P.W. Underwood
P.W. Underwood went 31–32–2 as a head coach, 1969–1974, at Southern Miss. Share
- Record
- 31–32–2 career
- Seasons
- 6
- Schools
- 1
- Final AP top 10
- 0 seasons
- Best season
- 1973 6–4–1
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | Conference finish | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | Southern Miss | 5–5 | ||||
| 1970 | Southern Miss | 5–6 | ||||
| 1971 | Southern Miss | 6–5 | ||||
| 1972 | Southern Miss | 3–7–1 | ||||
| 1973 | Southern Miss | 6–4–1 | ||||
| 1974 | Southern Miss | 6–5 |
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
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 | 9 | 1–8 | 11% |
| Against top-10 teams | 5 | 1–4 | 20% |
| Against rivals | 10 | 4–5–1 | 45% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 24 | 15–7–2 | 67% |
| At home | 19 | 15–4 | 79% |
| On the road | 42 | 15–25–2 | 38% |
| At neutral sites | 4 | 1–3 | 25% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 27 | 19–8 | 70% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 38 | 12–24–2 | 34% |
His own 65 games on file, 1969–1974, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frank Jones 1969–1973 | 4–1 | Richmond | 5 | |
| Bear Bryant 1969–1974 | 0–4 | Alabama | 4 | |
| Fred Pancoast 1972–1974 | 2–0–1 | Memphis | 3 | |
| John Vaught 1969–1973 | 1–2 | Ole Miss | 3 | |
| Billy Murphy 1969–1971 | 0–3 | Memphis | 3 | |
| Charles Shira 1969–1972 | 0–3 | Mississippi State | 3 |
P.W. Underwood’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 |
|---|---|---|
| West Texasseries | 6 | 4–2 |
| Memphisseries | 6 | 2–3–1 |
| Ole Missseries | 6 | 1–5 |
| Richmondseries | 5 | 4–1 |
| Texas–Arlingtonseries | 4 | 4–0 |
| Louisiana Techseries | 4 | 2–2 |
| Alabamaseries | 4 | 0–4 |
| Mississippi Stateseries | 4 | 0–3–1 |
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1963–66 | Southern Miss | Line coach | |
| 1967–68 | Tennessee | Linebackers coach | |
| 1969–74 | Southern Miss | Head coach | |
| 1976–80 | Auburn | Defensive coordinator |
Every job as the infobox of his Wikipedia article lists it (CC BY-SA), assistant jobs included.
Coaching tree
Worked under
- Pie VannSouthern Miss
- Doug DickeyTennessee
- Doug BarfieldAuburn
Assistants who became head coaches
- Doug BarfieldAuburn
- Jim BatesSan Antonio Gunslingers
Worked under (3)
| Head coach | Team | Years | His job | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pie Vann | Southern Miss | 1963–66 | Line coach | |
| Doug Dickey | Tennessee | 1967–68 | Linebackers coach | |
| Doug Barfield | Auburn | 1976–80 | Defensive coordinator |
Coached under him, later head coaches (2)
| Coach | With him | Head coach at | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Doug Barfield | Southern Miss, 1969: offensive backs coach | Auburn | |
| Jim Bates | Southern Miss, 1972: freshmen coach | San Antonio Gunslingers |
Other assistants under him (1)
| Coach | With him | |
|---|---|---|
| Fred O’Connor | Southern Miss, 1972: offensive coordinator and quarterbacks 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.