Warren Woodson
Warren Woodson went 203–94–14 as a head coach, 1935–1973, at Arkansas State Teachers, Hardin Simmons, Arizona, New Mexico State and Trinity. Share
Eight seasons our game records don’t credit to him come from the coach’s Wikipedia article: 1935–40 at Arkansas State Teachers; 1972–73 at Trinity. They’re marked in the table.
- Record
- 203–94–14 career
- Seasons
- 31
- Schools
- 5
- Final AP top 10
- 0 seasons
- Hall of Fame
- 1989 inducted
- Best season
- 1960 11–0, No. 17
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | Conference finish | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1935 | Arkansas State Teachers * | 4–3 | ||||
| 1936 | Arkansas State Teachers * | 8–0 | 1st | |||
| 1937 | Arkansas State Teachers * | 8–1 | 1st | Charity L | ||
| 1938 | Arkansas State Teachers * | 7–1 | 1st | |||
| 1939 | Arkansas State Teachers * | 5–2–2 | ||||
| 1940 | Arkansas State Teachers * | 8–1–1 | 1st | |||
| 1941 | Hardin Simmons | 7–3–1 | 4th | |||
| 1942 | Hardin Simmons | 9–0–1 | T–1st | Sun (not coached) | ||
| 1943–45: not a college head coach | ||||||
| 1946 | Hardin Simmons | 11–0 | 1st | Alamo Bowl W | ||
| 1947 | Hardin Simmons | 8–3 | 2nd | Harbor Bowl W | ||
| 1948 | Hardin Simmons | 6–2–3 | 5th | Postseason W; Camellia Bowl W | ||
| 1949 | Hardin Simmons | 6–4–1 | T–3rd | |||
| 1950 | Hardin Simmons | 5–5 | 5th | |||
| 1951 | Hardin Simmons | 6–6 | T–2nd | |||
| 1952 | Arizona | 6–4 | 3rd | |||
| 1953 | Arizona | 4–5–1 | 4th | |||
| 1954 | Arizona | 7–3 | 4th | |||
| 1955 | Arizona | 5–4–1 | 5th | |||
| 1956 | Arizona | 4–6 | 4th | |||
| 1957: not a college head coach | ||||||
| 1958 | New Mexico State | 4–6 | 4th | |||
| 1959 | New Mexico State | 8–3 | T–3rd | Sun Bowl W | ||
| 1960 | New Mexico State | 11–0 | 1st | Sun Bowl W | 17 | |
| 1961 | New Mexico State | 5–4–1 | 3rd | |||
| 1962 | New Mexico State | 4–6 | ||||
| 1963 | New Mexico State | 3–6–1 | ||||
| 1964 | New Mexico State | 6–4 | ||||
| 1965 | New Mexico State | 8–2 | ||||
| 1966 | New Mexico State | 7–3 | ||||
| 1967 | New Mexico State | 7–2–1 | ||||
| 1968–71: not a college head coach | ||||||
| 1972 | Trinity * | 8–2 | ||||
| 1973 | Trinity * | 8–3 | ||||
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. * 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 ranked teams | 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| Against rivals | 30 | 18–12 | 60% |
| Conference games | 82 | 52–27–3 | 65% |
| Bowls and playoffs | 7 | 6–1 | 86% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 79 | 30–38–11 | 45% |
| At home | 119 | 88–28–3 | 75% |
| On the road | 110 | 50–53–7 | 49% |
| At neutral sites | 11 | 9–1–1 | 86% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 174 | 125–40–9 | 74% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 66 | 22–42–2 | 35% |
His own 240 games on file, 1941–1967, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frank Kimbrough 1941–1956 | 7–3–1 | Baylor, West Texas | 11 | |
| Jack Curtice 1941–1954 | 6–1–1 | West Texas, UTEP, Utah | 8 | |
| Bill Weeks 1960–1967 | 5–3 | New Mexico | 8 | |
| Joe Kerbel 1960–1967 | 4–3–1 | West Texas | 8 | |
| Odus Mitchell 1958–1966 | 4–2–1 | North Texas | 7 | |
| Dell Morgan 1941–1950 | 2–4–1 | Texas Tech | 7 | |
| Mike Brumbelow 1950–1956 | 2–5 | UTEP | 7 | |
| DeWitt Weaver 1951–1956 | 0–6 | Texas Tech | 6 | |
| Frank Kush 1958–1963 | 1–4 | Arizona State | 5 | |
| Robert Dobbs 1959–1967 | 1–4 | Tulsa, UTEP | 5 |
Warren Woodson’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 |
|---|---|---|
| UTEPseries | 23 | 11–11–1 |
| West Texasseries | 22 | 14–6–2 |
| New Mexicoseries | 19 | 15–4 |
| Arizona Stateseries | 18 | 12–6 |
| Texas Techseries | 14 | 2–11–1 |
| Trinity (Texas)series | 11 | 9–2 |
| North Texasseries | 11 | 6–3–2 |
| Wichita Stateseries | 8 | 5–3 |
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1927–34 | Texarkana | Head coach | |
| 1935–40 | Arkansas State Teachers | Head coach | |
| 1941–51 | Hardin-Simmons | Head coach | |
| 1952–56 | Arizona | Head coach | |
| 1958–67 | New Mexico A&M / State | Head coach | |
| 1972–73 | Trinity (TX) | Head coach |
Every job as the infobox of his Wikipedia article lists it (CC BY-SA), assistant jobs included.
Coaching tree
Coached under him, later head coaches (3)
| Coach | With him | Head coach at | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fred Enke | Arizona, 1952–56: assistant coach | Arizona, Louisville | |
| Jim Wood | New Mexico State, 1964–67: assistant coach | New Mexico State, Calgary Stampeders | |
| Jim Eddy | New Mexico State, 1965–67: assistant head coach and defensive coordinator | Saskatchewan Roughriders, Montreal Alouettes |
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.