James Stewart
James Stewart went 10–18–2 as a head coach, 1942–1944, at SMU. Share
- Record
- 10–18–2 career
- Seasons
- 3
- Schools
- 1
- Final AP top 10
- 0 seasons
- Best season
- 1944 5–5
Season by season
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| Season | School | Record | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1942 | SMU | 3–6–2 | ||
| 1943 | SMU | 2–7 | ||
| 1944 | SMU | 5–5 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Against ranked teams | 5 | 0–5 | 0% |
| Against top-10 teams | 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| Against rivals | 7 | 4–3 | 57% |
| Conference games | 16 | 5–10–1 | 34% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 14 | 5–7–2 | 43% |
| At home | 16 | 8–7–1 | 53% |
| On the road | 12 | 2–9–1 | 21% |
| At neutral sites | 2 | 0–2 | 0% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 12 | 6–5–1 | 54% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 18 | 4–13–1 | 25% |
His own 30 games on file, 1942–1944, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dutch Meyer 1942–1944 | 2–1 | TCU | 3 | |
| Jess Neely 1942–1944 | 1–2 | Rice | 3 | |
| Dana Bible 1942–1944 | 0–3 | Texas | 3 | |
| Homer Norton 1942–1944 | 0–3 | Texas A&M | 3 |
James Stewart’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 |
|---|---|---|
| Arkansasseries | 3 | 2–1 |
| TCUseries | 3 | 2–1 |
| Riceseries | 3 | 1–2 |
| Texas A&Mseries | 3 | 0–3 |
| Texasseries | 3 | 0–3 |
| Texas Techseries | 2 | 1–1 |
| Tulaneseries | 2 | 0–2 |
| North Texasseries | 1 | 1–0 |