Andrew Kerr
Andrew Kerr went 135–71–14 as a head coach, 1922–1949, at Stanford, Washington & Jefferson, Colgate and Lebanon Valley. Wikipedia’s season articles record one season differently (1935, 7–3); by them his record is 137–71–14. Share
Three seasons our game records don’t credit to him come from the coach’s Wikipedia article: 1947–49 at Lebanon Valley. They’re marked in the table.
- Record
- 135–71–14 career
- Seasons
- 26
- Schools
- 4
- Final AP top 10
- 0 seasons
- Hall of Fame
- 1951 inducted
- Best season
- 1932 9–0
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | Conference finish | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1922 | Stanford | 4–5 | T–5th | |||
| 1923 | Stanford | 7–2 | T–3rd | |||
| 1924–25: not a college head coach | ||||||
| 1926 | Washington & Jefferson | 7–1–1 | ||||
| 1927 | Washington & Jefferson | 7–0–2 | ||||
| 1928 | Washington & Jefferson | 2–5–2 | ||||
| 1929 | Colgate | 8–1 | ||||
| 1930 | Colgate | 9–1 | ||||
| 1931 | Colgate | 8–1 | ||||
| 1932 | Colgate | 9–0 | ||||
| 1933 | Colgate | 6–1–1 | ||||
| 1934 | Colgate | 7–1 | ||||
| 1935 | Colgate | 5–3 (Wikipedia: 7–3) | ||||
| 1936 | Colgate | 6–3 | ||||
| 1937 | Colgate | 3–5 | ||||
| 1938 | Colgate | 2–5 | ||||
| 1939 | Colgate | 2–5–1 | ||||
| 1940 | Colgate | 5–3 | ||||
| 1941 | Colgate | 3–3–2 | ||||
| 1942 | Colgate | 6–2–1 | ||||
| 1943 | Colgate | 5–3–1 | ||||
| 1944 | Colgate | 2–5 | ||||
| 1945 | Colgate | 3–4–1 | ||||
| 1946 | Colgate | 4–4 | ||||
| 1947 | Lebanon Valley * | 5–2–1 | ||||
| 1948 | Lebanon Valley * | 5–3–1 | ||||
| 1949 | Lebanon Valley * | 5–3 | ||||
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
Leonard MacalusoConsensus All‑American, 1930
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 | 7 | 1–6 | 14% |
| Against top-10 teams | 4 | 1–3 | 25% |
| Against rivals | 32 | 17–14–1 | 55% |
| Conference games | 8 | 3–5 | 38% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 62 | 18–32–12 | 39% |
| At home | 72 | 55–14–3 | 78% |
| On the road | 117 | 63–45–9 | 58% |
| At neutral sites | 6 | 2–4 | 33% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 126 | 100–21–5 | 81% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 69 | 20–42–7 | 34% |
His own 195 games on file, 1922–1946, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DeOrmond McLaughry 1929–1942 | 11–1 | Brown, Dartmouth | 12 | |
| Lou Little 1930–1945 | 6–2–1 | Columbia | 9 | |
| Bob Higgins 1930–1946 | 4–4–1 | Penn State | 9 | |
| Ossie Solem 1935–1945 | 4–4–1 | Iowa, Syracuse | 9 | |
| Herb McCracken 1926–1935 | 5–1–2 | Lafayette | 8 | |
| Vic Hanson 1930–1936 | 7–0 | Syracuse | 7 | |
| Carl Snavely 1927–1940 | 1–4–1 | Bucknell, Cornell | 6 | |
| Wallace Wade 1936–1941 | 0–6 | Duke | 6 | |
| Edward Anderson 1934–1938 | 1–4 | Holy Cross | 5 | |
| J. Wilder Tasker 1933–1935 | 3–0 | Rutgers | 3 |
Andrew Kerr’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 |
|---|---|---|
| Syracuseseries | 17 | 13–3–1 |
| Brownseries | 15 | 13–1–1 |
| Holy Crossseries | 13 | 2–9–2 |
| St. Lawrenceseries | 11 | 11–0 |
| Lafayetteseries | 11 | 8–1–2 |
| Columbiaseries | 10 | 7–2–1 |
| Cornellseries | 10 | 3–7 |
| Penn Stateseries | 9 | 4–4–1 |
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1913–21 | Pittsburgh | Assistant coach | |
| 1922–23 | Stanford | Head coach | |
| 1924–25 | Stanford | Assistant coach | |
| 1926–28 | Washington & Jefferson | Head coach | |
| 1929–46 | Colgate | Head coach | |
| 1947–49 | Lebanon Valley | Head coach |
Every job as the infobox of his Wikipedia article lists it (CC BY-SA), assistant jobs included.
Coaching tree
Worked under
- Joseph DuffPittsburgh
- Pop WarnerPittsburgh, Stanford
Assistants who became head coaches
- Tiny ThornhillStanford
- Fred SwanTemple
- Paul BixlerOhio State, Colgate
- Milt BruhnWisconsin
- Dick OffenhamerBuffalo
Worked under (2)
| Head coach | Team | Years | His job | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joseph Duff | Pittsburgh | 1913–14 | Assistant coach | |
| Pop Warner | Pittsburgh | 1915–21 | Assistant coach | |
| Pop Warner | Stanford | 1924–25 | Assistant coach |
Coached under him, later head coaches (5)
| Coach | With him | Head coach at | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tiny Thornhill | Stanford, 1922–23: line coach | Stanford | |
| Fred Swan | Colgate, 1929–30: assistant coach; 1940–42: line coach | Temple | |
| Paul Bixler | Colgate, 1939–41: assistant coach | Ohio State, Colgate | |
| Milt Bruhn | Colgate, 1944–45: line coach | Wisconsin | |
| Dick Offenhamer | Colgate, 1946: freshman coach | Buffalo |
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.