List of Sewanee Tigers head football coaches

The Sewanee Tigers football program is a college football team that represents Sewanee: The University of the South (Sewanee) in the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference (SCAC). The Tigers compete as part of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division III. The program has had 30 head coaches since it began play during the 1891 season.[1] Since April 2011, Tommy Laurendine has served as Sewanee's head coach.[2]

The team has played more than 970 games over 116 seasons.[1] In that time, Seven coaches won conference championships: J. G. Jayne, Billy Suter and Harris G. Cope won a combined three as a member of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA); and Shirley Majors, Horace Moore, Bill Samko and John Windham won a combined ten as a member of the CAC/SCAC.[1] Majors is the leader in seasons coached and games won, with 172 victories during his 21 years with the program.[1] J. J. Quill and A. G. Erwin have the highest winning percentage of those who have coached more than one game, with .889.[3] Robert Black has the lowest winning percentage of those who have coached more than one game, with .105.[3] Of the 30 different head coaches who have led the Tigers, and Harvey Harman[4] has been inducted as head coaches into the College Football Hall of Fame in South Bend, Indiana.

Contents

Key

General
# Order of coaches[A 1]
CCs Conference championships
NCs National championships
Elected to the College Football Hall of Fame
Overall
GC Games coached
OW Wins
OL Losses
OT Ties[A 2]
O% Winning percentage[A 3]
Conference
CW Wins
CL Losses
CT Ties
C% Winning percentage

