John Sauer
John Sauer went 8–9–1 as a head coach in the games on file: 1955 at The Citadel and 1956 at The Citadel. His full head-coaching career isn’t in our records. Share
- Record
- 8–9–1 games on file
- Seasons
- 2
- Schools
- 1
- Final AP top 10
- 0 seasons
- Best season
- 1955 5–4
Season by season
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| Season | School | Record | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | The Citadel | 5–4 | ||
| 1956 | The Citadel | 3–5–1 |
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 ranked teams | 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| Against rivals | 5 | 1–4 | 20% |
| Conference games | 8 | 3–5 | 38% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 12 | 6–5–1 | 54% |
| At home | 10 | 7–2–1 | 75% |
| On the road | 8 | 1–7 | 13% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 12 | 7–4–1 | 63% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 6 | 1–5 | 17% |
His own 18 games on file, 1955–1956, 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.
Most-faced opponents
| Opponent | Games | Record |
|---|---|---|
| Presbyterianseries | 2 | 2–0 |
| Furmanseries | 2 | 1–1 |
| Richmondseries | 2 | 1–1 |
| Davidsonseries | 2 | 1–1 |
| Newberryseries | 2 | 1–0–1 |
| Woffordseries | 2 | 0–2 |
| Stetsonseries | 1 | 1–0 |
| Elonseries | 1 | 1–0 |