Andy Smith
Andy Smith went 116–32–13 as a head coach, 1909–1925, at Penn, Purdue and California. His teams claim four national titles: California in 1920, 1921, 1922 and 1923. Share
Four seasons our game records don’t credit to him come from the coach’s Wikipedia article: 1909–12 at Penn. They’re marked in the table.
- Record
- 116–32–13 career
- Seasons
- 17
- Schools
- 3
- National titles
- 4 claimed
- Hall of Fame
- 1951 inducted
- Best season
- 1920 9–0
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | Conference finish | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1909 | Penn * | 7–1–2 | ||||
| 1910 | Penn * | 9–1–1 | ||||
| 1911 | Penn * | 7–4 | ||||
| 1912 | Penn * | 7–4 | ||||
| 1913 | Purdue | 4–1–2 | 4th | |||
| 1914 | Purdue | 5–2 | T–4th | |||
| 1915 | Purdue | 3–3–1 | 5th | |||
| 1916 | California | 6–4–1 | T–3rd | |||
| 1917 | California | 5–5–1 | 2nd | |||
| 1918 | California | 7–2 | 1st | |||
| 1919 | California | 6–2–1 | T–3rd | |||
| 1920 | California | 9–0 | 1st | Rose Bowl W | ||
| 1921 | California | 9–0–1 | 1st | Rose Bowl T | ||
| 1922 | California | 9–0 | 1st | |||
| 1923 | California | 9–0–1 | 1st | |||
| 1924 | California | 8–0–2 | T–1st | |||
| 1925 | California | 6–3 | 5th |
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
Dan McMillanConsensus All‑American, 1921
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 rivals | 15 | 9–4–2 | 67% |
| Conference games | 48 | 31–13–4 | 69% |
| Bowls and playoffs | 2 | 1–0–1 | 75% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 34 | 14–10–10 | 56% |
| At home | 88 | 69–13–6 | 82% |
| On the road | 27 | 15–9–3 | 61% |
| At neutral sites | 2 | 1–0–1 | 75% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 98 | 80–10–8 | 86% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 19 | 5–12–2 | 32% |
His own 117 games on file, 1913–1925, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Enoch Bagshaw 1921–1925 | 3–1–1 | Washington | 5 | |
| Gus Welch 1919–1922 | 3–1 | Washington State | 4 | |
| Ray Courtright 1920–1923 | 3–0–1 | Nevada | 4 | |
| Gus Henderson 1922–1924 | 3–0 | USC | 3 | |
| Albert Exendine 1923–1925 | 3–0 | Washington State | 3 | |
| Amos Alonzo Stagg 1913–1915 | 0–3 | Chicago | 3 | |
| William Juneau 1913–1915 | 0–2–1 | Wisconsin | 3 |
Andy Smith’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 |
|---|---|---|
| Olympic Clubseries | 12 | 8–2–2 |
| Saint Mary’s (CA)series | 10 | 9–1 |
| Washingtonseries | 9 | 4–4–1 |
| USCseries | 8 | 7–0–1 |
| Stanfordseries | 8 | 6–1–1 |
| Washington Stateseries | 7 | 6–1 |
| Nevadaseries | 6 | 5–0–1 |
| Oregonseries | 5 | 3–2 |
Also a player: Andy Smith’s playing career.
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1905–08 | Penn | Assistant coach | |
| 1909–12 | Penn | Head coach | |
| 1913–15 | Purdue | Head coach | |
| 1916–25 | California | Head coach |
Every job as the infobox of his Wikipedia article lists it (CC BY-SA), assistant jobs included.
Coaching tree
Worked under
- Sol MetzgerPennsylvania
Assistants who became head coaches
- Nibs PriceCalifornia
Worked under (1)
| Head coach | Team | Years | His job | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sol Metzger | Pennsylvania | 1908 | Assistant coach |
Coached under him, later head coaches (1)
| Coach | With him | Head coach at | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nibs Price | California, 1919: freshman coach; 1920–25: assistant coach | California |
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.