Conrad Van Gent
Conrad Van Gent went 14–8–3 as a head coach, 1916–1921, at Texas, University Farm and Stanford. Share
One season our game records don’t credit to him comes from the coach’s Wikipedia article: 1920 at University Farm. It’s marked in the table.
- Record
- 14–8–3 career
- Seasons
- 3
- Schools
- 3
- AP poll
- Began in 1936, after this career
- Best season
- 1916 7–2
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | Conference finish | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1916 | Texas | 7–2 | 1st | |||
| 1917–19: not a college head coach | ||||||
| 1920 | University Farm * | 3–4–1 | ||||
| 1921 | Stanford | 4–2–2 | 3rd | |||
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 | 6 | 4–2 | 67% |
| Conference games | 10 | 7–2–1 | 75% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 8 | 4–2–2 | 63% |
| At home | 15 | 11–3–1 | 77% |
| On the road | 2 | 0–1–1 | 25% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 13 | 10–3 | 77% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 4 | 1–1–2 | 50% |
His own 17 games on file, 1916–1921, 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Arkansasseries | 1 | 1–0 |
| Oklahoma Stateseries | 1 | 1–0 |
| Oklahomaseries | 1 | 1–0 |
| Oregon Stateseries | 1 | 1–0 |
| Riceseries | 1 | 1–0 |
| Texas A&Mseries | 1 | 1–0 |
| SMUseries | 1 | 1–0 |
| Southwestern Useries | 1 | 1–0 |
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1916 | Texas | Head coach | |
| 1919 | Texas | Assistant coach | |
| 1920 | University Farm | Head coach | |
| 1921 | Stanford | Head coach |
Every job as the infobox of his Wikipedia article lists it (CC BY-SA), assistant jobs included.
Coaching tree
Worked under
- William JuneauTexas
Worked under (1)
| Head coach | Team | Years | His job | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| William Juneau | Texas | 1919 | Assistant coach |
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.