Aldo Donelli
Aldo Donelli went 105–107–8 as a head coach, 1939–1967, at Duquesne, Boston University and Columbia. Share
One season our game records don’t credit to him comes from the coach’s Wikipedia article: 1941 at Duquesne (on file under another coach). It’s marked in the table.
- Record
- 105–107–8 career
- Seasons
- 25
- Schools
- 3
- Final AP top 10
- 1 season
- Best season
- 1939 8–0–1, No. 10
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | Conference finish | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1939 | Duquesne | 8–0–1 | 10 | |||
| 1940 | Duquesne | 7–1 | ||||
| 1941 | Duquesne * | 8–0 | 8 | |||
| 1942 | Duquesne | 6–3–1 | ||||
| 1943–46: not a college head coach | ||||||
| 1947 | Boston University | 5–3 | ||||
| 1948 | Boston University | 6–2 | ||||
| 1949 | Boston University | 6–2 | ||||
| 1950 | Boston University | 3–5 | ||||
| 1951 | Boston University | 6–4 | 16 | |||
| 1952 | Boston University | 5–4–1 | ||||
| 1953 | Boston University | 5–3–1 | ||||
| 1954 | Boston University | 7–2 | ||||
| 1955 | Boston University | 2–6 | ||||
| 1956 | Boston University | 1–5–2 | ||||
| 1957 | Columbia | 1–8 | 8th | |||
| 1958 | Columbia | 1–8 | 7th | |||
| 1959 | Columbia | 2–7 | 8th | |||
| 1960 | Columbia | 3–6 | 5th | |||
| 1961 | Columbia | 6–3 | T–1st | |||
| 1962 | Columbia | 5–4 | T–3rd | |||
| 1963 | Columbia | 4–4–1 | 6th | |||
| 1964 | Columbia | 2–6–1 | 7th | |||
| 1965 | Columbia | 2–7 | T–7th | |||
| 1966 | Columbia | 2–7 | 7th | |||
| 1967 | Columbia | 2–7 | 8th | |||
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. * A season our game records don’t credit to him; its record is the article’s.
Players he coached
- Harry AgganisNo. 12 pick, 1952
Every player from his seasons with a Heisman top-five finish, a national award, consensus All-America honors or a first-round pick.
How his teams did
| Kind of game | Games | Record | Won |
|---|---|---|---|
| Against ranked teams | 7 | 2–4–1 | 36% |
| Against top-10 teams | 2 | 1–1 | 50% |
| Against rivals | 11 | 3–8 | 27% |
| Conference games | 77 | 22–53–2 | 30% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 69 | 30–31–8 | 49% |
| At home | 120 | 64–52–4 | 55% |
| On the road | 90 | 31–55–4 | 37% |
| At neutral sites | 2 | 2–0 | 100% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 104 | 70–30–4 | 69% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 108 | 27–77–4 | 27% |
His own 212 games on file, 1939–1967, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Blackman 1957–1967 | 1–10 | Dartmouth | 11 | |
| John Yovicsin 1957–1967 | 1–9–1 | Harvard | 11 | |
| Richard Colman 1957–1967 | 0–11 | Princeton | 11 | |
| John Stiegman 1957–1964 | 6–2 | Rutgers, Pennsylvania | 8 | |
| John McLaughry 1959–1966 | 6–2 | Brown | 8 | |
| John Bateman 1960–1967 | 3–5 | Rutgers | 8 | |
| Ben Schwartzwalder 1949–1956 | 2–5–1 | Syracuse | 8 | |
| Edward Anderson 1948–1960 | 0–7 | Iowa, Holy Cross | 7 | |
| Jordan Olivar 1957–1962 | 3–3 | Yale | 6 | |
| Tom Harp 1961–1965 | 2–3 | Cornell | 5 |
Aldo Donelli’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 |
|---|---|---|
| Harvardseries | 12 | 1–10–1 |
| Brownseries | 11 | 7–4 |
| Pennsylvaniaseries | 11 | 6–5 |
| Yaleseries | 11 | 4–6–1 |
| Rutgersseries | 11 | 4–7 |
| Cornellseries | 11 | 3–8 |
| Dartmouthseries | 11 | 1–10 |
| Princetonseries | 11 | 0–11 |
Other roles
- Team captain, Duquesne 1929
From each season’s Wikipedia article.
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1930–35 | Duquesne | Freshman coach | |
| 1936–38 | Duquesne | Assistant coach | |
| 1939–42 | Duquesne | Head coach | |
| 1941 | Pittsburgh Steelers NFL | Head coach | |
| 1944 | Cleveland Rams NFL | Head coach | |
| 1947–56 | Boston University | Head coach | |
| 1957–67 | Columbia | Head coach |
Every job as the infobox of his Wikipedia article lists it (CC BY-SA), assistant jobs included.
Coaching tree
Worked under
- Elmer LaydenDuquesne
- Joe BachDuquesne
- Christie FlanaganDuquesne
- Clipper SmithDuquesne
Assistants who became head coaches
- Dennis FryzelTampa
Worked under (4)
| Head coach | Team | Years | His job | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elmer Layden | Duquesne | 1930–33 | Freshman coach | |
| Joe Bach | Duquesne | 1934 | Freshman coach | |
| Christie Flanagan | Duquesne | 1935 | Freshman coach | |
| Clipper Smith | Duquesne | 1936–38 | Assistant coach |
Coached under him, later head coaches (1)
| Coach | With him | Head coach at | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dennis Fryzel | Columbia, 1966–67: assistant coach | Tampa |
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.