H.N. Russell
H.N. Russell went 13–15–2 as a head coach, 1950–1952, at SMU. Share
- Record
- 13–15–2 career
- Seasons
- 3
- Schools
- 1
- Final AP top 10
- 0 seasons
- Best season
- 1950 6–4
Season by season
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| Season | School | Record | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | SMU | 6–4 | ||
| 1951 | SMU | 3–6–1 | ||
| 1952 | SMU | 4–5–1 |
Each season links to the team’s season page; bowls and playoff games link to the game.
Players he coached
Dick HightowerConsensus All‑American, 1951
Every player from his seasons with a Heisman top-five finish, a national award, consensus All-America honors or a first-round pick. Photos: Wikimedia Commons, free licenses; credits on each player’s page.
How his teams did
| Kind of game | Games | Record | Won |
|---|---|---|---|
| Against ranked teams | 12 | 3–9 | 25% |
| Against top-10 teams | 5 | 1–4 | 20% |
| Against rivals | 6 | 2–4 | 33% |
| Conference games | 18 | 6–10–2 | 39% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 15 | 5–8–2 | 40% |
| At home | 15 | 5–9–1 | 37% |
| On the road | 15 | 8–6–1 | 57% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 14 | 8–6 | 57% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 16 | 5–9–2 | 38% |
His own 30 games on file, 1950–1952, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Don Faurot 1950–1952 | 3–0 | Missouri | 3 | |
| Otis Douglas 1950–1952 | 3–0 | Arkansas | 3 | |
| Jess Neely 1950–1952 | 2–1 | Rice | 3 | |
| Bobby Dodd 1950–1952 | 1–2 | Georgia Tech | 3 | |
| Dutch Meyer 1950–1952 | 0–3 | TCU | 3 | |
| George Sauer 1950–1952 | 0–2–1 | Baylor | 3 |
H.N. Russell’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 |
|---|---|---|
| Arkansasseries | 3 | 3–0 |
| Missouriseries | 3 | 3–0 |
| Riceseries | 3 | 2–1 |
| Georgia Techseries | 3 | 1–2 |
| Texas A&Mseries | 3 | 1–1–1 |
| Baylorseries | 3 | 0–2–1 |
| Texasseries | 3 | 0–3 |
| TCUseries | 3 | 0–3 |