W.C. Raftery
W.C. Raftery went 38–55–5 as a head coach in the games on file: 1927 at VMI, 1928 at VMI, 1929 at VMI, 1930 at VMI, 1931 at VMI, 1932 at VMI, 1933 at VMI, 1934 at VMI, 1935 at VMI and 1936 at VMI. His full head-coaching career isn’t in our records. Share
- Record
- 38–55–5 games on file
- Seasons
- 10
- Schools
- 1
- Final AP top 10
- 0 seasons
- Best season
- 1929 8–2
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1927 | VMI | 6–4 | ||
| 1928 | VMI | 5–3–2 | ||
| 1929 | VMI | 8–2 | ||
| 1930 | VMI | 3–6 | ||
| 1931 | VMI | 3–6–1 | ||
| 1932 | VMI | 2–8 | ||
| 1933 | VMI | 2–7–1 | ||
| 1934 | VMI | 1–8 | ||
| 1935 | VMI | 2–7–1 | ||
| 1936 | VMI | 6–4 |
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 rivals | 29 | 11–15–3 | 43% |
| Conference games | 54 | 18–33–3 | 36% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 41 | 16–20–5 | 45% |
| At home | 45 | 28–14–3 | 66% |
| On the road | 52 | 10–40–2 | 21% |
| At neutral sites | 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 39 | 27–9–3 | 73% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 59 | 11–46–2 | 20% |
His own 98 games on file, 1927–1936, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frank Dobson 1927–1936 | 4–3–1 | Richmond, Maryland | 8 | |
| Curley Byrd 1927–1934 | 2–5–1 | Maryland | 8 | |
| Harry Gamage 1927–1933 | 0–7 | Kentucky | 7 | |
| William L. Younger 1927–1931 | 4–1 | Davidson | 5 | |
| Henry Redd 1932–1936 | 0–4–1 | Virginia Tech | 5 | |
| Wallace Wade 1931–1934 | 0–4 | Duke | 4 | |
| Doc Newton 1932–1935 | 0–4 | Davidson | 4 | |
| Andy Gustafson 1927–1929 | 3–0 | Virginia Tech | 3 | |
| Fred Dawson 1931–1933 | 3–0 | Virginia | 3 | |
| Josh Cody 1928–1930 | 1–2 | Clemson | 3 |
W.C. Raftery’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 |
|---|---|---|
| Virginiaseries | 10 | 6–3–1 |
| Richmondseries | 10 | 4–5–1 |
| Davidsonseries | 10 | 4–6 |
| Marylandseries | 10 | 3–6–1 |
| Virginia Techseries | 10 | 3–6–1 |
| Kentuckyseries | 8 | 0–8 |
| William & Maryseries | 5 | 3–2 |
| Hampden Sydneyseries | 4 | 4–0 |
Coaching tree
Assistants who became head coaches
- George BarclayLafayette, Washington and Lee, North Carolina
Coached under him, later head coaches (1)
| Coach | With him | Head coach at | |
|---|---|---|---|
| George Barclay | VMI, 1936: line coach | Lafayette, Washington and Lee, North Carolina |
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.