Ted Shipkey
Ted Shipkey went 61–52–4 as a head coach, 1930–1951, at Arizona State, New Mexico, Albuquerque AAB, Kirtland Field, Personnel Distribution Command and Montana. Share
Four seasons our game records don’t credit to him come from the coach’s Wikipedia article: 1930 at Arizona State (on file under another coach); 1942 at Albuquerque AAB; 1943 at Kirtland Field; 1945 at Personnel Distribution Command. They’re marked in the table.
- Record
- 61–52–4 career
- Seasons
- 14
- Schools
- 6
- Final AP top 10
- 0 seasons
- Best season
- 1939 8–2
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | Conference finish | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1930 | Arizona State * | 3–5–1 | ||||
| 1931 | Arizona State | 6–2 | 1st | |||
| 1932 | Arizona State | 4–3–1 | T–3rd | |||
| 1933–36: not a college head coach | ||||||
| 1937 | New Mexico | 4–4–1 | 5th | |||
| 1938 | New Mexico | 8–3 | T–1st | Sun Bowl L | ||
| 1939 | New Mexico | 8–2 | 2nd | |||
| 1940 | New Mexico | 5–4 | 4th | |||
| 1941 | New Mexico | 5–4–1 | 5th | |||
| 1942 | Albuquerque AAB * | 5–4 | ||||
| 1943 | Kirtland Field * | 1–2 | ||||
| 1944: not a college head coach | ||||||
| 1945 | Personnel Distribution Command * | 0–3 | ||||
| 1946–48: not a college head coach | ||||||
| 1949 | Montana | 5–4 | 10th | |||
| 1950 | Montana | 5–5 | ||||
| 1951 | Montana | 2–7 | 8th | |||
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.
How his teams did
| Kind of game | Games | Record | Won |
|---|---|---|---|
| Against ranked teams | 3 | 1–2 | 33% |
| Against rivals | 25 | 16–8–1 | 66% |
| Conference games | 47 | 23–21–3 | 52% |
| Bowls and playoffs | 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 34 | 18–13–3 | 57% |
| At home | 49 | 35–13–1 | 72% |
| On the road | 38 | 14–22–2 | 39% |
| At neutral sites | 6 | 3–3 | 50% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 61 | 42–16–3 | 71% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 32 | 10–22 | 31% |
His own 93 games on file, 1931–1951, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mack Saxon 1931–1941 | 3–3–1 | UTEP | 7 | |
| Dixie Howell 1938–1950 | 2–3–1 | Arizona State, Idaho | 6 | |
| Gerald Hines 1931–1939 | 4–1 | New Mexico State | 5 | |
| Rudy Lavik 1931–1937 | 2–2–1 | Northern Arizona, Arizona State | 5 | |
| Pete Cawthon 1937–1940 | 1–3 | Texas Tech | 4 | |
| Harry Hughes 1938–1940 | 2–1 | Colorado State | 3 | |
| Miles Casteel 1939–1941 | 2–1 | Arizona | 3 |
Ted Shipkey’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 |
|---|---|---|
| Northern Arizonaseries | 9 | 6–2–1 |
| New Mexico Stateseries | 7 | 6–1 |
| Arizonaseries | 7 | 4–3 |
| UTEPseries | 7 | 3–3–1 |
| Arizona Stateseries | 5 | 2–2–1 |
| Colorado Stateseries | 5 | 2–3 |
| Texas Techseries | 5 | 1–4 |
| Western New Mexicoseries | 4 | 4–0 |
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1927–29 | Sacramento Junior College | Assistant coach | |
| 1930–32 | Arizona State | Head coach | |
| 1937–41 | New Mexico | Head coach | |
| 1942–43 | Albuquerque AAB / Kirland Field | Head coach | |
| 1945 | Personnel Distribution Command | Head coach | |
| 1946–48 | Los Angeles Dons AAFC | Ends coach | |
| 1949–51 | Montana | Head coach |
Every job as the infobox of his Wikipedia article lists it (CC BY-SA), assistant jobs included.
Coaching tree
Worked under
- Dudley DeGrootLos Angeles Dons
- James PhelanLos Angeles Dons
Assistants who became head coaches
- Willis BarnesNew Mexico
Worked under (2)
| Head coach | Team | Years | His job | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dudley DeGroot | Los Angeles Dons pro | 1946–47 | Ends coach | |
| James Phelan | Los Angeles Dons pro | 1948 | Ends coach |
Coached under him, later head coaches (1)
| Coach | With him | Head coach at | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Willis Barnes | Arizona State, 1931: line coach; New Mexico, 1937–41: assistant coach | New Mexico |
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.