Butch Scanlon
Butch Scanlon went 7–12–1 as a head coach, 1918–1920, at Purdue. Share
- Record
- 7–12–1 career
- Seasons
- 3
- Schools
- 1
- AP poll
- Began in 1936, after this career
- Best season
- 1918 3–3
Season by season
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| Season | School | Record | Conference finish | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1918 | Purdue | 3–3 | T–1st | |||
| 1919 | Purdue | 2–4–1 | 10th | |||
| 1920 | Purdue | 2–5 | T–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 | 8 | 1–7 | 13% |
| Conference games | 8 | 1–7 | 13% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 8 | 4–3–1 | 56% |
| At home | 12 | 6–5–1 | 54% |
| On the road | 8 | 1–7 | 13% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 7 | 5–1–1 | 79% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 13 | 2–11 | 15% |
His own 20 games on file, 1918–1920, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amos Alonzo Stagg 1918–1920 | 1–2 | Chicago | 3 | |
| Knute Rockne 1918–1920 | 0–3 | Notre Dame | 3 |
Butch Scanlon’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 |
|---|---|---|
| DePauwseries | 3 | 2–1 |
| Chicagoseries | 3 | 1–2 |
| Notre Dameseries | 3 | 0–3 |
| Wabashseries | 2 | 2–0 |
| Michigan Stateseries | 2 | 2–0 |
| Ohio Stateseries | 2 | 0–2 |
| Northwesternseries | 1 | 0–1 |
| Indianaseries | 1 | 0–1 |
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1918–20 | Purdue | Head coach |
Every job as the infobox of his Wikipedia article lists it (CC BY-SA), assistant jobs included.