Jimmy Kitts

Head coach, Virginia Tech, 1941 to 1947
Before: Rice

Now

Career arc

Stature score reached, by season of his head-coaching careerFBS medianRiceVirginia TechSMUSMUVirginiaVirginiaPower Programperennial contenderNational Programrespectable, streakyRegional Programthe building-block levelRice, 1936: 5-7, National Program II19365-7Rice, 1937: 6-3-2, National Program I19376-3-2Rice, 1938: 4-6, National Program I19384-6Rice, 1939: 1-9-1, National Program I19391-9-1Virginia Tech when he took over: 15.7 (Regional Program III), its final 1940 readingtook overVirginia Tech, 1941: 6-4, Regional Program III19416-4Virginia Tech, 1946: 3-4-3, Regional Program III19463-4-3Virginia Tech, 1947: 4-5, Regional Program IV19474-5-0.4best: 1937gray dashed: rival programs · ○ the program when he took over · Dashed segments are program changes — spacing is not proportional to calendar time