Jack Meagher
Jack Meagher went 106–84–14 as a head coach, 1924–1944, at St. Edward’s, Rice, Auburn and Iowa Pre-Flight. Share
Five seasons our game records don’t credit to him come from the coach’s Wikipedia article: 1924–28 at St. Edward’s. They’re marked in the table.
- Record
- 106–84–14 career
- Seasons
- 20
- Schools
- 4
- Final AP top 10
- 1 season
- Best season
- 1944 10–1, No. 6
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | Conference finish | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1924 | St. Edward’s * | 6–2 | ||||
| 1925 | St. Edward’s * | 3–4–1 | T–10th | |||
| 1926 | St. Edward’s * | 4–6 | 8th | |||
| 1927 | St. Edward’s * | 3–3–3 | 4th | |||
| 1928 | St. Edward’s * | 6–5 | 2nd | |||
| 1929 | Rice | 2–7 | 7th | |||
| 1930 | Rice | 8–4 | 6th | |||
| 1931 | Rice | 6–4 | 4th | |||
| 1932 | Rice | 7–3 | 3rd | |||
| 1933 | Rice | 3–8 | 7th | |||
| 1934 | Auburn | 2–8 | 10th | |||
| 1935 | Auburn | 8–2 | 4th | |||
| 1936 | Auburn | 7–2–2 | 3rd | Bacardi T | ||
| 1937 | Auburn | 6–2–3 | 3rd | Orange Bowl W | ||
| 1938 | Auburn | 4–5–1 | T–7th | |||
| 1939 | Auburn | 5–5–1 | T–5th | |||
| 1940 | Auburn | 6–4–1 | 5th | |||
| 1941 | Auburn | 4–5–1 | 11th | |||
| 1942 | Auburn | 6–4–1 | 7th | 16 | ||
| 1943: not a college head coach | ||||||
| 1944 | Iowa Pre-Flight | 10–1 | 6 | |||
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 | 10 | 4–6 | 40% |
| Against top-10 teams | 5 | 2–3 | 40% |
| Against rivals | 68 | 30–32–6 | 49% |
| Conference games | 87 | 35–45–7 | 44% |
| Bowls and playoffs | 1 | 1–0 | 100% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 69 | 28–31–10 | 48% |
| At home | 73 | 51–20–2 | 71% |
| On the road | 73 | 26–41–6 | 40% |
| At neutral sites | 12 | 7–3–2 | 67% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 85 | 60–20–5 | 74% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 73 | 24–44–5 | 36% |
His own 158 games on file, 1929–1944, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| William Alexander 1934–1942 | 5–4 | Georgia Tech | 9 | |
| Bernie Moore 1935–1942 | 3–4–1 | LSU | 8 | |
| Clipper Smith 1936–1942 | 4–1–2 | Villanova | 7 | |
| Madison Bell 1929–1941 | 1–6 | Texas A&M, SMU | 7 | |
| Red Dawson 1936–1941 | 1–2–3 | Tulane | 6 | |
| Clyde Littlefield 1929–1933 | 2–3 | Texas | 5 | |
| Morley Jennings 1929–1933 | 2–3 | Baylor | 5 | |
| Ray Morrison 1929–1933 | 1–4 | SMU | 5 | |
| Francis Schmidt 1929–1933 | 0–5 | TCU | 5 | |
| Fred Thomsen 1930–1933 | 3–1 | Arkansas | 4 |
Jack Meagher’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 |
|---|---|---|
| LSUseries | 11 | 4–6–1 |
| Georgia Techseries | 9 | 5–4 |
| Georgiaseries | 9 | 5–3–1 |
| Tulaneseries | 9 | 3–3–3 |
| Floridaseries | 8 | 4–3–1 |
| Villanovaseries | 7 | 4–1–2 |
| SMUseries | 7 | 1–6 |
| Birmingham-Southernseries | 6 | 5–1 |
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1921–28 | St. Edward’s | Head coach | |
| 1929–33 | Rice | Head coach | |
| 1934–42 | Auburn | Head coach | |
| 1944 | Iowa Pre-Flight service team | Head coach | |
| 1946 | Miami Seahawks AAFC | Head coach |
Every job as the infobox of his Wikipedia article lists it (CC BY-SA), assistant jobs included.
Coaching tree
Assistants who became head coaches
- Jimmy KittsRice, Virginia Tech, Dallas
- Dell MorganTexas Tech
- Ralph JordanAuburn
- Bud WilkinsonOklahoma, St. Louis Cardinals
Coached under him, later head coaches (4)
| Coach | With him | Head coach at | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jimmy Kitts | Rice, 1931–33: freshman coach | Rice, Virginia Tech, Dallas | |
| Dell Morgan | Auburn, 1934–39: line coach | Texas Tech | |
| Ralph Jordan | Auburn, 1934–42: assistant coach; Miami Seahawks, 1946: assistant coach | Auburn | |
| Bud Wilkinson | Iowa Pre-Flight, 1944: assistant coach | Oklahoma, St. Louis Cardinals |
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.