Walter Milligan
Walter Milligan went 13–14 as a head coach, 1947–1949, at Pittsburgh. Share
- Record
- 13–14 career
- Seasons
- 3
- Schools
- 1
- Final AP top 10
- 0 seasons
- Best season
- 1948 6–3
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | Conference finish | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1947 | Pittsburgh | 1–8 | ||||
| 1948 | Pittsburgh | 6–3 | ||||
| 1949 | Pittsburgh | 6–3 |
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.
How his teams did
| Kind of game | Games | Record | Won |
|---|---|---|---|
| Against ranked teams | 6 | 2–4 | 33% |
| Against top-10 teams | 5 | 2–3 | 40% |
| Against rivals | 8 | 4–4 | 50% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 6 | 5–1 | 83% |
| At home | 15 | 8–7 | 53% |
| On the road | 12 | 5–7 | 42% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 4 | 2–2 | 50% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 23 | 11–12 | 48% |
His own 27 games on file, 1947–1949, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wesley Fesler 1947–1949 | 1–2 | Ohio State | 3 |
Walter Milligan’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 |
|---|---|---|
| Penn Stateseries | 3 | 2–1 |
| West Virginiaseries | 3 | 2–1 |
| Indianaseries | 3 | 1–2 |
| Ohio Stateseries | 3 | 1–2 |
| Purdueseries | 2 | 1–1 |
| Notre Dameseries | 2 | 0–2 |
| Minnesotaseries | 2 | 0–2 |
| Northwesternseries | 1 | 1–0 |
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1934–38 | Pittsburgh | Freshman coach | |
| 1939–40 | Florida | Assistant coach | |
| 1941–45 | Tulsa | Assistant coach | |
| 1946 | Pittsburgh | Line coach | |
| 1947–49 | Pittsburgh | Head coach | |
| 1950 | USC | Assistant coach | |
| 1951–52 | Purdue | Assistant coach | |
| 1953–55 | Nebraska | Assistant coach |
Every job as the infobox of his Wikipedia article lists it (CC BY-SA), assistant jobs included.
Coaching tree
Worked under
- Jock SutherlandPittsburgh
- Josh CodyFlorida
- Tom LiebFlorida
- Henry FrnkaTulsa
- Wesley FeslerPittsburgh
- Jeff CravathUSC
- Stuart HolcombPurdue
- William GlassfordNebraska
Worked under (8)
| Head coach | Team | Years | His job | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jock Sutherland | Pittsburgh | 1934–38 | Freshman coach | |
| Josh Cody | Florida | 1939 | Assistant coach | |
| Tom Lieb | Florida | 1940 | Assistant coach | |
| Henry Frnka | Tulsa | 1941–45 | Assistant coach | |
| Wesley Fesler | Pittsburgh | 1946 | Line coach | |
| Jeff Cravath | USC | 1950 | Assistant coach | |
| Stuart Holcomb | Purdue | 1951–52 | Assistant coach | |
| William Glassford | Nebraska | 1953–55 | Assistant coach |
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.