Ank Scanlan
Ank Scanlan went 16–8–3 as a head coach in the games on file: 1942 at Holy Cross, 1943 at Holy Cross and 1944 at Holy Cross. His full head-coaching career isn’t in our records. Share
- Record
- 16–8–3 games on file
- Seasons
- 3
- Schools
- 1
- Final AP top 10
- 0 seasons
- Best season
- 1943 6–2
Season by season
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| Season | School | Record | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1942 | Holy Cross | 5–4–1 | ||
| 1943 | Holy Cross | 6–2 | ||
| 1944 | Holy Cross | 5–2–2 |
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 ranked teams | 1 | 1–0 | 100% |
| Against top-10 teams | 1 | 1–0 | 100% |
| Against rivals | 2 | 2–0 | 100% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 10 | 3–4–3 | 45% |
| At home | 21 | 13–6–2 | 67% |
| On the road | 6 | 3–2–1 | 58% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 20 | 14–5–1 | 73% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 7 | 2–3–2 | 43% |
His own 27 games on file, 1942–1944, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ray Morrison 1942–1944 | 3–0 | Temple | 3 | |
| Andrew Kerr 1942–1944 | 2–0–1 | Colgate | 3 |
Ank Scanlan’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 |
|---|---|---|
| Templeseries | 3 | 3–0 |
| Colgateseries | 3 | 2–0–1 |
| Brownseries | 3 | 1–1–1 |
| Dartmouthseries | 3 | 0–2–1 |
| Boston Collegeseries | 2 | 2–0 |
| Villanovaseries | 2 | 2–0 |
| Coast Guardseries | 2 | 2–0 |
| Tuftsseries | 1 | 1–0 |