Walter Johnson
Walter Johnson went 52–51–6 as a head coach, 1915–1936, at Presbyterian. Share
- Record
- 52–51–6 career
- Seasons
- 13
- Schools
- 1
- Final AP top 10
- 0 seasons
- Best season
- 1917 8–1
Season by season
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| Season | School | Record | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1915 | Presbyterian | 4–4 | ||
| 1916 | Presbyterian | 4–3 | ||
| 1917 | Presbyterian | 8–1 | ||
| 1918: not a college head coach | ||||
| 1919 | Presbyterian | 4–3–2 | ||
| 1920 | Presbyterian | 5–1–1 | ||
| 1921 | Presbyterian | 1–7 | ||
| 1922 | Presbyterian | 6–2–1 | ||
| 1923 | Presbyterian | 4–3–1 | ||
| 1924 | Presbyterian | 1–6–1 | ||
| 1925 | Presbyterian | 3–6 | ||
| 1926 | Presbyterian | 7–2 | ||
| 1927–34: not a college head coach | ||||
| 1935 | Presbyterian | 2–7 | ||
| 1936 | Presbyterian | 3–6 | ||
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 | 13 | 8–4–1 | 65% |
| Conference games | 20 | 8–11–1 | 43% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 35 | 17–12–6 | 57% |
| At home | 44 | 27–14–3 | 65% |
| On the road | 65 | 25–37–3 | 41% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 33 | 27–4–2 | 85% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 76 | 25–47–4 | 36% |
His own 109 games on file, 1915–1936, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Billy Laval 1916–1926 | 1–5 | Furman | 6 | |
| Carl Prause 1922–1926 | 2–2–1 | The Citadel | 5 | |
| Sol Metzger 1920–1924 | 1–4 | South Carolina | 5 | |
| Bud Saunders 1923–1926 | 2–2 | Clemson | 4 | |
| William L. Younger 1923–1926 | 0–4 | Davidson | 4 | |
| H.M. Grey 1920–1922 | 2–1 | Davidson | 3 | |
| Harry J. O’Brien 1916–1921 | 1–2 | The Citadel | 3 | |
| Edward Donahue 1917–1920 | 0–2–1 | Clemson | 3 |
Walter Johnson’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 |
|---|---|---|
| Erskineseries | 13 | 12–1 |
| Woffordseries | 13 | 11–2 |
| Newberryseries | 13 | 8–4–1 |
| The Citadelseries | 12 | 3–8–1 |
| Clemsonseries | 12 | 2–9–1 |
| Furmanseries | 10 | 2–8 |
| South Carolinaseries | 9 | 3–6 |
| Davidsonseries | 8 | 2–5–1 |