Red Smith
Red Smith went 5–12–1 as a head coach in the games on file: 1948 at Furman and 1949 at Furman. His full head-coaching career isn’t in our records. Share
- Record
- 5–12–1 games on file
- Seasons
- 2
- Schools
- 1
- Final AP top 10
- 0 seasons
- Best season
- 1949 3–6
Season by season
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| Season | School | Record | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 | Furman | 2–6–1 | ||
| 1949 | Furman | 3–6 |
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 | 2 | 0–2 | 0% |
| Against rivals | 3 | 2–0–1 | 83% |
| Conference games | 12 | 5–7 | 42% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 9 | 2–6–1 | 28% |
| At home | 9 | 2–6–1 | 28% |
| On the road | 9 | 3–6 | 33% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 5 | 2–2–1 | 50% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 13 | 3–10 | 23% |
His own 18 games on file, 1948–1949, 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.
Most-faced opponents
| Opponent | Games | Record |
|---|---|---|
| The Citadelseries | 2 | 2–0 |
| Davidsonseries | 2 | 1–1 |
| South Carolinaseries | 2 | 1–1 |
| Washington and Leeseries | 2 | 1–1 |
| Floridaseries | 2 | 0–2 |
| Georgiaseries | 2 | 0–2 |
| Clemsonseries | 2 | 0–2 |
| Richmondseries | 2 | 0–2 |