Cleo A. O’Donnell
Cleo A. O’Donnell went 6–15–2 as a head coach in the games on file: 1919 at Holy Cross, 1920 at Holy Cross, 1921 at Holy Cross, 1922 at Holy Cross, 1923 at Holy Cross, 1924 at Holy Cross, 1925 at Holy Cross, 1926 at Holy Cross, 1927 at Holy Cross, 1928 at Holy Cross and 1929 at Holy Cross. His full head-coaching career isn’t in our records. Wikipedia’s season articles record 11 seasons differently (1919, 5–3, 1920, 5–3, 1921, 5–3, 1922, 7–2–1, 1923, 8–2, 1924, 7–1–1, 1925, 8–2, 1926, 7–1–2, 1927, 6–3, 1928, 5–3–2 and 1929, 6–4); by them his record is 69–27–6. Share
- Record
- 6–15–2 games on file
- Seasons
- 11
- Schools
- 1
- AP poll
- Began in 1936, after this career
- Best season
- 1925 1–0
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1919 | Holy Cross | 0–2 (Wikipedia: 5–3) | ||
| 1920 | Holy Cross | 1–2 (Wikipedia: 5–3) | ||
| 1921 | Holy Cross | 0–1 (Wikipedia: 5–3) | ||
| 1922 | Holy Cross | 0–1 (Wikipedia: 7–2–1) | ||
| 1923 | Holy Cross | 1–1 (Wikipedia: 8–2) | ||
| 1924 | Holy Cross | 1–1 (Wikipedia: 7–1–1) | ||
| 1925 | Holy Cross | 1–0 (Wikipedia: 8–2) | ||
| 1926 | Holy Cross | 1–0 (Wikipedia: 7–1–2) | ||
| 1927 | Holy Cross | 0–2 (Wikipedia: 6–3) | ||
| 1928 | Holy Cross | 0–2–2 (Wikipedia: 5–3–2) | ||
| 1929 | Holy Cross | 1–3 (Wikipedia: 6–4) |
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 | 18 | 4–12–2 | 28% |
| At home | 7 | 4–2–1 | 64% |
| On the road | 16 | 2–13–1 | 16% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 9 | 4–4–1 | 50% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 14 | 2–11–1 | 18% |
His own 23 games on file, 1919–1929, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Fisher 1920–1925 | 1–5 | Harvard | 6 | |
| Arnold Horween 1926–1929 | 1–2–1 | Harvard | 4 | |
| Frank Murray 1927–1929 | 1–1–1 | Marquette | 3 | |
| Frank Cavanaugh 1919–1929 | 0–3 | Boston College, Fordham | 3 |
Cleo A. O’Donnell’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 |
|---|---|---|
| Harvardseries | 10 | 2–7–1 |
| Marquetteseries | 3 | 1–1–1 |
| Boston Universityseries | 2 | 2–0 |
| Brownseries | 2 | 0–2 |
| Fordhamseries | 2 | 0–2 |
| Syracuseseries | 1 | 1–0 |
| Boston Collegeseries | 1 | 0–1 |
| Dartmouthseries | 1 | 0–1 |