Miles Casteel
Miles Casteel went 46–26–3 as a head coach, 1939–1948, at Arizona. Share
One season our game records don’t credit to him comes from the coach’s Wikipedia article: 1945 at Arizona (on file under another coach). It’s marked in the table.
- Record
- 46–26–3 career
- Seasons
- 8
- Schools
- 1
- Final AP top 10
- 0 seasons
- Best season
- 1940 7–2
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | Conference finish | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1939 | Arizona | 6–4 | 5th | |||
| 1940 | Arizona | 7–2 | 2nd | |||
| 1941 | Arizona | 7–3 | 1st | |||
| 1942 | Arizona | 6–4 | 4th | |||
| 1943–44: not a college head coach | ||||||
| 1945 | Arizona * | 5–0 | ||||
| 1946 | Arizona | 4–4–2 | 4th | |||
| 1947 | Arizona | 5–4–1 | 4th | |||
| 1948 | Arizona | 6–5 | T–3rd | Salad Bowl L | ||
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 | 2 | 0–2 | 0% |
| Against rivals | 12 | 9–2–1 | 79% |
| Conference games | 33 | 21–11–1 | 65% |
| Bowls and playoffs | 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 25 | 13–9–3 | 58% |
| At home | 45 | 32–11–2 | 73% |
| On the road | 24 | 9–14–1 | 40% |
| At neutral sites | 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 48 | 37–10–1 | 78% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 22 | 4–16–2 | 23% |
His own 70 games on file, 1939–1948, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ike Armstrong 1940–1948 | 1–4–1 | Utah | 6 | |
| Warren Woodson 1942–1948 | 1–3 | Hardin Simmons | 4 | |
| Dell Morgan 1942–1948 | 0–4 | Texas Tech | 4 | |
| Julius Johnston 1940–1942 | 3–0 | New Mexico State | 3 | |
| Mack Saxon 1939–1941 | 2–1 | UTEP | 3 | |
| Jim Lookabaugh 1940–1942 | 2–1 | Oklahoma State | 3 | |
| Jack Curtice 1946–1948 | 2–1 | UTEP | 3 | |
| Ted Shipkey 1939–1941 | 1–2 | New Mexico | 3 | |
| Frank Murray 1946–1948 | 1–2 | Marquette | 3 |
Miles Casteel’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 |
|---|---|---|
| UTEPseries | 7 | 5–2 |
| New Mexicoseries | 7 | 4–2–1 |
| Marquetteseries | 6 | 2–4 |
| Utahseries | 6 | 1–4–1 |
| Arizona Stateseries | 5 | 5–0 |
| New Mexico Stateseries | 4 | 4–0 |
| Hardin Simmonsseries | 4 | 1–3 |
| Texas Techseries | 4 | 0–4 |
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1924–38 | Michigan State | Assistant coach | |
| 1939–48 | Arizona | Head coach |
Every job as the infobox of his Wikipedia article lists it (CC BY-SA), assistant jobs included.
Coaching tree
Worked under
- Ralph YoungMichigan State
- Harry KipkeMichigan State
- Jimmy CrowleyMichigan State
- Charlie BachmanMichigan State
Assistants who became head coaches
- Fred EnkeArizona, Louisville
Worked under (4)
| Head coach | Team | Years | His job | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ralph Young | Michigan State | 1924–27 | Assistant coach | |
| Harry Kipke | Michigan State | 1928 | Assistant coach | |
| Jimmy Crowley | Michigan State | 1929–32 | Assistant coach | |
| Charlie Bachman | Michigan State | 1933–38 | Assistant coach |
Coached under him, later head coaches (1)
| Coach | With him | Head coach at | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fred Enke | Arizona, 1939–48: assistant coach | Arizona, Louisville |
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.