John Maulbetsch
John Maulbetsch went 32–41–8 as a head coach, 1920–1928, at Phillips and Oklahoma State. Wikipedia’s season articles record one season differently (1922, 4–4–1); by them his record is 31–41–8. Share
- Record
- 32–41–8 career
- Seasons
- 9
- Schools
- 2
- AP poll
- Began in 1936, after this career
- Best season
- 1924 6–1–2
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| Season | School | Record | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920 | Phillips | 4–4–2 | ||
| 1921 | Oklahoma State | 5–4–1 | ||
| 1922 | Oklahoma State | 5–4–1 (Wikipedia: 4–4–1) | ||
| 1923 | Oklahoma State | 2–8 | ||
| 1924 | Oklahoma State | 6–1–2 | ||
| 1925 | Oklahoma State | 2–5–1 | ||
| 1926 | Oklahoma State | 3–4–1 | ||
| 1927 | Oklahoma State | 4–4 | ||
| 1928 | Oklahoma State | 1–7 |
Each season links to the team’s season page; bowls and playoff games link to the game.
How his teams did
| Kind of game | Games | Record | Won |
|---|---|---|---|
| Against rivals | 11 | 2–7–2 | 27% |
| Conference games | 29 | 10–16–3 | 40% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 31 | 12–11–8 | 52% |
| At home | 38 | 22–12–4 | 63% |
| On the road | 42 | 9–29–4 | 26% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 37 | 19–14–4 | 57% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 43 | 12–27–4 | 33% |
His own 80 games on file, 1920–1928, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Francis Schmidt 1922–1927 | 2–4 | Arkansas | 6 | |
| Bennie Owen 1921–1926 | 1–3–2 | Oklahoma | 6 | |
| Madison Bell 1923–1926 | 1–3 | TCU | 4 | |
| Potsy Clark 1923–1925 | 1–2 | Kansas | 3 | |
| Bob Higgins 1925–1927 | 1–1–1 | Washington St. Louis | 3 | |
| Ray Morrison 1922–1924 | 0–2–1 | SMU | 3 |
John Maulbetsch’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 |
|---|---|---|
| Arkansasseries | 8 | 3–5 |
| Oklahomaseries | 8 | 2–4–2 |
| TCUseries | 7 | 2–5 |
| Southwestern Oklahoma Stateseries | 5 | 5–0 |
| Creightonseries | 5 | 1–3–1 |
| Tulsaseries | 4 | 0–3–1 |
| Phillipsseries | 3 | 3–0 |
| Washington St. Louisseries | 3 | 1–1–1 |