John Bridgers
John Bridgers went 59–74–2 as a head coach, 1953–1968, at Johns Hopkins and Baylor. Share
Four seasons our game records don’t credit to him come from the coach’s Wikipedia article: 1953–56 at Johns Hopkins. They’re marked in the table.
- Record
- 59–74–2 career
- Seasons
- 14
- Schools
- 2
- Final AP top 10
- 0 seasons
- Best season
- 1960 8–3, No. 12
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | Conference finish | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1953 | Johns Hopkins * | 2–6 | T–5th | |||
| 1954 | Johns Hopkins * | 2–6 | T–4th | |||
| 1955 | Johns Hopkins * | 2–6 | T–5th | |||
| 1956 | Johns Hopkins * | 4–3–1 | 1st | |||
| 1957–58: not a college head coach | ||||||
| 1959 | Baylor | 4–6 | 5th | |||
| 1960 | Baylor | 8–3 | T–2nd | Gator Bowl L | 12 | |
| 1961 | Baylor | 6–5 | T–6th | Gotham Bowl W | ||
| 1962 | Baylor | 4–6 | T–4th | |||
| 1963 | Baylor | 8–3 | 2nd | Bluebonnet Bowl W | 20 | |
| 1964 | Baylor | 5–5 | 3rd | |||
| 1965 | Baylor | 5–5 | T–4th | |||
| 1966 | Baylor | 5–5 | 5th | |||
| 1967 | Baylor | 1–8–1 | 8th | |||
| 1968 | Baylor | 3–7 | 5th | |||
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
Don TrullFourth in the 1963 Heisman vote- Ronnie BullNo. 3 AFL pick, 1962
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 | 22 | 3–19 | 14% |
| Against top-10 teams | 16 | 2–14 | 13% |
| Against rivals | 42 | 17–25 | 40% |
| Conference games | 69 | 31–37–1 | 46% |
| Bowls and playoffs | 3 | 2–1 | 67% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 49 | 24–24–1 | 50% |
| At home | 46 | 26–19–1 | 58% |
| On the road | 54 | 21–33 | 39% |
| At neutral sites | 3 | 2–1 | 67% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 47 | 31–16 | 66% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 56 | 18–37–1 | 33% |
His own 103 games on file, 1959–1968, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frank Broyles 1959–1968 | 3–6–1 | Arkansas | 10 | |
| Darrell Royal 1959–1968 | 0–10 | Texas | 10 | |
| Jess Neely 1959–1966 | 7–1 | Rice | 8 | |
| J.T. King 1961–1968 | 5–3 | Texas Tech | 8 | |
| Abe Martin 1959–1966 | 2–6 | TCU | 8 | |
| Hayden Fry 1962–1968 | 4–3 | SMU | 7 | |
| Gene Stallings 1965–1968 | 2–2 | Texas A&M | 4 | |
| Bill Meek 1959–1961 | 2–1 | SMU | 3 | |
| Jim Myers 1959–1961 | 2–1 | Texas A&M | 3 | |
| Hank Foldberg 1962–1964 | 2–1 | Texas A&M | 3 |
John Bridgers’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 |
|---|---|---|
| Riceseries | 10 | 8–2 |
| Texas Techseries | 10 | 7–3 |
| Texas A&Mseries | 10 | 6–4 |
| SMUseries | 10 | 6–4 |
| Arkansasseries | 10 | 3–6–1 |
| TCUseries | 10 | 2–8 |
| Texasseries | 10 | 0–10 |
| Coloradoseries | 4 | 2–2 |
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 | Auburn | Graduate assistant | |
| 1947–51 | Sewanee | Line coach | |
| 1953–56 | Johns Hopkins | Head coach | |
| 1957–58 | Baltimore Colts NFL | Assistant coach | |
| 1959–68 | Baylor | Head coach | |
| 1969 | Pittsburgh Steelers NFL | Assistant coach | |
| 1970–72 | South Carolina | Assistant coach |
Every job as the infobox of his Wikipedia article lists it (CC BY-SA), assistant jobs included.
Coaching tree
Worked under
- Carl VoylesAuburn
- Paul DietzelSouth Carolina
Assistants who became head coaches
- Hayden FrySMU, North Texas, Iowa
Worked under (2)
| Head coach | Team | Years | His job | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carl Voyles | Auburn | 1946 | Graduate assistant | |
| Paul Dietzel | South Carolina | 1970–72 | Assistant coach |
Coached under him, later head coaches (1)
| Coach | With him | Head coach at | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hayden Fry | Baylor, 1959–60: defensive backs coach | SMU, North Texas, Iowa |
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.