Murray Warmath
Murray Warmath went 97–84–10 as a head coach, 1952–1971, at Mississippi State and Minnesota. His 1960 Minnesota team claims the national title. Share
- Record
- 97–84–10 career
- Seasons
- 20
- Schools
- 2
- National titles
- 1 claimed: 1960
- Best season
- 1960 8–2, No. 1
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | Conference finish | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | Mississippi State | 5–4 | 7th | |||
| 1953 | Mississippi State | 5–2–3 | 5th | |||
| 1954 | Minnesota | 7–2 | 4th | 20 | ||
| 1955 | Minnesota | 3–6 | 8th | |||
| 1956 | Minnesota | 6–1–2 | T–2nd | 12 | ||
| 1957 | Minnesota | 4–5 | 8th | |||
| 1958 | Minnesota | 1–8 | 9th | |||
| 1959 | Minnesota | 2–7 | 10th | |||
| 1960 | Minnesota | 8–2 | T–1st | Rose Bowl L | 1 | |
| 1961 | Minnesota | 8–2 | 2nd | Rose Bowl W | 6 | |
| 1962 | Minnesota | 6–2–1 | 2nd | 10 | ||
| 1963 | Minnesota | 3–6 | 9th | |||
| 1964 | Minnesota | 5–4 | T–4th | |||
| 1965 | Minnesota | 5–4–1 | T–3rd | |||
| 1966 | Minnesota | 4–5–1 | 5th | |||
| 1967 | Minnesota | 8–2 | T–1st | 14 | ||
| 1968 | Minnesota | 6–4 | T–3rd | 18 | ||
| 1969 | Minnesota | 4–5–1 | 4th | |||
| 1970 | Minnesota | 3–6–1 | 7th | |||
| 1971 | Minnesota | 4–7 | T–6th |
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.
Players he coached
Tom BrownSecond in the 1960 Heisman vote- Sandy StephensFourth in the 1961 Heisman vote
- John WilliamsNo. 23 pick, 1968
- Gale GillinghamNo. 13 pick, 1966
Every player from his seasons with a Heisman top-five finish, a national award, consensus All-America honors or a first-round pick. Photos: Wikimedia Commons, free licenses; credits on each player’s page.
How his teams did
| Kind of game | Games | Record | Won |
|---|---|---|---|
| Against ranked teams | 43 | 11–30–2 | 28% |
| Against top-10 teams | 32 | 7–23–2 | 25% |
| Against rivals | 70 | 29–37–4 | 44% |
| Conference games | 141 | 72–62–7 | 54% |
| Bowls and playoffs | 2 | 1–1 | 50% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 79 | 34–35–10 | 49% |
| At home | 107 | 65–36–6 | 64% |
| On the road | 82 | 31–47–4 | 40% |
| At neutral sites | 2 | 1–1 | 50% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 99 | 67–26–6 | 71% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 92 | 30–58–4 | 35% |
His own 191 games on file, 1952–1971, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duffy Daugherty 1954–1971 | 9–3 | Michigan State | 12 | |
| Jack Mollenkopf 1956–1968 | 6–6 | Purdue | 12 | |
| Milt Bruhn 1956–1966 | 3–7–1 | Wisconsin | 11 | |
| Bump Elliott 1959–1968 | 6–4 | Michigan | 10 | |
| Ara Parseghian 1956–1963 | 3–4–1 | Northwestern | 8 | |
| John Pont 1965–1971 | 5–1–1 | Indiana | 7 | |
| Forest Evashevski 1954–1960 | 2–5 | Iowa | 7 | |
| Bob Devaney 1963–1971 | 0–7 | Nebraska | 7 | |
| Alex Agase 1964–1971 | 4–2 | Northwestern | 6 | |
| Ray Eliot 1954–1959 | 2–4 | Illinois | 6 |
Murray Warmath’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 |
|---|---|---|
| Iowaseries | 18 | 10–7–1 |
| Wisconsinseries | 18 | 8–9–1 |
| Michiganseries | 18 | 7–11 |
| Northwesternseries | 16 | 9–6–1 |
| Purdueseries | 14 | 6–8 |
| Indianaseries | 13 | 9–3–1 |
| Illinoisseries | 13 | 7–6 |
| Michigan Stateseries | 12 | 9–3 |
National coaching awards
The awards- 1960 Minnesota: Eddie Robinson
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1935–38 | Tennessee | Line and ends coach | |
| 1939–42 | Mississippi State | Line coach | |
| 1945–48 | Tennessee | Line coach | |
| 1949–51 | Army | Line coach | |
| 1952–53 | Mississippi State | Head coach | |
| 1954–71 | Minnesota | Head coach |
Every job as the infobox of his Wikipedia article lists it (CC BY-SA), assistant jobs included.
Coaching tree
Worked under
- W.H. BrittonTennessee
- Bob NeylandTennessee
- Allyn McKeenMississippi State
- John BarnhillTennessee
- Red BlaikArmy
Assistants who became head coaches
- Billy HildebrandWake Forest, Whitworth
- Billy MurphyMemphis
- Charles ShiraMississippi State
- Darrell RoyalMississippi State, Washington, Texas, Edmonton Eskimos
- Jim PittmanTulane, TCU
- Joe SalemMinnesota, South Dakota, Northern Arizona
- Mike McGeeEast Carolina, Duke
Worked under (5)
| Head coach | Team | Years | His job | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| W.H. Britton | Tennessee | 1935 | Line and ends coach | |
| Bob Neyland | Tennessee | 1936–48 | 1936–38: line and ends coach; 1946–48: line coach | |
| Allyn McKeen | Mississippi State | 1939–42 | Line coach | |
| John Barnhill | Tennessee | 1945 | Line coach | |
| Red Blaik | Army | 1949–51 | Line coach |
Coached under him, later head coaches (7)
| Coach | With him | Head coach at | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Billy Hildebrand | Mississippi State, 1952–53: freshman coach; Minnesota, 1954–55: line coach | Wake Forest, Whitworth | |
| Billy Murphy | Mississippi State, 1952–53: backfield coach; Minnesota, 1954–57: backfield coach | Memphis | |
| Charles Shira | Mississippi State, 1952: assistant coach | Mississippi State | |
| Darrell Royal | Mississippi State, 1952: offensive backs coach | Mississippi State, Washington, Texas, Edmonton Eskimos | |
| Jim Pittman | Mississippi State, 1952–53: freshman coach | Tulane, TCU | |
| Joe Salem | Minnesota, 1961–65: assistant coach | Minnesota, South Dakota, Northern Arizona | |
| Mike McGee | Minnesota, 1967–69: assistant coach | East Carolina, Duke |
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.
Books
Books: Open Library (CC0); most-reissued first, each linked to its page there.