John Barnhill
John Barnhill went 54–22–5 as a head coach, 1941–1949, at Tennessee and Arkansas. Share
- Record
- 54–22–5 career
- Seasons
- 8
- Schools
- 2
- Final AP top 10
- 1 season
- Best season
- 1942 9–1–1, No. 7
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | Conference finish | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1941 | Tennessee | 8–2 | 2nd | 18 | ||
| 1942 | Tennessee | 9–1–1 | T–2nd | Sugar Bowl W | 7 | |
| 1943: not a college head coach | ||||||
| 1944 | Tennessee | 7–1–1 | 2nd | Rose Bowl L | 12 | |
| 1945 | Tennessee | 8–1 | 2nd | 14 | ||
| 1946 | Arkansas | 6–3–2 | T–1st | Cotton Bowl T | 16 | |
| 1947 | Arkansas | 6–4–1 | T–5th | Dixie Bowl W | ||
| 1948 | Arkansas | 5–5 | 5th | |||
| 1949 | Arkansas | 5–5 | 6th | |||
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
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 | 18 | 6–11–1 | 36% |
| Against top-10 teams | 11 | 2–8–1 | 23% |
| Against rivals | 24 | 13–8–3 | 60% |
| Conference games | 43 | 25–16–2 | 60% |
| Bowls and playoffs | 4 | 2–1–1 | 63% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 24 | 11–8–5 | 56% |
| At home | 47 | 38–7–2 | 83% |
| On the road | 27 | 13–12–2 | 52% |
| At neutral sites | 7 | 3–3–1 | 50% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 53 | 44–6–3 | 86% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 28 | 10–16–2 | 39% |
His own 81 games on file, 1941–1949, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A.D. Kirwan 1941–1944 | 4–0 | Kentucky | 4 | |
| Dutch Meyer 1946–1949 | 4–0 | TCU | 4 | |
| Bernie Moore 1941–1946 | 3–0–1 | LSU | 4 | |
| John Brothers 1946–1949 | 3–1 | Tulsa | 4 | |
| Rube McCray 1945–1949 | 2–2 | William & Mary | 4 | |
| Jess Neely 1946–1949 | 1–3 | Rice | 4 | |
| Madison Bell 1946–1949 | 1–3 | SMU | 4 | |
| Frank Thomas 1941–1945 | 0–3–1 | Alabama | 4 | |
| Harry Mehre 1942–1945 | 3–0 | Ole Miss | 3 | |
| Blair Cherry 1947–1949 | 0–3 | Texas | 3 |
John Barnhill’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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kentuckyseries | 5 | 5–0 |
| Ole Missseries | 5 | 4–1 |
| Tulsaseries | 5 | 4–1 |
| Vanderbiltseries | 4 | 4–0 |
| TCUseries | 4 | 4–0 |
| LSUseries | 4 | 3–0–1 |
| Texas A&Mseries | 4 | 3–0–1 |
| William & Maryseries | 4 | 2–2 |
Other roles
- Team captain, Tennessee 1927
From each season’s Wikipedia article.
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1931–34 | Tennessee | Freshman coach | |
| 1935–40 | Tennessee | Line coach | |
| 1941–45 | Tennessee | Head coach | |
| 1946–49 | Arkansas | Head coach |
Every job as the infobox of his Wikipedia article lists it (CC BY-SA), assistant jobs included.
Coaching tree
Worked under
- Bob NeylandTennessee
- W.H. BrittonTennessee
Assistants who became head coaches
- Bill BarnesUCLA
- Bob WoodruffBaylor, Florida
- W.H. BrittonTennessee, Hawai’i
- Ray GravesFlorida
- Murray WarmathMississippi State, Minnesota
- George ColeArkansas, Ozarks
Worked under (2)
| Head coach | Team | Years | His job | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Neyland | Tennessee | 1931–40 | 1931–34: freshman coach; 1936–40: line coach | |
| W.H. Britton | Tennessee | 1935 | Line coach |
Coached under him, later head coaches (6)
| Coach | With him | Head coach at | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Barnes | Tennessee, 1941: assistant coach; Arkansas, 1946–49: assistant coach | UCLA | |
| Bob Woodruff | Tennessee, 1941: assistant coach | Baylor, Florida | |
| W.H. Britton | Tennessee, 1941–42: ends coach | Tennessee, Hawai’i | |
| Ray Graves | Tennessee, 1944–45: line coach | Florida | |
| Murray Warmath | Tennessee, 1945: line coach | Mississippi State, Minnesota | |
| George Cole | Arkansas, 1946–49: assistant coach | Arkansas, Ozarks |
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.