Ned McDonald

Head coach, Virginia, 1953 to 1955

Now

Career arc

Stature score reached, by season of his head-coaching careerFBS medianVirginiaVirginia TechVirginia TechNational Programrespectable, streakyRegional Programthe building-block levelVirginia when he took over: 37.7 (National Program I), its final 1952 readingtook overVirginia, 1953: 1-8, National Program II19531-8Virginia, 1954: 3-6, National Program III19543-6Virginia, 1955: 1-9, Regional Program I19551-9-14.9best: 1953gray dashed: rival programs · ○ the program when he took over · Dashed segments are program changes — spacing is not proportional to calendar time