J.W. Jones
J.W. Jones went 0–9 as a head coach in the games on file: 1924 at Sam Houston, 1925 at Sam Houston, 1926 at Sam Houston, 1927 at Sam Houston, 1928 at Sam Houston, 1929 at Sam Houston, 1930 at Sam Houston and 1931 at Sam Houston. His full head-coaching career isn’t in our records. Wikipedia’s season articles record eight seasons differently (1924, 2–5–1, 1925, 5–4, 1926, 5–3–1, 1927, 4–4–1, 1928, 5–5, 1929, 5–3–1, 1930, 9–1 and 1931, 3–6); by them his record is 38–31–4. Share
- Record
- 0–9 games on file
- Seasons
- 8
- Schools
- 1
- AP poll
- Began in 1936, after this career
- Best season
- 1924 0–1
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1924 | Sam Houston | 0–1 (Wikipedia: 2–5–1) | ||
| 1925 | Sam Houston | 0–2 (Wikipedia: 5–4) | ||
| 1926 | Sam Houston | 0–1 (Wikipedia: 5–3–1) | ||
| 1927 | Sam Houston | 0–1 (Wikipedia: 4–4–1) | ||
| 1928 | Sam Houston | 0–1 (Wikipedia: 5–5) | ||
| 1929 | Sam Houston | 0–1 (Wikipedia: 5–3–1) | ||
| 1930 | Sam Houston | 0–1 (Wikipedia: 9–1) | ||
| 1931 | Sam Houston | 0–1 (Wikipedia: 3–6) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 4 | 0–4 | 0% |
| On the road | 9 | 0–9 | 0% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 2 | 0–2 | 0% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 7 | 0–7 | 0% |
His own nine games on file, 1924–1931, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Heisman 1924–1927 | 0–4 | Rice | 4 | |
| Jack Meagher 1929–1931 | 0–3 | Rice | 3 |
J.W. 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Riceseries | 8 | 0–8 |
| Texas A&Mseries | 1 | 0–1 |