Gwinn Henry
Gwinn Henry went 100–78–16 as a head coach, 1912–1942, at Howard Payne, College of Emporia, Missouri, New Mexico and Kansas. Share
Seven seasons our game records don’t credit to him come from the coach’s Wikipedia article: 1912–13 at Howard Payne; 1918–22 at College of Emporia. They’re marked in the table.
- Record
- 100–78–16 career
- Seasons
- 23
- Schools
- 5
- Final AP top 10
- 0 seasons
- Best season
- 1934 8–1
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | Conference finish | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1912 | Howard Payne * | 2–3–1 | ||||
| 1913 | Howard Payne * | 3–4–2 | ||||
| 1914–17: not a college head coach | ||||||
| 1918 | College of Emporia * | 6–0 | 1st | |||
| 1919 | College of Emporia * | 8–0 | 1st | |||
| 1920 | College of Emporia * | 6–1–1 | 3rd | |||
| 1921 | College of Emporia * | 4–2–1 | 4th | |||
| 1922 | College of Emporia * | 6–1–2 | 3rd | |||
| 1923 | Missouri | 2–3–3 | T–7th | |||
| 1924 | Missouri | 7–2 | 1st | Los Angeles Christmas Festival L | ||
| 1925 | Missouri | 6–1–1 | 1st | |||
| 1926 | Missouri | 5–1–2 | 3rd | |||
| 1927 | Missouri | 7–2 | 1st | |||
| 1928 | Missouri | 4–4 | T–2nd | |||
| 1929 | Missouri | 5–2–1 | 2nd | |||
| 1930 | Missouri | 2–5–2 | 5th | |||
| 1931 | Missouri | 2–8 | T–5th | |||
| 1932–33: not a college head coach | ||||||
| 1934 | New Mexico | 8–1 | 2nd | |||
| 1935 | New Mexico | 6–4 | 3rd | |||
| 1936 | New Mexico | 2–7 | 7th | |||
| 1937–38: not a college head coach | ||||||
| 1939 | Kansas | 2–6 | T–4th | |||
| 1940 | Kansas | 2–7 | 6th | |||
| 1941 | Kansas | 3–6 | 4th | |||
| 1942 | Kansas | 2–8 | T–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. * 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 ranked teams | 3 | 0–3 | 0% |
| Against top-10 teams | 3 | 0–3 | 0% |
| Against rivals | 65 | 29–31–5 | 48% |
| Conference games | 83 | 39–39–5 | 50% |
| Bowls and playoffs | 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 57 | 22–26–9 | 46% |
| At home | 70 | 42–24–4 | 63% |
| On the road | 70 | 23–42–5 | 36% |
| At neutral sites | 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 75 | 50–21–4 | 69% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 66 | 15–46–5 | 27% |
His own 141 games on file, 1923–1942, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| C. Noel Workman 1926–1930 | 5–0 | Iowa State | 5 | |
| Adrian Lindsey 1927–1931 | 3–1–1 | Oklahoma | 5 | |
| Charlie Bachman 1923–1927 | 4–0 | Kansas State | 4 | |
| Ernest Bearg 1925–1928 | 3–1 | Nebraska | 4 | |
| Ossie Solem 1928–1931 | 3–1 | Drake | 4 | |
| Bennie Owen 1923–1926 | 2–2 | Oklahoma | 4 | |
| Bill Hargiss 1928–1931 | 2–2 | Kansas | 4 | |
| Harry Hughes 1935–1940 | 2–2 | Colorado State | 4 | |
| Bo McMillin 1928–1931 | 1–3 | Kansas State | 4 | |
| Biff Jones 1935–1941 | 0–4 | Oklahoma, Nebraska | 4 |
Gwinn Henry’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 |
|---|---|---|
| Oklahomaseries | 14 | 5–8–1 |
| Iowa Stateseries | 13 | 9–4 |
| Nebraskaseries | 13 | 3–7–3 |
| Kansas Stateseries | 12 | 7–5 |
| Kansasseries | 9 | 4–4–1 |
| Washington St. Louisseries | 8 | 7–1 |
| Drakeseries | 6 | 4–2 |
| Colorado Stateseries | 4 | 2–2 |
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1912–14 | Howard Payne | Head coach | |
| 1918–22 | Emporia | Head coach | |
| 1923–31 | Missouri | Head coach | |
| 1933 | St. Louis Gunners | Head coach | |
| 1934–36 | New Mexico | Head coach | |
| 1939–42 | Kansas | 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
- Harry KipkeMichigan State, Michigan
- Vic HurtTulsa, Oklahoma Baptist
Coached under him, later head coaches (2)
| Coach | With him | Head coach at | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harry Kipke | Missouri, 1924–27: assistant coach | Michigan State, Michigan | |
| Vic Hurt | Kansas, 1939–42: assistant coach | Tulsa, Oklahoma Baptist |
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.