Arnold Horween
Arnold Horween went 21–17–3 as a head coach in the games on file: 1926 at Harvard, 1927 at Harvard, 1928 at Harvard, 1929 at Harvard and 1930 at Harvard. His full head-coaching career isn’t in our records. Wikipedia’s season articles record one season differently (1930, 3–4–1); by them his record is 20–17–3. Share
- Record
- 21–17–3 games on file
- Seasons
- 5
- Schools
- 1
- AP poll
- Began in 1936, after this career
- Best season
- 1928 5–2–1
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1926 | Harvard | 3–5 | ||
| 1927 | Harvard | 4–4 | ||
| 1928 | Harvard | 5–2–1 | ||
| 1929 | Harvard | 5–2–1 | ||
| 1930 | Harvard | 4–4–1 (Wikipedia: 3–4–1) |
Each season links to the team’s season page; bowls and playoff games link to the game.
Players he coached
Ben TicknorConsensus All‑American, 1929 and 1930
Every player from his seasons with a Heisman top-five finish, a national award, consensus All-America honors or a first-round pick.
How his teams did
| Kind of game | Games | Record | Won |
|---|---|---|---|
| Against rivals | 13 | 5–8 | 38% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 14 | 4–7–3 | 39% |
| At home | 36 | 19–14–3 | 57% |
| On the road | 5 | 2–3 | 40% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 21 | 13–6–2 | 67% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 20 | 8–11–1 | 43% |
His own 41 games on file, 1926–1930, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleo A. O’Donnell 1926–1929 | 2–1–1 | Holy Cross | 4 | |
| Mal Stevens 1928–1930 | 3–0 | Yale | 3 | |
| Jesse Hawley 1926–1928 | 2–1 | Dartmouth | 3 |
Arnold Horween’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 |
|---|---|---|
| Yaleseries | 5 | 3–2 |
| Holy Crossseries | 5 | 2–2–1 |
| Dartmouthseries | 5 | 2–3 |
| Armyseries | 3 | 0–2–1 |
| Springfieldseries | 2 | 2–0 |
| Vermontseries | 2 | 2–0 |
| Brownseries | 2 | 1–1 |
| William & Maryseries | 2 | 1–0–1 |