Gus Welch
Gus Welch went 27–71–9 as a head coach, 1919–1938, at Washington State, Randolph-Macon, Haskell and American. Share
10 seasons our game records don’t credit to him come from the coach’s Wikipedia article: 1923–28 at Randolph-Macon; 1933–34 at Haskell; 1937–38 at American. They’re marked in the table.
- Record
- 27–71–9 career
- Seasons
- 14
- Schools
- 4
- AP poll
- Began in 1936, after this career
- Best season
- 1920 5–1
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | Conference finish | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1919 | Washington State | 5–2 | 1st / T–3rd | |||
| 1920 | Washington State | 5–1 | 1st / T–3rd | |||
| 1921 | Washington State | 4–2–1 | 2nd | |||
| 1922 | Washington State | 2–5 | 6th / 7th | |||
| 1923 | Randolph-Macon * | 0–8 | ||||
| 1924 | Randolph-Macon * | 1–6–2 | ||||
| 1925 | Randolph-Macon * | 0–8 | ||||
| 1926 | Randolph-Macon * | 1–7 | ||||
| 1927 | Randolph-Macon * | 2–3 | 5th | |||
| 1928 | Randolph-Macon * | 0–7–1 | 8th | |||
| 1929–32: not a college head coach | ||||||
| 1933 | Haskell * | 2–6–3 | ||||
| 1934 | Haskell * | 3–6–1 | ||||
| 1935–36: not a college head coach | ||||||
| 1937 | American * | 1–6–1 | ||||
| 1938 | American * | 1–4 | ||||
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 | 7 | 5–2 | 71% |
| Conference games | 16 | 6–9–1 | 41% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 9 | 5–3–1 | 61% |
| At home | 8 | 5–2–1 | 69% |
| On the road | 19 | 11–8 | 58% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 21 | 15–5–1 | 74% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 6 | 1–5 | 17% |
His own 27 games on file, 1919–1922, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andy Smith 1919–1922 | 1–3 | California | 4 | |
| R.B. Rutherford 1920–1922 | 2–1 | Oregon State | 3 | |
| Shy Huntington 1919–1922 | 1–1–1 | Oregon | 3 |
Gus Welch’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 |
|---|---|---|
| Idahoseries | 4 | 4–0 |
| Oregon Stateseries | 4 | 2–2 |
| Californiaseries | 4 | 1–3 |
| Gonzagaseries | 3 | 3–0 |
| Washingtonseries | 3 | 1–2 |
| Oregonseries | 3 | 1–1–1 |
| Montanaseries | 2 | 2–0 |
| USCseries | 2 | 0–2 |
Also a player: Gus Welch’s playing career.
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1919–22 | Washington State | Head coach | |
| 1923–28 | Randolph Macon | Head coach | |
| 1930–32 | Virginia | Head coach | |
| 1933–34 | Haskell | Head coach | |
| 1937–38 | American | Head coach |
Every job as the infobox of his Wikipedia article lists it (CC BY-SA), assistant jobs included.