Alden Knipe
Alden Knipe went 26–8–2 as a head coach, 1898–1902, at Iowa. Wikipedia’s season articles record one season differently (1898, 3–4–2); by them his record is 29–11–4. Share
- Record
- 26–8–2 career
- Seasons
- 5
- Schools
- 1
- AP poll
- Began in 1936, after this career
- Best season
- 1899 8–0–1
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | Conference finish | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1898 | Iowa | 0–1 (Wikipedia: 3–4–2) | ||||
| 1899 | Iowa | 8–0–1 | ||||
| 1900 | Iowa | 7–0–1 | T–1st | |||
| 1901 | Iowa | 6–3 | 9th | |||
| 1902 | Iowa | 5–4 | 7th |
Each season links to the team’s season page; bowls and playoff games link to the game. Conference finishes from the Wikipedia article’s record table.
How his teams did
| Kind of game | Games | Record | Won |
|---|---|---|---|
| Against rivals | 9 | 5–4 | 56% |
| Conference games | 9 | 2–6–1 | 28% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 7 | 4–1–2 | 71% |
| At home | 21 | 18–3 | 86% |
| On the road | 15 | 8–5–2 | 60% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 26 | 22–3–1 | 87% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 10 | 4–5–1 | 45% |
His own 36 games on file, 1898–1902, as played (vacated wins counted, ties as half a win). Ranks are the AP poll going into the game; rivals are the ones either program’s Wikipedia article names; favorite and underdog by our own Elo rating, which reads only scores.
Against other head coaches
| Coach | Record | Their schools | Games | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amos Alonzo Stagg 1898–1900 | 1–1–1 | Chicago | 3 |
Alden Knipe’s record against the head coaches he met three or more times, from the games on file, as played.
Most-faced opponents
| Opponent | Games | Record |
|---|---|---|
| Northern Iowaseries | 4 | 4–0 |
| Grinnellseries | 3 | 3–0 |
| Iowa Stateseries | 3 | 3–0 |
| Drakeseries | 3 | 3–0 |
| Chicagoseries | 3 | 1–1–1 |
| Michiganseries | 3 | 1–2 |
| Illinoisseries | 3 | 1–2 |
| Knoxseries | 2 | 2–0 |
Also a player: Alden Knipe’s playing career.
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1895–96 | Penn | Assistant coach | |
| 1898–1902 | Iowa | Head coach |
Every job as the infobox of his Wikipedia article lists it (CC BY-SA), assistant jobs included.
Coaching tree
Worked under
- George WoodruffPennsylvania
Worked under (1)
| Head coach | Team | Years | His job | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Woodruff | Pennsylvania | 1895–96 | Assistant coach |
From coaches’ Wikipedia infoboxes (CC BY-SA) and each season’s article for its coordinators: an assistant’s seasons at a school count under its head coach in our records; jobs in the NFL and elsewhere, under the head coach whose own article lists the job that year. Names without a page here link to their Wikipedia articles.