Paul Dietzel
Paul Dietzel went 109–95–5 as a head coach, 1955–1974, at LSU, Army and South Carolina. His 1958 LSU team claims the national title. Share
- Record
- 109–95–5 career
- Seasons
- 20
- Schools
- 3
- National titles
- 1 claimed: 1958
- Best season
- 1958 11–0, No. 1
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | Conference finish | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | LSU | 3–5–2 | 9th | |||
| 1956 | LSU | 3–7 | 11th | |||
| 1957 | LSU | 5–5 | 7th | |||
| 1958 | LSU | 11–0 | 1st | Sugar Bowl W | 1 | |
| 1959 | LSU | 9–2 | T–2nd | Sugar Bowl L | 3 | |
| 1960 | LSU | 5–4–1 | 8th | |||
| 1961 | LSU | 10–1 | T–1st | Orange Bowl W | 4 | |
| 1962 | Army | 6–4 | ||||
| 1963 | Army | 7–3 | ||||
| 1964 | Army | 4–6 | ||||
| 1965 | Army | 4–5–1 | ||||
| 1966 | South Carolina | 1–9 | 7th | |||
| 1967 | South Carolina | 5–5 | 3rd | |||
| 1968 | South Carolina | 4–6 | 4th | |||
| 1969 | South Carolina | 7–4 | 1st | Peach Bowl L | ||
| 1970 | South Carolina | 4–6–1 | 4th | |||
| 1971 | South Carolina | 6–5 | ||||
| 1972 | South Carolina | 4–7 | ||||
| 1973 | South Carolina | 7–4 | ||||
| 1974 | South Carolina | 4–7 |
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
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Roy WinstonConsensus All‑American, 1961- Wendell HarrisNo. 9 pick, 1962
- Earl LeggettNo. 13 pick, 1957
- Earl GrosNo. 14 pick, 1962
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 | 34 | 10–23–1 | 31% |
| Against top-10 teams | 20 | 6–13–1 | 33% |
| Against rivals | 66 | 35–28–3 | 55% |
| Conference games | 73 | 44–26–3 | 62% |
| Bowls and playoffs | 4 | 2–2 | 50% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 79 | 37–37–5 | 50% |
| At home | 112 | 72–39–1 | 65% |
| On the road | 84 | 32–49–3 | 40% |
| At neutral sites | 13 | 5–7–1 | 42% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 108 | 76–30–2 | 71% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 101 | 33–65–3 | 34% |
His own 209 games on file, 1955–1974, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Vaught 1955–1961 | 3–4–1 | Ole Miss | 8 | |
| Andy Pilney 1955–1961 | 6–0–1 | Tulane | 7 | |
| Blanton Collier 1955–1961 | 5–2 | Kentucky | 7 | |
| Vince Dooley 1966–1974 | 0–7 | Georgia | 7 | |
| Wade Walker 1956–1961 | 4–2 | Mississippi State | 6 | |
| Jess Neely 1955–1961 | 2–3–1 | Rice | 6 | |
| Bill Dooley 1967–1974 | 5–0 | North Carolina | 5 | |
| Frank Howard 1958–1969 | 3–2 | Clemson | 5 | |
| Bob Woodruff 1955–1959 | 2–3 | Florida | 5 | |
| Bobby Dodd 1955–1961 | 2–3 | Georgia Tech | 5 |
Paul Dietzel’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 |
|---|---|---|
| Wake Forestseries | 12 | 10–2 |
| Clemsonseries | 10 | 5–5 |
| Georgia Techseries | 10 | 4–6 |
| Ole Missseries | 10 | 4–5–1 |
| Dukeseries | 8 | 3–5 |
| NC Stateseries | 8 | 3–4–1 |
| Florida Stateseries | 8 | 2–6 |
| Tulaneseries | 7 | 6–0–1 |
National coaching awards
The awards- 1958 LSU: Eddie Robinson
Other roles
- Team captain, Miami (OH) 1945–46
From each season’s Wikipedia article.
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 | Army | Line coach | |
| 1949–50 | Cincinnati | Line coach | |
| 1951–52 | Kentucky | Line coach | |
| 1953–54 | Army | Line coach | |
| 1955–61 | LSU | Head coach | |
| 1962–65 | Army | Head coach | |
| 1966–74 | South Carolina | Head coach |
Every job as the infobox of his Wikipedia article lists it (CC BY-SA), assistant jobs included.
Coaching tree
Worked under
- Red BlaikArmy
- Sid GillmanCincinnati
- Bear BryantKentucky
Assistants who became head coaches
- Bill PetersonFlorida State, Rice, Houston Oilers
- Charles McClendonLSU
- Larry JonesFlorida State
- Bill BeallBaylor
- Bill DoolittleWestern Michigan
- Chuck KlausingIndiana (PA), Carnegie Mellon
- James ValekIllinois
- Bill BattleTennessee
- Lou HoltzWilliam & Mary, NC State, Arkansas, Minnesota, Notre Dame, South Carolina, New York Jets
- Sam WycheIndiana, Cincinnati Bengals, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
- Cal McCombsVMI
- John BridgersBaylor, Johns Hopkins
Worked under (3)
| Head coach | Team | Years | His job | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Red Blaik | Army | 1948–54 | Line coach | |
| Sid Gillman | Cincinnati | 1949–50 | Line coach | |
| Bear Bryant | Kentucky | 1951–52 | Line coach |
Coached under him, later head coaches (12)
| Coach | With him | Head coach at | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Peterson | LSU, 1955–59: assistant coach | Florida State, Rice, Houston Oilers | |
| Charles McClendon | LSU, 1955–61: assistant coach | LSU | |
| Larry Jones | LSU, 1958–61: offensive line and wide receivers coach; Army, 1962–65: assistant coach; South Carolina, 1966–69: defensive coordinator | Florida State | |
| Bill Beall | LSU, 1961: assistant coach | Baylor | |
| Bill Doolittle | Army, 1962–63: backfield coach | Western Michigan | |
| Chuck Klausing | Army, 1962–63: assistant coach | Indiana (PA), Carnegie Mellon | |
| James Valek | Army, 1962–65: assistant coach; South Carolina, 1966: assistant coach | Illinois | |
| Bill Battle | Army, 1964–65: assistant coach | Tennessee | |
| Lou Holtz | South Carolina, 1966–67: assistant coach | William & Mary, NC State, Arkansas, Minnesota, Notre Dame, South Carolina, New York Jets | |
| Sam Wyche | South Carolina, 1967: assistant coach | Indiana, Cincinnati Bengals, Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |
| Cal McCombs | South Carolina, 1969–70: graduate assistant | VMI | |
| John Bridgers | South Carolina, 1970–72: assistant coach | Baylor, Johns Hopkins |
Other assistants under him (1)
| Coach | With him | |
|---|---|---|
| Pete Jenkins | South Carolina, 1973–74: defensive ends 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.
Books
Books: Open Library (CC0); most-reissued first, each linked to its page there.