Alfred E. Bull
Alfred E. Bull went 37–12–3 as a head coach in the games on file: 1896 at Iowa, 1900 at Georgetown, 1903 at Lafayette, 1904 at Lafayette, 1905 at Lafayette, 1906 at Lafayette and 1907 at Lafayette. His full head-coaching career isn’t in our records. Wikipedia’s season articles record two seasons differently (1896, 7–1–1 and 1900, 5–1–3); by them his record is 49–12–7. Share
- Record
- 37–12–3 games on file
- Seasons
- 7
- Schools
- 3
- AP poll
- Began in 1936, after this career
- Best season
- 1906 8–1–1
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1896 | Iowa | 0–1 (Wikipedia: 7–1–1) | ||
| 1897–99: not a college head coach | ||||
| 1900 | Georgetown | 0–1 (Wikipedia: 5–1–3) | ||
| 1901–02: not a college head coach | ||||
| 1903 | Lafayette | 7–3 | ||
| 1904 | Lafayette | 8–2 | ||
| 1905 | Lafayette | 7–2–1 | ||
| 1906 | Lafayette | 8–1–1 | ||
| 1907 | Lafayette | 7–2–1 | ||
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 | 7 | 6–1 | 86% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 12 | 4–5–3 | 46% |
| At home | 34 | 32–2 | 94% |
| On the road | 18 | 5–10–3 | 36% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 40 | 37–3 | 93% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 12 | 0–9–3 | 13% |
His own 52 games on file, 1896–1907, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Samuel Newton 1903–1905 | 2–1 | Lehigh | 3 | |
| Art Hillebrand 1903–1905 | 0–3 | Princeton | 3 |
Alfred E. Bull’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 |
|---|---|---|
| Lehighseries | 5 | 4–1 |
| Ursinusseries | 4 | 4–0 |
| Wyoming Seminaryseries | 4 | 4–0 |
| Pennsylvaniaseries | 4 | 0–2–2 |
| Dickinsonseries | 3 | 2–1 |
| Navyseries | 3 | 1–2 |
| Princetonseries | 3 | 0–3 |
| Gallaudetseries | 2 | 2–0 |
Also a player: Alfred E. Bull’s playing career.