Amos Alonzo Stagg
Amos Alonzo Stagg went 340–201–36 as a head coach, 1890–1946, at Springfield YMCA, Springfield, Chicago and Pacific. His teams claim two national titles: Chicago in 1905 and 1913. By his Wikipedia article’s season table, which differs from the games on file in 13 seasons (1892, 1894–1904, 1918), his record is 295–200–36. Share
14 seasons our game records don’t credit to him come from the coach’s Wikipedia article: 1890 at Springfield YMCA (on file under another coach); 1933–42, 1944–46 at Pacific (on file under another coach). They’re marked in the table.
- Record
- 340–201–36 career
- Seasons
- 57
- Schools
- 4
- National titles
- 2 claimed: 1905 and 1913
- Hall of Fame
- 1951 inducted
- Best season
- 1943 7–2, No. 19
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | Conference finish | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1890 | Springfield YMCA * | 5–3 | ||||
| 1891 | Springfield | 5–8–1 | ||||
| 1892 | Chicago | 8–4–1 | ||||
| 1893 | Chicago | 6–4–2 | ||||
| 1894 | Chicago | 14–7–1 | ||||
| 1895 | Chicago | 10–3 | ||||
| 1896 | Chicago | 15–2–1 | 4th | |||
| 1897 | Chicago | 11–1 | 2nd | |||
| 1898 | Chicago | 14–2–1 | 2nd | |||
| 1899 | Chicago | 16–0–2 | 1st | |||
| 1900 | Chicago | 9–5–1 | 6th | |||
| 1901 | Chicago | 8–6–2 | 9th | |||
| 1902 | Chicago | 14–1 | 2nd | |||
| 1903 | Chicago | 12–2–1 | 4th | |||
| 1904 | Chicago | 10–1–1 | 3rd | |||
| 1905 | Chicago | 11–0 | 1st | |||
| 1906 | Chicago | 4–1 | 4th | |||
| 1907 | Chicago | 4–1 | 1st | |||
| 1908 | Chicago | 5–0–1 | 1st | |||
| 1909 | Chicago | 4–1–2 | 2nd | |||
| 1910 | Chicago | 2–5 | T–5th | |||
| 1911 | Chicago | 6–1 | 2nd | |||
| 1912 | Chicago | 6–1 | 2nd | |||
| 1913 | Chicago | 7–0 | 1st | |||
| 1914 | Chicago | 4–2–1 | 7th | |||
| 1915 | Chicago | 5–2 | 3rd | |||
| 1916 | Chicago | 3–4 | 5th | |||
| 1917 | Chicago | 3–2–1 | 5th | |||
| 1918 | Chicago | 4–6–1 | 10th | |||
| 1919 | Chicago | 5–2 | 3rd | |||
| 1920 | Chicago | 3–4 | 8th | |||
| 1921 | Chicago | 6–1 | 2nd | |||
| 1922 | Chicago | 5–1–1 | T–1st | |||
| 1923 | Chicago | 7–1 | 3rd | |||
| 1924 | Chicago | 4–1–3 | 1st | |||
| 1925 | Chicago | 3–4–1 | 7th | |||
| 1926 | Chicago | 2–6 | 10th | |||
| 1927 | Chicago | 4–4 | 5th | |||
| 1928 | Chicago | 2–7 | 10th | |||
| 1929 | Chicago | 7–3 | 7th | |||
| 1930 | Chicago | 2–5–2 | 10th | |||
| 1931 | Chicago | 2–6–1 | 8th | |||
| 1932 | Chicago | 3–4–1 | 8th | |||
| 1933 | Pacific * | 5–5 | 3rd | |||
| 1934 | Pacific * | 4–5 | 4th | |||
| 1935 | Pacific * | 5–4–1 | 2nd | |||
| 1936 | Pacific * | 5–4–1 | 1st | |||
| 1937 | Pacific * | 3–5–2 | 2nd | |||
| 1938 | Pacific * | 7–3 | 1st | |||
| 1939 | Pacific * | 6–6–1 | 3rd | |||
| 1940 | Pacific * | 4–5 | 1st | |||
| 1941 | Pacific * | 4–7 | 1st | |||
| 1942 | Pacific * | 2–6–1 | 1st | |||
| 1943 | Pacific | 7–2 | 19 | |||
| 1944 | Pacific * | 3–8 | ||||
| 1945 | Pacific * | 0–10–1 | ||||
| 1946 | Pacific * | 5–7 | T–2nd | Optimist L |
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
Clarence Herschberger
John Webster Thomas
Paul Des Jardien
Frederick A. Speik
Walter Steffen
Mark Catlin Sr.
