Johnny Griffith
Johnny Griffith went 10–16–4 as a head coach, 1961–1963, at Georgia. Share
- Record
- 10–16–4 career
- Seasons
- 3
- Schools
- 1
- Final AP top 10
- 0 seasons
- Best season
- 1963 4–5–1
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | Conference finish | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | Georgia | 3–7 | 9th | |||
| 1962 | Georgia | 3–4–3 | T–7th | |||
| 1963 | Georgia | 4–5–1 | 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.
How his teams did
| Kind of game | Games | Record | Won |
|---|---|---|---|
| Against ranked teams | 3 | 0–3 | 0% |
| Against top-10 teams | 3 | 0–3 | 0% |
| Against rivals | 20 | 6–12–2 | 35% |
| Conference games | 19 | 6–12–1 | 34% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 14 | 5–5–4 | 50% |
| At home | 14 | 5–7–2 | 43% |
| On the road | 13 | 5–6–2 | 46% |
| At neutral sites | 3 | 0–3 | 0% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 11 | 6–3–2 | 64% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 19 | 4–13–2 | 26% |
His own 30 games on file, 1961–1963, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marvin Bass 1961–1963 | 2–0–1 | South Carolina | 3 | |
| Ralph Jordan 1961–1963 | 1–2 | Auburn | 3 | |
| Bear Bryant 1961–1963 | 0–3 | Alabama | 3 | |
| Bobby Dodd 1961–1963 | 0–3 | Georgia Tech | 3 | |
| Ray Graves 1961–1963 | 0–3 | Florida | 3 |
Johnny Griffith’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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kentuckyseries | 3 | 2–0–1 |
| Vanderbiltseries | 3 | 2–1 |
| South Carolinaseries | 3 | 2–0–1 |
| Auburnseries | 3 | 1–2 |
| Floridaseries | 3 | 0–3 |
| Georgia Techseries | 3 | 0–3 |
| Alabamaseries | 3 | 0–3 |
| Clemsonseries | 2 | 1–0–1 |
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1949 | South Georgia | Assistant coach | |
| 1950–53 | South Georgia | Head coach | |
| 1954 | Georgia | Assistant freshmen | |
| 1955 | Furman | Backfield coach | |
| 1956–60 | Georgia | Assistant coach | |
| 1961–63 | Georgia | Head coach | |
| 1964–66 | Georgia Tech | Assistant coach |
Every job as the infobox of his Wikipedia article lists it (CC BY-SA), assistant jobs included.
Coaching tree
Worked under
- Wallace ButtsGeorgia
- Homer HobbsFurman
- Bobby DoddGeorgia Tech
Assistants who became head coaches
- Ken CooperOle Miss
Worked under (3)
| Head coach | Team | Years | His job | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wallace Butts | Georgia | 1954–60 | 1954: assistant freshmen; 1956–60: assistant coach | |
| Homer Hobbs | Furman | 1955 | Backfield coach | |
| Bobby Dodd | Georgia Tech | 1964–66 | Assistant coach |
Coached under him, later head coaches (1)
| Coach | With him | Head coach at | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ken Cooper | Georgia, 1963: assistant coach | Ole Miss |
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.