Coaches

Statistics correct as of the end of the 2011 college football season
# Name Term
[A 4]
GC OW OL OT O% CW CL CT C% CCs NCs Awards
1 Sweat, F. G.F. G. Sweat 1891–1893 &1000000000000001600000016 &100000000000000080000008 &100000000000000060000006 &100000000000000020000002 &10000000000000000563000.563 &09999999999999998999999 &09999999999999998999999 &09999999999999998999999 &09999999999999998999999 &09999999999999998999999 &100000000000000000000000 &09999999999999998999999
2 Foss, H. C.H. C. Foss 1894 &100000000000000080000008 &100000000000000030000003 &100000000000000050000005 &100000000000000000000000 &10000000000000000375000.375 &09999999999999998999999 &09999999999999998999999 &09999999999999998999999 &09999999999999998999999 &09999999999999998999999 &100000000000000000000000 &09999999999999998999999
3 Reynolds, R. M.R. M. Reynolds 1895 &100000000000000050000005 &100000000000000020000002 &100000000000000020000002 &100000000000000010000001 &10000000000000000500000.500 &100000000000000000000000 &100000000000000020000002 &100000000000000010000001 &10000000000000000167000.167 &100000000000000000000000 &100000000000000000000000 &09999999999999998999999
4 Blair, J. E.J. E. Blair 1896 &100000000000000060000006 &100000000000000030000003 &100000000000000030000003 &100000000000000000000000 &10000000000000000500000.500 &100000000000000010000001 &100000000000000030000003 &100000000000000000000000 &10000000000000000250000.250 &100000000000000000000000 &100000000000000000000000 &09999999999999998999999
5 Jayne, J. G.J. G. Jayne 1897–1898 &100000000000000090000009 &100000000000000050000005 &100000000000000030000003 &100000000000000010000001 &10000000000000000611000.611 &100000000000000020000002 &100000000000000020000002 &100000000000000010000001 &10000000000000000500000.500 &100000000000000010000001 &100000000000000000000000 &09999999999999998999999
6 Suter, BillyBilly Suter 1899–1901 &1000000000000002800000028 &1000000000000002200000022 &100000000000000030000003 &100000000000000030000003 &10000000000000000839000.839 &1000000000000001700000017 &100000000000000020000002 &100000000000000010000001 &10000000000000000875000.875 &100000000000000010000001 &100000000000000000000000 &09999999999999998999999
7 Boynton, L. W.L. W. Boynton 1902 &100000000000000090000009 &100000000000000070000007 &100000000000000020000002 &100000000000000000000000 &10000000000000000778000.778 &100000000000000040000004 &100000000000000020000002 &100000000000000000000000 &10000000000000000667000.667 &100000000000000000000000 &100000000000000000000000 &09999999999999998999999
8 Whitney, George S.George S. Whitney 1903–1904 &1000000000000001600000016 &1000000000000001400000014 &100000000000000020000002 &100000000000000000000000 &10000000000000000875000.875 &100000000000000090000009 &100000000000000020000002 &100000000000000000000000 &10000000000000000818000.818 &100000000000000000000000 &100000000000000000000000 &09999999999999998999999
9 Hyatt, H. C.H. C. Hyatt 1905 &100000000000000070000007 &100000000000000040000004 &100000000000000020000002 &100000000000000010000001 &10000000000000000643000.643 &100000000000000020000002 &100000000000000010000001 &100000000000000010000001 &10000000000000000625000.625 &100000000000000000000000 &100000000000000000000000 &09999999999999998999999
10 Quill, J. J.J. J. Quill 1906 &100000000000000090000009 &100000000000000080000008 &100000000000000010000001 &100000000000000000000000 &10000000000000000889000.889 &100000000000000050000005 &100000000000000010000001 &100000000000000000000000 &10000000000000000833000.833 &100000000000000000000000 &100000000000000000000000 &09999999999999998999999
11 Erwin, A. G.A. G. Erwin 1907 &100000000000000090000009 &100000000000000080000008 &100000000000000010000001 &100000000000000000000000 &10000000000000000889000.889 &100000000000000060000006 &100000000000000010000001 &100000000000000000000000 &10000000000000000857000.857 &100000000000000000000000 &100000000000000000000000 &09999999999999998999999
12 Van Surdam, HarryHarry Van Surdam 1908 &100000000000000080000008 &100000000000000040000004 &100000000000000010000001 &100000000000000030000003 &10000000000000000688000.688 &100000000000000020000002 &100000000000000010000001 &100000000000000010000001 &10000000000000000625000.625 &100000000000000000000000 &100000000000000000000000 &09999999999999998999999
13 Cope, Harris G.Harris G. Cope 1909–1916 &1000000000000006800000068 &1000000000000004300000043 &1000000000000001800000018 &100000000000000070000007 &10000000000000000684000.684 &1000000000000001900000019 &1000000000000001300000013 &100000000000000060000006 &10000000000000000579000.579 &100000000000000010000001 &100000000000000000000000 &09999999999999998999999
14 Best, CharlesCharles Best 1917–1918 &1000000000000001300000013 &100000000000000070000007 &100000000000000040000004 &100000000000000020000002 &10000000000000000615000.615 &100000000000000040000004 &100000000000000030000003 &100000000000000020000002 &10000000000000000556000.556 &100000000000000000000000 &100000000000000000000000 &09999999999999998999999
15 Abell, EarlEarl Abell 1919–1920 &1000000000000001700000017 &100000000000000070000007 &100000000000000090000009 &100000000000000010000001 &10000000000000000441000.441 &100000000000000010000001 &100000000000000070000007 &100000000000000010000001 &10000000000000000167000.167 &100000000000000000000000 &100000000000000000000000 &09999999999999998999999
16 Nicholson, John P.John P. Nicholson 1921–1922 &1000000000000001600000016 &100000000000000090000009 &100000000000000060000006 &100000000000000010000001 &10000000000000000594000.594 &100000000000000040000004 &100000000000000050000005 &100000000000000010000001 &10000000000000000450000.450 &100000000000000000000000 &100000000000000000000000 &09999999999999998999999
17 Bennett, M. S.M. S. Bennett 1923–1928 &1000000000000005200000052 &1000000000000002100000021 &1000000000000002900000029 &100000000000000020000002 &10000000000000000423000.423 &100000000000000060000006 &1000000000000002100000021 &100000000000000000000000 &10000000000000000222000.222 &100000000000000000000000 &100000000000000000000000 &09999999999999998999999
18 Kirkpatrick, W. H.W. H. Kirkpatrick 1928–1929 &1000000000000001100000011 &100000000000000020000002 &100000000000000070000007 &100000000000000020000002 &10000000000000000273000.273 &100000000000000000000000 &100000000000000060000006 &100000000000000010000001 &10000000000000000071000.071 &100000000000000000000000 &100000000000000000000000 &09999999999999998999999
19 Harman, HarveyHarvey Harman 1930 &1000000000000001000000010 &100000000000000030000003 &100000000000000060000006 &100000000000000010000001 &10000000000000000350000.350 &100000000000000010000001 &100000000000000040000004 &100000000000000000000000 &10000000000000000200000.200 &100000000000000000000000 &100000000000000000000000 &09999999999999998999999
20 Clark, Harry E.Harry E. Clark 1931–1939 &1000000000000008000000080 &1000000000000002100000021 &1000000000000005600000056 &100000000000000030000003 &10000000000000000281000.281 &100000000000000030000003 &1000000000000004500000045 &100000000000000000000000 &10000000000000000063000.063 &100000000000000000000000 &100000000000000000000000 &09999999999999998999999
21 Gillem, JenksJenks Gillem 1940–1941 &1000000000000001500000015 &100000000000000050000005 &1000000000000001000000010 &100000000000000000000000 &10000000000000000333000.333 &100000000000000000000000 &100000000000000010000001 &100000000000000000000000 &10000000000000000000000.000 &100000000000000000000000 &100000000000000000000000 &09999999999999998999999
22 White, William C.William C. White 1946–1953 &1000000000000006400000064 &1000000000000003800000038 &1000000000000002300000023 &100000000000000030000003 &10000000000000000617000.617 &09999999999999998999999 &09999999999999998999999 &09999999999999998999999 &09999999999999998999999 &09999999999999998999999 &100000000000000000000000 &09999999999999998999999
23 Williamson, ErnieErnie Williamson 1954–1956 &1000000000000002500000025 &100000000000000020000002 &1000000000000002200000022 &100000000000000010000001 &10000000000000000100000.100 &09999999999999998999999 &09999999999999998999999 &09999999999999998999999 &09999999999999998999999 &09999999999999998999999 &100000000000000000000000 &09999999999999998999999
24 Majors, ShirleyShirley Majors 1957–1977 &10000000000000172000000172 &1000000000000009300000093 &1000000000000007400000074 &100000000000000050000005 &10000000000000000555000.555 &1000000000000003600000036 &1000000000000002400000024 &100000000000000000000000 &10000000000000000600000.600 &100000000000000040000004 &100000000000000000000000 &09999999999999998999999
25 Moore, HoraceHorace Moore 1978–1986 &1000000000000008000000080 &1000000000000003800000038 &1000000000000004200000042 &100000000000000000000000 &10000000000000000475000.475 &1000000000000002300000023 &1000000000000001700000017 &100000000000000000000000 &10000000000000000575000.575 &100000000000000030000003 &100000000000000000000000 &09999999999999998999999
26 Samko, BillBill Samko 1987–1993 &1000000000000006300000063 &1000000000000003500000035 &1000000000000002700000027 &100000000000000010000001 &10000000000000000563000.563 &1000000000000001400000014 &1000000000000001400000014 &100000000000000010000001 &10000000000000000500000.500 &100000000000000020000002 &100000000000000000000000 &09999999999999998999999
27 Logan, AlAl Logan 1994–1995 &1000000000000001800000018 &100000000000000040000004 &1000000000000001400000014 &100000000000000000000000 &10000000000000000222000.222 &100000000000000020000002 &100000000000000060000006 &100000000000000000000000 &10000000000000000250000.250 &100000000000000000000000 &100000000000000000000000 &09999999999999998999999
28 Windham, JohnJohn Windham 1996–2006 &10000000000000106000000106 &1000000000000004500000045 &1000000000000006100000061 &09999999999999998999999 &10000000000000000425000.425 &1000000000000002400000024 &1000000000000003900000039 &09999999999999998999999 &10000000000000000381000.381 &100000000000000010000001 &100000000000000000000000 &09999999999999998999999
29 Black, RobertRobert Black 2007–2010 &1000000000000003800000038 &100000000000000040000004 &1000000000000003400000034 &09999999999999998999999 &10000000000000000105000.105 &100000000000000010000001 &1000000000000002600000026 &09999999999999998999999 &10000000000000000037000.037 &100000000000000000000000 &100000000000000000000000 &09999999999999998999999
30 Laurendine, TommyTommy Laurendine 2011–present &1000000000000001000000010 &100000000000000050000005 &100000000000000050000005 &09999999999999998999999 &10000000000000000500000.500 &100000000000000020000002 &100000000000000040000004 &09999999999999998999999 &10000000000000000000000.000 &100000000000000000000000 &100000000000000000000000 &09999999999999998999999

