Henry Frnka
Henry Frnka went 71–32–5 as a head coach, 1941–1951, at Tulsa and Tulane. Share
- Record
- 71–32–5 career
- Seasons
- 11
- Schools
- 2
- Final AP top 10
- 1 season
- Best season
- 1942 10–1, No. 4
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | Conference finish | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1941 | Tulsa | 8–2 | 1st | Sun Bowl W | ||
| 1942 | Tulsa | 10–1 | 1st | Sugar Bowl L | 4 | |
| 1943 | Tulsa | 6–1–1 | 1st | Sugar Bowl L | 15 | |
| 1944 | Tulsa | 8–2 | 2nd | Orange Bowl W | ||
| 1945 | Tulsa | 8–3 | 2nd | Oil Bowl L | 17 | |
| 1946 | Tulane | 3–7 | 9th | |||
| 1947 | Tulane | 2–5–2 | 7th | |||
| 1948 | Tulane | 9–1 | 3rd | 13 | ||
| 1949 | Tulane | 7–2–1 | 1st | |||
| 1950 | Tulane | 6–2–1 | 4th | 20 | ||
| 1951 | Tulane | 4–6 | 11th |
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 | 18 | 3–15 | 17% |
| Against top-10 teams | 11 | 2–9 | 18% |
| Against rivals | 21 | 11–8–2 | 57% |
| Conference games | 50 | 30–17–3 | 63% |
| Bowls and playoffs | 5 | 2–3 | 40% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 30 | 11–14–5 | 45% |
| At home | 74 | 51–18–5 | 72% |
| On the road | 28 | 17–11 | 61% |
| At neutral sites | 6 | 3–3 | 50% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 76 | 60–12–4 | 82% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 32 | 11–20–1 | 36% |
His own 108 games on file, 1941–1951, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Lookabaugh 1941–1945 | 3–2 | Oklahoma State | 5 | |
| Dell Morgan 1941–1945 | 4–0 | Texas Tech | 4 | |
| Red Drew 1947–1950 | 3–1 | Alabama | 4 | |
| John Vaught 1947–1951 | 2–2 | Ole Miss | 4 | |
| Bobby Dodd 1946–1949 | 1–3 | Georgia Tech | 4 | |
| Gaynell Tinsley 1948–1951 | 1–2–1 | LSU | 4 | |
| Frank Leahy 1946–1950 | 0–4 | Notre Dame | 4 | |
| Frank Kimbrough 1941–1945 | 3–0 | Baylor | 3 | |
| Vee Green 1941–1945 | 3–0 | Drake | 3 | |
| Earl Brown 1948–1950 | 3–0 | Auburn | 3 |
Henry Frnka’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 |
|---|---|---|
| Auburnseries | 6 | 5–1 |
| Georgia Techseries | 6 | 2–4 |
| LSUseries | 6 | 1–3–2 |
| Arkansasseries | 5 | 4–1 |
| Baylorseries | 5 | 4–1 |
| Ole Missseries | 5 | 3–2 |
| Oklahoma Stateseries | 5 | 3–2 |
| Alabamaseries | 5 | 3–2 |
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1926–30 | Lubbock HS (TX) high school | Head coach | |
| 1931–35 | Greenville HS (TX) high school | Head coach | |
| 1936–39 | Vanderbilt | Assistant coach | |
| 1940 | Temple | Assistant coach | |
| 1941–45 | Tulsa | Head coach | |
| 1946–51 | Tulane | Head coach |
Every job as the infobox of his Wikipedia article lists it (CC BY-SA), assistant jobs included.
Coaching tree
Worked under
- Ray MorrisonVanderbilt, Temple
Assistants who became head coaches
- Walter MilliganPittsburgh
- Clyde LeeHouston, Kilgore
- Andy PilneyTulane
- J.T. KingTexas Tech
- Tommy O’BoyleTulane, Missouri State
- Raymond WolfNorth Carolina, Georgia Pre-Flight, Florida, Tulane
Worked under (1)
| Head coach | Team | Years | His job | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ray Morrison | Vanderbilt | 1936–39 | Assistant coach | |
| Ray Morrison | Temple | 1940 | Assistant coach |
Coached under him, later head coaches (6)
| Coach | With him | Head coach at | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Walter Milligan | Tulsa, 1941–45: assistant coach | Pittsburgh | |
| Clyde Lee | Tulsa, 1945: assistant coach | Houston, Kilgore | |
| Andy Pilney | Tulane, 1946–51: backfield coach | Tulane | |
| J.T. King | Tulane, 1946–47: assistant coach | Texas Tech | |
| Tommy O’Boyle | Tulane, 1946: assistant coach | Tulane, Missouri State | |
| Raymond Wolf | Tulane, 1950–51: line coach | North Carolina, Georgia Pre-Flight, Florida, Tulane |
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.