Howard Jones
Howard Jones went 194–64–21 as a head coach, 1908–1940, at Syracuse, Yale, Ohio State, Iowa, Duke and USC. His teams claim six national titles: Iowa in 1921 and 1922 and USC in 1928, 1931, 1932 and 1939. Wikipedia’s season articles record one season differently (1918, 6–2); by them his record is 194–64–20. Share
- Record
- 194–64–21 career
- Seasons
- 29
- Schools
- 6
- National titles
- 6 claimed
- Hall of Fame
- 1951 inducted
- Best season
- 1939 8–0–2, No. 3
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | Conference finish | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1908 | Syracuse | 6–3–1 | ||||
| 1909 | Yale | 10–0 | ||||
| 1910 | Ohio State | 6–1–3 | T–3rd | |||
| 1911–12: not a college head coach | ||||||
| 1913 | Yale | 5–2–3 | ||||
| 1914–15: not a college head coach | ||||||
| 1916 | Iowa | 4–3 | 6th | |||
| 1917 | Iowa | 3–5 | T–8th | |||
| 1918 | Iowa | 6–2–1 (Wikipedia: 6–2) | T–4th | |||
| 1919 | Iowa | 5–2 | 6th | |||
| 1920 | Iowa | 5–2 | 5th | |||
| 1921 | Iowa | 7–0 | 1st | |||
| 1922 | Iowa | 7–0 | T–1st | |||
| 1923 | Iowa | 5–3 | T–5th | |||
| 1924 | Duke | 4–5 | ||||
| 1925 | USC | 11–2 | T–3rd | |||
| 1926 | USC | 8–2 | 2nd | |||
| 1927 | USC | 8–1–1 | T–1st | |||
| 1928 | USC | 9–0–1 | 1st | |||
| 1929 | USC | 10–2 | T–1st | Rose Bowl W | ||
| 1930 | USC | 8–2 | 2nd | |||
| 1931 | USC | 10–1 | 1st | Rose Bowl W | ||
| 1932 | USC | 10–0 | 1st | Rose Bowl W | ||
| 1933 | USC | 10–1–1 | 3rd | |||
| 1934 | USC | 4–6–1 | 7th | |||
| 1935 | USC | 5–7 | 8th | Poi W | ||
| 1936 | USC | 4–2–3 | 4th | |||
| 1937 | USC | 4–4–2 | 7th | |||
| 1938 | USC | 9–2 | T–1st | Rose Bowl W | 7 | |
| 1939 | USC | 8–0–2 | 1st | Rose Bowl W | 3 | |
| 1940 | USC | 3–4–2 | 7th | |||
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
Cotton Warburton
Erny Pinckert
Henry Hobbs
Aubrey Devine
Aaron Rosenberg
Jesse Hibbs
Ted Coy
Bill Horr
Johnny Baker
John Kilpatrick
Ernie Smith
Lester Belding
- Stephen PhilbinConsensus All‑American, 1909
- Gaius ShaverConsensus All‑American, 1931
- Mort KaerConsensus All‑American, 1926
- Morley DruryConsensus All‑American, 1927
- Hamlin AndrusConsensus All‑American, 1909
- Carroll CooneyConsensus All‑American, 1909
5 more
Gordon Locke (Consensus All‑American, 1922); Harry Smith (Consensus All‑American, 1939); Bud Talbott (Consensus All‑American, 1913); Doyle Nave (No. 6 pick, 1940); Grenny Lansdell (No. 10 pick, 1940).
18 of the 23 players from his seasons with a Heisman top-five finish, a national award, consensus All-America honors or a first-round pick, the best of each school he coached among them. 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 | 6–5–1 | 54% |
| Against top-10 teams | 10 | 5–4–1 | 55% |
| Against rivals | 79 | 43–29–7 | 59% |
| Conference games | 133 | 86–35–12 | 69% |
| Bowls and playoffs | 5 | 5–0 | 100% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 86 | 35–32–19 | 52% |
| At home | 187 | 141–34–12 | 79% |
| On the road | 78 | 42–29–7 | 58% |
| At neutral sites | 5 | 5–0 | 100% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 209 | 162–32–15 | 81% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 61 | 26–31–4 | 46% |
His own 270 games on file, 1908–1940, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| O.E. Hollingbery 1926–1940 | 10–2–3 | Washington State | 15 | |
| James Phelan 1922–1940 | 7–6 | Purdue, Washington | 13 | |
| Robert Zuppke 1918–1940 | 5–5 | Illinois | 10 | |
| Pop Warner 1908–1932 | 5–3–1 | Carlisle, Stanford | 9 | |
| Paul Schissler 1925–1932 | 8–0 | Oregon State | 8 | |
| Lon Stiner 1933–1940 | 3–1–4 | Oregon State | 8 | |
| William Spaulding 1922–1938 | 5–1–1 | Minnesota, UCLA | 7 | |
| Tiny Thornhill 1933–1939 | 3–4 | Stanford | 7 | |
| Elmer Layden 1934–1940 | 2–4–1 | Notre Dame | 7 | |
| Knute Rockne 1921–1930 | 2–4 | Notre Dame | 6 |
Howard Jones’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 |
|---|---|---|
| Oregon Stateseries | 16 | 11–1–4 |
| Washington Stateseries | 16 | 10–3–3 |
| Stanfordseries | 16 | 8–7–1 |
| Notre Dameseries | 16 | 7–8–1 |
| Californiaseries | 15 | 8–6–1 |
| Washingtonseries | 13 | 7–6 |
| Illinoisseries | 10 | 5–5 |
| Oregonseries | 9 | 8–0–1 |
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1908 | Syracuse | Head coach | |
| 1909 | Yale | Head coach | |
| 1910 | Ohio State | Head coach | |
| 1913 | Yale | Head coach | |
| 1916–23 | Iowa | Head coach | |
| 1924 | Duke | Head coach | |
| 1925–40 | USC | 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
- Fred MurphyMissouri, Northwestern, Denver, Kentucky
- Paul WithingtonWisconsin, Columbia
- Sam BarryUSC, Knox
- Jeff CravathDenver, San Francisco, USC
- Hobbs AdamsKansas State
Coached under him, later head coaches (5)
| Coach | With him | Head coach at | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fred Murphy | Yale, 1913: advisory coach | Missouri, Northwestern, Denver, Kentucky | |
| Paul Withington | Yale, 1913: line coach | Wisconsin, Columbia | |
| Sam Barry | Iowa, 1922–23: assistant coach; USC, 1929–40: assistant coach | USC, Knox | |
| Jeff Cravath | USC, 1927–28, 1933–40: assistant coach | Denver, San Francisco, USC | |
| Hobbs Adams | USC, 1935–39: assistant coach | Kansas State |
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.