- Walter EckersallConsensus All‑American, 1904 and 1905 and 1906
- Joe PondelikConsensus All‑American, 1924
Every player from his seasons with a Heisman top-five finish, a national award, consensus All-America honors or a first-round pick. Photos: Wikimedia Commons, free licenses; credits on each player’s page.
How his teams did
| Kind of game | Games | Record | Won |
|---|---|---|---|
| Against ranked teams | 2 | 1–1 | 50% |
| Against top-10 teams | 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| Against rivals | 75 | 53–18–4 | 73% |
| Conference games | 196 | 112–72–12 | 60% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 148 | 73–46–29 | 59% |
| At home | 346 | 250–73–23 | 76% |
| On the road | 86 | 31–49–6 | 40% |
| At neutral sites | 2 | 1–1 | 50% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 300 | 239–38–23 | 84% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 134 | 43–85–6 | 34% |
His own 434 games on file, 1891–1943, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Zuppke 1913–1932 | 5–13–2 | Illinois | 20 | |
| Henry Williams 1900–1918 | 4–9–1 | Minnesota | 14 | |
| Glenn Thistlethwaite 1922–1931 | 5–5 | Northwestern, Wisconsin | 10 | |
| James Sheldon 1905–1913 | 8–1 | Indiana | 9 | |
| James Phelan 1922–1943 | 6–3 | Purdue, Saint Mary’s (CA) | 9 | |
| Phil King 1896–1905 | 4–4 | Wisconsin | 8 | |
| Fielding Yost 1901–1920 | 2–6 | Michigan | 8 | |
| John Wilce 1920–1927 | 2–4–2 | Ohio State | 8 | |
| Arthur Hall 1907–1912 | 5–1 | Illinois | 6 | |
| Fred Murphy 1914–1925 | 4–2 | Northwestern, Kentucky | 6 |
Amos Alonzo Stagg’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 |
|---|---|---|
| Purdueseries | 38 | 27–10–1 |
| Northwesternseries | 37 | 26–8–3 |
| Illinoisseries | 36 | 17–16–3 |
| Wisconsinseries | 36 | 14–18–4 |
| Indianaseries | 21 | 19–2 |
| Michiganseries | 21 | 6–15 |
| Englewood Highseries | 17 | 16–0–1 |
| Minnesotaseries | 17 | 5–11–1 |
Also a player: Amos Alonzo Stagg’s playing career.
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1890–91 | Williston Seminary (MA) high school | Head coach | |
| 1890–91 | Springfield YMCA | Head coach | |
| 1892–1932 | Chicago | Head coach | |
| 1933–46 | Pacific (CA) | Head coach | |
| 1947–52 | Susquehanna | Associate head coach | |
| 1953–58 | Stockton | Special teams coach |
Every job as the infobox of his Wikipedia article lists it (CC BY-SA), assistant jobs included.
Coaching tree
Assistants who became head coaches
- James SheldonIndiana
- Frederick SpeikPurdue
- Hugo BezdekArkansas, Oregon, Penn State, Cleveland Rams, Delaware Valley
- Leo DeTrayOle Miss, Wittenberg, Knox
- Nelson NorgrenUtah
- Fritz CrislerMinnesota, Princeton, Michigan
- Larry SiemeringPacific, Arizona State, Stockton, Calgary Stampeders, Cabrillo
Coached under him, later head coaches (7)
| Coach | With him | Head coach at | |
|---|---|---|---|
| James Sheldon | Chicago, 1903–04: assistant coach | Indiana | |
| Frederick Speik | Chicago, 1905–07: assistant coach | Purdue | |
| Hugo Bezdek | Chicago, 1907: assistant coach | Arkansas, Oregon, Penn State, Cleveland Rams, Delaware Valley | |
| Leo DeTray | Chicago, 1908, 1911: assistant coach | Ole Miss, Wittenberg, Knox | |
| Nelson Norgren | Chicago, 1921: assistant coach | Utah | |
| Fritz Crisler | Chicago, 1922–29: assistant coach | Minnesota, Princeton, Michigan | |
| Larry Siemering | Pacific, 1942–46: assistant coach | Pacific, Arizona State, Stockton, Calgary Stampeders, Cabrillo |
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.