Bob Fisher
Bob Fisher went 43–14–5 as a head coach in the games on file: 1919 at Harvard, 1920 at Harvard, 1921 at Harvard, 1922 at Harvard, 1923 at Harvard, 1924 at Harvard and 1925 at Harvard. His full head-coaching career isn’t in our records. His 1919 Harvard team claims the national title. Share
- Record
- 43–14–5 games on file
- Seasons
- 7
- Schools
- 1
- National titles
- 1 claimed: 1919
- Best season
- 1919 9–0–1
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1919 | Harvard | 9–0–1 | Rose Bowl W | ||
| 1920 | Harvard | 8–0–1 | |||
| 1921 | Harvard | 7–2–1 | |||
| 1922 | Harvard | 7–2 | |||
| 1923 | Harvard | 4–3–1 | |||
| 1924 | Harvard | 4–4 | |||
| 1925 | Harvard | 4–3–1 |
Each season links to the team’s season page; bowls and playoff games link to the game.
Players he coached
Fiske BrownConsensus All‑American, 1921- Eddie CaseyConsensus All‑American, 1919
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 | 18 | 6–9–3 | 42% |
| Bowls and playoffs | 1 | 1–0 | 100% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 26 | 14–7–5 | 63% |
| At home | 54 | 39–11–4 | 76% |
| On the road | 7 | 3–3–1 | 50% |
| At neutral sites | 1 | 1–0 | 100% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 52 | 39–9–4 | 79% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 10 | 4–5–1 | 45% |
His own 62 games on file, 1919–1925, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edward Robinson 1919–1925 | 4–3 | Brown | 7 | |
| Bill Roper 1919–1925 | 1–4–2 | Princeton | 7 | |
| Cleo A. O’Donnell 1920–1925 | 5–1 | Holy Cross | 6 | |
| Tad Jones 1920–1925 | 3–2–1 | Yale | 6 | |
| Charley Moran 1920–1922 | 2–1 | Centre | 3 | |
| Jesse Hawley 1923–1925 | 0–3 | Dartmouth | 3 |
Bob Fisher’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 | 7 | 4–2–1 |
| Brownseries | 7 | 4–3 |
| Princetonseries | 7 | 1–4–2 |
| Holy Crossseries | 6 | 5–1 |
| Middleburyseries | 5 | 4–0–1 |
| Dartmouthseries | 4 | 1–3 |
| Virginiaseries | 3 | 3–0 |
| Centreseries | 3 | 2–1 |
Also a player: Bob Fisher’s playing career.
Coaching tree
Assistants who became head coaches
- Thomas CampbellNorth Carolina, Virginia, Bowdoin
- Charles DalyArmy
Coached under him, later head coaches (2)
| Coach | With him | Head coach at | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas Campbell | Harvard, 1923–24: freshman coach | North Carolina, Virginia, Bowdoin | |
| Charles Daly | Harvard, 1925: assistant coach | Army |
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.