Pappy Waldorf
Pappy Waldorf went 174–100–22 as a head coach, 1925–1956, at Oklahoma City, Oklahoma State, Kansas State, Northwestern and California. Share
Three seasons our game records don’t credit to him come from the coach’s Wikipedia article: 1925–27 at Oklahoma City. They’re marked in the table.
- Record
- 174–100–22 career
- Seasons
- 31
- Schools
- 5
- Final AP top 10
- 6 seasons
- Hall of Fame
- 1966 inducted
- Best season
- 1949 10–1, No. 3
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | Conference finish | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1925 | Oklahoma City * | 4–6 | 7th | |||
| 1926 | Oklahoma City * | 5–4–1 | 7th | |||
| 1927 | Oklahoma City * | 8–1–2 | T–1st | |||
| 1928: not a college head coach | ||||||
| 1929 | Oklahoma State | 4–3–2 | 3rd | |||
| 1930 | Oklahoma State | 7–2–1 | T–1st | |||
| 1931 | Oklahoma State | 8–2–1 | 2nd | |||
| 1932 | Oklahoma State | 9–1–2 | 1st | |||
| 1933 | Oklahoma State | 6–2–1 | 1st | |||
| 1934 | Kansas State | 7–2–1 | 1st | |||
| 1935 | Northwestern | 4–3–1 | 5th | |||
| 1936 | Northwestern | 7–1 | 1st | 7 | ||
| 1937 | Northwestern | 4–4 | T–4th | |||
| 1938 | Northwestern | 4–2–2 | 4th | 17 | ||
| 1939 | Northwestern | 3–4–1 | 5th | |||
| 1940 | Northwestern | 6–2 | 3rd | 8 | ||
| 1941 | Northwestern | 5–3 | 4th | 11 | ||
| 1942 | Northwestern | 1–9 | 9th | |||
| 1943 | Northwestern | 6–2 | 3rd | 9 | ||
| 1944 | Northwestern | 1–7–1 | 8th | |||
| 1945 | Northwestern | 4–4–1 | T–4th | |||
| 1946 | Northwestern | 4–4–1 | T–6th | |||
| 1947 | California | 9–1 | 2nd | 15 | ||
| 1948 | California | 10–1 | T–1st | Rose Bowl L | 4 | |
| 1949 | California | 10–1 | 1st | Rose Bowl L | 3 | |
| 1950 | California | 9–1–1 | 1st | Rose Bowl L | 5 | |
| 1951 | California | 8–2 | 3rd | 12 | ||
| 1952 | California | 7–3 | 4th | |||
| 1953 | California | 4–4–2 | 4th | |||
| 1954 | California | 5–5 | 4th | |||
| 1955 | California | 2–7–1 | T–7th | |||
| 1956 | California | 3–7 | 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. * A season our game records don’t credit to him; its record is the article’s.
Players he coached
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Max MorrisConsensus All‑American, 1945- Alf BaumanConsensus All‑American, 1940
- Steve ReidConsensus All‑American, 1936
Rod FranzConsensus All‑American, 1949- Vic SchwallNo. 10 pick, 1947
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 | 61 | 17–40–4 | 31% |
| Against top-10 teams | 35 | 5–28–2 | 17% |
| Against rivals | 69 | 35–27–7 | 56% |
| Conference games | 152 | 88–53–11 | 62% |
| Bowls and playoffs | 3 | 0–3 | 0% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 108 | 46–43–19 | 51% |
| At home | 162 | 105–48–9 | 68% |
| On the road | 100 | 52–38–10 | 57% |
| At neutral sites | 3 | 0–3 | 0% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 169 | 124–35–10 | 76% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 96 | 33–54–9 | 39% |
His own 265 games on file, 1929–1956, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harry Stuhldreher 1936–1948 | 10–3 | Wisconsin | 13 | |
| Bernie Bierman 1935–1946 | 4–6 | Minnesota, Iowa Pre-Flight | 10 | |
| Len Casanova 1947–1956 | 5–3–1 | Santa Clara, Oregon | 9 | |
| Fritz Crisler 1931–1946 | 0–7–2 | Minnesota, Michigan | 9 | |
| Red Sanders 1949–1956 | 2–6 | UCLA | 8 | |
| Robert Zuppke 1935–1941 | 6–1 | Illinois | 7 | |
| Ray Eliot 1942–1956 | 2–5 | Illinois | 7 | |
| Chuck Taylor 1951–1956 | 4–1–1 | Stanford | 6 | |
| Bo McMillin 1940–1946 | 3–2–1 | Indiana | 6 | |
| Elmer Layden 1935–1940 | 2–4 | Notre Dame | 6 |
Pappy Waldorf’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 |
|---|---|---|
| Wisconsinseries | 15 | 12–3 |
| Minnesotaseries | 15 | 7–7–1 |
| Illinoisseries | 14 | 8–6 |
| Ohio Stateseries | 14 | 4–9–1 |
| Notre Dameseries | 12 | 2–10 |
| Michiganseries | 11 | 2–7–2 |
| Washingtonseries | 10 | 9–1 |
| Stanfordseries | 10 | 7–1–2 |
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–27 | Oklahoma City | Head coach | |
| 1928 | Kansas | Line coach | |
| 1929–33 | Oklahoma A&M | Head coach | |
| 1934 | Kansas State | Head coach | |
| 1935–46 | Northwestern | Head coach | |
| 1947–56 | California | Head coach |
Every job as the infobox of his Wikipedia article lists it (CC BY-SA), assistant jobs included.
Coaching tree
Worked under
- Bill HargissKansas
Assistants who became head coaches
- Albert ExendineGeorgetown, Washington State, Oklahoma State, Otterbein, Occidental, Northeastern State
- Wesley FryKansas State, Oklahoma City
- Burton IngwersenIowa
- Jack RyanWisconsin, St. Thomas (MN), Marquette
- Nibs PriceCalifornia
- Jim SutherlandWashington State
- John RalstonUtah State, Stanford, San José State, Denver Broncos, Oakland Invaders
Worked under (1)
| Head coach | Team | Years | His job | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Hargiss | Kansas | 1928 | Line coach |
Coached under him, later head coaches (7)
| Coach | With him | Head coach at | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albert Exendine | Oklahoma State, 1929–33: assistant coach | Georgetown, Washington State, Oklahoma State, Otterbein, Occidental, Northeastern State | |
| Wesley Fry | Kansas State, 1934: assistant coach; Northwestern, 1940–46: assistant coach; California, 1947–56: assistant coach | Kansas State, Oklahoma City | |
| Burton Ingwersen | Northwestern, 1935–42: assistant coach | Iowa | |
| Jack Ryan | Northwestern, 1935–39: assistant coach | Wisconsin, St. Thomas (MN), Marquette | |
| Nibs Price | California, 1947–54: assistant coach | California | |
| Jim Sutherland | California, 1953–54: backfield coach | Washington State | |
| John Ralston | California, 1956: assistant coach | Utah State, Stanford, San José State, Denver Broncos, Oakland Invaders |
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.