Warren Gaer
Warren Gaer went 43–43–2 as a head coach in the games on file: 1949 at Drake, 1950 at Drake, 1951 at Drake, 1952 at Drake, 1953 at Drake, 1954 at Drake, 1955 at Drake, 1956 at Drake, 1957 at Drake and 1958 at Drake. His full head-coaching career isn’t in our records. Share
- Record
- 43–43–2 games on file
- Seasons
- 10
- Schools
- 1
- Final AP top 10
- 0 seasons
- Best season
- 1951 7–2
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949 | Drake | 6–2–1 | |||
| 1950 | Drake | 6–2–1 | |||
| 1951 | Drake | 7–2 | |||
| 1952 | Drake | 2–7 | |||
| 1953 | Drake | 4–4 | |||
| 1954 | Drake | 2–7 | |||
| 1955 | Drake | 4–4 | |||
| 1956 | Drake | 3–6 | |||
| 1957 | Drake | 7–2 | Sun Bowl L | ||
| 1958 | Drake | 2–7 |
Each season links to the team’s season page; bowls and playoff games link to the game.
Players he coached
Every player from his seasons with a Heisman top-five finish, a national award, consensus All-America honors or a first-round pick. Photos: Wikimedia Commons, free licenses; credits on each player’s page.
How his teams did
| Kind of game | Games | Record | Won |
|---|---|---|---|
| Against rivals | 10 | 6–4 | 60% |
| Conference games | 12 | 7–4–1 | 63% |
| Bowls and playoffs | 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 30 | 16–12–2 | 57% |
| At home | 41 | 23–17–1 | 57% |
| On the road | 46 | 20–25–1 | 45% |
| At neutral sites | 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 54 | 34–19–1 | 64% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 34 | 9–24–1 | 28% |
His own 88 games on file, 1949–1958, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abe Stuber 1949–1953 | 2–3 | Iowa State | 5 | |
| Vince Di Francesca 1954–1956 | 1–2 | Iowa State | 3 |
Warren Gaer’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 |
|---|---|---|
| Bradleyseries | 10 | 8–2 |
| Iowa Stateseries | 10 | 4–6 |
| Wichita Stateseries | 10 | 2–8 |
| Northern Iowaseries | 9 | 6–3 |
| Denverseries | 6 | 2–4 |
| Washington St. Louisseries | 4 | 4–0 |
| South Dakotaseries | 4 | 3–1 |
| Detroit Mercyseries | 4 | 2–2 |