Ned McDonald
Ned McDonald went 5–23 as a head coach, 1953–1955, at Virginia. Share
- Record
- 5–23 career
- Seasons
- 3
- Schools
- 1
- Final AP top 10
- 0 seasons
- Best season
- 1954 3–6
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | Conference finish | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1953 | Virginia | 1–8 | ||||
| 1954 | Virginia | 3–6 | 7th | |||
| 1955 | Virginia | 1–9 | 8th |
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 | 5 | 0–5 | 0% |
| Against top-10 teams | 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| Against rivals | 7 | 0–7 | 0% |
| Conference games | 6 | 0–6 | 0% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 10 | 4–6 | 40% |
| At home | 16 | 4–12 | 25% |
| On the road | 11 | 0–11 | 0% |
| At neutral sites | 1 | 1–0 | 100% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 8 | 3–5 | 38% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 20 | 2–18 | 10% |
His own 28 games on file, 1953–1955, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John McKenna 1953–1955 | 2–1 | VMI | 3 | |
| Frank Moseley 1953–1955 | 0–3 | Virginia Tech | 3 | |
| George Barclay 1953–1955 | 0–3 | North Carolina | 3 | |
| Rex Enright 1953–1955 | 0–3 | South Carolina | 3 |
Ned McDonald’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 |
|---|---|---|
| VMIseries | 3 | 2–1 |
| George Washingtonseries | 3 | 2–1 |
| North Carolinaseries | 3 | 0–3 |
| Virginia Techseries | 3 | 0–3 |
| South Carolinaseries | 3 | 0–3 |
| Penn Stateseries | 2 | 0–2 |
| Pittsburghseries | 2 | 0–2 |
| Vanderbiltseries | 2 | 0–2 |
Other roles
- Team captain, Texas 1939
From each season’s Wikipedia article.
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1946–52 | Virginia | Line coach | |
| 1953–55 | Virginia | Head coach | |
| 1964–73 | Virginia | Line coach |
Every job as the infobox of his Wikipedia article lists it (CC BY-SA), assistant jobs included.
Coaching tree
Worked under
- Arthur GuepeVirginia
- William EliasVirginia
- George BlackburnVirginia
- Don LawrenceVirginia
Worked under (4)
| Head coach | Team | Years | His job | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arthur Guepe | Virginia | 1946–52 | Line coach | |
| William Elias | Virginia | 1964 | Line coach | |
| George Blackburn | Virginia | 1965–70 | Line coach | |
| Don Lawrence | Virginia | 1971–73 | Line coach |
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.