1945 College Football Coaches

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Heisman Memorial Trophy: Doc Blanchard (Army)

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94 Coaches

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94 Coaches Table
Rk	Coach	School	Conf	W	L	T	Pct	Notes
1	Frank Thomas	Alabama	SEC	10	0	0	1.000
2	Dana Bible	Texas	SWC	10	1	0	.909
3	Red Blaik	Army	Ind	9	0	0	1.000
4	Jim Lookabaugh	Oklahoma State	MVC	9	0	0	1.000
5	Bo McMillin	Indiana	Western	9	0	1	.950
6	Jack Harding	Miami (FL)	Ind	9	1	1	.864
7	Wallace Butts	Georgia	SEC	9	2	0	.818
8	John Barnhill	Tennessee	SEC	8	1	0	.889
9	Lou Little	Columbia	Ind	8	1	0	.889
10	John DaGrosa	Holy Cross	Ind	8	2	0	.800
11	Henry Frnka	Tulsa	MVC	8	3	0	.727
12	Ray Morrison	Temple	Ind	7	1	0	.875
13	Oscar Hagberg	Navy	Ind	7	1	1	.833
14	Bernie Moore	LSU	SEC	7	2	0	.778
15	Frank Murray	Virginia	Ind	7	2	0	.778
16	Carroll Widdoes	Ohio State	Western	7	2	0	.778
17	Hugh Devore	Notre Dame	Ind	7	2	1	.750
18	Fritz Crisler	Michigan	Western	7	3	0	.700
19	Cecil Isbell	Purdue	Western	7	3	0	.700
20	Jeff Cravath	USC	PCC	7	4	0	.636
Rk	Coach	School	Conf	W	L	T	Pct	Notes
21	Willis Barnes	New Mexico	BIAA	6	1	1	.813
22	Eddie Cameron	Duke	Southern	6	2	0	.750
23	George Munger	Pennsylvania	Ind	6	2	0	.750
24	James Phelan	Saint Mary's (CA)	Ind	6	2	0	.750
25	Bear Bryant	Maryland	Southern	6	2	1	.722
26	Phil Sarboe	Washington State	PCC	6	2	1	.722
27	Chuck Baer	Detroit Mercy	Ind	6	3	0	.667
28	Rube McCray	William & Mary	Southern	6	3	0	.667
29	Allyn McKeen	Mississippi State	SEC	6	3	0	.667
30	Howard Odell	Yale	Ind	6	3	0	.667
31	Ralph Welch	Washington	PCC	6	3	0	.667
32	Frank Howard	Clemson	Southern	6	3	1	.650
33	Mel Binford	Wichita State	MVC	6	4	0	.600
34	Homer Norton	Texas A&M	SWC	6	4	0	.600
35	Chauncey Simpson	Missouri	Big 6	6	4	0	.600
36	Paul Brown	Great Lakes Navy	Ind	6	4	1	.591
37	Bob Higgins	Penn State	Ind	5	3	0	.625
38	Andrew Moore	Chattanooga	Ind	5	3	0	.625
39	Frank Potts	Colorado	MSAC	5	3	0	.625
40	Charlie Bachman	Michigan State	Ind	5	3	1	.611
Rk	Coach	School	Conf	W	L	T	Pct	Notes
41	D.C. Walker	Wake Forest	Southern	5	3	1	.611
42	Allison Hubert	Virginia Military Institute	Southern	5	4	0	.556
43	Bert LaBrucherie	UCLA	PCC	5	4	0	.556
44	Vee Green	Drake	MVC	5	4	1	.550
45	Tom Stidham	Marquette	Ind	5	4	1	.550
46	Frank Kimbrough	Baylor	SWC	5	5	1	.500
47	Snorter Luster	Oklahoma	Big 6	5	5	0	.500
48	Dutch Meyer	TCU	SWC	5	5	0	.500
49	Carl Snavely	North Carolina	Southern	5	5	0	.500
50	Carl Voyles	Auburn	SEC	5	5	0	.500
51	Madison Bell	SMU	SWC	5	6	0	.455
52	Jess Neely	Rice	SWC	5	6	0	.455
53	E. Lowell Romney	Utah State	MSAC	4	3	0	.571
54	Mike Michalske	Iowa State	Big 6	4	3	1	.563
55	Harold White	Colorado College	Ind	4	3	1	.563
56	Ike Armstrong	Utah	MSAC	4	4	0	.500
57	Jordan Olivar	Villanova	Ind	4	4	0	.500
58	Lon Stiner	Oregon State	PCC	4	4	1	.500
59	Pappy Waldorf	Northwestern	Western	4	4	1	.500
60	Cac Hubbard	Denver	MSAC	4	5	1	.450
Rk	Coach	School	Conf	W	L	T	Pct	Notes
61	Tom Lieb	Florida	SEC	4	5	1	.450
62	Buck Shaw	California	PCC	4	5	1	.450
63	Henry Shenk	Kansas	Big 6	4	5	1	.450
64	Bernie Bierman	Minnesota	Western	4	5	0	.444
65	Potsy Clark	Nebraska	Big 6	4	5	0	.444
66	Harry Mehre	Ole Miss	SEC	4	5	0	.444
67	Bobby Dodd	Georgia Tech	SEC	4	6	0	.400
68	Harry Stuhldreher	Wisconsin	Western	3	4	2	.444
69	Rip Engle	Brown	Ind	3	4	1	.438
70	Andrew Kerr	Colgate	Ind	3	4	1	.438
71	Moody Sarno	Boston College	Ind	3	4	0	.429
72	John Weinheimer	New York University	Ind	3	4	0	.429
73	Dell Morgan	Texas Tech	BIAA	3	5	2	.400
74	Doby Bartling	Vanderbilt	SEC	3	6	0	.333
75	Beattie Feathers	North Carolina State	Southern	3	6	0	.333
76	Tex Oliver	Oregon	PCC	3	6	0	.333
77	Glen Rose	Arkansas	SWC	3	7	0	.300
78	Clark Shaughnessy	Pitt	Ind	3	7	0	.300
79	Johnnie McMillan	South Carolina	Southern	2	4	3	.389
80	Julius Wagner	Colorado State	MSAC	2	5	1	.313
Rk	Coach	School	Conf	W	L	T	Pct	Notes
81	Ellwood Ludwig	Bucknell	Ind	2	5	0	.286
82	Ray Eliot	Illinois	Western	2	6	1	.278
83	Rat Rogers	West Virginia	Ind	2	6	1	.278
84	Claude Simons Jr.	Tulane	SEC	2	6	1	.278
85	George Hope	Richmond	Southern	2	6	0	.250
86	Henry McEver	Virginia Tech	Southern	2	6	0	.250
87	Gus Miller	West Texas A&M	BIAA	2	6	0	.250
88	Clem Crowe	Iowa	Western	2	7	0	.222
89	Bernie Shively	Kentucky	SEC	2	8	0	.200
90	Lonnie McMillan	Presbyterian	Ind	1	6	0	.143
91	Ossie Solem	Syracuse	Ind	1	6	0	.143
92	Babe Brown	Idaho	PCC	1	7	0	.125
93	Lud Fiser	Kansas State	Big 6	1	7	0	.125
94	Johnny Merriman Jr.	Coast Guard	Ind	0	7	1	.063

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