Mack Saxon
Mack Saxon went 36–37–5 as a head coach, 1930–1941, at UTEP. Wikipedia’s season articles record five seasons differently (1930, 7–1–1, 1931, 7–1, 1932, 7–3, 1933, 3–5–1 and 1934, 4–4); by them his record is 60–42–7. Share
- Record
- 36–37–5 career
- Seasons
- 12
- Schools
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- Final AP top 10
- 0 seasons
- Best season
- 1931 2–0
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| Season | School | Record | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1930 | UTEP | 0–1 (Wikipedia: 7–1–1) | |||
| 1931 | UTEP | 2–0 (Wikipedia: 7–1) | |||
| 1932 | UTEP | 1–3 (Wikipedia: 7–3) | |||
| 1933 | UTEP | 1–3 (Wikipedia: 3–5–1) | |||
| 1934 | UTEP | 0–2 (Wikipedia: 4–4) | |||
| 1935 | UTEP | 1–8 | |||
| 1936 | UTEP | 5–3–1 | Sun Bowl L | ||
| 1937 | UTEP | 7–1–2 | |||
| 1938 | UTEP | 6–3 | |||
| 1939 | UTEP | 5–4 | |||
| 1940 | UTEP | 4–4–1 | |||
| 1941 | UTEP | 4–5–1 |
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 rivals | 18 | 10–7–1 | 58% |
| Conference games | 33 | 16–14–3 | 53% |
| Bowls and playoffs | 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 27 | 11–11–5 | 50% |
| At home | 43 | 24–17–2 | 58% |
| On the road | 34 | 12–19–3 | 40% |
| At neutral sites | 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 52 | 28–20–4 | 58% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 26 | 8–17–1 | 33% |
His own 78 games on file, 1930–1941, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gerald Hines 1931–1939 | 5–3 | New Mexico State | 8 | |
| Ted Shipkey 1931–1941 | 3–3–1 | Arizona State, New Mexico | 7 | |
| Dixie Howell 1938–1941 | 2–1–1 | Arizona State | 4 | |
| Pete Cawthon 1933–1939 | 1–3 | Texas Tech | 4 | |
| Gwinn Henry 1934–1936 | 1–2 | New Mexico | 3 | |
| Rudy Lavik 1935–1937 | 1–2 | Arizona State | 3 | |
| Miles Casteel 1939–1941 | 1–2 | Arizona | 3 |
Mack Saxon’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 |
|---|---|---|
| New Mexico Stateseries | 10 | 7–3 |
| Arizona Stateseries | 9 | 4–4–1 |
| New Mexicoseries | 8 | 3–4–1 |
| Hardin Simmonsseries | 5 | 0–5 |
| Northern Arizonaseries | 4 | 3–0–1 |
| New Mexico Militaryseries | 4 | 3–1 |
| Arizonaseries | 4 | 2–2 |
| Texas Techseries | 4 | 1–3 |