Paul Brown
Paul Brown went 33–14–3 as a head coach, 1941–1945, at Ohio State and Great Lakes Navy. His 1942 Ohio State team claims the national title. Share
- Record
- 33–14–3 career
- Seasons
- 5
- Schools
- 2
- National titles
- 1 claimed: 1942
- Best season
- 1942 9–1, No. 1
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | Conference finish | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1941 | Ohio State | 6–1–1 | T–2nd | 13 | ||
| 1942 | Ohio State | 9–1 | 1st | 1 | ||
| 1943 | Ohio State | 3–6 | 7th | |||
| 1944 | Great Lakes Navy | 9–2–1 | 17 | |||
| 1945 | Great Lakes Navy | 6–4–1 |
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 | 12 | 3–8–1 | 29% |
| Against top-10 teams | 8 | 2–5–1 | 31% |
| Against rivals | 6 | 4–1–1 | 75% |
| Conference games | 16 | 9–6–1 | 59% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 13 | 7–3–3 | 65% |
| At home | 31 | 21–7–3 | 73% |
| On the road | 17 | 11–6 | 65% |
| At neutral sites | 2 | 1–1 | 50% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 39 | 27–10–2 | 72% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 11 | 6–4–1 | 59% |
His own 50 games on file, 1941–1945, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ray Eliot 1942–1945 | 3–0–1 | Illinois | 4 | |
| Harry Stuhldreher 1941–1945 | 2–1–1 | Wisconsin | 4 | |
| Pappy Waldorf 1941–1944 | 2–2 | Northwestern | 4 | |
| Fritz Crisler 1941–1945 | 1–2–1 | Michigan | 4 | |
| Tom Stidham 1944–1945 | 3–0 | Marquette | 3 |
Paul Brown’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 |
|---|---|---|
| Illinoisseries | 5 | 4–0–1 |
| Purdueseries | 5 | 3–2 |
| Northwesternseries | 4 | 2–2 |
| Wisconsinseries | 4 | 2–1–1 |
| Michiganseries | 4 | 1–2–1 |
| Pittsburghseries | 3 | 3–0 |
| Marquetteseries | 3 | 3–0 |
| USCseries | 2 | 2–0 |
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1930–31 | Severn School (MD) high school | Head coach | |
| 1932–40 | Massillon Washington HS (OH) high school | Head coach | |
| 1941–43 | Ohio State | Head coach | |
| 1944–45 | Great Lakes Navy | Head coach | |
| 1946–62 | Cleveland Browns NFL | Head coach | |
| 1968–75 | Cincinnati Bengals NFL | Head coach |
Every job as the infobox of his Wikipedia article lists it (CC BY-SA), assistant jobs included.
Coaching tree
Assistants who became head coaches
- Carroll WiddoesOhio State, Ohio
- Trevor ReesKent State
- Blanton CollierKentucky, Cleveland Browns
- Robert VoigtsNorthwestern
- Bill EdwardsVanderbilt, Case Western Reserve, Detroit Lions, Wittenberg
- Bill WalshStanford, San Francisco 49ers
- Rick ForzanoNavy, UConn, Detroit Lions
- Charles StudleyCincinnati, Massachusetts
Coached under him, later head coaches (8)
| Coach | With him | Head coach at | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carroll Widdoes | Ohio State, 1941–43: assistant coach | Ohio State, Ohio | |
| Trevor Rees | Ohio State, 1941: freshman coach | Kent State | |
| Blanton Collier | Great Lakes Navy, 1944–45: assistant coach; Cleveland Browns, 1946–53, 1962: assistant coach | Kentucky, Cleveland Browns | |
| Robert Voigts | Cleveland Browns, 1946: assistant coach | Northwestern | |
| Bill Edwards | Cleveland Browns, 1947–48: assistant coach | Vanderbilt, Case Western Reserve, Detroit Lions, Wittenberg | |
| Bill Walsh | Cincinnati Bengals, 1968–75: assistant coach | Stanford, San Francisco 49ers | |
| Rick Forzano | Cincinnati Bengals, 1968: offensive backs coach | Navy, UConn, Detroit Lions | |
| Charles Studley | Cincinnati Bengals, 1969–75: defensive line coach | Cincinnati, Massachusetts |
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.
Books
Books: Open Library (CC0); most-reissued first, each linked to its page there.