Jimmy DeHart
Jimmy DeHart went 51–50–6 as a head coach, 1922–1932, at Washington and Lee and Duke. Share
- Record
- 51–50–6 career
- Seasons
- 11
- Schools
- 2
- AP poll
- Began in 1936, after this career
- Best season
- 1930 8–1–2
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | Conference finish | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1922 | Washington and Lee | 5–3–1 | T–11th | |||
| 1923 | Washington and Lee | 6–2–1 | T–1st | |||
| 1924 | Washington and Lee | 6–3–1 | 5th | |||
| 1925 | Washington and Lee | 5–5 | 4th | |||
| 1926 | Duke | 3–6 | ||||
| 1927 | Duke | 4–5 | ||||
| 1928 | Duke | 5–5 | T–10th | |||
| 1929 | Duke | 4–6 | T–7th | |||
| 1930 | Duke | 8–1–2 | 4th | |||
| 1931 | Washington and Lee | 4–5–1 | 14th | |||
| 1932 | Washington and Lee | 1–9 | T–18th |
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.
How his teams did
| Kind of game | Games | Record | Won |
|---|---|---|---|
| Against rivals | 16 | 7–7–2 | 50% |
| Conference games | 39 | 23–13–3 | 63% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 40 | 13–21–6 | 40% |
| At home | 48 | 34–13–1 | 72% |
| On the road | 59 | 17–37–5 | 33% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 50 | 39–9–2 | 80% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 57 | 12–41–4 | 25% |
His own 107 games on file, 1922–1932, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| William L. Younger 1926–1931 | 3–3 | Davidson | 6 | |
| Greasy Neale 1923–1932 | 3–2 | Virginia, West Virginia | 5 | |
| Gus Tebell 1925–1929 | 3–2 | NC State | 5 | |
| Chuck Collins 1926–1930 | 0–4–1 | North Carolina | 5 | |
| B.C. Cubbage 1922–1925 | 2–1–1 | Virginia Tech | 4 | |
| Curley Byrd 1924–1932 | 2–2 | Maryland | 4 | |
| William Ingram 1927–1930 | 1–3 | Navy | 4 | |
| Harry Gamage 1930–1932 | 1–2 | Kentucky | 3 | |
| Clarence Spears 1922–1924 | 0–2–1 | West Virginia | 3 | |
| Billy Laval 1925–1930 | 0–3 | Furman, South Carolina | 3 |
Jimmy DeHart’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 |
|---|---|---|
| NC Stateseries | 9 | 7–2 |
| Virginiaseries | 7 | 6–1 |
| Davidsonseries | 7 | 3–4 |
| Kentuckyseries | 6 | 3–2–1 |
| Wake Forestseries | 6 | 3–2–1 |
| Virginia Techseries | 6 | 3–2–1 |
| West Virginiaseries | 6 | 0–5–1 |
| Navyseries | 5 | 1–4 |
Other roles
- Team captain, Pittsburgh 1919
From each season’s Wikipedia article.
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1920–21 | Georgia | Backfield coach | |
| 1922–25 | Washington and Lee | Head coach | |
| 1926–30 | Duke | Head coach | |
| 1931–32 | Washington and Lee | Head coach |
Every job as the infobox of his Wikipedia article lists it (CC BY-SA), assistant jobs included.
Coaching tree
Worked under
- Herman StegemanGeorgia
Worked under (1)
| Head coach | Team | Years | His job | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Herman Stegeman | Georgia | 1920–21 | Backfield coach |
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.