Jim Tatum
Jim Tatum went 109–37–7 as a head coach, 1942–1958, at North Carolina, Jacksonville NAS, Oklahoma and Maryland. His 1953 Maryland team claims the national title. Share
One season our game records don’t credit to him comes from the coach’s Wikipedia article: 1945 at Jacksonville NAS. It’s marked in the table.
- Record
- 109–37–7 career
- Seasons
- 15
- Schools
- 4
- National titles
- 1 claimed: 1953
- Hall of Fame
- 1984 inducted
- Best season
- 1953 10–1, No. 1
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | Conference finish | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1942 | North Carolina | 5–2–2 | T–4th | |||
| 1943–44: not a college head coach | ||||||
| 1945 | Jacksonville NAS * | 9–2 | ||||
| 1946 | Oklahoma | 8–3 | T–1st | Gator Bowl W | 14 | |
| 1947 | Maryland | 7–2–2 | T–6th | Gator Bowl T | ||
| 1948 | Maryland | 6–4 | 6th | |||
| 1949 | Maryland | 9–1 | 2nd | Gator Bowl W | 14 | |
| 1950 | Maryland | 7–2–1 | 5th | |||
| 1951 | Maryland | 10–0 | T–1st | Sugar Bowl W | 3 | |
| 1952 | Maryland | 7–2 | 13 | |||
| 1953 | Maryland | 10–1 | T–1st | Orange Bowl L | 1 | |
| 1954 | Maryland | 7–2–1 | 2nd | 8 | ||
| 1955 | Maryland | 10–1 | T–1st | Orange Bowl L | 3 | |
| 1956 | North Carolina | 2–7–1 | 5th | |||
| 1957 | North Carolina | 6–4 | T–3rd | |||
| 1958 | North Carolina | 6–4 | 4th | |||
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.
Players he coached
Bernie FaloneyFourth in the 1953 Heisman vote- Bob PellegriniNo. 4 pick, 1956
- Stan JonesConsensus All‑American, 1953
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 | 25 | 10–15 | 40% |
| Against top-10 teams | 10 | 3–7 | 30% |
| Against rivals | 33 | 21–10–2 | 67% |
| Conference games | 69 | 48–16–5 | 73% |
| Bowls and playoffs | 6 | 3–2–1 | 58% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 43 | 19–17–7 | 52% |
| At home | 59 | 45–10–4 | 80% |
| On the road | 65 | 45–19–1 | 70% |
| At neutral sites | 18 | 10–6–2 | 61% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 99 | 80–16–3 | 82% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 43 | 20–19–4 | 51% |
His own 142 games on file, 1942–1958, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rex Enright 1942–1955 | 7–0 | South Carolina | 7 | |
| Don Faurot 1946–1955 | 7–0 | Missouri | 7 | |
| Frank Howard 1952–1958 | 5–1 | Clemson | 6 | |
| Wallace Butts 1947–1956 | 3–2–1 | Georgia | 6 | |
| Andy Gustafson 1948–1957 | 4–1 | Miami | 5 | |
| Beattie Feathers 1946–1951 | 3–1–1 | NC State | 5 | |
| Eddie Erdelatz 1950–1957 | 4–0 | Navy | 4 | |
| George Barclay 1951–1955 | 4–0 | Washington and Lee, North Carolina | 4 | |
| Red Sanders 1947–1955 | 2–2 | Vanderbilt, UCLA | 4 | |
| Carl Snavely 1947–1951 | 1–2–1 | North Carolina | 4 |
Jim Tatum’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 |
|---|---|---|
| South Carolinaseries | 10 | 9–1 |
| NC Stateseries | 10 | 4–5–1 |
| Missouriseries | 7 | 7–0 |
| George Washingtonseries | 7 | 7–0 |
| North Carolinaseries | 7 | 4–2–1 |
| Dukeseries | 7 | 2–4–1 |
| Clemsonseries | 6 | 5–1 |
| Wake Forestseries | 6 | 4–0–2 |
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1936–38 | Cornell | Assistant coach | |
| 1939–41 | North Carolina | Assistant coach | |
| 1942 | North Carolina | Head coach | |
| 1943 | Iowa Pre-Flight service team | Assistant coach | |
| 1945 | Jacksonville NAS service team | Head coach | |
| 1946 | Oklahoma | Head coach | |
| 1947–55 | Maryland | Head coach | |
| 1956–58 | North Carolina | Head coach |
Every job as the infobox of his Wikipedia article lists it (CC BY-SA), assistant jobs included.
Coaching tree
Worked under
- Carl SnavelyCornell
- Raymond WolfNorth Carolina
- Don FaurotIowa Pre-Flight
Assistants who became head coaches
- Bud WilkinsonOklahoma, St. Louis Cardinals
- Bill MeekKansas State, Houston, SMU, Utah
- George BarclayLafayette, Washington and Lee, North Carolina
- Warren GieseSouth Carolina
- Jim LaRueArizona
- Tommy MontMaryland, DePauw
- Bud CarsonGeorgia Tech, Cleveland Browns
Worked under (3)
| Head coach | Team | Years | His job | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carl Snavely | Cornell | 1936–38 | Assistant coach | |
| Raymond Wolf | North Carolina | 1939–41 | Assistant coach | |
| Don Faurot | Iowa Pre-Flight service team | 1943 | Assistant coach |
Coached under him, later head coaches (7)
| Coach | With him | Head coach at | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bud Wilkinson | Oklahoma, 1946: assistant coach | Oklahoma, St. Louis Cardinals | |
| Bill Meek | Maryland, 1947–50: backfield coach | Kansas State, Houston, SMU, Utah | |
| George Barclay | Maryland, 1947–48: assistant coach; North Carolina, 1957–58: assistant coach | Lafayette, Washington and Lee, North Carolina | |
| Warren Giese | Maryland, 1949–55: ends coach | South Carolina | |
| Jim LaRue | Maryland, 1950: freshman coach | Arizona | |
| Tommy Mont | Maryland, 1951–55: backfield coach | Maryland, DePauw | |
| Bud Carson | North Carolina, 1958: defensive backs coach | Georgia Tech, Cleveland Browns |
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.