Ted Cox
Ted Cox went 46–34–3 as a head coach, 1925–1938, at River Falls State, Tulane and Oklahoma State. Share
Two seasons our game records don’t credit to him come from the coach’s Wikipedia article: 1925–26 at River Falls State. They’re marked in the table.
- Record
- 46–34–3 career
- Seasons
- 9
- Schools
- 3
- Final AP top 10
- 0 seasons
- Best season
- 1934 10–1
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | Conference finish | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1925 | River Falls State * | 5–1–1 | 1st | |||
| 1926 | River Falls State * | 6–0 | 1st | |||
| 1927–31: not a college head coach | ||||||
| 1932 | Tulane | 6–2–1 | 8th | |||
| 1933 | Tulane | 6–3–1 | 5th | |||
| 1934 | Tulane | 10–1 | T–1st | Sugar Bowl W | ||
| 1935 | Tulane | 6–4 | T–6th | |||
| 1936 | Oklahoma State | 1–9 | 5th | |||
| 1937 | Oklahoma State | 4–6 | T–4th | |||
| 1938 | Oklahoma State | 2–8 | 6th | |||
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. * A season our game records don’t credit to him; its record is the article’s.
Players he coached
Don ZimmermanConsensus All‑American, 1932
Every player from his seasons with a Heisman top-five finish, a national award, consensus All-America honors or a first-round pick.
How his teams did
| Kind of game | Games | Record | Won |
|---|---|---|---|
| Against ranked teams | 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| Against top-10 teams | 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| Against rivals | 17 | 3–13–1 | 21% |
| Conference games | 40 | 23–15–2 | 60% |
| Bowls and playoffs | 1 | 1–0 | 100% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 23 | 15–6–2 | 70% |
| At home | 41 | 24–15–2 | 61% |
| On the road | 27 | 10–17 | 37% |
| At neutral sites | 2 | 1–1 | 50% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 42 | 31–9–2 | 76% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 28 | 4–24 | 14% |
His own 70 games on file, 1932–1938, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harry Mehre 1932–1935 | 2–2 | Georgia | 4 | |
| Biff Jones 1932–1936 | 1–2–1 | LSU, Oklahoma | 4 | |
| William Alexander 1932–1934 | 3–0 | Georgia Tech | 3 | |
| Andrew Kerr 1933–1935 | 2–1 | Colgate | 3 | |
| Vic Hurt 1936–1938 | 0–3 | Tulsa | 3 |
Ted Cox’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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kentuckyseries | 4 | 4–0 |
| Sewaneeseries | 4 | 4–0 |
| Georgiaseries | 4 | 2–2 |
| Auburnseries | 4 | 1–3 |
| LSUseries | 4 | 1–2–1 |
| Georgia Techseries | 3 | 3–0 |
| Colgateseries | 3 | 2–1 |
| Washburnseries | 3 | 2–1 |
Other roles
- Team captain, Minnesota 1924
From each season’s Wikipedia article.
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–26 | River Falls State | Head coach | |
| 1927–28 | Tulane | Freshman coach | |
| 1929–31 | Tulane | Line coach | |
| 1932–35 | Tulane | Head coach | |
| 1936–38 | Oklahoma A&M | Head coach | |
| 1939–40 | LSU | Line coach |
Every job as the infobox of his Wikipedia article lists it (CC BY-SA), assistant jobs included.
Coaching tree
Worked under
- Bernie BiermanTulane
- Bernie MooreLSU
Assistants who became head coaches
- Ray DauberMississippi State, Case Western Reserve
Worked under (2)
| Head coach | Team | Years | His job | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bernie Bierman | Tulane | 1927–31 | 1927–28: freshman coach; 1929–31: line coach | |
| Bernie Moore | LSU | 1939–40 | Line coach |
Coached under him, later head coaches (1)
| Coach | With him | Head coach at | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ray Dauber | Tulane, 1935: freshman coach | Mississippi State, Case Western Reserve |
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.