Johnnie McMillan
Johnnie McMillan went 25–47–4 as a head coach, 1945–1954, at South Carolina, Erskine and The Citadel. Share
Five seasons our game records don’t credit to him come from the coach’s Wikipedia article: 1947–51 at Erskine. They’re marked in the table.
- Record
- 25–47–4 career
- Seasons
- 8
- Schools
- 3
- Final AP top 10
- 0 seasons
- Best season
- 1945 2–4–3
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | Conference finish | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1945 | South Carolina | 2–4–3 | 10th | Gator Bowl L | ||
| 1946: not a college head coach | ||||||
| 1947 | Erskine * | 7–3 | T–3rd | |||
| 1948 | Erskine * | 6–4 | 4th | |||
| 1949 | Erskine * | 2–7 | 2nd | |||
| 1950 | Erskine * | 4–6 | 3rd | |||
| 1951 | Erskine * | 0–8–1 | T–3rd | |||
| 1952: not a college head coach | ||||||
| 1953 | The Citadel | 2–7 | 9th | |||
| 1954 | The Citadel | 2–8 | 9th | |||
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.
How his teams did
| Kind of game | Games | Record | Won |
|---|---|---|---|
| Against ranked teams | 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| Against top-10 teams | 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| Against rivals | 6 | 1–4–1 | 25% |
| Conference games | 12 | 1–9–2 | 17% |
| Bowls and playoffs | 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 9 | 3–3–3 | 50% |
| At home | 15 | 5–9–1 | 37% |
| On the road | 12 | 1–9–2 | 17% |
| At neutral sites | 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 12 | 6–5–1 | 54% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 16 | 0–14–2 | 6% |
His own 28 games on file, 1945–1954, 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 Howard 1945–1954 | 0–2–1 | Clemson | 3 |
Johnnie McMillan’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 |
|---|---|---|
| Presbyterianseries | 3 | 2–1 |
| Clemsonseries | 3 | 0–2–1 |
| Davidsonseries | 2 | 1–1 |
| Wake Forestseries | 2 | 0–1–1 |
| Furmanseries | 2 | 0–2 |
| South Carolinaseries | 2 | 0–2 |
| VMIseries | 2 | 0–2 |
| Elonseries | 1 | 1–0 |
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1942–43 | Sumter HS (SC) high school | Head coach | |
| 1944 | South Carolina | Backfield coach | |
| 1945 | South Carolina | Head coach | |
| 1946 | South Georgia | Head coach | |
| 1947–51 | Erskine | Head coach | |
| 1952 | The Citadel | Offensive line coach | |
| 1953–54 | The Citadel | Head coach |
Every job as the infobox of his Wikipedia article lists it (CC BY-SA), assistant jobs included.
Coaching tree
Worked under
- Doc NewtonSouth Carolina
- J. Quinn DeckerThe Citadel
Worked under (2)
| Head coach | Team | Years | His job | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doc Newton | South Carolina | 1944 | Backfield coach | |
| J. Quinn Decker | The Citadel | 1952 | Offensive line coach |
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.