Cecil Isbell
Cecil Isbell went 14–14–1 as a head coach, 1944–1946, at Purdue. Share
- Record
- 14–14–1 career
- Seasons
- 3
- Schools
- 1
- Final AP top 10
- 0 seasons
- Best season
- 1945 7–3
Season by season
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| Season | School | Record | Conference finish | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1944 | Purdue | 5–5 | 3rd | |||
| 1945 | Purdue | 7–3 | T–4th | |||
| 1946 | Purdue | 2–6–1 | 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 ranked teams | 7 | 1–6 | 14% |
| Against top-10 teams | 4 | 1–3 | 25% |
| Against rivals | 6 | 1–5 | 17% |
| Conference games | 18 | 7–10–1 | 42% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 9 | 4–4–1 | 50% |
| At home | 11 | 7–4 | 64% |
| On the road | 18 | 7–10–1 | 42% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 16 | 11–5 | 69% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 13 | 3–9–1 | 27% |
His own 29 games on file, 1944–1946, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harry Stuhldreher 1944–1946 | 2–1 | Wisconsin | 3 | |
| Bo McMillin 1944–1946 | 0–3 | Indiana | 3 |
Cecil Isbell’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 |
|---|---|---|
| Wisconsinseries | 3 | 2–1 |
| Iowaseries | 3 | 2–1 |
| Indianaseries | 3 | 0–3 |
| Miami (OH)series | 2 | 2–0 |
| Pittsburghseries | 2 | 2–0 |
| Marquetteseries | 2 | 2–0 |
| Northwesternseries | 2 | 1–1 |
| Ohio Stateseries | 2 | 1–0–1 |
Other roles
- Team MVP, Purdue 1937 (his playing career)
From each season’s Wikipedia article.