C. Noel Workman
C. Noel Workman went 33–30–5 as a head coach, 1923–1930, at Simpson and Iowa State. Share
Three seasons our game records don’t credit to him come from the coach’s Wikipedia article: 1923–25 at Simpson. They’re marked in the table.
- Record
- 33–30–5 career
- Seasons
- 8
- Schools
- 2
- AP poll
- Began in 1936, after this career
- Best season
- 1926 4–3–1
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | Conference finish | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1923 | Simpson * | 8–1 | 1st | |||
| 1924 | Simpson * | 8–0–1 | 1st | |||
| 1925 | Simpson * | 6–2–1 | T–1st | |||
| 1926 | Iowa State | 4–3–1 | T–6th | |||
| 1927 | Iowa State | 4–3–1 | 4th | |||
| 1928 | Iowa State | 2–5–1 | 4th | |||
| 1929 | Iowa State | 1–7 | 6th | |||
| 1930 | Iowa State | 0–9 | 6th |
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 | 15 | 3–12 | 20% |
| Conference games | 27 | 8–17–2 | 33% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 23 | 6–14–3 | 33% |
| At home | 17 | 7–10 | 41% |
| On the road | 24 | 4–17–3 | 23% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 12 | 6–6 | 50% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 29 | 5–21–3 | 22% |
His own 41 games on file, 1926–1930, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ossie Solem 1926–1930 | 2–3 | Drake | 5 | |
| Gwinn Henry 1926–1930 | 0–5 | Missouri | 5 | |
| Adrian Lindsey 1928–1930 | 1–2 | Oklahoma | 3 | |
| Bo McMillin 1928–1930 | 1–2 | Kansas State | 3 | |
| Ernest Bearg 1926–1928 | 0–3 | Nebraska | 3 | |
| Frank Murray 1927–1929 | 0–3 | Marquette | 3 | |
| Bill Hargiss 1928–1930 | 0–2–1 | Kansas | 3 |
C. Noel Workman’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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kansas Stateseries | 5 | 3–2 |
| Drakeseries | 5 | 2–3 |
| Missouriseries | 5 | 0–5 |
| Nebraskaseries | 5 | 0–5 |
| Grinnellseries | 4 | 2–1–1 |
| Oklahomaseries | 3 | 1–2 |
| Kansasseries | 3 | 0–2–1 |
| Marquetteseries | 3 | 0–3 |
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1923–25 | Simpson (IA) | Head coach | |
| 1926–30 | Iowa State | Head coach |
Every job as the infobox of his Wikipedia article lists it (CC BY-SA), assistant jobs included.