Joel Eaves
Alma Mater:
Class of:
1937
Hometown:
Atlanta, GA
High School:
Tech High School
- Auburn's all-time winningest coach
- Assistant coach at Sewanee (TN) under Allen Lincoln for one season in 1937-38
- Final Top 20 Rankings (three)--1958 (16/NR), 1959 (8/10) and 1960 (11/17)
- Played basketball for Auburn under Ralph Jordan
- All-SEC end as a senior in 1936 was a seventh-round choice of Boston in 1937 NFL draft
- Also served as an assistant football coach during his tenure at Auburn
- Served in U.S. military (Army).
Record:
Season | School | Overall | League | Finish | Conference (Division) | Postseason (Record) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sewanee (TN) | 1-16 | 0-13 | 13th | DNP | ||
Sewanee (TN) | 2-13 | 0-9 | 13th | DNP | ||
Sewanee (TN) | 1-14 | DNP | ||||
17-7 | 12-6 | T-3rd | DNP | |||
12-10 | 6-8 | T-5th | DNP | |||
14-12 | 6-8 | 9th | DNP | |||
13-8 | 6-7 | T-5th | DNP | |||
16-8 | 8-6 | 5th | DNP | |||
11-9 | 6-8 | 8th | DNP | |||
11-10 | 8-6 | 4th | DNP | |||
13-8 | 8-6 | 6th | DNP | |||
16-6 | 11-3 | 2nd | DNP | |||
20-2 | 12-2 | T-2nd | DNP | |||
19-3 | 12-2 | 1st | DNP | |||
15-7 | 8-6 | 5th | DNP | |||
18-6 | 11-3 | 3rd | DNP | |||
18-4 | 10-4 | T-2nd | DNP |
- 17-Year Coaching Record: 217-143 (.603) overall
- 4-43 (.085) in three years at Sewanee (TN)
- 213-100 (.681) in 14 years at Auburn
- 124-97 (.561) in Southeastern Conference (0-22 with Sewanee/124-75 with Auburn)
- 0-3 (.000) in SEC Tournament