Trevor Rees
Trevor Rees went 86–53–5 as a head coach, 1946–1963, at Kent State. Wikipedia’s season articles record two seasons differently (1960, 6–3 and 1961, 2–8); by them his record is 92–63–5. Share
14 seasons our game records don’t credit to him come from the coach’s Wikipedia article: 1946–59 at Kent State (on file under another coach). They’re marked in the table.
- Record
- 86–53–5 career
- Seasons
- 18
- Schools
- 1
- Final AP top 10
- 0 seasons
- Best season
- 1960 1–0
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | Conference finish | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 | Kent State * | 6–2 | 10th | |||
| 1947 | Kent State * | 4–4 | T–5th | |||
| 1948 | Kent State * | 6–2–1 | 3rd | |||
| 1949 | Kent State * | 5–3 | 3rd | |||
| 1950 | Kent State * | 5–4 | 7th | |||
| 1951 | Kent State * | 4–3–2 | 3rd | |||
| 1952 | Kent State * | 5–4 | T–4th | |||
| 1953 | Kent State * | 7–2 | 3rd | |||
| 1954 | Kent State * | 8–2 | 2nd | Refrigerator L | ||
| 1955 | Kent State * | 6–2–1 | T–2nd | |||
| 1956 | Kent State * | 7–2 | 3rd | |||
| 1957 | Kent State * | 3–6 | 7th | |||
| 1958 | Kent State * | 7–2 | 2nd | |||
| 1959 | Kent State * | 5–3 | T–4th | |||
| 1960 | Kent State | 1–0 (Wikipedia: 6–3) | 3rd | |||
| 1961 | Kent State | 1–1 (Wikipedia: 2–8) | 7th | |||
| 1962 | Kent State | 3–6 | 5th | |||
| 1963 | Kent State | 3–5–1 | T–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.
How his teams did
| Kind of game | Games | Record | Won |
|---|---|---|---|
| Against rivals | 2 | 0–2 | 0% |
| Conference games | 12 | 3–9 | 25% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 6 | 2–3–1 | 42% |
| At home | 11 | 5–6 | 45% |
| On the road | 10 | 3–6–1 | 35% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 8 | 5–3 | 63% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 13 | 3–9–1 | 27% |
His own 21 games on file, 1960–1963, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stan Zajdel 1960–1962 | 3–0 | Dayton | 3 |
Trevor Rees’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 |
|---|---|---|
| Daytonseries | 4 | 4–0 |
| Xavierseries | 3 | 0–2–1 |
| Toledoseries | 2 | 2–0 |
| Louisvilleseries | 2 | 1–1 |
| Marshallseries | 2 | 1–1 |
| Bowling Greenseries | 2 | 0–2 |
| Miami (OH)series | 2 | 0–2 |
| Ohioseries | 2 | 0–2 |
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1936–40 | Shaw HS (OH) high school | Head coach | |
| 1941 | Ohio State | Freshman coach | |
| 1942 | Iowa Pre-Flight service team | Ends coach | |
| 1945 | Ohio State | Assistant coach | |
| 1946–63 | Kent State | Head coach |
Every job as the infobox of his Wikipedia article lists it (CC BY-SA), assistant jobs included.
Coaching tree
Worked under
- Paul BrownOhio State
- Bernie BiermanIowa Pre-Flight
- Carroll WiddoesOhio State
Assistants who became head coaches
- Frank LauterburToledo, Iowa
- Rick ForzanoNavy, UConn, Detroit Lions
- Dave PuddingtonKent State, Washington University
Worked under (3)
| Head coach | Team | Years | His job | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Brown | Ohio State | 1941 | Freshman coach | |
| Bernie Bierman | Iowa Pre-Flight service team | 1942 | Ends coach | |
| Carroll Widdoes | Ohio State | 1945 | Assistant coach |
Coached under him, later head coaches (3)
| Coach | With him | Head coach at | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frank Lauterbur | Kent State, 1953–54: assistant coach | Toledo, Iowa | |
| Rick Forzano | Kent State, 1957–58: assistant coach | Navy, UConn, Detroit Lions | |
| Dave Puddington | Kent State, 1959–61: backfield coach | Kent State, Washington University |
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.