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George Munger

Followed Harvey Harman. George Munger moved Pennsylvania from National Program III to National Program II in 16 seasons.

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1938–1953 · 1 stint
Pennsylvania
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Career arc

His real stature score, season by season, across every program he’s coached — so a stretch that stays in one tier the whole way can still climb or sink on the line, not just flatten out. Node color marks the tier reached. Which program a stretch belongs to is carried by the shaded lane behind it.

Stature score reached, by season of his head-coaching careerPENNSYLVANIANational Programrespectable, streakyRegional Programthe building-block levelPennsylvania, 1938: 3-2, National Program III1938Pennsylvania, 1939: 4-4, National Program IIIPennsylvania, 1940: 6-1, National Program IIPennsylvania, 1941: 7-1, National Program IIPennsylvania, 1942: 5-3, National Program IIPennsylvania, 1943: 6-2, National Program IIPennsylvania, 1944: 5-3, National Program IIPennsylvania, 1945: 6-2, National Program IIIPennsylvania, 1946: 6-2, National Program IIIPennsylvania, 1947: 7-0, National Program IIIPennsylvania, 1948: 5-3, National Program IIPennsylvania, 1949: 4-4, National Program IIPennsylvania, 1950: 6-3, National Program IIPennsylvania, 1951: 5-4, National Program IIPennsylvania, 1952: 4-3, National Program IIPennsylvania, 1953: 3-5, National Program II1953+2.4One point per coached season, in career order; dashed segments are program changes — spacing is not proportional to calendar time

Reached National Program in his 1st career season — faster than 41% of the 675 FBS coaches who have ever reached National Program (rank #1 of 675 by seasons-to-arrival).

Pennsylvania, 16 seasons
+2.4
National Program III → National Program II.

The big-game ledger

How he does in the games that matter most — rivalry record, performance broken out by real opponent tier, one-score games, and his toughest historical matchup.

Winless in 4 tries against Bob Higgins.

One-score games
17–22–10
34.7% · margin ≤8
vs. Blue Blood or better
1–8
11.1%
The toughest matchup
vs. Bob Higgins0–3–1
4 meetings, 1938–1948
’38 T’39 L’42 L’48 L
0% win rate across a real, 4-meeting series — short of the bar this site uses before badging a series “Nemesis.” Shown here as the toughest matchup on record, not an algorithmic crown.
Performance by opponent class
Blue Blood
1–8 11.1%
Power Program
3–13 18.8%
National Program
38–16 70.4%
Regional Program
17–4 81.0%

Coaching career

1938–1953
Pennsylvaniacaretaker
National Program III → National Program II
George Munger moved Pennsylvania from National Program III to National Program II in 16 seasons.

1st-best Pennsylvania tenure of 4 by the numbers.

Followed Harvey Harman (1936–1937).

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