Dick Harlow
Dick Harlow went 149–69–17 as a head coach, 1915–1947, at Penn State, Colgate, Western Maryland and Harvard. Share
Nine seasons our game records don’t credit to him come from the coach’s Wikipedia article: 1926–34 at Western Maryland. They’re marked in the table.
- Record
- 149–69–17 career
- Seasons
- 27
- Schools
- 4
- Final AP top 10
- 0 seasons
- Hall of Fame
- 1954 inducted
- Best season
- 1925 7–0–2
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | Conference finish | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1915 | Penn State | 7–2 | ||||
| 1916 | Penn State | 8–2 | ||||
| 1917 | Penn State | 5–4 | ||||
| 1918–21: not a college head coach | ||||||
| 1922 | Colgate | 6–3 | ||||
| 1923 | Colgate | 6–2–1 | ||||
| 1924 | Colgate | 5–4 | ||||
| 1925 | Colgate | 7–0–2 | ||||
| 1926 | Western Maryland * | 6–1 | ||||
| 1927 | Western Maryland * | 6–2 | ||||
| 1928 | Western Maryland * | 6–2–1 | ||||
| 1929 | Western Maryland * | 11–0 | ||||
| 1930 | Western Maryland * | 9–0–1 | ||||
| 1931 | Western Maryland * | 4–4–2 | ||||
| 1932 | Western Maryland * | 5–1–2 | ||||
| 1933 | Western Maryland * | 5–3 | ||||
| 1934 | Western Maryland * | 8–0–1 | ||||
| 1935 | Harvard | 3–5 | ||||
| 1936 | Harvard | 3–4–1 | ||||
| 1937 | Harvard | 5–2–1 | ||||
| 1938 | Harvard | 4–4 | ||||
| 1939 | Harvard | 4–4 | ||||
| 1940 | Harvard | 3–2–3 | ||||
| 1941 | Harvard | 5–2–1 | ||||
| 1942 | Harvard | 2–6–1 | ||||
| 1943–44: not a college head coach | ||||||
| 1945 | Harvard | 5–3 | ||||
| 1946 | Harvard | 7–2 | ||||
| 1947 | Harvard | 4–5 | ||||
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.
Players he coached
Bob HigginsConsensus All‑American, 1915
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 ranked teams | 10 | 2–5–3 | 35% |
| Against top-10 teams | 3 | 1–1–1 | 50% |
| Against rivals | 45 | 14–28–3 | 34% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 45 | 17–18–10 | 49% |
| At home | 110 | 73–30–7 | 70% |
| On the road | 45 | 16–26–3 | 39% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 99 | 78–18–3 | 80% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 56 | 11–38–7 | 26% |
His own 155 games on file, 1915–1947, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DeOrmond McLaughry 1935–1947 | 6–3 | Brown, Dartmouth | 9 | |
| Red Blaik 1935–1942 | 1–7 | Dartmouth, Army | 8 | |
| Ducky Pond 1935–1940 | 3–3 | Yale | 6 | |
| Tad Wieman 1938–1942 | 3–1–1 | Princeton | 5 | |
| Fritz Crisler 1935–1942 | 1–3–1 | Princeton, Michigan | 5 | |
| George Munger 1939–1942 | 0–3–1 | Pennsylvania | 4 | |
| Howard Odell 1942–1947 | 0–4 | Yale | 4 | |
| Rip Engle 1945–1947 | 3–0 | Brown | 3 | |
| Tom Keady 1915–1917 | 2–1 | Lehigh | 3 | |
| Chick Meehan 1922–1924 | 1–2 | Syracuse | 3 |
Dick Harlow’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 |
|---|---|---|
| Brownseries | 12 | 9–2–1 |
| Princetonseries | 12 | 6–4–2 |
| Yaleseries | 11 | 4–7 |
| Dartmouthseries | 11 | 2–9 |
| Armyseries | 8 | 2–5–1 |
| Pennsylvaniaseries | 6 | 1–4–1 |
| Clarksonseries | 4 | 4–0 |
| Lehighseries | 4 | 3–1 |
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1912–14 | Penn State | Assistant coach | |
| 1915–17 | Penn State | Head coach | |
| 1918 | Virginia Tech | Assistant coach | |
| 1919–21 | Penn State | Assistant coach | |
| 1922–25 | Colgate | Head coach | |
| 1926–34 | Western Maryland | Head coach | |
| 1935–42 | Harvard | Head coach | |
| 1945–47 | Harvard | Head coach |
Every job as the infobox of his Wikipedia article lists it (CC BY-SA), assistant jobs included.
Coaching tree
Worked under
- Bill HollenbackPenn State
- Charles BernierVirginia Tech
- Hugo BezdekPenn State
Assistants who became head coaches
- Xen ScottAlabama, Case Western Reserve
- Earl AbellVMI, Colgate, Virginia, Sewanee, Mississippi State
- Wesley FeslerPittsburgh, Ohio State, Minnesota, Wesleyan (CT)
- Howard OdellYale, Washington
- Earl BrownDartmouth, Auburn, Merchant Marine, Canisius
Worked under (3)
| Head coach | Team | Years | His job | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Hollenback | Penn State | 1912–14 | Assistant coach | |
| Charles Bernier | Virginia Tech | 1918 | Assistant coach | |
| Hugo Bezdek | Penn State | 1919–21 | Assistant coach |
Coached under him, later head coaches (5)
| Coach | With him | Head coach at | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xen Scott | Penn State, 1917: head field coach | Alabama, Case Western Reserve | |
| Earl Abell | Colgate, 1925: assistant coach | VMI, Colgate, Virginia, Sewanee, Mississippi State | |
| Wesley Fesler | Harvard, 1935–40: backfield coach | Pittsburgh, Ohio State, Minnesota, Wesleyan (CT) | |
| Howard Odell | Harvard, 1936–37: assistant coach | Yale, Washington | |
| Earl Brown | Harvard, 1940–42: ends coach | Dartmouth, Auburn, Merchant Marine, Canisius |
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.