Nibs Price
Nibs Price went 27–17–3 as a head coach, 1926–1930, at California. Share
- Record
- 27–17–3 career
- Seasons
- 5
- Schools
- 1
- AP poll
- Began in 1936, after this career
- Best season
- 1929 7–1–1
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | Conference finish | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1926 | California | 3–6 | 9th | |||
| 1927 | California | 7–3 | T–5th | |||
| 1928 | California | 6–2–2 | 2nd | Rose Bowl L | ||
| 1929 | California | 7–1–1 | T–1st | |||
| 1930 | California | 4–5 | T–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.
Players he coached
Ted BeckettConsensus All‑American, 1930- Irvine PhillipsConsensus All‑American, 1928
Every player from his seasons with a Heisman top-five finish, a national award, consensus All-America honors or a first-round pick.
How his teams did
| Kind of game | Games | Record | Won |
|---|---|---|---|
| Against rivals | 5 | 0–4–1 | 10% |
| Conference games | 25 | 10–13–2 | 44% |
| Bowls and playoffs | 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 19 | 10–6–3 | 61% |
| At home | 36 | 23–10–3 | 68% |
| On the road | 10 | 4–6 | 40% |
| At neutral sites | 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 29 | 22–5–2 | 79% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 18 | 5–12–1 | 31% |
His own 47 games on file, 1926–1930, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Howard Jones 1926–1930 | 1–3–1 | USC | 5 | |
| Pop Warner 1926–1930 | 0–4–1 | Stanford | 5 | |
| Enoch Bagshaw 1926–1929 | 2–2 | Washington | 4 | |
| Frank W. Milburn 1927–1930 | 3–0 | Montana | 3 | |
| John McEwan 1926–1928 | 2–1 | Oregon | 3 | |
| O.E. Hollingbery 1928–1930 | 2–1 | Washington State | 3 |
Nibs Price’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 |
|---|---|---|
| Santa Claraseries | 5 | 5–0 |
| Saint Mary’s (CA)series | 5 | 3–1–1 |
| Olympic Clubseries | 5 | 3–2 |
| Washingtonseries | 5 | 2–3 |
| USCseries | 5 | 1–3–1 |
| Stanfordseries | 5 | 0–4–1 |
| Nevadaseries | 4 | 4–0 |
| Montanaseries | 3 | 3–0 |
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1916–17 | San Diego HS (CA) high school | Head coach | |
| 1919 | California | Freshman coach | |
| 1920–25 | California | Assistant coach | |
| 1926–30 | California | Head coach | |
| 1931–54 | California | Assistant coach |
Every job as the infobox of his Wikipedia article lists it (CC BY-SA), assistant jobs included.
Coaching tree
Worked under
- Andy SmithCalifornia
- William IngramCalifornia
- Stub AllisonCalifornia
- Buck ShawCalifornia
- Frank WickhorstCalifornia
- Pappy WaldorfCalifornia
Worked under (6)
| Head coach | Team | Years | His job | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andy Smith | California | 1919–25 | 1919: freshman coach; 1920–25: assistant coach | |
| William Ingram | California | 1931–34 | Assistant coach | |
| Stub Allison | California | 1935–44 | Assistant coach | |
| Buck Shaw | California | 1945 | Assistant coach | |
| Frank Wickhorst | California | 1946 | Assistant coach | |
| Pappy Waldorf | California | 1947–54 | Assistant 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.