John Brothers
John Brothers went 45–25–4 as a head coach, 1946–1952, at Tulsa. Share
- Record
- 45–25–4 career
- Seasons
- 7
- Schools
- 1
- Final AP top 10
- 0 seasons
- Best season
- 1952 8–2–1, No. 12
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 | Tulsa | 9–1 | 17 | ||
| 1947 | Tulsa | 5–5 | |||
| 1948 | Tulsa | 0–9–1 | |||
| 1949 | Tulsa | 5–5–1 | |||
| 1950 | Tulsa | 9–1–1 | 18 | ||
| 1951 | Tulsa | 9–2 | |||
| 1952 | Tulsa | 8–2–1 | Gator Bowl L | 12 |
Each season links to the team’s season page; bowls and playoff games link to the game.
Players he coached
Clyde LeForceNo. 6 AAFC pick, 1947
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 | 5 | 3–2 | 60% |
| Against top-10 teams | 1 | 1–0 | 100% |
| Against rivals | 7 | 5–1–1 | 79% |
| Conference games | 24 | 17–4–3 | 77% |
| Bowls and playoffs | 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 24 | 11–9–4 | 54% |
| At home | 46 | 33–11–2 | 74% |
| On the road | 27 | 12–13–2 | 48% |
| At neutral sites | 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 54 | 40–12–2 | 76% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 20 | 5–13–2 | 30% |
His own 74 games on file, 1946–1952, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dell Morgan 1946–1950 | 2–3 | Texas Tech | 5 | |
| Jim Lookabaugh 1946–1949 | 2–1–1 | Oklahoma State | 4 | |
| John Barnhill 1946–1949 | 1–3 | Arkansas | 4 | |
| Ralph Graham 1946–1949 | 3–0 | Wichita State, Kansas State | 3 | |
| Jennings Whitworth 1950–1952 | 3–0 | Oklahoma State | 3 | |
| Clyde Lee 1950–1952 | 2–1 | Houston | 3 | |
| Otis Douglas 1950–1952 | 2–1 | Arkansas | 3 | |
| Bob Woodruff 1947–1952 | 0–3 | Baylor, Florida | 3 |
John Brothers’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 |
|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma Stateseries | 7 | 5–1–1 |
| Wichita Stateseries | 7 | 5–1–1 |
| Texas Techseries | 7 | 4–3 |
| Arkansasseries | 7 | 3–4 |
| Detroit Mercyseries | 7 | 3–3–1 |
| Villanovaseries | 3 | 3–0 |
| Kansas Stateseries | 3 | 3–0 |
| Houstonseries | 3 | 2–1 |
Coaching tree
Assistants who became head coaches
- Clyde LeeHouston, Kilgore
- Bernie WituckiTulsa
- DeWitt WeaverTexas Tech
- Jack MitchellWichita State, Arkansas, Kansas
- Darrell RoyalMississippi State, Washington, Texas, Edmonton Eskimos
Coached under him, later head coaches (5)
| Coach | With him | Head coach at | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clyde Lee | Tulsa, 1946–47: assistant coach | Houston, Kilgore | |
| Bernie Witucki | Tulsa, 1949–52: assistant coach | Tulsa | |
| DeWitt Weaver | Tulsa, 1949–50: assistant coach | Texas Tech | |
| Jack Mitchell | Tulsa, 1950: assistant coach | Wichita State, Arkansas, Kansas | |
| Darrell Royal | Tulsa, 1951: assistant coach | Mississippi State, Washington, Texas, Edmonton Eskimos |
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.