Gus Dorais
Gus Dorais went 119–44–8 as a head coach, 1922–1942, at Gonzaga and Detroit Mercy. Share
- Record
- 119–44–8 career
- Seasons
- 19
- Schools
- 2
- Final AP top 10
- 0 seasons
- Hall of Fame
- 1954 inducted
- Best season
- 1928 9–0
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| Season | School | Record | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1922 | Gonzaga | 5–3 | San Diego East-West Christmas Classic L | ||
| 1923 | Gonzaga | 4–3 | |||
| 1924 | Gonzaga | 5–0–2 | |||
| 1925–26: not a college head coach | |||||
| 1927 | Detroit Mercy | 7–2 | |||
| 1928 | Detroit Mercy | 9–0 | |||
| 1929 | Detroit Mercy | 7–1–1 | |||
| 1930 | Detroit Mercy | 5–3–2 | |||
| 1931 | Detroit Mercy | 7–2–1 | |||
| 1932 | Detroit Mercy | 8–2 | |||
| 1933 | Detroit Mercy | 7–1 | |||
| 1934 | Detroit Mercy | 5–3–1 | |||
| 1935 | Detroit Mercy | 6–3 | |||
| 1936 | Detroit Mercy | 7–3 | |||
| 1937 | Detroit Mercy | 7–3 | |||
| 1938 | Detroit Mercy | 6–4 | |||
| 1939 | Detroit Mercy | 5–3–1 | |||
| 1940 | Detroit Mercy | 7–2 | |||
| 1941 | Detroit Mercy | 7–2 | |||
| 1942 | Detroit Mercy | 5–4 | |||
Each season links to the team’s season page; bowls and playoff games link to the game.
Players he coached
- Andy FarkasNo. 9 pick, 1938
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 | 4 | 1–2–1 | 38% |
| Against top-10 teams | 1 | 0–0–1 | 50% |
| Bowls and playoffs | 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 71 | 31–32–8 | 49% |
| At home | 104 | 82–18–4 | 81% |
| On the road | 61 | 33–24–4 | 57% |
| At neutral sites | 6 | 4–2 | 67% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 130 | 102–24–4 | 80% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 41 | 17–20–4 | 46% |
His own 171 games on file, 1922–1942, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clipper Smith 1936–1942 | 3–7 | Villanova, Duquesne | 10 | |
| Frank Murray 1929–1934 | 4–0–2 | Marquette | 6 | |
| Albert Exendine 1923–1935 | 3–1–1 | Washington State, Oklahoma State | 5 | |
| Harry Stuhldreher 1931–1935 | 2–1–2 | Villanova | 5 | |
| Jimmy Crowley 1929–1932 | 2–1–1 | Michigan State | 4 | |
| Tommy Mills 1930–1932 | 3–0 | Georgetown | 3 | |
| Robert L. Mathews 1922–1924 | 1–1–1 | Idaho | 3 | |
| Frank Cavanaugh 1928–1931 | 1–2 | Fordham | 3 |
Gus Dorais’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 |
|---|---|---|
| Villanovaseries | 12 | 4–6–2 |
| Marquetteseries | 9 | 6–1–2 |
| Michigan Stateseries | 8 | 5–2–1 |
| Western Michiganseries | 7 | 7–0 |
| Duquesneseries | 7 | 1–5–1 |
| Georgetownseries | 6 | 6–0 |
| Manhattanseries | 6 | 5–1 |
| Catholicseries | 6 | 4–2 |
Also a player: Gus Dorais’s playing career.