Jack Faber
Jack Faber went 12–13–4 as a head coach, 1935–1941, at Maryland. Share
- Record
- 12–13–4 career
- Seasons
- 3
- Schools
- 1
- Final AP top 10
- 0 seasons
- Best season
- 1935 7–2–2
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | Conference finish | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1935 | Maryland | 7–2–2 | 3rd | |||
| 1936–39: not a college head coach | ||||||
| 1940 | Maryland | 2–6–1 | 12th | |||
| 1941 | Maryland | 3–5–1 | T–11th | |||
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.
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 | 4 | 2–2 | 50% |
| Conference games | 10 | 4–4–2 | 50% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 14 | 8–2–4 | 71% |
| At home | 18 | 8–7–3 | 53% |
| On the road | 11 | 4–6–1 | 41% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 15 | 9–3–3 | 70% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 14 | 3–10–1 | 25% |
His own 29 games on file, 1935–1941, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Hagerty 1935–1941 | 1–2 | Georgetown | 3 |
Jack Faber’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 |
|---|---|---|
| Floridaseries | 3 | 2–1 |
| McDanielseries | 3 | 2–0–1 |
| Georgetownseries | 3 | 1–2 |
| VMIseries | 3 | 1–2 |
| Washington and Leeseries | 3 | 1–0–2 |
| Rutgersseries | 2 | 1–1 |
| Virginiaseries | 2 | 1–1 |
| Hampden Sydneyseries | 2 | 1–1 |
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1933–34 | Maryland | Assistant coach | |
| 1935 | Maryland | Head coach | |
| 1940–41 | Maryland | Head coach |
Every job as the infobox of his Wikipedia article lists it (CC BY-SA), assistant jobs included.
Coaching tree
Worked under
- Curley ByrdMaryland
Assistants who became head coaches
- Frank DobsonClemson, Richmond, South Carolina, Maryland, Apprentice School
Worked under (1)
| Head coach | Team | Years | His job | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Curley Byrd | Maryland | 1933–34 | Assistant coach |
Coached under him, later head coaches (1)
| Coach | With him | Head coach at | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frank Dobson | Maryland, 1935: assistant coach | Clemson, Richmond, South Carolina, Maryland, Apprentice School |
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.