James Pixlee
James Pixlee went 83–61–14 as a head coach, 1914–1937, at Missouri Wesleyan, Oklahoma State, Westminster and George Washington. Share
11 seasons our game records don’t credit to him come from the coach’s Wikipedia article: 1914 at Missouri Wesleyan; 1922–28 at Westminster; 1929–31 at George Washington (on file under another coach). They’re marked in the table.
- Record
- 83–61–14 career
- Seasons
- 19
- Schools
- 4
- Final AP top 10
- 0 seasons
- Best season
- 1936 7–1–1
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | Conference finish | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1914 | Missouri Wesleyan * | 6–2 | ||||
| 1915–18: not a college head coach | ||||||
| 1919 | Oklahoma State | 3–3–2 | 8th | |||
| 1920 | Oklahoma State | 0–7–1 | T–7th | |||
| 1921: not a college head coach | ||||||
| 1922 | Westminster * | 0–5–2 | T–13th | |||
| 1923 | Westminster * | 3–5 | 9th | |||
| 1924 | Westminster * | 9–0 | 1st | |||
| 1925 | Westminster * | 5–2 | 4th | |||
| 1926 | Westminster * | 7–1 | 1st | |||
| 1927 | Westminster * | 2–4–1 | 4th | |||
| 1928 | Westminster * | 6–2–1 | 3rd | |||
| 1929 | George Washington * | 0–8 | ||||
| 1930 | George Washington * | 4–4–1 | ||||
| 1931 | George Washington * | 5–2–1 | ||||
| 1932 | George Washington | 6–2–1 | ||||
| 1933 | George Washington | 5–3–1 | ||||
| 1934 | George Washington | 6–3–1 | ||||
| 1935 | George Washington | 6–3 | ||||
| 1936 | George Washington | 7–1–1 | ||||
| 1937 | George Washington | 3–4–1 | ||||
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 | 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| Against top-10 teams | 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| Against rivals | 4 | 0–3–1 | 13% |
| Conference games | 5 | 0–5 | 0% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 30 | 12–10–8 | 53% |
| At home | 50 | 26–16–8 | 60% |
| On the road | 20 | 10–10 | 50% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 43 | 28–10–5 | 71% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 27 | 8–16–3 | 35% |
His own 70 games on file, 1919–1937, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trusty Tallman 1934–1936 | 3–0 | West Virginia | 3 | |
| Gus Henderson 1933–1935 | 2–1 | Tulsa | 3 | |
| Jim Weaver 1934–1936 | 2–1 | Wake Forest | 3 | |
| Frank Thomas 1932–1937 | 0–3 | Alabama | 3 |
James Pixlee’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 |
|---|---|---|
| Tulsaseries | 7 | 2–4–1 |
| Catawbaseries | 4 | 4–0 |
| Wake Forestseries | 4 | 3–1 |
| West Virginiaseries | 4 | 3–1 |
| Oklahomaseries | 4 | 1–2–1 |
| North Dakotaseries | 3 | 2–1 |
| Alabamaseries | 3 | 0–3 |
| West Virginia Wesleyanseries | 2 | 2–0 |
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1914–16 | Missouri Wesleyan | Head coach | |
| 1919–20 | Oklahoma A&M | Head coach | |
| 1922–28 | Westminster (MO) | Head coach | |
| 1929–37 | George Washington | Head coach |
Every job as the infobox of his Wikipedia article lists it (CC BY-SA), assistant jobs included.