opponents
| Opponent | Games | Record |
|---|---|---|
| Iowa Stateseries | 2 | 2–0 |
| Kansas Stateseries | 2 | 2–0 |
| Coloradoseries | 2 | 1–1 |
| Nebraskaseries | 2 | 1–1 |
| Oklahoma Stateseries | 2 | 1–1 |
| Kansasseries | 2 | 1–1 |
| Missouriseries | 2 | 0–1–1 |
| Texasseries | 2 | 0–2 |
Also a player: Gomer Jones’s playing career.
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1936–40 | Ohio State | Assistant coach | |
| 1941 | Martins Ferry HS (OH) high school | Head coach | |
| 1945 | St. Mary’s Pre-Flight service team | Line coach | |
| 1946 | Nebraska | Line coach | |
| 1947–63 | Oklahoma | Line coach | |
| 1964–65 | Oklahoma | Head coach |
Every job as the infobox of his Wikipedia article lists it (CC BY-SA), assistant jobs included.
Coaching tree
Worked under
- Francis SchmidtOhio State
- Bernie MastersonSt. Mary’s Pre-Flight, Nebraska
- Bud WilkinsonOklahoma
Assistants who became head coaches
- Jerry PettiboneNorthern Illinois, Oregon State
Worked under (3)
| Head coach | Team | Years | His job | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Francis Schmidt | Ohio State | 1936–40 | Assistant coach | |
| Bernie Masterson | St. Mary’s Pre-Flight service team | 1945 | Line coach | |
| Bernie Masterson | Nebraska | 1946 | Line coach | |
| Bud Wilkinson | Oklahoma | 1947–63 | Line coach |
Coached under him, later head coaches (1)
| Coach | With him | Head coach at | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jerry Pettibone | Oklahoma, 1965: graduate assistant | Northern Illinois, Oregon State |
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.