Doc Kennedy
Doc Kennedy went 53–9–4 as a head coach, 1904–1910, at Kansas. Share
- Record
- 53–9–4 career
- Seasons
- 7
- Schools
- 1
- AP poll
- Began in 1936, after this career
- Best season
- 1908 9–0
Season by season
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| Season | School | Record | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1904 | Kansas | 8–1–1 | ||
| 1905 | Kansas | 10–1 | ||
| 1906 | Kansas | 7–2–2 | ||
| 1907 | Kansas | 5–3 | ||
| 1908 | Kansas | 9–0 | ||
| 1909 | Kansas | 8–1 | ||
| 1910 | Kansas | 6–1–1 |
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 | 18 | 12–4–2 | 72% |
| Conference games | 11 | 7–3–1 | 68% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 22 | 14–4–4 | 73% |
| At home | 40 | 36–3–1 | 91% |
| On the road | 26 | 17–6–3 | 71% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 59 | 50–7–2 | 86% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 7 | 3–2–2 | 57% |
His own 66 games on file, 1904–1910, 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 1905–1910 | 6–0 | Oklahoma | 6 | |
| Mike Ahearn 1905–1908 | 3–1 | Kansas State | 4 | |
| King Cole 1907–1910 | 2–2 | Nebraska | 4 | |
| W.J. Monilaw 1906–1908 | 2–0–1 | Missouri | 3 |
Doc Kennedy’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 |
|---|---|---|
| Oklahomaseries | 7 | 7–0 |
| Washburnseries | 7 | 5–1–1 |
| Missouriseries | 7 | 4–1–2 |
| Kansas Stateseries | 6 | 5–1 |
| St. Mary’s (Kansas)series | 5 | 5–0 |
| Nebraskaseries | 5 | 3–2 |
| Washington St. Louisseries | 4 | 4–0 |
| Emporia Stateseries | 4 | 4–0 |