Bennie Owen
Bennie Owen went 127–57–14 as a head coach, 1900–1926, at Washburn, Bethany and Oklahoma. Wikipedia’s season articles record five seasons differently (1906, 5–2–2, 1907, 4–4, 1908, 8–1–1, 1910, 4–2–1 and 1911, 8–0); by them his record is 150–58–18. Share
Four seasons our game records don’t credit to him come from the coach’s Wikipedia article: 1900 at Washburn; 1902–04 at Bethany. They’re marked in the table.
- Record
- 127–57–14 career
- Seasons
- 26
- Schools
- 3
- AP poll
- Began in 1936, after this career
- Hall of Fame
- 1951 inducted
- Best season
- 1915 10–0
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | Conference finish | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900 | Washburn * | 6–2 | ||||
| 1901: not a college head coach | ||||||
| 1902 | Bethany * | 8–1–1 | ||||
| 1903 | Bethany * | 7–1–1 | ||||
| 1904 | Bethany * | 7–0 | ||||
| 1905 | Oklahoma | 7–2 | ||||
| 1906 | Oklahoma | 0–2 (Wikipedia: 5–2–2) | ||||
| 1907 | Oklahoma | 0–3 (Wikipedia: 4–4) | ||||
| 1908 | Oklahoma | 2–1 (Wikipedia: 8–1–1) | ||||
| 1909 | Oklahoma | 6–4 | ||||
| 1910 | Oklahoma | 1–2 (Wikipedia: 4–2–1) | ||||
| 1911 | Oklahoma | 3–0 (Wikipedia: 8–0) | ||||
| 1912 | Oklahoma | 5–4 | ||||
| 1913 | Oklahoma | 6–2 | ||||
| 1914 | Oklahoma | 9–1–1 | ||||
| 1915 | Oklahoma | 10–0 | 1st | |||
| 1916 | Oklahoma | 6–5 | T–3rd | |||
| 1917 | Oklahoma | 6–4–1 | T–3rd | |||
| 1918 | Oklahoma | 6–0 | T–1st | |||
| 1919 | Oklahoma | 5–2–3 | ||||
| 1920 | Oklahoma | 6–0–1 | 1st | |||
| 1921 | Oklahoma | 5–3 | T–7th | |||
| 1922 | Oklahoma | 2–3–3 | 5th | |||
| 1923 | Oklahoma | 3–5 | 6th | |||
| 1924 | Oklahoma | 2–5–1 | 6th | |||
| 1925 | Oklahoma | 4–3–1 | T–5th | |||
| 1926 | Oklahoma | 5–2–1 | 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.
How his teams did
| Kind of game | Games | Record | Won |
|---|---|---|---|
| Against rivals | 65 | 31–27–7 | 53% |
| Conference games | 54 | 27–20–7 | 56% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 56 | 23–21–12 | 52% |
| At home | 86 | 63–17–6 | 77% |
| On the road | 78 | 36–36–6 | 50% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 105 | 76–19–10 | 77% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 59 | 23–34–2 | 41% |
His own 164 games on file, 1905–1926, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charlie Bachman 1920–1926 | 0–4–3 | Kansas State | 7 | |
| John Maulbetsch 1921–1926 | 3–1–2 | Oklahoma State | 6 | |
| Doc Kennedy 1905–1910 | 0–6 | Kansas | 6 | |
| Dave Allerdice 1911–1915 | 3–2 | Texas | 5 | |
| Henry Schulte 1914–1919 | 3–1–1 | Missouri, Nebraska | 5 | |
| Potsy Clark 1921–1925 | 1–3–1 | Kansas | 5 | |
| Gwinn Henry 1923–1926 | 2–2 | Missouri | 4 | |
| Ossie Solem 1923–1926 | 2–2 | Drake | 4 | |
| Fred Dawson 1921–1924 | 1–3 | Nebraska | 4 | |
| Paul Davis 1912–1914 | 3–0 | Oklahoma State | 3 |
Bennie Owen’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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kansasseries | 22 | 7–12–3 |
| Missouriseries | 16 | 8–7–1 |
| Texasseries | 16 | 8–8 |
| Oklahoma Stateseries | 15 | 11–2–2 |
| Central Oklahomaseries | 14 | 13–1 |
| Kansas Stateseries | 11 | 3–5–3 |
| Kingfisherseries | 9 | 9–0 |
| Arkansasseries | 9 | 6–2–1 |
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1900 | Washburn | Head coach | |
| 1901 | Michigan | Assistant coach | |
| 1902–04 | Bethany (KS) | Head coach | |
| 1905–26 | Oklahoma | Head coach |
Every job as the infobox of his Wikipedia article lists it (CC BY-SA), assistant jobs included.
Coaching tree
Worked under
- Fielding YostMichigan
Worked under (1)
| Head coach | Team | Years | His job | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fielding Yost | Michigan | 1901 | Assistant coach |
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.