Pete Cawthon
Pete Cawthon went 93–43–10 as a head coach, 1923–1940, at Austin and Texas Tech. Wikipedia’s season articles record two seasons differently (1930, 3–6 and 1931, 6–3); by them his record is 99–50–10. Share
Five seasons our game records don’t credit to him come from the coach’s Wikipedia article: 1923–27 at Austin. They’re marked in the table.
- Record
- 93–43–10 career
- Seasons
- 16
- Schools
- 2
- Final AP top 10
- 0 seasons
- Best season
- 1938 10–1, No. 11
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | Conference finish | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1923 | Austin * | 7–2–1 | 1st | |||
| 1924 | Austin * | 7–2–1 | T–6th | |||
| 1925 | Austin * | 4–4–1 | 7th | |||
| 1926 | Austin * | 4–5 | 4th | |||
| 1927 | Austin * | 1–5–1 | 6th | |||
| 1928–29: not a college head coach | ||||||
| 1930 | Texas Tech | 0–1 (Wikipedia: 3–6) | ||||
| 1931 | Texas Tech | 3–1 (Wikipedia: 6–3) | ||||
| 1932 | Texas Tech | 10–2 | ||||
| 1933 | Texas Tech | 8–1 | ||||
| 1934 | Texas Tech | 7–2–1 | ||||
| 1935 | Texas Tech | 5–3–2 | 6th | |||
| 1936 | Texas Tech | 5–4–1 | 7th | |||
| 1937 | Texas Tech | 8–4 | 1st | Sun Bowl L | ||
| 1938 | Texas Tech | 10–1 | Cotton Bowl L | 11 | ||
| 1939 | Texas Tech | 5–5–1 | T–2nd | |||
| 1940 | Texas Tech | 9–1–1 | T–6th | |||
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.
How his teams did
| Kind of game | Games | Record | Won |
|---|---|---|---|
| Against ranked teams | 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| Against rivals | 9 | 4–4–1 | 50% |
| Conference games | 15 | 11–3–1 | 77% |
| Bowls and playoffs | 2 | 0–2 | 0% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 43 | 22–15–6 | 58% |
| At home | 56 | 45–9–2 | 82% |
| On the road | 42 | 24–14–4 | 62% |
| At neutral sites | 3 | 1–2 | 33% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 85 | 63–17–5 | 77% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 16 | 7–8–1 | 47% |
His own 101 games on file, 1930–1940, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tex Oliver 1933–1937 | 3–1–1 | Arizona | 5 | |
| Morley Jennings 1931–1934 | 3–1 | Baylor | 4 | |
| Mack Saxon 1933–1939 | 3–1 | UTEP | 4 | |
| Ted Shipkey 1937–1940 | 3–1 | New Mexico | 4 | |
| Tom Lieb 1934–1936 | 0–3 | Loyola Marymount | 3 |
Pete Cawthon’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 |
|---|---|---|
| New Mexicoseries | 6 | 5–1 |
| Arizonaseries | 6 | 4–1–1 |
| Montanaseries | 4 | 3–1 |
| Oklahoma Stateseries | 4 | 3–0–1 |
| Baylorseries | 4 | 3–1 |
| UTEPseries | 4 | 3–1 |
| Hardin Simmonsseries | 4 | 3–1 |
| Centenary (LA)series | 4 | 3–0–1 |
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1919 | Beaumont HS (TX) high school | Head coach | |
| 1921–22 | Terrill Prep (TX) high school | Head coach | |
| 1923–27 | Austin | Head coach | |
| 1930–40 | Texas Tech | Head coach | |
| 1942 | Alabama | Line coach | |
| 1943–44 | Brooklyn Dodgers/Tigers NFL | Head coach | |
| 1945–46 | Detroit Lions NFL | Assistant coach |
Every job as the infobox of his Wikipedia article lists it (CC BY-SA), assistant jobs included.
Coaching tree
Worked under
- Frank ThomasAlabama
Assistants who became head coaches
- Dell MorganTexas Tech
- Ed McKeeverNotre Dame, Cornell, San Francisco, Chicago Rockets
- Berl HuffmanNew Mexico, Keesler Field
- Frank BridgesBaylor, Hardin Simmons, Texas Military College, St. Mary’s (TX), Brooklyn Tigers
Worked under (1)
| Head coach | Team | Years | His job | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frank Thomas | Alabama | 1942 | Line coach |
Coached under him, later head coaches (4)
| Coach | With him | Head coach at | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dell Morgan | Austin, 1925: assistant coach; Texas Tech, 1930–33: assistant coach | Texas Tech | |
| Ed McKeever | Texas Tech, 1935–38: backfield coach | Notre Dame, Cornell, San Francisco, Chicago Rockets | |
| Berl Huffman | Texas Tech, 1936–40: assistant coach | New Mexico, Keesler Field | |
| Frank Bridges | Brooklyn Dodgers, 1943: assistant coach | Baylor, Hardin Simmons, Texas Military College, St. Mary’s (TX), Brooklyn Tigers |
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.