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Josh Cody
Josh Cody went 56–62–3 as a head coach, 1920–1955, at Mercer, Clemson, Florida and Temple. Wikipedia’s season articles record one season differently (1920, 2–6); by them his record is 56–61–3. Share
One season our game records don’t credit to him comes from the coach’s Wikipedia article: 1955 at Temple. It’s marked in the table.
- Record
- 56–62–3 career
- Seasons
- 12
- Schools
- 4
- Final AP top 10
- 0 seasons
- Best season
- 1930 8–2
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | Conference finish | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920 | Mercer | 2–7 (Wikipedia: 2–6) | 25th | |||
| 1921 | Mercer | 3–6 | 19th | |||
| 1922 | Mercer | 5–6 | 11th | |||
| 1923–26: not a college head coach | ||||||
| 1927 | Clemson | 5–3–1 | T–8th | |||
| 1928 | Clemson | 8–3 | T–7th | |||
| 1929 | Clemson | 8–3 | 12th | |||
| 1930 | Clemson | 8–2 | 9th | |||
| 1931–35: not a college head coach | ||||||
| 1936 | Florida | 4–6 | 11th | |||
| 1937 | Florida | 4–7 | 8th | |||
| 1938 | Florida | 4–6–1 | 7th | |||
| 1939 | Florida | 5–5–1 | 12th | |||
| 1940–54: not a college head coach | ||||||
| 1955 | Temple * | 0–8 | ||||
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 rivals | 32 | 17–14–1 | 55% |
| Conference games | 52 | 19–31–2 | 38% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 39 | 19–17–3 | 53% |
| At home | 53 | 38–14–1 | 73% |
| On the road | 56 | 17–37–2 | 32% |
| At neutral sites | 4 | 1–3 | 25% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 57 | 41–15–1 | 73% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 56 | 15–39–2 | 29% |
His own 113 games on file, 1920–1939, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Billy Laval 1921–1930 | 3–2 | Furman, South Carolina | 5 | |
| Frank Dobson 1936–1939 | 3–1 | Maryland | 4 | |
| Jack Meagher 1936–1939 | 1–2–1 | Auburn | 4 | |
| William Alexander 1936–1939 | 0–3–1 | Georgia Tech | 4 | |
| T.B. Amis 1928–1930 | 3–0 | Furman | 3 | |
| Carl Prause 1927–1929 | 2–1 | The Citadel | 3 | |
| Gus Tebell 1927–1929 | 2–1 | NC State | 3 | |
| W.C. Raftery 1928–1930 | 2–1 | VMI | 3 | |
| Charlie Bachman 1928–1930 | 0–3 | Florida | 3 |
Josh Cody’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 |
|---|---|---|
| Auburnseries | 8 | 4–3–1 |
| Georgiaseries | 7 | 1–6 |
| Stetsonseries | 6 | 5–1 |
| South Carolinaseries | 6 | 4–2 |
| The Citadelseries | 5 | 4–1 |
| Furmanseries | 5 | 3–2 |
| Floridaseries | 5 | 0–5 |
| Marylandseries | 4 | 3–1 |
Other roles
- Team captain, Vanderbilt 1919 (his playing career)
From each season’s Wikipedia article.
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1920–22 | Mercer | Head coach | |
| 1923–26 | Vanderbilt | Assistant coach | |
| 1927–30 | Clemson | Head coach | |
| 1931–34 | Vanderbilt | Assistant coach | |
| 1936–39 | Florida | Head coach | |
| 1940–47 | Temple | Line coach | |
| 1955 | Temple | Head coach |
Every job as the infobox of his Wikipedia article lists it (CC BY-SA), assistant jobs included.
Coaching tree
Worked under
- Dan McGuginVanderbilt
- Ray MorrisonTemple
Assistants who became head coaches
- Russ CohenLSU, Cincinnati
- Red SandersVanderbilt, UCLA, Riverside Military Academy
- Dutch StanleyFlorida
- Lewie HardageOklahoma, Mercer, Gordon Military College
- Walter MilliganPittsburgh
Worked under (2)
| Head coach | Team | Years | His job | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dan McGugin | Vanderbilt | 1923–34 | Assistant coach | |
| Ray Morrison | Temple | 1940–47 | Line coach |
Coached under him, later head coaches (5)
| Coach | With him | Head coach at | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Russ Cohen | Mercer, 1922: assistant coach | LSU, Cincinnati | |
| Red Sanders | Clemson, 1927–30: assistant coach; Florida, 1938: assistant coach | Vanderbilt, UCLA, Riverside Military Academy | |
| Dutch Stanley | Florida, 1936–38: ends coach | Florida | |
| Lewie Hardage | Florida, 1936–38: backfield coach | Oklahoma, Mercer, Gordon Military College | |
| Walter Milligan | Florida, 1939: assistant coach | Pittsburgh |
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.