Jack Chevigny
Jack Chevigny went 26–16–3 as a head coach, 1933–1943, at St. Edward’s, Texas and Camp Lejeune. Share
Two seasons our game records don’t credit to him come from the coach’s Wikipedia article: 1933 at St. Edward’s; 1943 at Camp Lejeune. They’re marked in the table.
- Record
- 26–16–3 career
- Seasons
- 5
- Schools
- 3
- Final AP top 10
- 0 seasons
- Best season
- 1934 7–2–1
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | Conference finish | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1933 | St. Edward’s * | 7–2 | 1st | |||
| 1934 | Texas | 7–2–1 | 2nd | |||
| 1935 | Texas | 4–6 | T–6th | |||
| 1936 | Texas | 2–6–1 | T–6th | |||
| 1937–42: not a college head coach | ||||||
| 1943 | Camp Lejeune * | 6–0–1 | ||||
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 ranked teams | 2 | 0–2 | 0% |
| Against top-10 teams | 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| Against rivals | 19 | 10–9 | 53% |
| Conference games | 18 | 6–11–1 | 36% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 15 | 8–5–2 | 60% |
| At home | 13 | 5–6–2 | 46% |
| On the road | 13 | 5–8 | 38% |
| At neutral sites | 3 | 3–0 | 100% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 12 | 6–5–1 | 54% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 17 | 7–9–1 | 44% |
His own 29 games on file, 1934–1936, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Homer Norton 1934–1936 | 2–1 | Texas A&M | 3 | |
| Morley Jennings 1934–1936 | 2–1 | Baylor | 3 | |
| Dutch Meyer 1934–1936 | 1–2 | TCU | 3 | |
| Fred Thomsen 1934–1936 | 1–2 | Arkansas | 3 | |
| Jimmy Kitts 1934–1936 | 0–3 | Rice | 3 |
Jack Chevigny’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 |
|---|---|---|
| Oklahomaseries | 3 | 3–0 |
| Baylorseries | 3 | 2–1 |
| Texas A&Mseries | 3 | 2–1 |
| Arkansasseries | 3 | 1–2 |
| TCUseries | 3 | 1–2 |
| Riceseries | 3 | 0–3 |
| SMUseries | 3 | 0–2–1 |
| Centenary (LA)series | 2 | 1–1 |
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1929–31 | Notre Dame | Assistant coach | |
| 1932 | Chicago Cardinals NFL | Head coach | |
| 1933 | St. Edward’s | Head coach | |
| 1934–36 | Texas | Head coach | |
| 1943 | Camp Lejeune service team | Head coach |
Every job as the infobox of his Wikipedia article lists it (CC BY-SA), assistant jobs included.
Coaching tree
Worked under
- Knute RockneNotre Dame
- Hunk AndersonNotre Dame
Assistants who became head coaches
- Clyde LittlefieldTexas
- Edwin PriceTexas
Worked under (2)
| Head coach | Team | Years | His job | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Knute Rockne | Notre Dame | 1929–30 | Assistant coach | |
| Hunk Anderson | Notre Dame | 1931 | Assistant coach |
Coached under him, later head coaches (2)
| Coach | With him | Head coach at | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clyde Littlefield | Texas, 1936: assistant coach | Texas | |
| Edwin Price | Texas, 1936: assistant coach | Texas |
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.
Books
Books: Open Library (CC0); most-reissued first, each linked to its page there.