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W.H. Britton
W.H. Britton went 7–7–1 as a head coach, 1916–1935, at Hawaii and Tennessee. Share
One season our game records don’t credit to him comes from the coach’s Wikipedia article: 1916 at Hawaii. It’s marked in the table.
- Record
- 7–7–1 career
- Seasons
- 2
- Schools
- 2
- AP poll
- Began in 1936, after this career
- Best season
- 1935 4–5
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | Conference finish | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1916 | Hawaii * | 3–2–1 | ||||
| 1917–34: not a college head coach | ||||||
| 1935 | Tennessee | 4–5 | T–9th | |||
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 | 4 | 1–3 | 25% |
| Conference games | 5 | 2–3 | 40% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 3 | 2–1 | 67% |
| At home | 6 | 3–3 | 50% |
| On the road | 3 | 1–2 | 33% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 8 | 4–4 | 50% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
His own nine games on file, 1935, 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.
Most-faced opponents
| Opponent | Games | Record |
|---|---|---|
| Auburnseries | 1 | 1–0 |
| Ole Missseries | 1 | 1–0 |
| Centreseries | 1 | 1–0 |
| Rhodesseries | 1 | 1–0 |
| Kentuckyseries | 1 | 0–1 |
| Dukeseries | 1 | 0–1 |
| North Carolinaseries | 1 | 0–1 |
| Vanderbiltseries | 1 | 0–1 |
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1916 | Hawaii | Head coach | |
| 1926–34 | Tennessee | Ends coach | |
| 1935 | Tennessee | Head coach | |
| 1936–42 | Tennessee | Ends coach | |
| 1946 | Tennessee | Ends coach |
Every job as the infobox of his Wikipedia article lists it (CC BY-SA), assistant jobs included.
Coaching tree
Worked under
- Bob NeylandTennessee
- John BarnhillTennessee
Assistants who became head coaches
- John BarnhillTennessee, Arkansas
- Murray WarmathMississippi State, Minnesota
Worked under (2)
| Head coach | Team | Years | His job | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Neyland | Tennessee | 1926–46 | Ends coach | |
| John Barnhill | Tennessee | 1941–42 | Ends coach |
Coached under him, later head coaches (2)
| Coach | With him | Head coach at | |
|---|---|---|---|
| John Barnhill | Tennessee, 1935: line coach | Tennessee, Arkansas | |
| Murray Warmath | Tennessee, 1935: line and ends coach | Mississippi State, Minnesota |
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.