John Whelchel
John Whelchel went 13–5 as a head coach, 1942–1943, at Navy. Share
- Record
- 13–5 career
- Seasons
- 2
- Schools
- 1
- Final AP top 10
- 1 season
- Best season
- 1943 8–1, No. 4
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | Conference finish | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1942 | Navy | 5–4 | ||||
| 1943 | Navy | 8–1 | 4 |
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 | 7 | 4–3 | 57% |
| Against top-10 teams | 7 | 4–3 | 57% |
| Against rivals | 4 | 2–2 | 50% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 6 | 5–1 | 83% |
| At home | 11 | 9–2 | 82% |
| On the road | 4 | 4–0 | 100% |
| At neutral sites | 3 | 0–3 | 0% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 13 | 10–3 | 77% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 5 | 3–2 | 60% |
His own 18 games on file, 1942–1943, 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Columbiaseries | 2 | 2–0 |
| Pennsylvaniaseries | 2 | 2–0 |
| Armyseries | 2 | 2–0 |
| Georgia Techseries | 2 | 1–1 |
| Notre Dameseries | 2 | 0–2 |
| Yaleseries | 1 | 1–0 |
| Dukeseries | 1 | 1–0 |
| Cornellseries | 1 | 1–0 |
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1919–24 | Navy | Assistant coach | |
| 1926 | Navy | Assistant coach | |
| 1942–43 | Navy | Head coach | |
| 1949 | Washington Redskins NFL | Head coach |
Every job as the infobox of his Wikipedia article lists it (CC BY-SA), assistant jobs included.
Coaching tree
Worked under
- Gilmour DobieNavy
- Bob FolwellNavy
- William IngramNavy
Assistants who became head coaches
- Rip MillerNavy
Worked under (3)
| Head coach | Team | Years | His job | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gilmour Dobie | Navy | 1919 | Assistant coach | |
| Bob Folwell | Navy | 1920–24 | Assistant coach | |
| William Ingram | Navy | 1926 | Assistant coach |
Coached under him, later head coaches (1)
| Coach | With him | Head coach at | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rip Miller | Navy, 1942–43: line coach | Navy |
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.