Ralph Graham
Ralph Graham went 23–38–4 as a head coach, 1906–1950, at Davidson, Wichita State and Kansas State. Share
- Record
- 23–38–4 career
- Seasons
- 7
- Schools
- 3
- Final AP top 10
- 0 seasons
- Best season
- 1907 4–1–1
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1906 | Davidson | 3–2–2 | ||
| 1907 | Davidson | 4–1–1 | ||
| 1908–45: not a college head coach | ||||
| 1946 | Wichita State | 5–5 | ||
| 1947 | Wichita State | 7–4 | ||
| 1948 | Kansas State | 1–9 | ||
| 1949 | Kansas State | 2–8 | ||
| 1950 | Kansas State | 1–9–1 | ||
Each season links to the team’s season page; bowls and playoff games link to the game.
How his teams did
| Kind of game | Games | Record | Won |
|---|---|---|---|
| Against ranked teams | 5 | 0–5 | 0% |
| Against top-10 teams | 3 | 0–3 | 0% |
| Against rivals | 18 | 1–17 | 6% |
| Conference games | 24 | 5–19 | 21% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 23 | 8–11–4 | 43% |
| At home | 27 | 14–12–1 | 54% |
| On the road | 37 | 9–25–3 | 28% |
| At neutral sites | 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 25 | 18–7 | 72% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 40 | 5–31–4 | 18% |
His own 65 games on file, 1906–1950, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Ward 1948–1950 | 1–2 | Colorado | 3 | |
| John Brothers 1946–1949 | 0–3 | Tulsa | 3 | |
| Abe Stuber 1948–1950 | 0–3 | Iowa State | 3 | |
| Bud Wilkinson 1948–1950 | 0–3 | Oklahoma | 3 | |
| Don Faurot 1948–1950 | 0–3 | Missouri | 3 | |
| Jules Sikes 1948–1950 | 0–3 | Kansas | 3 |
Ralph Graham’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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kansasseries | 4 | 0–4 |
| Saint Louisseries | 3 | 2–1 |
| Coloradoseries | 3 | 1–2 |
| Iowa Stateseries | 3 | 0–3 |
| Missouriseries | 3 | 0–3 |
| Nebraskaseries | 3 | 0–3 |
| Oklahoma Stateseries | 3 | 0–3 |
| Oklahomaseries | 3 | 0–3 |
Coaching tree
Assistants who became head coaches
- Tommy O’BoyleTulane, Missouri State
Coached under him, later head coaches (1)
| Coach | With him | Head coach at | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tommy O’Boyle | Kansas State, 1949–50: line coach | Tulane, Missouri State |
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.