Tad Wieman
Tad Wieman went 29–24–4 as a head coach, 1927–1942, at Michigan and Princeton. Share
- Record
- 29–24–4 career
- Seasons
- 7
- Schools
- 2
- Final AP top 10
- 0 seasons
- Hall of Fame
- 1956 inducted
- Best season
- 1939 7–1
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | Conference finish | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1927 | Michigan | 6–2 | 3rd | |||
| 1928 | Michigan | 3–4–1 | T–7th | |||
| 1929–37: not a college head coach | ||||||
| 1938 | Princeton | 3–4–1 | ||||
| 1939 | Princeton | 7–1 | ||||
| 1940 | Princeton | 5–2–1 | ||||
| 1941 | Princeton | 2–6 | ||||
| 1942 | Princeton | 3–5–1 | ||||
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
Otto PommereningConsensus All‑American, 1928
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 | 6 | 1–4–1 | 25% |
| Against top-10 teams | 2 | 0–1–1 | 25% |
| Against rivals | 23 | 11–10–2 | 52% |
| Conference games | 10 | 5–5 | 50% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 24 | 11–9–4 | 54% |
| At home | 40 | 23–15–2 | 60% |
| On the road | 15 | 5–8–2 | 40% |
| At neutral sites | 2 | 1–1 | 50% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 39 | 25–12–2 | 67% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 18 | 4–12–2 | 28% |
His own 57 games on file, 1927–1942, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dick Harlow 1938–1942 | 1–3–1 | Harvard | 5 | |
| Red Blaik 1938–1942 | 2–2 | Dartmouth, Army | 4 | |
| George Munger 1938–1942 | 1–2–1 | Pennsylvania | 4 | |
| Ducky Pond 1938–1940 | 3–0 | Yale | 3 | |
| DeOrmond McLaughry 1939–1942 | 1–2 | Brown, Dartmouth | 3 | |
| Swede Larson 1939–1941 | 1–2 | Navy | 3 |
Tad Wieman’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 |
|---|---|---|
| Navyseries | 7 | 3–2–2 |
| Yaleseries | 5 | 4–1 |
| Dartmouthseries | 5 | 2–3 |
| Harvardseries | 5 | 1–3–1 |
| Williamsseries | 4 | 3–1 |
| Pennsylvaniaseries | 4 | 1–2–1 |
| Armyseries | 3 | 1–2 |
| Michigan Stateseries | 2 | 2–0 |
Other roles
- Team captain, Michigan 1918
From each season’s Wikipedia article.
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1921–26 | Michigan | Assistant coach | |
| 1927–28 | Michigan | Head coach | |
| 1930–31 | Minnesota | First assistant and line coach | |
| 1932–37 | Princeton | Assistant coach | |
| 1938–42 | Princeton | Head coach | |
| 1944–45 | Columbia | Assistant coach |
Every job as the infobox of his Wikipedia article lists it (CC BY-SA), assistant jobs included.
Coaching tree
Worked under
- Fielding YostMichigan
- George LittleMichigan
- Fritz CrislerMinnesota, Princeton
- Lou LittleColumbia
Assistants who became head coaches
- George VeenkerIowa State
- Bennie OosterbaanMichigan
- Cappy CapponKansas, Luther
Worked under (4)
| Head coach | Team | Years | His job | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fielding Yost | Michigan | 1921–26 | Assistant coach | |
| George Little | Michigan | 1924 | Assistant coach | |
| Fritz Crisler | Minnesota | 1930–31 | First assistant and line coach | |
| Fritz Crisler | Princeton | 1932–37 | Assistant coach | |
| Lou Little | Columbia | 1944–45 | Assistant coach |
Coached under him, later head coaches (3)
| Coach | With him | Head coach at | |
|---|---|---|---|
| George Veenker | Michigan, 1927–28: assistant coach | Iowa State | |
| Bennie Oosterbaan | Michigan, 1928: assistant coach | Michigan | |
| Cappy Cappon | Michigan, 1928: assistant coach; Princeton, 1938: assistant coach | Kansas, Luther |
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.