Charles Daly
Charles Daly went 45–12–3 as a head coach, 1913–1922, at Army. His teams claim two national titles: Army in 1914 and 1916. Wikipedia’s season articles record two seasons differently (1920, 7–2 and 1921, 6–4); by them his record is 58–13–3. Share
- Record
- 45–12–3 career
- Seasons
- 8
- Schools
- 1
- National titles
- 2 claimed: 1914 and 1916
- Best season
- 1914 9–0
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | Conference finish | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1913 | Army | 8–1 | ||||
| 1914 | Army | 9–0 | ||||
| 1915 | Army | 5–3–1 | ||||
| 1916 | Army | 9–0 | ||||
| 1917–18: not a college head coach | ||||||
| 1919 | Army | 6–3 | ||||
| 1920 | Army | 0–2 (Wikipedia: 7–2) | ||||
| 1921 | Army | 0–3 (Wikipedia: 6–4) | ||||
| 1922 | Army | 8–0–2 | ||||
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.
Players he coached
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Louis A. MerrilatConsensus All‑American, 1913
Every player from his seasons with a Heisman top-five finish, a national award, consensus All-America honors or a first-round pick. Photos: Wikimedia Commons, free licenses; credits on each player’s page.
How his teams did
| Kind of game | Games | Record | Won |
|---|---|---|---|
| Against rivals | 16 | 7–8–1 | 47% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 20 | 9–8–3 | 53% |
| At home | 50 | 40–8–2 | 82% |
| On the road | 2 | 0–1–1 | 25% |
| At neutral sites | 8 | 5–3 | 63% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 50 | 42–7–1 | 85% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 10 | 3–5–2 | 40% |
His own 60 games on file, 1913–1922, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jesse Harper 1913–1916 | 2–2 | Notre Dame | 4 | |
| Knute Rockne 1919–1922 | 0–3–1 | Notre Dame | 4 | |
| Laurence Bankart 1913–1915 | 2–1 | Colgate | 3 | |
| Luke Kelly 1914–1916 | 2–0–1 | Holy Cross | 3 | |
| Bob Folwell 1920–1922 | 1–2 | Navy | 3 |
Charles Daly’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 |
|---|---|---|
| Navyseries | 8 | 5–3 |
| Notre Dameseries | 8 | 2–5–1 |
| Springfieldseries | 5 | 5–0 |
| Villanovaseries | 5 | 4–1 |
| Maineseries | 4 | 4–0 |
| Holy Crossseries | 4 | 3–0–1 |
| Colgateseries | 3 | 2–1 |
| Tuftsseries | 2 | 2–0 |
Other roles
- Team captain, Harvard 1900 (his playing career)
From each season’s Wikipedia article.
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1908 | Harvard | Assistant coach | |
| 1913–16 | Army | Head coach | |
| 1919–22 | Army | Head coach | |
| 1925 | Harvard | Assistant coach |
Every job as the infobox of his Wikipedia article lists it (CC BY-SA), assistant jobs included.
Coaching tree
Worked under
- Percy HaughtonHarvard
- Bob FisherHarvard
Assistants who became head coaches
- Bob NeylandTennessee
- John McEwanArmy, Oregon, Holy Cross, Brooklyn Dodgers
Worked under (2)
| Head coach | Team | Years | His job | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Percy Haughton | Harvard | 1908 | Assistant coach | |
| Bob Fisher | Harvard | 1925 | Assistant coach |
Coached under him, later head coaches (2)
| Coach | With him | Head coach at | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Neyland | Army, 1919–22: assistant coach | Tennessee | |
| John McEwan | Army, 1919–22: assistant coach | Army, Oregon, Holy Cross, Brooklyn Dodgers |
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.