J. Rix
J. Rix went 39–34–11 as a head coach, 1909–1929, at Austin, Southwestern, SMU and Miami. Share
Six seasons our game records don’t credit to him come from the coach’s Wikipedia article: 1909–10 at Austin; 1914–16 at Southwestern; 1929 at Miami. They’re marked in the table.
- Record
- 39–34–11 career
- Seasons
- 11
- Schools
- 4
- AP poll
- Began in 1936, after this career
- Best season
- 1918 4–2
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | Conference finish | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1909 | Austin * | 5–3–2 | ||||
| 1910 | Austin * | 4–3–2 | ||||
| 1911–13: not a college head coach | ||||||
| 1914 | Southwestern * | 4–4 | ||||
| 1915 | Southwestern * | 4–3 | 7th / | |||
| 1916 | Southwestern * | 3–5–1 | 8th / | |||
| 1917 | SMU | 3–2–3 | ||||
| 1918 | SMU | 4–2 | 5th | |||
| 1919 | SMU | 5–4–1 | 6th | |||
| 1920 | SMU | 3–5–2 | 6th | |||
| 1921 | SMU coached two of eight games | 1–1 | ||||
| 1922–28: not a college head coach | ||||||
| 1929 | Miami * | 3–2 | T–13th | |||
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. * A season our game records don’t credit to him; its record is the article’s.
How his teams did
| Kind of game | Games | Record | Won |
|---|---|---|---|
| Against rivals | 4 | 0–4 | 0% |
| Conference games | 13 | 1–10–2 | 15% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 16 | 4–6–6 | 44% |
| At home | 28 | 14–9–5 | 59% |
| On the road | 7 | 1–5–1 | 21% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 22 | 15–4–3 | 75% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 13 | 0–10–3 | 12% |
His own 35 games on file, 1917–1921, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bubs Mosley 1917–1919 | 1–0–2 | Baylor | 3 | |
| Dana Bible 1919–1921 | 0–3 | Texas A&M | 3 |
J. Rix’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 |
|---|---|---|
| Austinseries | 4 | 3–1 |
| Howard Payneseries | 4 | 2–2 |
| Baylorseries | 4 | 1–0–3 |
| Trinity (Texas)series | 3 | 3–0 |
| Riceseries | 3 | 0–3 |
| Texas A&Mseries | 3 | 0–3 |
| Daniel Bakerseries | 2 | 2–0 |
| Texasseries | 2 | 0–2 |
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1909–10 | Austin | Head coach | |
| 1911–13 | Texas | Assistant coach | |
| 1914–16 | Southwestern (TX) | Head coach | |
| 1917–21 | SMU | Head coach | |
| 1929 | Miami (FL) | Head coach |
Every job as the infobox of his Wikipedia article lists it (CC BY-SA), assistant jobs included.
Coaching tree
Worked under
- Dave AllerdiceTexas
Assistants who became head coaches
- Ray MorrisonSMU, Vanderbilt, Temple, Austin
Worked under (1)
| Head coach | Team | Years | His job | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Allerdice | Texas | 1911–13 | Assistant coach |
Coached under him, later head coaches (1)
| Coach | With him | Head coach at | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ray Morrison | SMU, 1921: assistant coach | SMU, Vanderbilt, Temple, Austin |
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.