Arthur Mosse
Arthur Mosse went 31–14 as a head coach, 1899–1913, at Warrensburg Teachers, Pittsburgh and Kansas. Wikipedia’s season articles record three seasons differently (1903, 1–8–1, 1904, 10–0 and 1905, 11–2); by them his record is 42–21–1. Share
Two seasons our game records don’t credit to him come from the coach’s Wikipedia article: 1899, 1902 at Warrensburg Teachers. They’re marked in the table.
- Record
- 31–14 career
- Seasons
- 7
- 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1899 | Warrensburg Teachers * | 5–1 | ||||
| 1900–01: not a college head coach | ||||||
| 1902 | Warrensburg Teachers * | 6–3 | ||||
| 1903 | Pittsburgh | 0–1 (Wikipedia: 1–8–1) | ||||
| 1904 | Pittsburgh | 1–0 (Wikipedia: 10–0) | ||||
| 1905 | Pittsburgh | 10–2 (Wikipedia: 11–2) | ||||
| 1906–11: not a college head coach | ||||||
| 1912 | Kansas | 4–4 | 5th | |||
| 1913 | Kansas | 5–3 | 3rd | |||
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 | 9 | 4–5 | 44% |
| Conference games | 8 | 4–4 | 50% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 5 | 1–4 | 20% |
| At home | 22 | 18–4 | 82% |
| On the road | 8 | 2–6 | 25% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 22 | 18–4 | 82% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 8 | 2–6 | 25% |
His own 30 games on file, 1903–1913, 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Penn Stateseries | 3 | 1–2 |
| Kansas Stateseries | 2 | 2–0 |
| Missouriseries | 2 | 1–1 |
| Drakeseries | 2 | 1–1 |
| Washburnseries | 2 | 1–1 |
| Nebraskaseries | 2 | 0–2 |
| Oklahomaseries | 2 | 0–2 |
| Washington St. Louisseries | 1 | 1–0 |
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1899 | Warrensburg Teachers | Head coach | |
| 1902 | Warrensburg Teachers | Head coach | |
| 1903–05 | Western U. of Pennsylvania | Head coach | |
| 1912–13 | Kansas | Head coach | |
| 1918 | Midland | Head coach |
Every job as the infobox of his Wikipedia article lists it (CC BY-SA), assistant jobs included.
Coaching tree
Assistants who became head coaches
- Bill HargissOregon State, Kansas, College of Emporia, Emporia State, Kansas State Normal/Teachers
Coached under him, later head coaches (1)
| Coach | With him | Head coach at | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Hargiss | Kansas, 1913: assistant coach | Oregon State, Kansas, College of Emporia, Emporia State, Kansas State Normal/Teachers |
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.