Amos Foster
Amos Foster went 20–7 as a head coach, 1904–1908, at Cincinnati, Nebraska and Miami (OH). Wikipedia’s season articles record two seasons differently (1904, 7–1 and 1905, 5–3); by them his record is 31–9. Share
Two seasons our game records don’t credit to him come from the coach’s Wikipedia article: 1907–08 at Miami (OH). They’re marked in the table.
- Record
- 20–7 career
- Seasons
- 5
- Schools
- 3
- AP poll
- Began in 1936, after this career
- Best season
- 1904 1–0
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | Conference finish | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1904 | Cincinnati | 1–0 (Wikipedia: 7–1) | ||||
| 1905 | Cincinnati | 0–2 (Wikipedia: 5–3) | ||||
| 1906 | Nebraska | 6–4 | ||||
| 1907 | Miami (OH) * | 6–1 | ||||
| 1908 | Miami (OH) * | 7–0 |
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.
How his teams did
| Kind of game | Games | Record | Won |
|---|---|---|---|
| Against rivals | 3 | 0–3 | 0% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 3 | 2–1 | 67% |
| At home | 8 | 5–3 | 63% |
| On the road | 5 | 2–3 | 40% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 8 | 6–2 | 75% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 5 | 1–4 | 20% |
His own 13 games on file, 1904–1906, 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.
Most-faced opponents
| Opponent | Games | Record |
|---|---|---|
| South Dakotaseries | 1 | 1–0 |
| Cincinnatiseries | 1 | 1–0 |
| Drakeseries | 1 | 1–0 |
| Tennesseeseries | 1 | 1–0 |
| Creightonseries | 1 | 1–0 |
| Doaneseries | 1 | 1–0 |
| Hastingsseries | 1 | 1–0 |
| Iowa Stateseries | 1 | 0–1 |
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1904–05 | Cincinnati | Head coach | |
| 1906 | Nebraska | Head coach | |
| 1907–08 | Miami (OH) | Head coach |
Every job as the infobox of his Wikipedia article lists it (CC BY-SA), assistant jobs included.