Greasy Neale
Greasy Neale went 82–54–11 as a head coach, 1915–1933, at Muskingum, West Virginia Wesleyan, Marietta, Washington & Jefferson, Virginia and West Virginia. Share
Five seasons our game records don’t credit to him come from the coach’s Wikipedia article: 1915 at Muskingum; 1916–17 at West Virginia Wesleyan (on file under another coach); 1919–20 at Marietta. They’re marked in the table.
- Record
- 82–54–11 career
- Seasons
- 16
- Schools
- 6
- AP poll
- Began in 1936, after this career
- Hall of Fame
- 1967 inducted
- Best season
- 1921 10–0–1
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | Conference finish | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1915 | Muskingum * | 2–4–1 | ||||
| 1916 | West Virginia Wesleyan * | 5–6 | ||||
| 1917 | West Virginia Wesleyan * | 5–2 | ||||
| 1918: not a college head coach | ||||||
| 1919 | Marietta * | 7–0 | ||||
| 1920 | Marietta * | 7–1 | ||||
| 1921 | Washington & Jefferson | 10–0–1 | Rose Bowl T | |||
| 1922 | Washington & Jefferson | 6–3–1 | ||||
| 1923 | Virginia | 3–5–1 | 17th | |||
| 1924 | Virginia | 5–4 | T–6th | |||
| 1925 | Virginia | 7–1–1 | T–5th | |||
| 1926 | Virginia | 6–2–2 | 6th | |||
| 1927 | Virginia | 5–4 | T–8th | |||
| 1928 | Virginia | 2–6–1 | T–20th | |||
| 1929–30: not a college head coach | ||||||
| 1931 | West Virginia | 4–6 | ||||
| 1932 | West Virginia | 5–5 | ||||
| 1933 | West Virginia | 3–5–3 | ||||
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.
How his teams did
| Kind of game | Games | Record | Won |
|---|---|---|---|
| Against rivals | 21 | 9–9–3 | 50% |
| Conference games | 38 | 16–19–3 | 46% |
| Bowls and playoffs | 1 | 0–0–1 | 50% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 44 | 21–13–10 | 59% |
| At home | 58 | 41–12–5 | 75% |
| On the road | 48 | 15–29–4 | 35% |
| At neutral sites | 1 | 0–0–1 | 50% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 60 | 46–8–6 | 82% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 47 | 10–33–4 | 26% |
His own 107 games on file, 1921–1933, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jimmy DeHart 1923–1932 | 2–3 | Washington and Lee | 5 | |
| George Woodruff 1923–1927 | 1–4 | Georgia | 5 | |
| Blandy Clarkson 1923–1926 | 3–1 | VMI | 4 | |
| Curley Byrd 1925–1928 | 2–1–1 | Maryland | 4 | |
| Jock Sutherland 1922–1933 | 1–3 | Lafayette, Pittsburgh | 4 | |
| B.C. Cubbage 1923–1925 | 2–1 | Virginia Tech | 3 | |
| Clarence Spears 1921–1933 | 1–2 | West Virginia, Wisconsin | 3 | |
| Pop Warner 1921–1933 | 1–2 | Pittsburgh, Temple | 3 | |
| William Fetzer 1923–1925 | 1–0–2 | North Carolina | 3 | |
| Andy Gustafson 1926–1928 | 1–2 | Virginia Tech | 3 |
Greasy Neale’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 |
|---|---|---|
| Washington and Leeseries | 9 | 5–3–1 |
| VMIseries | 6 | 4–2 |
| Virginia Techseries | 6 | 3–3 |
| North Carolinaseries | 6 | 2–2–2 |
| West Virginia Wesleyanseries | 5 | 5–0 |
| Georgiaseries | 5 | 1–4 |
| Pittsburghseries | 5 | 1–4 |
| Randolph Maconseries | 4 | 4–0 |
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1915 | Muskingum | Head coach | |
| 1916–17 | West Virginia Wesleyan | Head coach | |
| 1918 | Dayton Triangles NFL | Head coach | |
| 1919–20 | Marietta | Head coach | |
| 1921–22 | Washington & Jefferson | Head coach | |
| 1923–28 | Virginia | Head coach | |
| 1930 | Ironton Tanks | Head coach | |
| 1931–33 | West Virginia | Head coach | |
| 1934–40 | Yale | Backs coach | |
| 1941–50 | Philadelphia Eagles NFL | Head coach |
Every job as the infobox of his Wikipedia article lists it (CC BY-SA), assistant jobs included.
Coaching tree
Worked under
- Ducky PondYale
Assistants who became head coaches
- Trusty TallmanWest Virginia, Marshall
- Denny MyersBoston College
- Ray GravesFlorida
Worked under (1)
| Head coach | Team | Years | His job | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ducky Pond | Yale | 1934–40 | Backs coach |
Coached under him, later head coaches (3)
| Coach | With him | Head coach at | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trusty Tallman | West Virginia, 1931–33: freshman coach | West Virginia, Marshall | |
| Denny Myers | West Virginia, 1933: line coach | Boston College | |
| Ray Graves | Philadelphia Eagles, 1946–50: line coach and scout | Florida |
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.