Dutch Sommer
Dutch Sommer went 6–7 as a head coach in the games on file: 1912 at Colgate, 1914 at Villanova, 1915 at Villanova and 1916 at Michigan State. His full head-coaching career isn’t in our records. Wikipedia’s season articles record three seasons differently (1914, 4–3–1, 1915, 6–1 and 1916, 4–2–1); by them his record is 19–8–2. Share
- Record
- 6–7 games on file
- Seasons
- 4
- Schools
- 3
- AP poll
- Began in 1936, after this career
- Best season
- 1915 1–0
Season by season
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| Season | School | Record | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1912 | Colgate | 5–2 | ||
| 1913: not a college head coach | ||||
| 1914 | Villanova | 0–3 (Wikipedia: 4–3–1) | ||
| 1915 | Villanova | 1–0 (Wikipedia: 6–1) | ||
| 1916 | Michigan State | 0–2 (Wikipedia: 4–2–1) | ||
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 | 4 | 2–2 | 50% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 3 | 3–0 | 100% |
| At home | 3 | 2–1 | 67% |
| On the road | 10 | 4–6 | 40% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 4 | 3–1 | 75% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 9 | 3–6 | 33% |
His own 13 games on file, 1912–1916, 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Armyseries | 3 | 1–2 |
| Cornellseries | 1 | 1–0 |
| Hobartseries | 1 | 1–0 |
| Syracuseseries | 1 | 1–0 |
| Rochester (NY)series | 1 | 1–0 |
| Trinity (CT)series | 1 | 1–0 |
| Amherstseries | 1 | 0–1 |
| Notre Dameseries | 1 | 0–1 |