Charles B. Mason
Charles B. Mason went 1–6 as a head coach in the games on file: 1895 at Kentucky, 1897 at Colgate, 1898 at Colgate and 1901 at Colgate. His full head-coaching career isn’t in our records. Wikipedia’s season articles record four seasons differently (1895, 4–5, 1897, 5–2–1, 1898, 2–5–1 and 1901, 2–5); by them his record is 13–17–2. Share
- Record
- 1–6 games on file
- Seasons
- 4
- Schools
- 2
- AP poll
- Began in 1936, after this career
- Best season
- 1897 1–1
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1895 | Kentucky | 0–1 (Wikipedia: 4–5) | ||
| 1896: not a college head coach | ||||
| 1897 | Colgate | 1–1 (Wikipedia: 5–2–1) | ||
| 1898 | Colgate | 0–2 (Wikipedia: 2–5–1) | ||
| 1899–00: not a college head coach | ||||
| 1901 | Colgate | 0–2 (Wikipedia: 2–5) | ||
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 | 3 | 0–3 | 0% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 2 | 0–2 | 0% |
| On the road | 7 | 1–6 | 14% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 2 | 1–1 | 50% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 5 | 0–5 | 0% |
His own seven games on file, 1895–1901, 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.
Most-faced opponents
| Opponent | Games | Record |
|---|---|---|
| Williamsseries | 3 | 1–2 |
| Cornellseries | 3 | 0–3 |
| Purdueseries | 1 | 0–1 |