Willis Barnes
Willis Barnes went 17–20–5 as a head coach, 1942–1946, at New Mexico. Wikipedia’s season articles record one season differently (1943, 3–2); by them his record is 19–20–5. Share
- Record
- 17–20–5 career
- Seasons
- 5
- Schools
- 1
- Final AP top 10
- 0 seasons
- Best season
- 1945 6–1–1
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | Conference finish | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1942 | New Mexico | 4–5–2 | 6th | |||
| 1943 | New Mexico | 1–2 (Wikipedia: 3–2) | Sun Bowl L | |||
| 1944 | New Mexico | 1–7 | ||||
| 1945 | New Mexico | 6–1–1 | Sun Bowl W | |||
| 1946 | New Mexico | 5–5–2 | 3rd | Harbor Bowl T |
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 rivals | 6 | 3–2–1 | 58% |
| Conference games | 19 | 9–8–2 | 53% |
| Bowls and playoffs | 3 | 1–1–1 | 50% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 22 | 8–9–5 | 48% |
| At home | 23 | 12–9–2 | 57% |
| On the road | 14 | 4–8–2 | 36% |
| At neutral sites | 5 | 1–3–1 | 30% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 24 | 12–8–4 | 58% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 18 | 5–12–1 | 31% |
His own 42 games on file, 1942–1946, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dell Morgan 1942–1946 | 0–3–1 | Texas Tech | 4 |
Willis Barnes’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 |
|---|---|---|
| West Texasseries | 4 | 2–2 |
| Coloradoseries | 4 | 1–3 |
| Texas Techseries | 4 | 0–3–1 |
| Northern Arizonaseries | 3 | 3–0 |
| Denverseries | 3 | 2–1 |
| Colorado Collegeseries | 3 | 1–2 |
| New Mexico Stateseries | 2 | 2–0 |
| UTEPseries | 2 | 1–1 |
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1931 | Arizona State | Line coach | |
| 1937–41 | New Mexico | Assistant coach | |
| 1942–46 | New Mexico | Head coach | |
| 1947 | New Mexico | Assistant coach | |
| 1950–51 | New Mexico | Assistant coach | |
| 1954–55 | New Mexico | Assistant coach |
Every job as the infobox of his Wikipedia article lists it (CC BY-SA), assistant jobs included.
Coaching tree
Worked under
- Ted ShipkeyArizona State, New Mexico
- Berl HuffmanNew Mexico
- Dudley DeGrootNew Mexico
- Robert TitchenalNew Mexico
Worked under (4)
| Head coach | Team | Years | His job | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ted Shipkey | Arizona State | 1931 | Line coach | |
| Ted Shipkey | New Mexico | 1937–41 | Assistant coach | |
| Berl Huffman | New Mexico | 1947 | Assistant coach | |
| Dudley DeGroot | New Mexico | 1950–51 | Assistant coach | |
| Robert Titchenal | New Mexico | 1954–55 | 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.