Jim McDonald
Jim McDonald went 5–5 as a head coach, 1963, at Tennessee. Share
- Record
- 5–5 career
- Seasons
- 1
- Schools
- 1
- Final AP top 10
- 0 seasons
- Best season
- 1963 5–5
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | Tennessee | 5–5 |
Each season links to the team’s season page; bowls and playoff games link to the game.
Players he coached
Dick EveyNo. 14 pick, 1964
Every player from his seasons with a Heisman top-five finish, a national award, consensus All-America honors or a first-round pick.
How his teams did
| Kind of game | Games | Record | Won |
|---|---|---|---|
| Against ranked teams | 2 | 0–2 | 0% |
| Against top-10 teams | 2 | 0–2 | 0% |
| Against rivals | 5 | 2–3 | 40% |
| Conference games | 8 | 3–5 | 38% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 2 | 0–2 | 0% |
| At home | 6 | 3–3 | 50% |
| On the road | 4 | 2–2 | 50% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 6 | 4–2 | 67% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 4 | 1–3 | 25% |
His own 10 games on file, 1963, 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.
Most-faced opponents
| Opponent | Games | Record |
|---|---|---|
| Kentuckyseries | 1 | 1–0 |
| Chattanoogaseries | 1 | 1–0 |
| Vanderbiltseries | 1 | 1–0 |
| Richmondseries | 1 | 1–0 |
| Tulaneseries | 1 | 1–0 |
| Auburnseries | 1 | 0–1 |
| Georgia Techseries | 1 | 0–1 |
| Ole Missseries | 1 | 0–1 |
Coaching tree
Assistants who became head coaches
- Charles CoffeyVirginia Tech
- Harvey RobinsonTennessee
Coached under him, later head coaches (2)
| Coach | With him | Head coach at | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charles Coffey | Tennessee, 1963: defensive line coach | Virginia Tech | |
| Harvey Robinson | Tennessee, 1963: backfield coach | Tennessee |
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.