Rip Engle
Rip Engle went 132–68–8 as a head coach, 1944–1965, at Brown and Penn State. Share
- Record
- 132–68–8 career
- Seasons
- 22
- Schools
- 2
- Final AP top 10
- 1 season
- Hall of Fame
- 1973 inducted
- Best season
- 1962 9–2, No. 9
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | Conference finish | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1944 | Brown | 3–4–1 | ||||
| 1945 | Brown | 3–4–1 | ||||
| 1946 | Brown | 3–5–1 | ||||
| 1947 | Brown | 4–4–1 | ||||
| 1948 | Brown | 7–2 | ||||
| 1949 | Brown | 8–1 | ||||
| 1950 | Penn State | 5–3–1 | ||||
| 1951 | Penn State | 5–4 | ||||
| 1952 | Penn State | 7–2–1 | ||||
| 1953 | Penn State | 6–3 | ||||
| 1954 | Penn State | 7–2 | 20 | |||
| 1955 | Penn State | 5–4 | ||||
| 1956 | Penn State | 6–2–1 | ||||
| 1957 | Penn State | 6–3 | ||||
| 1958 | Penn State | 6–3–1 | ||||
| 1959 | Penn State | 9–2 | Liberty Bowl W | 12 | ||
| 1960 | Penn State | 7–3 | Liberty Bowl W | 16 | ||
| 1961 | Penn State | 8–3 | Gator Bowl W | 17 | ||
| 1962 | Penn State | 9–2 | Gator Bowl L | 9 | ||
| 1963 | Penn State | 7–3 | 16 | |||
| 1964 | Penn State | 6–4 | 14 | |||
| 1965 | Penn State | 5–5 |
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
Richie LucasSecond in the 1959 Heisman vote- Glenn Ressler1964 Maxwell Award
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 | 29 | 11–17–1 | 40% |
| Against top-10 teams | 13 | 4–9 | 31% |
| Against rivals | 67 | 42–22–3 | 65% |
| Bowls and playoffs | 4 | 3–1 | 75% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 78 | 38–32–8 | 54% |
| At home | 96 | 70–22–4 | 75% |
| On the road | 106 | 58–44–4 | 57% |
| At neutral sites | 6 | 4–2 | 67% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 142 | 105–33–4 | 75% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 66 | 27–35–4 | 44% |
His own 208 games on file, 1944–1965, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Schwartzwalder 1950–1965 | 7–9 | Syracuse | 16 | |
| John Michelosen 1955–1965 | 5–5–1 | Pittsburgh | 11 | |
| Art Lewis 1950–1959 | 6–3–1 | West Virginia | 10 | |
| Edward Anderson 1954–1963 | 9–0 | Holy Cross | 9 | |
| Harvey Harman 1947–1955 | 7–1 | Rutgers | 8 | |
| Gene Corum 1960–1965 | 6–0 | West Virginia | 6 | |
| Thomas Nugent 1960–1965 | 5–1 | Maryland | 6 | |
| Red Blaik 1944–1958 | 0–6 | Army | 6 | |
| Aldo Donelli 1951–1956 | 4–0 | Boston University | 4 | |
| Len Casanova 1950–1964 | 3–1 | Pittsburgh, Oregon | 4 |
Rip Engle’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 |
|---|---|---|
| West Virginiaseries | 16 | 12–3–1 |
| Pittsburghseries | 16 | 9–6–1 |
| Syracuseseries | 16 | 7–9 |
| Holy Crossseries | 15 | 12–2–1 |
| Armyseries | 12 | 3–9 |
| Boston Universityseries | 9 | 8–0–1 |
| Rutgersseries | 8 | 7–1 |
| Pennsylvaniaseries | 8 | 6–2 |
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1930–40 | Waynesboro HS (PA) high school | Head coach | |
| 1941 | Western Maryland | Freshman coach | |
| 1942 | Brown | Ends coach | |
| 1943 | Brown | Backs coach | |
| 1944–49 | Brown | Head coach | |
| 1950–65 | Penn State | Head coach |
Every job as the infobox of his Wikipedia article lists it (CC BY-SA), assistant jobs included.
Coaching tree
Worked under
- Skip StahleyBrown
Assistants who became head coaches
- Bill DoolittleWestern Michigan
- Al MichaelsNC State
- Joe BedenkPenn State
- Joe PaternoPenn State
- Joseph YukicaBoston College, Dartmouth, New Hampshire
- George WelshNavy, Virginia
- Bob TuckerWooster
Worked under (1)
| Head coach | Team | Years | His job | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skip Stahley | Brown | 1942–43 | 1942: ends coach; 1943: backs coach |
Coached under him, later head coaches (7)
| Coach | With him | Head coach at | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Doolittle | Brown, 1949: backfield coach | Western Michigan | |
| Al Michaels | Penn State, 1950–53: assistant coach | NC State | |
| Joe Bedenk | Penn State, 1950–51: assistant coach | Penn State | |
| Joe Paterno | Penn State, 1950–65: assistant coach | Penn State | |
| Joseph Yukica | Penn State, 1953: fresh. assistant | Boston College, Dartmouth, New Hampshire | |
| George Welsh | Penn State, 1963–65: assistant coach | Navy, Virginia | |
| Bob Tucker | Penn State, 1965: graduate assistant | Wooster |
Other assistants under him (2)
| Coach | With him | |
|---|---|---|
| Dan Radakovich | Penn State, 1957–65: assistant coach | |
| John Beake | Penn State, 1962: graduate assistant |
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.