Notes

  1. ^ A running total of the number of head coaches, with coaches who served separate tenures being counted only once.[1]
  2. ^ Overtime rules in college football were introduced in 1996, making ties impossible in the period since.[5]
  3. ^ When computing the win–loss percentage, a tie counts as half a win and half a loss.[6]
  4. ^ Sewanee did not field teams from the 1942 through 1945 seasons due to World War II.[1]

References

General

Specific

  1. ^ a b c d e f 2008 Sewanee Tigers Football Media Guide, pp. 32–37
  2. ^ Holder, Robert (2011-04-15). "Laurendine finds 'right fit' at Sewanee". The Oak Ridger. http://www.oakridger.com/preps/x2022725605/Laurendine-finds-right-fit-at-Sewanee. Retrieved 2011-08-17. 
  3. ^ a b "Sewanee Coaching Records". College Football Data Warehouse. http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/div_iii/scac/sewanee/coaching_records.php. Retrieved 2011-08-17. 
  4. ^ "Hall of Famers: Harvey Harman". National Football Foundation's College Football Hall of Fame. http://www.collegefootball.org/famer_selected.php?id=30036. Retrieved 2011-08-17. 
  5. ^ Whiteside, Kelly (2006-08-25). "Overtime system still excites coaches". USA Today. Archived from the original on 2009-11-24. http://www.webcitation.org/5lWmbTL3G. Retrieved 2011-08-17. 
  6. ^ Finder, Chuck (1987-09-06). "Big plays help Paterno to 200th". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 2009-10-22. http://www.webcitation.org/5kiGJtsm4. Retrieved 2011-08-17.