Bob Williams
Bob Williams went 23–22–7 as a head coach, 1902–1926, at South Carolina, Davidson and Clemson. Wikipedia’s season articles record three seasons differently (1902, 6–1, 1904, 6–1–1 and 1905, 3–4); by them his record is 36–25–7. Share
- Record
- 23–22–7 career
- Seasons
- 9
- Schools
- 3
- AP poll
- Began in 1936, after this career
- Best season
- 1906 4–0–3
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| Season | School | Record | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1902 | South Carolina | 1–1 (Wikipedia: 6–1) | ||
| 1903: not a college head coach | ||||
| 1904 | Davidson | 0–1–1 (Wikipedia: 6–1–1) | ||
| 1905 | Davidson | 1–1 (Wikipedia: 3–4) | ||
| 1906 | Clemson | 4–0–3 | ||
| 1907–08: not a college head coach | ||||
| 1909 | Clemson | 6–3 | ||
| 1910–12: not a college head coach | ||||
| 1913 | Clemson | 4–4 | ||
| 1914 | Clemson | 5–3–1 | ||
| 1915 | Clemson | 2–4–2 | ||
| 1916–25: not a college head coach | ||||
| 1926 | Clemson 6th season, last 5 games | 0–5 | ||
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 rivals | 22 | 9–11–2 | 45% |
| Conference games | 22 | 11–10–1 | 52% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 25 | 10–8–7 | 54% |
| At home | 15 | 9–4–2 | 67% |
| On the road | 37 | 14–18–5 | 45% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 21 | 13–4–4 | 71% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 31 | 10–18–3 | 37% |
His own 52 games on file, 1902–1926, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Heisman 1902–1914 | 2–3 | Clemson, Georgia Tech | 5 | |
| Mike Donahue 1905–1915 | 2–3 | Auburn | 5 | |
| N.B. Edgerton 1913–1915 | 2–0–1 | South Carolina | 3 | |
| W.A. Cunningham 1913–1915 | 1–2 | Georgia | 3 |
Bob Williams’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 |
|---|---|---|
| Georgiaseries | 5 | 3–2 |
| South Carolinaseries | 5 | 3–1–1 |
| Auburnseries | 5 | 2–3 |
| Davidsonseries | 5 | 2–0–3 |
| The Citadelseries | 4 | 3–1 |
| Furmanseries | 4 | 2–2 |
| Georgia Techseries | 4 | 1–3 |
| Tennesseeseries | 3 | 2–1 |