Burton Ingwersen
Burton Ingwersen went 33–27–4 as a head coach, 1924–1931, at Iowa. Share
- Record
- 33–27–4 career
- Seasons
- 8
- Schools
- 1
- AP poll
- Began in 1936, after this career
- Best season
- 1924 6–1–1
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | Conference finish | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1924 | Iowa | 6–1–1 | T–2nd | |||
| 1925 | Iowa | 5–3 | T–4th | |||
| 1926 | Iowa | 3–5 | T–9th | |||
| 1927 | Iowa | 4–4 | T–9th | |||
| 1928 | Iowa | 6–2 | T–4th | |||
| 1929 | Iowa | 4–2–2 | 5th | |||
| 1930 | Iowa | 4–4 | T–9th | |||
| 1931 | Iowa | 1–6–1 | 9th |
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.
How his teams did
| Kind of game | Games | Record | Won |
|---|---|---|---|
| Against rivals | 20 | 8–11–1 | 43% |
| Conference games | 35 | 11–20–4 | 37% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 25 | 10–11–4 | 48% |
| At home | 39 | 25–11–3 | 68% |
| On the road | 25 | 8–16–1 | 34% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 32 | 24–6–2 | 78% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 32 | 9–21–2 | 31% |
His own 64 games on file, 1924–1931, 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 Wilce 1924–1928 | 2–2–1 | Ohio State | 5 | |
| Clarence Spears 1925–1929 | 2–3 | Minnesota | 5 | |
| Robert Zuppke 1924–1929 | 1–3–1 | Illinois | 5 | |
| Glenn Thistlethwaite 1926–1929 | 2–2 | Northwestern, Wisconsin | 4 | |
| George Little 1924–1926 | 1–2 | Michigan, Wisconsin | 3 |
Burton Ingwersen’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 |
|---|---|---|
| Minnesotaseries | 7 | 3–4 |
| Wisconsinseries | 6 | 3–3 |
| Ohio Stateseries | 6 | 2–3–1 |
| Illinoisseries | 5 | 1–3–1 |
| Monmouthseries | 3 | 3–0 |
| Michiganseries | 3 | 1–1–1 |
| Northwesternseries | 3 | 0–3 |
| Purdueseries | 3 | 0–3 |
Other roles
- Team captain, Illinois 1918
From each season’s Wikipedia article.
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1921–23 | Illinois | Assistant coach | |
| 1924–31 | Iowa | Head coach | |
| 1932–44 | LSU | Assistant coach | |
| 1935–42 | Northwestern | Assistant coach | |
| 1945–66 | Illinois | Assistant coach |
Every job as the infobox of his Wikipedia article lists it (CC BY-SA), assistant jobs included.
Coaching tree
Worked under
- Robert ZuppkeIllinois
- Biff JonesLSU
- Pappy WaldorfNorthwestern
- Bernie MooreLSU
- Ray EliotIllinois
- Pete ElliottIllinois
Assistants who became head coaches
- Sam BarryUSC, Knox
- Spike NelsonMississippi State, Yale
Worked under (6)
| Head coach | Team | Years | His job | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Zuppke | Illinois | 1921–23 | Assistant coach | |
| Biff Jones | LSU | 1932–34 | Assistant coach | |
| Pappy Waldorf | Northwestern | 1935–42 | Assistant coach | |
| Bernie Moore | LSU | 1935–44 | Assistant coach | |
| Ray Eliot | Illinois | 1945–59 | Assistant coach | |
| Pete Elliott | Illinois | 1960–66 | Assistant coach |
Coached under him, later head coaches (2)
| Coach | With him | Head coach at | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sam Barry | Iowa, 1924–28: assistant coach | USC, Knox | |
| Spike Nelson | Iowa, 1931: line coach | Mississippi State, Yale |
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.