Warren Giese
Warren Giese went 28–21–1 as a head coach, 1956–1960, at South Carolina. Share
- Record
- 28–21–1 career
- Seasons
- 5
- Schools
- 1
- Final AP top 10
- 0 seasons
- Best season
- 1958 7–3, No. 15
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | Conference finish | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | South Carolina | 7–3 | 3rd | |||
| 1957 | South Carolina | 5–5 | 7th | |||
| 1958 | South Carolina | 7–3 | 2nd | 15 | ||
| 1959 | South Carolina | 6–4 | 5th | |||
| 1960 | South Carolina | 3–6–1 | 5th |
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 | 9 | 4–5 | 44% |
| Against top-10 teams | 3 | 1–2 | 33% |
| Against rivals | 13 | 5–8 | 38% |
| Conference games | 35 | 19–15–1 | 56% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 15 | 7–7–1 | 50% |
| At home | 28 | 20–7–1 | 73% |
| On the road | 22 | 8–14 | 36% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 32 | 23–9 | 72% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 18 | 5–12–1 | 31% |
His own 50 games on file, 1956–1960, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Murray 1956–1960 | 3–2 | Duke | 5 | |
| Earle Edwards 1956–1960 | 2–2–1 | NC State | 5 | |
| Frank Howard 1956–1960 | 1–4 | Clemson | 5 | |
| Paul Amen 1956–1959 | 3–1 | Wake Forest | 4 | |
| Richard Voris 1958–1960 | 3–0 | Virginia | 3 | |
| Wallace Butts 1958–1960 | 2–1 | Georgia | 3 | |
| Jim Tatum 1956–1958 | 1–2 | North Carolina | 3 | |
| Tommy Mont 1956–1958 | 1–2 | Maryland | 3 | |
| Andy Gustafson 1956–1960 | 0–3 | Miami | 3 |
Warren Giese’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 | 5 | 5–0 |
| Wake Forestseries | 5 | 4–1 |
| Dukeseries | 5 | 3–2 |
| Marylandseries | 5 | 2–3 |
| NC Stateseries | 5 | 2–2–1 |
| North Carolinaseries | 5 | 2–3 |
| Clemsonseries | 5 | 1–4 |
| Furmanseries | 4 | 4–0 |
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1949–55 | Maryland | Ends coach | |
| 1956–60 | South Carolina | Head coach |
Every job as the infobox of his Wikipedia article lists it (CC BY-SA), assistant jobs included.
Coaching tree
Worked under
- Jim TatumMaryland
Assistants who became head coaches
- Marvin BassWilliam & Mary, South Carolina, Birmingham Vulcans
Coached under him, later head coaches (1)
| Coach | With him | Head coach at | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marvin Bass | South Carolina, 1956–59: line coach | William & Mary, South Carolina, Birmingham Vulcans |
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.