Ray Graves
Ray Graves went 70–31–4 as a head coach, 1960–1969, at Florida. Share
- Record
- 70–31–4 career
- Seasons
- 10
- Schools
- 1
- Final AP top 10
- 0 seasons
- Hall of Fame
- 1990 inducted
- Best season
- 1969 9–1–1, No. 14
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | Conference finish | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | Florida | 9–2 | 2nd | Gator Bowl W | 18 | |
| 1961 | Florida | 4–5–1 | 6th | |||
| 1962 | Florida | 7–4 | 5th | Gator Bowl W | ||
| 1963 | Florida | 6–3–1 | 7th | |||
| 1964 | Florida | 7–3 | T–2nd | |||
| 1965 | Florida | 7–4 | T–3rd | Sugar Bowl L | 12 | |
| 1966 | Florida | 9–2 | 3rd | Orange Bowl W | 11 | |
| 1967 | Florida | 6–4 | T–3rd | |||
| 1968 | Florida | 6–3–1 | T–6th | |||
| 1969 | Florida | 9–1–1 | 4th | Gator Bowl W | 14 |
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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Steve TannenNo. 20 pick, 1970
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 | 18 | 9–8–1 | 53% |
| Against top-10 teams | 13 | 7–6 | 54% |
| Against rivals | 54 | 30–22–2 | 57% |
| Conference games | 58 | 36–19–3 | 65% |
| Bowls and playoffs | 5 | 4–1 | 80% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 45 | 29–12–4 | 69% |
| At home | 51 | 38–11–2 | 76% |
| On the road | 38 | 22–15–1 | 59% |
| At neutral sites | 16 | 10–5–1 | 66% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 75 | 54–18–3 | 74% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 30 | 16–13–1 | 55% |
His own 105 games on file, 1960–1969, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Peterson 1960–1969 | 7–2–1 | Florida State | 10 | |
| Ralph Jordan 1960–1969 | 3–7 | Auburn | 10 | |
| Charles McClendon 1962–1967 | 3–3 | LSU | 6 | |
| Charlie Tate 1964–1969 | 3–3 | Miami | 6 | |
| Vince Dooley 1964–1969 | 2–3–1 | Georgia | 6 | |
| Paul Davis 1962–1966 | 3–1–1 | Mississippi State | 5 | |
| Bobby Dodd 1960–1966 | 2–3 | Georgia Tech | 5 | |
| Jim Pittman 1966–1969 | 4–0 | Tulane | 4 | |
| Andy Gustafson 1960–1963 | 2–2 | Miami | 4 | |
| Arthur Guepe 1960–1962 | 3–0 | Vanderbilt | 3 |
Ray Graves’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 |
|---|---|---|
| Florida Stateseries | 10 | 7–2–1 |
| Georgiaseries | 10 | 6–3–1 |
| Miamiseries | 10 | 5–5 |
| Auburnseries | 10 | 3–7 |
| Vanderbiltseries | 8 | 7–0–1 |
| Mississippi Stateseries | 8 | 6–1–1 |
| LSUseries | 8 | 4–4 |
| Tulaneseries | 7 | 7–0 |
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1944–45 | Tennessee | Line coach | |
| 1946–50 | Philadelphia Eagles NFL | Line coach and scout | |
| 1951–59 | Georgia Tech | Assistant coach | |
| 1960–69 | Florida | Head coach |
Every job as the infobox of his Wikipedia article lists it (CC BY-SA), assistant jobs included.
Coaching tree
Worked under
- John BarnhillTennessee
- Greasy NealePhiladelphia Eagles
- Bobby DoddGeorgia Tech
Assistants who became head coaches
- Pepper RodgersKansas, UCLA, Georgia Tech, Memphis Showboats, Memphis Mad Dogs
- Billy KinardOle Miss, Gardner-Webb
- Fred PancoastMemphis, Vanderbilt, Tampa
Worked under (3)
| Head coach | Team | Years | His job | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Barnhill | Tennessee | 1944–45 | Line coach | |
| Greasy Neale | Philadelphia Eagles NFL | 1946–50 | Line coach and scout | |
| Bobby Dodd | Georgia Tech | 1951–59 | Assistant coach |
Coached under him, later head coaches (3)
| Coach | With him | Head coach at | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pepper Rodgers | Florida, 1960–64: offensive coordinator | Kansas, UCLA, Georgia Tech, Memphis Showboats, Memphis Mad Dogs | |
| Billy Kinard | Florida, 1964–66: defensive backs coach | Ole Miss, Gardner-Webb | |
| Fred Pancoast | Florida, 1964–68: assistant coach; 1969: offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach | Memphis, Vanderbilt, Tampa |
Other assistants under him (2)
| Coach | With him | |
|---|---|---|
| Gene Ellenson | Florida, 1960–69: defensive coordinator | |
| Ed Kensler | Florida, 1965–68: offensive coordinator |
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.