Jeff Cravath
Jeff Cravath went 74–43–9 as a head coach, 1929–1950, at Denver, San Francisco and USC. Share
- Record
- 74–43–9 career
- Seasons
- 13
- Schools
- 3
- Final AP top 10
- 2 seasons
- Best season
- 1944 8–0–2, No. 7
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | Conference finish | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1929 | Denver | 5–1–1 | T–2nd | |||
| 1930 | Denver | 5–4 | 4th | |||
| 1931 | Denver | 4–6 | 8th | |||
| 1932–40: not a college head coach | ||||||
| 1941 | San Francisco | 6–4 | ||||
| 1942 | USC | 5–5–1 | 4th | |||
| 1943 | USC | 8–2 | 1st | Rose Bowl W | ||
| 1944 | USC | 8–0–2 | 1st | Rose Bowl W | 7 | |
| 1945 | USC | 7–4 | 1st | Rose Bowl L | 11 | |
| 1946 | USC | 6–4 | 3rd | |||
| 1947 | USC | 7–2–1 | 1st | Rose Bowl L | 8 | |
| 1948 | USC | 6–3–1 | 3rd | |||
| 1949 | USC | 5–3–1 | T–3rd | |||
| 1950 | USC | 2–5–2 | 7th | |||
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.
Players he coached
Paul ClearyConsensus All‑American, 1947- Leo RiggsNo. 7 pick, 1946
Every player from his seasons with a Heisman top-five finish, a national award, consensus All-America honors or a first-round pick. Photos: Wikimedia Commons, free licenses; credits on each player’s page.
How his teams did
| Kind of game | Games | Record | Won |
|---|---|---|---|
| Against ranked teams | 21 | 7–13–1 | 36% |
| Against top-10 teams | 15 | 4–11 | 27% |
| Against rivals | 29 | 16–10–3 | 60% |
| Conference games | 74 | 47–21–6 | 68% |
| Bowls and playoffs | 4 | 2–2 | 50% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 43 | 19–15–9 | 55% |
| At home | 78 | 52–21–5 | 70% |
| On the road | 42 | 19–19–4 | 50% |
| At neutral sites | 6 | 3–3 | 50% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 85 | 63–17–5 | 77% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 41 | 11–26–4 | 32% |
His own 126 games on file, 1929–1950, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ralph Welch 1942–1947 | 4–1–1 | Washington | 6 | |
| Marchy Schwartz 1942–1950 | 3–2–1 | Stanford | 6 | |
| Frank Leahy 1942–1950 | 1–4–1 | Notre Dame | 6 | |
| Stub Allison 1942–1944 | 4–0–1 | California | 5 | |
| Bert LaBrucherie 1945–1948 | 4–1 | UCLA | 5 | |
| Babe Horrell 1942–1944 | 3–1–1 | UCLA | 5 | |
| Jim Aiken 1941–1950 | 3–1 | Nevada, Oregon | 4 | |
| Lon Stiner 1945–1948 | 3–1 | Oregon State | 4 | |
| Pappy Waldorf 1947–1950 | 1–3 | California | 4 | |
| Phil Sarboe 1946–1949 | 3–0 | Washington State | 3 |
Jeff Cravath’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 |
|---|---|---|
| Californiaseries | 12 | 8–3–1 |
| UCLAseries | 12 | 8–3–1 |
| Washingtonseries | 9 | 6–2–1 |
| Stanfordseries | 7 | 3–3–1 |
| Notre Dameseries | 6 | 1–4–1 |
| Washington Stateseries | 5 | 4–0–1 |
| Oregonseries | 5 | 4–1 |
| Ohio Stateseries | 5 | 1–3–1 |
Other roles
- Team captain, USC 1926
From each season’s Wikipedia article.
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1927–28 | USC | Assistant coach | |
| 1929–31 | Denver | Head coach | |
| 1932 | Chaffey | Assistant coach | |
| 1933–40 | USC | Assistant coach | |
| 1941 | San Francisco | Head coach | |
| 1942–50 | USC | Head coach |
Every job as the infobox of his Wikipedia article lists it (CC BY-SA), assistant jobs included.
Coaching tree
Worked under
- Howard JonesUSC
Assistants who became head coaches
- Robert WinslowArizona
- Sam BarryUSC, Knox
- Jess HillUSC, Long Beach
- Ray GeorgeTexas A&M
- Walter MilliganPittsburgh
Worked under (1)
| Head coach | Team | Years | His job | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Howard Jones | USC | 1927–40 | Assistant coach |
Coached under him, later head coaches (5)
| Coach | With him | Head coach at | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Winslow | USC, 1943–46, 1948: backfield coach | Arizona | |
| Sam Barry | USC, 1945–50: assistant coach | USC, Knox | |
| Jess Hill | USC, 1946–48: assistant coach | USC, Long Beach | |
| Ray George | USC, 1946–50: line coach | Texas A&M | |
| Walter Milligan | USC, 1950: assistant coach | Pittsburgh |
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.