Paul Amen
Paul Amen went 11–26–3 as a head coach, 1956–1959, at Wake Forest. Share
- Record
- 11–26–3 career
- Seasons
- 4
- Schools
- 1
- Final AP top 10
- 0 seasons
- Best season
- 1959 6–4
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | Conference finish | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | Wake Forest | 2–5–3 | 7th | |||
| 1957 | Wake Forest | 0–10 | 8th | |||
| 1958 | Wake Forest | 3–7 | 6th | |||
| 1959 | Wake Forest | 6–4 | T–4th |
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 | 6 | 0–6 | 0% |
| Against top-10 teams | 3 | 0–3 | 0% |
| Against rivals | 12 | 3–8–1 | 29% |
| Conference games | 27 | 7–19–1 | 28% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 20 | 5–12–3 | 33% |
| At home | 17 | 7–10 | 41% |
| On the road | 23 | 4–16–3 | 24% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 7 | 4–2–1 | 64% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 33 | 7–24–2 | 24% |
His own 40 games on file, 1956–1959, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earle Edwards 1956–1959 | 3–1 | NC State | 4 | |
| Frank Moseley 1956–1959 | 2–1–1 | Virginia Tech | 4 | |
| Warren Giese 1956–1959 | 1–3 | South Carolina | 4 | |
| Bill Murray 1956–1959 | 0–4 | Duke | 4 | |
| Frank Howard 1956–1959 | 0–4 | Clemson | 4 | |
| Thomas Nugent 1956–1959 | 1–1–1 | Florida State, Maryland | 3 | |
| Tommy Mont 1956–1958 | 1–2 | Maryland | 3 | |
| Jim Tatum 1956–1958 | 0–2–1 | North Carolina | 3 |
Paul Amen’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 |
|---|---|---|
| NC Stateseries | 4 | 3–1 |
| Marylandseries | 4 | 2–2 |
| Virginia Techseries | 4 | 2–1–1 |
| South Carolinaseries | 4 | 1–3 |
| Dukeseries | 4 | 0–4 |
| North Carolinaseries | 4 | 0–3–1 |
| Clemsonseries | 4 | 0–4 |
| Florida Stateseries | 3 | 1–1–1 |
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1939–40 | Nebraska | Assistant coach | |
| 1943–55 | Army | Assistant coach | |
| 1956–59 | Wake Forest | Head coach |
Every job as the infobox of his Wikipedia article lists it (CC BY-SA), assistant jobs included.
Coaching tree
Worked under
- Biff JonesNebraska
- Red BlaikArmy
Assistants who became head coaches
- Billy HildebrandWake Forest, Whitworth
- Bill CrutchfieldAtlantic Christian, Presbyterian
- Ken MeyerSan Francisco 49ers
Worked under (2)
| Head coach | Team | Years | His job | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Biff Jones | Nebraska | 1939–40 | Assistant coach | |
| Red Blaik | Army | 1943–55 | Assistant coach |
Coached under him, later head coaches (3)
| Coach | With him | Head coach at | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Billy Hildebrand | Wake Forest, 1956–59: line coach | Wake Forest, Whitworth | |
| Bill Crutchfield | Wake Forest, 1958–59: defensive backs coach | Atlantic Christian, Presbyterian | |
| Ken Meyer | Wake Forest, 1958–59: assistant coach | San Francisco 49ers |
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.