Red Dawson
Red Dawson went 45–30–5 as a head coach, 1936–1954, at Tulane and Pittsburgh. Share
- Record
- 45–30–5 career
- Seasons
- 9
- Schools
- 2
- Final AP top 10
- 1 season
- Best season
- 1939 8–1–1, No. 5
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | Conference finish | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1936 | Tulane | 6–3–1 | 8th | |||
| 1937 | Tulane | 5–4–1 | 9th | |||
| 1938 | Tulane | 7–2–1 | T–2nd | 19 | ||
| 1939 | Tulane | 8–1–1 | T–1st | Sugar Bowl L | 5 | |
| 1940 | Tulane | 5–5 | 10th | |||
| 1941 | Tulane | 5–4 | 8th | |||
| 1942–51: not a college head coach | ||||||
| 1952 | Pittsburgh | 6–3 | ||||
| 1953 | Pittsburgh | 3–5–1 | ||||
| 1954 | Pittsburgh coached three of nine games | 0–3 | ||||
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
Harley McCollumConsensus All‑American, 1939- Ernie BlandinConsensus All‑American, 1941
Every player from his seasons with a Heisman top-five finish, a national award, consensus All-America honors or a first-round pick.
How his teams did
| Kind of game | Games | Record | Won |
|---|---|---|---|
| Against ranked teams | 20 | 5–13–2 | 30% |
| Against top-10 teams | 10 | 3–6–1 | 35% |
| Against rivals | 23 | 8–12–3 | 41% |
| Conference games | 32 | 16–13–3 | 55% |
| Bowls and playoffs | 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 30 | 13–12–5 | 52% |
| At home | 53 | 33–15–5 | 67% |
| On the road | 24 | 10–14 | 42% |
| At neutral sites | 3 | 2–1 | 67% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 50 | 34–13–3 | 71% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 30 | 11–17–2 | 40% |
His own 80 games on file, 1936–1954, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raymond Wolf 1936–1941 | 4–1–1 | North Carolina | 6 | |
| Bernie Moore 1936–1941 | 2–4 | LSU | 6 | |
| Jack Meagher 1936–1941 | 2–1–3 | Auburn | 6 | |
| Frank Thomas 1936–1941 | 1–5 | Alabama | 6 | |
| Jess Neely 1937–1941 | 3–2 | Clemson, Rice | 5 | |
| Harry Mehre 1936–1941 | 1–3 | Georgia, Ole Miss | 4 | |
| Frank Leahy 1940–1953 | 1–2 | Boston College, Notre Dame | 3 |
Red Dawson’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 |
|---|---|---|
| North Carolinaseries | 6 | 4–1–1 |
| Auburnseries | 6 | 2–1–3 |
| LSUseries | 6 | 2–4 |
| Alabamaseries | 6 | 1–5 |
| Sewaneeseries | 4 | 4–0 |
| Ole Missseries | 4 | 3–1 |
| Clemsonseries | 4 | 3–1 |
| Georgiaseries | 4 | 2–2 |
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1932–35 | Minnesota | Backfield coach | |
| 1936–41 | Tulane | Head coach | |
| 1942 | Minnesota | Assistant coach | |
| 1946–49 | Buffalo Bills (AAFC) AAFC | Head coach | |
| 1950–51 | Michigan State | Assistant coach | |
| 1952–54 | Pittsburgh | Head coach |
Every job as the infobox of his Wikipedia article lists it (CC BY-SA), assistant jobs included.
Coaching tree
Worked under
- Bernie BiermanMinnesota
- George HauserMinnesota
- Biggie MunnMichigan State
Assistants who became head coaches
- Ray DauberMississippi State, Case Western Reserve
- Tommy O’BoyleTulane, Missouri State
- Tom StidhamOklahoma, Marquette
- Clem CroweXavier, Iowa, Saint Vincent
- Joel HuntGeorgia, Wyoming, East Texas Baptist
- Ernest HefferleBoston College
Worked under (3)
| Head coach | Team | Years | His job | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bernie Bierman | Minnesota | 1932–35 | Backfield coach | |
| George Hauser | Minnesota | 1942 | Assistant coach | |
| Biggie Munn | Michigan State | 1950–51 | Assistant coach |
Coached under him, later head coaches (6)
| Coach | With him | Head coach at | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ray Dauber | Tulane, 1936–37: ends coach | Mississippi State, Case Western Reserve | |
| Tommy O’Boyle | Tulane, 1941: assistant coach | Tulane, Missouri State | |
| Tom Stidham | Buffalo Bills (AAFC), 1946: line coach | Oklahoma, Marquette | |
| Clem Crowe | Buffalo Bills, 1949: AAFC | Xavier, Iowa, Saint Vincent | |
| Joel Hunt | Buffalo Bills, 1949: assistant coach | Georgia, Wyoming, East Texas Baptist | |
| Ernest Hefferle | Pittsburgh, 1952–54: freshman coach; 1952–54: offensive line coach | Boston College |
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.