Tatum Gressette
Tatum Gressette went 34–41–3 as a head coach in the games on file: 1932 at The Citadel, 1933 at The Citadel, 1934 at The Citadel, 1935 at The Citadel, 1936 at The Citadel, 1937 at The Citadel, 1938 at The Citadel and 1939 at The Citadel. His full head-coaching career isn’t in our records. Share
- Record
- 34–41–3 games on file
- Seasons
- 8
- Schools
- 1
- Final AP top 10
- 0 seasons
- Best season
- 1937 7–4
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1932 | The Citadel | 4–5 | ||
| 1933 | The Citadel | 3–5–1 | ||
| 1934 | The Citadel | 3–5–1 | ||
| 1935 | The Citadel | 4–3–1 | ||
| 1936 | The Citadel | 4–6 | ||
| 1937 | The Citadel | 7–4 | ||
| 1938 | The Citadel | 6–5 | ||
| 1939 | The Citadel | 3–8 |
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 top-10 teams | 2 | 0–2 | 0% |
| Against rivals | 18 | 11–7 | 61% |
| Conference games | 30 | 10–20 | 33% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 28 | 10–15–3 | 41% |
| At home | 36 | 23–11–2 | 67% |
| On the road | 37 | 9–27–1 | 26% |
| At neutral sites | 5 | 2–3 | 40% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 46 | 33–12–1 | 73% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 32 | 1–29–2 | 6% |
His own 78 games on file, 1932–1939, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doc Newton 1932–1938 | 1–3–2 | Davidson, NC State | 6 | |
| Dizzy McLeod 1932–1936 | 0–5 | Furman | 5 | |
| Jess Neely 1932–1936 | 0–4 | Clemson | 4 | |
| Glenn Thistlethwaite 1937–1939 | 2–1 | Richmond | 3 | |
| Billy Laval 1932–1934 | 0–3 | South Carolina | 3 | |
| Don McCallister 1935–1937 | 0–3 | South Carolina | 3 | |
| Gene McEver 1936–1939 | 0–3 | Davidson | 3 |
Tatum Gressette’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 |
|---|---|---|
| Woffordseries | 8 | 8–0 |
| Presbyterianseries | 8 | 6–2 |
| Furmanseries | 8 | 2–6 |
| Erskineseries | 7 | 7–0 |
| Davidsonseries | 7 | 1–4–2 |
| South Carolinaseries | 6 | 0–6 |
| Newberryseries | 5 | 4–0–1 |
| Oglethorpeseries | 4 | 3–1 |