Harry Stiteler
Harry Stiteler went 8–21–2 as a head coach, 1948–1950, at Texas A&M. Share
- Record
- 8–21–2 career
- Seasons
- 3
- Schools
- 1
- Final AP top 10
- 0 seasons
- Best season
- 1950 7–4
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | Conference finish | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 | Texas A&M | 0–9–1 | 7th | |||
| 1949 | Texas A&M | 1–8–1 | 7th | |||
| 1950 | Texas A&M | 7–4 | T–3rd | Presidential Cup Bowl W |
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.
Players he coached
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 | 6 | 1–4–1 | 25% |
| Against top-10 teams | 5 | 1–3–1 | 30% |
| Against rivals | 17 | 4–12–1 | 26% |
| Conference games | 18 | 3–13–2 | 22% |
| Bowls and playoffs | 1 | 1–0 | 100% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 10 | 1–7–2 | 20% |
| At home | 13 | 5–7–1 | 42% |
| On the road | 16 | 1–14–1 | 9% |
| At neutral sites | 2 | 2–0 | 100% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 2 | 2–0 | 100% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 29 | 6–21–2 | 24% |
His own 31 games on file, 1948–1950, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dell Morgan 1948–1950 | 2–1 | Texas Tech | 3 | |
| Dutch Meyer 1948–1950 | 1–2 | TCU | 3 | |
| Blair Cherry 1948–1950 | 0–2–1 | Texas | 3 | |
| Bud Wilkinson 1948–1950 | 0–3 | Oklahoma | 3 | |
| Jess Neely 1948–1950 | 0–3 | Rice | 3 |
Harry Stiteler’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 |
|---|---|---|
| Texas Techseries | 3 | 2–1 |
| Arkansasseries | 3 | 1–2 |
| SMUseries | 3 | 1–1–1 |
| TCUseries | 3 | 1–2 |
| Oklahomaseries | 3 | 0–3 |
| Baylorseries | 3 | 0–3 |
| Riceseries | 3 | 0–3 |
| Texasseries | 3 | 0–2–1 |
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1931–33 | Smithville HS (TX) high school | Head coach | |
| 1934–37 | Bellville HS (TX) high school | Head coach | |
| 1938–41 | Corpus Christi HS (TX) high school | Head coach | |
| 1942–45 | Waco HS (TX) high school | Head coach | |
| 1946 | Rice | Assistant coach | |
| 1947 | Texas A&M | Backfield coach | |
| 1948–50 | Texas A&M | Head coach |
Every job as the infobox of his Wikipedia article lists it (CC BY-SA), assistant jobs included.
Coaching tree
Worked under
- Jess NeelyRice
- Homer NortonTexas A&M
Assistants who became head coaches
- J.T. KingTexas Tech
Worked under (2)
| Head coach | Team | Years | His job | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jess Neely | Rice | 1946 | Assistant coach | |
| Homer Norton | Texas A&M | 1947 | Backfield coach |
Coached under him, later head coaches (1)
| Coach | With him | Head coach at | |
|---|---|---|---|
| J.T. King | Texas A&M, 1948–49: assistant coach | Texas Tech |
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.