
Dave Allerdice
Dave Allerdice went 36–11–1 as a head coach, 1911–1915, at Texas and Butler. Share
One season our game records don’t credit to him comes from the coach’s Wikipedia article: 1911 at Butler. It’s marked in the table.
- Record
- 36–11–1 career
- Seasons
- 5
- Schools
- 2
- AP poll
- Began in 1936, after this career
- Best season
- 1914 8–0
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | Conference finish | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1911 | Texas | 5–2 | ||||
| 1911 | Butler * | 3–4–1 | ||||
| 1912 | Texas | 7–1 | ||||
| 1913 | Texas | 7–1 | ||||
| 1914 | Texas | 8–0 | ||||
| 1915 | Texas | 6–3 | T–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 | 17 | 13–4 | 76% |
| Conference games | 4 | 2–2 | 50% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 9 | 6–3 | 67% |
| At home | 34 | 31–3 | 91% |
| On the road | 6 | 2–4 | 33% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 36 | 31–5 | 86% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 4 | 2–2 | 50% |
His own 40 games on file, 1911–1915, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bennie Owen 1911–1915 | 2–3 | Oklahoma | 5 |
Dave Allerdice’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 |
|---|---|---|
| Southwestern Useries | 5 | 5–0 |
| Oklahomaseries | 5 | 2–3 |
| Baylorseries | 4 | 4–0 |
| Sewaneeseries | 3 | 2–1 |
| Arkansasseries | 2 | 2–0 |
| Ole Missseries | 2 | 2–0 |
| Riceseries | 2 | 2–0 |
| TCUseries | 2 | 2–0 |
Other roles
- Team captain, Michigan 1909
From each season’s Wikipedia article.
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910 | Michigan | Assistant coach | |
| 1911 | Butler | Head coach | |
| 1911–15 | Texas | Head coach |
Every job as the infobox of his Wikipedia article lists it (CC BY-SA), assistant jobs included.
Coaching tree
Worked under
- Fielding YostMichigan
Assistants who became head coaches
- J. RixSMU, Austin, Southwestern U, Miami
Worked under (1)
| Head coach | Team | Years | His job | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fielding Yost | Michigan | 1910 | Assistant coach |
Coached under him, later head coaches (1)
| Coach | With him | Head coach at | |
|---|---|---|---|
| J. Rix | Texas, 1911–13: assistant coach | SMU, Austin, Southwestern U, Miami |
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.