Alexander F. Bell
Alexander F. Bell went 35–30 as a head coach in the games on file: 1960 at Villanova, 1961 at Villanova, 1962 at Villanova, 1963 at Villanova, 1964 at Villanova, 1965 at Villanova and 1966 at Villanova. His full head-coaching career isn’t in our records. Share
- Record
- 35–30 games on file
- Seasons
- 7
- Schools
- 1
- Final AP top 10
- 0 seasons
- Best season
- 1961 8–2
Season by season
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| Season | School | Record | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | Villanova | 2–8 | |||
| 1961 | Villanova | 8–2 | Sun Bowl W | ||
| 1962 | Villanova | 7–3 | Liberty Bowl L | ||
| 1963 | Villanova | 5–4 | |||
| 1964 | Villanova | 6–2 | |||
| 1965 | Villanova | 1–8 | |||
| 1966 | Villanova | 6–3 |
Each season links to the team’s season page; bowls and playoff games link to the game.
How his teams did
| Kind of game | Games | Record | Won |
|---|---|---|---|
| Against rivals | 4 | 3–1 | 75% |
| Bowls and playoffs | 2 | 1–1 | 50% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 18 | 8–10 | 44% |
| At home | 35 | 22–13 | 63% |
| On the road | 28 | 12–16 | 43% |
| At neutral sites | 2 | 1–1 | 50% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 36 | 25–11 | 69% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 29 | 10–19 | 34% |
His own 65 games on file, 1960–1966, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Miller 1960–1966 | 1–6 | Detroit Mercy, Boston College | 7 | |
| Frank Lauterbur 1963–1966 | 3–1 | Toledo | 4 | |
| Dick Offenhamer 1961–1965 | 2–2 | Buffalo | 4 | |
| Edward Anderson 1961–1964 | 3–0 | Holy Cross | 3 | |
| John McKenna 1961–1964 | 3–0 | VMI | 3 |
Alexander F. Bell’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 |
|---|---|---|
| Boston Collegeseries | 7 | 1–6 |
| Xavierseries | 6 | 4–2 |
| West Chesterseries | 5 | 5–0 |
| Detroit Mercyseries | 5 | 3–2 |
| Buffaloseries | 5 | 2–3 |
| Delawareseries | 4 | 3–1 |
| Toledoseries | 4 | 3–1 |
| VMIseries | 4 | 3–1 |