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Gus Henderson
Gus Henderson went 126–42–7 as a head coach, 1919–1942, at USC, Tulsa and Occidental. Share
14 seasons our game records don’t credit to him come from the coach’s Wikipedia article: 1919–21 at USC (on file under another coach); 1925–32 at Tulsa (on file under another coach); 1940–42 at Occidental. They’re marked in the table.
- Record
- 126–42–7 career
- Seasons
- 20
- Schools
- 3
- AP poll
- Began in 1936, after this career
- Best season
- 1922 10–1
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | Conference finish | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1919 | USC * | 4–1 | ||||
| 1920 | USC * | 6–0 | ||||
| 1921 | USC * | 10–1 | ||||
| 1922 | USC | 10–1 | 4th | Rose Bowl W | ||
| 1923 | USC | 6–2 | T–3rd | |||
| 1924 | USC | 9–2 | T–4th | Los Angeles Christmas Festival W | ||
| 1925 | Tulsa * | 6–2 | 1st | |||
| 1926 | Tulsa * | 7–2 | 2nd | |||
| 1927 | Tulsa * | 8–1 | T–3rd | |||
| 1928 | Tulsa * | 7–2–1 | 2nd | |||
| 1929 | Tulsa * | 6–3–1 | 1st | |||
| 1930 | Tulsa * | 7–2 | 1st | |||
| 1931 | Tulsa * | 8–3 | 2nd | |||
| 1932 | Tulsa * | 7–1–1 | 1st | |||
| 1933 | Tulsa | 6–1 | ||||
| 1934 | Tulsa | 5–2–1 | ||||
| 1935 | Tulsa | 3–6–1 | T–1st | |||
| 1936–39: not a college head coach | ||||||
| 1940 | Occidental * | 3–4–1 | 3rd | |||
| 1941 | Occidental * | 5–2–1 | 2nd | |||
| 1942 | Occidental * | 3–4 | T–1st | |||
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 | 5 | 4–1 | 80% |
| Conference games | 14 | 10–4 | 71% |
| Bowls and playoffs | 2 | 2–0 | 100% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 19 | 10–7–2 | 58% |
| At home | 40 | 30–8–2 | 78% |
| On the road | 13 | 7–6 | 54% |
| At neutral sites | 2 | 2–0 | 100% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 32 | 27–3–2 | 88% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 23 | 12–11 | 52% |
His own 55 games on file, 1922–1935, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pop McKale 1922–1924 | 3–0 | Arizona | 3 | |
| Robert L. Mathews 1922–1924 | 3–0 | Idaho | 3 | |
| Fred Thomsen 1933–1935 | 1–1–1 | Arkansas | 3 | |
| James Pixlee 1933–1935 | 1–2 | George Washington | 3 | |
| Andy Smith 1922–1924 | 0–3 | California | 3 |
Gus Henderson’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 |
|---|---|---|
| Arizonaseries | 3 | 3–0 |
| Idahoseries | 3 | 3–0 |
| Nevadaseries | 3 | 3–0 |
| Pomona Pitzerseries | 3 | 3–0 |
| Oklahoma Stateseries | 3 | 2–1 |
| Arkansasseries | 3 | 1–1–1 |
| George Washingtonseries | 3 | 1–2 |
| Californiaseries | 3 | 0–3 |
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1919–25 | USC | Head coach | |
| 1925–35 | Tulsa | Head coach | |
| 1937 | Los Angeles Bulldogs | Head coach | |
| 1939 | Detroit Lions NFL | Head coach | |
| 1940–42 | Occidental | 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
- Hunk AndersonNotre Dame, NC State, Saint Louis, Chicago Bears
Coached under him, later head coaches (1)
| Coach | With him | Head coach at | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hunk Anderson | Detroit Lions, 1939: assistant coach | Notre Dame, NC State, Saint Louis, Chicago Bears |
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.