J. Quinn Decker
J. Quinn Decker went 23–39–1 as a head coach in the games on file: 1946 at The Citadel, 1947 at The Citadel, 1948 at The Citadel, 1949 at The Citadel, 1950 at The Citadel, 1951 at The Citadel and 1952 at The Citadel. His full head-coaching career isn’t in our records. Share
- Record
- 23–39–1 games on file
- Seasons
- 7
- Schools
- 1
- Final AP top 10
- 0 seasons
- Best season
- 1949 4–5
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 | The Citadel | 3–5 | ||
| 1947 | The Citadel | 3–5 | ||
| 1948 | The Citadel | 2–7 | ||
| 1949 | The Citadel | 4–5 | ||
| 1950 | The Citadel | 4–6 | ||
| 1951 | The Citadel | 4–6 | ||
| 1952 | The Citadel | 3–5–1 |
Each season links to the team’s season page; bowls and playoff games link to the game.
How his teams did
| Kind of game | Games | Record | Won |
|---|---|---|---|
| Against ranked teams | 3 | 0–3 | 0% |
| Against top-10 teams | 2 | 0–2 | 0% |
| Against rivals | 15 | 2–12–1 | 17% |
| Conference games | 34 | 8–25–1 | 25% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 19 | 10–8–1 | 55% |
| At home | 30 | 19–11 | 63% |
| On the road | 31 | 4–26–1 | 15% |
| At neutral sites | 2 | 0–2 | 0% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 29 | 20–9 | 69% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 34 | 3–30–1 | 10% |
His own 63 games on file, 1946–1952, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rex Enright 1946–1952 | 1–5 | South Carolina | 6 | |
| Thomas Nugent 1949–1952 | 1–3 | VMI | 4 | |
| Bobby Dodd 1947–1952 | 0–3 | Georgia Tech | 3 | |
| Bill Young 1950–1952 | 0–2–1 | Furman | 3 | |
| Bob Woodruff 1950–1952 | 0–3 | Florida | 3 |
J. Quinn Decker’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 |
|---|---|---|
| Presbyterianseries | 7 | 6–1 |
| Davidsonseries | 7 | 5–2 |
| VMIseries | 7 | 2–5 |
| Furmanseries | 7 | 0–6–1 |
| Newberryseries | 6 | 6–0 |
| South Carolinaseries | 6 | 1–5 |
| Floridaseries | 4 | 0–4 |
| Georgia Techseries | 3 | 0–3 |
Coaching tree
Assistants who became head coaches
- Johnnie McMillanSouth Carolina, The Citadel, South Georgia, Erskine
Coached under him, later head coaches (1)
| Coach | With him | Head coach at | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Johnnie McMillan | The Citadel, 1952: offensive line coach | South Carolina, The Citadel, South Georgia, Erskine |
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.