Rip Miller
Rip Miller went 12–15–2 as a head coach, 1931–1933, at Navy. Share
- Record
- 12–15–2 career
- Seasons
- 3
- Schools
- 1
- AP poll
- Began in 1936, after this career
- Best season
- 1933 5–4
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | Conference finish | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1931 | Navy | 5–5–1 | ||||
| 1932 | Navy | 2–6–1 | ||||
| 1933 | Navy | 5–4 |
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.
How his teams did
| Kind of game | Games | Record | Won |
|---|---|---|---|
| Against rivals | 9 | 2–7 | 22% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 13 | 5–6–2 | 46% |
| At home | 14 | 9–4–1 | 68% |
| On the road | 12 | 3–8–1 | 29% |
| At neutral sites | 3 | 0–3 | 0% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 12 | 8–2–2 | 75% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 17 | 4–13 | 24% |
His own 29 games on file, 1931–1933, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harvey Harman 1931–1933 | 2–1 | Pennsylvania | 3 | |
| John Kellison 1931–1933 | 2–1 | William & Mary | 3 | |
| Hunk Anderson 1931–1933 | 1–2 | Notre Dame | 3 |
Rip Miller’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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pennsylvaniaseries | 3 | 2–1 |
| William & Maryseries | 3 | 2–1 |
| Notre Dameseries | 3 | 1–2 |
| Princetonseries | 3 | 1–1–1 |
| Armyseries | 3 | 0–3 |
| Marylandseries | 2 | 1–1 |
| Columbiaseries | 2 | 0–2 |
| Delawareseries | 1 | 1–0 |
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1931–33 | Navy | Head coach | |
| 1934–47 | Navy | Line coach |
Every job as the infobox of his Wikipedia article lists it (CC BY-SA), assistant jobs included.
Coaching tree
Worked under
- Thomas HamiltonNavy
- Hank HardwickNavy
- Swede LarsonNavy
- John WhelchelNavy
- Oscar HagbergNavy
Assistants who became head coaches
- Hank HardwickNavy
- Oscar HagbergNavy
Worked under (5)
| Head coach | Team | Years | His job | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas Hamilton | Navy | 1934–47 | Line coach | |
| Hank Hardwick | Navy | 1937–38 | Line coach | |
| Swede Larson | Navy | 1939–41 | Line coach | |
| John Whelchel | Navy | 1942–43 | Line coach | |
| Oscar Hagberg | Navy | 1944–45 | Line coach |
Coached under him, later head coaches (2)
| Coach | With him | Head coach at | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hank Hardwick | Navy, 1931: plebe ends; 1933: plebe assistant | Navy | |
| Oscar Hagberg | Navy, 1933: ends coach | Navy |
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.