E. Lowell Romney
E. Lowell Romney went 128–91–16 as a head coach, 1919–1948, at Utah State. Share
- Record
- 128–91–16 career
- Seasons
- 29
- Schools
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- Final AP top 10
- 0 seasons
- Best season
- 1936 7–0–1
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| Season | School | Record | Conference finish | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1919 | Utah State | 5–2 | T–4th | |||
| 1920 | Utah State | 4–2–1 | 4th | |||
| 1921 | Utah State | 7–1 | 1st | |||
| 1922 | Utah State | 5–4 | T–5th | |||
| 1923 | Utah State | 5–2 | 4th | |||
| 1924 | Utah State | 4–2–1 | T–2nd | |||
| 1925 | Utah State | 6–1 | T–2nd | |||
| 1926 | Utah State | 5–1–2 | 3rd | |||
| 1927 | Utah State | 3–4–1 | 7th | |||
| 1928 | Utah State | 5–3–1 | 4th | |||
| 1929 | Utah State | 3–4 | 9th | |||
| 1930 | Utah State | 3–5–1 | 8th | |||
| 1931 | Utah State | 6–2 | 2nd | |||
| 1932 | Utah State | 4–4 | T–6th | |||
| 1933 | Utah State | 4–4 | 6th | |||
| 1934 | Utah State | 5–1–1 | 4th | |||
| 1935 | Utah State | 5–2–1 | T–1st | |||
| 1936 | Utah State | 7–0–1 | 1st | |||
| 1937 | Utah State | 2–4–2 | T–7th | |||
| 1938 | Utah State | 4–4 | 5th | |||
| 1939 | Utah State | 3–4–1 | 5th | |||
| 1940 | Utah State | 2–5–1 | 5th | |||
| 1941 | Utah State | 0–8 | 7th | |||
| 1942 | Utah State | 6–3–1 | 4th | |||
| 1943: not a college head coach | ||||||
| 1944 | Utah State | 3–3 | 4th | |||
| 1945 | Utah State | 4–3 | 4th | |||
| 1946 | Utah State | 7–2–1 | T–1st | Raisin L | ||
| 1947 | Utah State | 6–5 | T–3rd | Grape L | ||
| 1948 | Utah State | 5–6 | T–2nd | |||
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.
How his teams did
| Kind of game | Games | Record | Won |
|---|---|---|---|
| Against rivals | 78 | 41–30–7 | 57% |
| Conference games | 174 | 90–70–14 | 56% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 75 | 32–27–16 | 53% |
| At home | 108 | 77–25–6 | 74% |
| On the road | 125 | 51–64–10 | 45% |
| At neutral sites | 2 | 0–2 | 0% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 162 | 109–42–11 | 71% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 73 | 19–49–5 | 29% |
His own 235 games on file, 1919–1948, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ike Armstrong 1925–1948 | 4–17–2 | Utah | 23 | |
| Harry Hughes 1919–1941 | 7–14–1 | Colorado State | 22 | |
| Ott Romney 1922–1936 | 7–5 | Montana State, BYU | 12 | |
| Bunny Oakes 1933–1946 | 5–3 | Montana, Colorado, Wyoming | 8 | |
| Edwin Kimball 1937–1948 | 2–4–2 | BYU | 8 | |
| Schubert R. Dyche 1928–1935 | 7–0 | Montana State | 7 | |
| Dutch Witte 1933–1938 | 5–1 | Wyoming | 6 | |
| Thomas Fitzpatrick 1919–1924 | 3–2–1 | Utah | 6 | |
| John Corbett 1919–1923 | 4–0 | Wyoming | 4 | |
| Fred Dawson 1925–1928 | 2–1–1 | Denver | 4 |
E. Lowell Romney’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 |
|---|---|---|
| Utahseries | 29 | 7–19–3 |
| Colorado Stateseries | 27 | 10–16–1 |
| Wyomingseries | 25 | 21–3–1 |
| BYUseries | 24 | 13–8–3 |
| Denverseries | 24 | 7–14–3 |
| Montana Stateseries | 18 | 15–1–2 |
| Coloradoseries | 14 | 5–8–1 |
| Montana Techseries | 9 | 9–0 |
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1919–48 | Utah Agricultural | Head coach |
Every job as the infobox of his Wikipedia article lists it (CC BY-SA), assistant jobs included.