J.T. King
J.T. King went 44–45–3 as a head coach, 1961–1969, at Texas Tech. Share
- Record
- 44–45–3 career
- Seasons
- 9
- Schools
- 1
- Final AP top 10
- 0 seasons
- Best season
- 1965 8–3
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | Conference finish | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | Texas Tech | 4–6 | T–6th | |||
| 1962 | Texas Tech | 1–9 | 8th | |||
| 1963 | Texas Tech | 5–5 | T–6th | |||
| 1964 | Texas Tech | 6–4–1 | T–4th | Sun Bowl L | ||
| 1965 | Texas Tech | 8–3 | T–2nd | Gator Bowl L | 10 | |
| 1966 | Texas Tech | 4–6 | T–6th | |||
| 1967 | Texas Tech | 6–4 | 2nd | |||
| 1968 | Texas Tech | 5–3–2 | 4th | |||
| 1969 | Texas Tech | 5–5 | T–3rd |
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
Donny AndersonFourth in the 1965 Heisman vote
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 | 13 | 3–10 | 23% |
| Against top-10 teams | 13 | 3–10 | 23% |
| Against rivals | 39 | 15–24 | 38% |
| Conference games | 63 | 27–35–1 | 44% |
| Bowls and playoffs | 2 | 0–2 | 0% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 33 | 18–12–3 | 59% |
| At home | 53 | 31–20–2 | 60% |
| On the road | 37 | 13–23–1 | 36% |
| At neutral sites | 2 | 0–2 | 0% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 42 | 24–16–2 | 60% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 50 | 20–29–1 | 41% |
His own 92 games on file, 1961–1969, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darrell Royal 1961–1969 | 2–7 | Texas | 9 | |
| Frank Broyles 1961–1969 | 2–7 | Arkansas | 9 | |
| Hayden Fry 1962–1969 | 5–3 | SMU | 8 | |
| John Bridgers 1961–1968 | 3–5 | Baylor | 8 | |
| Abe Martin 1961–1966 | 3–3 | TCU | 6 | |
| Jess Neely 1961–1966 | 2–3–1 | Rice | 6 | |
| Gene Stallings 1965–1969 | 3–2 | Texas A&M | 5 | |
| Bo Hagan 1967–1969 | 3–0 | Rice | 3 | |
| Joe Kerbel 1961–1964 | 2–1 | West Texas | 3 | |
| Hank Foldberg 1962–1964 | 2–1 | Texas A&M | 3 |
J.T. King’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 |
|---|---|---|
| Riceseries | 9 | 5–3–1 |
| Texas A&Mseries | 9 | 5–4 |
| SMUseries | 9 | 5–4 |
| Baylorseries | 9 | 4–5 |
| TCUseries | 9 | 4–5 |
| Arkansasseries | 9 | 2–7 |
| Texasseries | 9 | 2–7 |
| Mississippi Stateseries | 5 | 1–3–1 |
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1942–45 | Enid HS (OK) high school | Head coach | |
| 1946–47 | Tulane | Assistant coach | |
| 1948–49 | Texas A&M | Assistant coach | |
| 1950–52 | Texas | Assistant coach | |
| 1954–56 | Texas | Assistant coach | |
| 1957–60 | Texas Tech | Assistant coach | |
| 1961–69 | Texas Tech | Head coach |
Every job as the infobox of his Wikipedia article lists it (CC BY-SA), assistant jobs included.
Coaching tree
Worked under
- Henry FrnkaTulane
- Harry StitelerTexas A&M
- Blair CherryTexas
- Edwin PriceTexas
- DeWitt WeaverTexas Tech
Assistants who became head coaches
- Jim WrightWichita State
- Grant TeaffBaylor, McMurry, Angelo State
- Tom WilsonTexas A&M
Worked under (5)
| Head coach | Team | Years | His job | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Henry Frnka | Tulane | 1946–47 | Assistant coach | |
| Harry Stiteler | Texas A&M | 1948–49 | Assistant coach | |
| Blair Cherry | Texas | 1950 | Assistant coach | |
| Edwin Price | Texas | 1951–56 | Assistant coach | |
| DeWitt Weaver | Texas Tech | 1957–60 | Assistant coach |
Coached under him, later head coaches (3)
| Coach | With him | Head coach at | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Wright | Texas Tech, 1961–66: assistant coach | Wichita State | |
| Grant Teaff | Texas Tech, 1966–68: assistant coach | Baylor, McMurry, Angelo State | |
| Tom Wilson | Texas Tech, 1966–69: assistant coach | Texas A&M |
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.