E.R. Sweetland
E.R. Sweetland went 100–41–10 as a head coach, 1899–1919, at Hamilton, Syracuse, Ohio State, Colgate, Kentucky State College, Miami (OH), West Virginia, Tulane and Alfred. Share
16 seasons our game records don’t credit to him come from the coach’s Wikipedia article: 1899, 1903 at Hamilton; 1900–02 at Syracuse; 1908 at Colgate; 1909–10, 1912 at Kentucky State College; 1911 at Miami (OH); 1913 at West Virginia; 1914 at Tulane; 1915–17, 1919 at Alfred. They’re marked in the table.
- Record
- 100–41–10 career
- Seasons
- 18
- Schools
- 9
- AP poll
- Began in 1936, after this career
- Best season
- 1905 8–2–2
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | Conference finish | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1899 | Hamilton * | 8–2–1 | ||||
| 1900 | Syracuse * | 7–2–1 | ||||
| 1901 | Syracuse * | 7–1 | ||||
| 1902 | Syracuse * | 6–2–1 | ||||
| 1903 | Hamilton * | 6–3 | ||||
| 1904 | Ohio State | 6–5 | 2nd | |||
| 1905 | Ohio State | 8–2–2 | 2nd | |||
| 1906–07: not a college head coach | ||||||
| 1908 | Colgate * | 4–3 | ||||
| 1909 | Kentucky State College * | 9–1 | ||||
| 1910 | Kentucky State College * | 7–2 | ||||
| 1911 | Miami (OH) * | 2–4–2 | 9th | |||
| 1912 | Kentucky State College * | 7–2 | ||||
| 1913 | West Virginia * | 3–4–2 | ||||
| 1914 | Tulane * | 3–3–1 | ||||
| 1915 | Alfred * | 4–2 | ||||
| 1916 | Alfred * | 5–1 | ||||
| 1917 | Alfred * | 3–0 | ||||
| 1918: not a college head coach | ||||||
| 1919 | Alfred * | 5–2 | ||||
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 | 3 | 0–3 | 0% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 3 | 1–2 | 33% |
| At home | 10 | 6–4 | 60% |
| On the road | 3 | 0–3 | 0% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 7 | 6–1 | 86% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 6 | 0–6 | 0% |
His own 13 games on file, 1904–1905, 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Indianaseries | 2 | 0–2 |
| Michiganseries | 2 | 0–2 |
| Miami (OH)series | 1 | 1–0 |
| Muskingumseries | 1 | 1–0 |
| Kenyonseries | 1 | 1–0 |
| Otterbeinseries | 1 | 1–0 |
| Denisonseries | 1 | 1–0 |
| Caseseries | 1 | 1–0 |
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1899 | Hamilton | Head coach | |
| 1900–02 | Syracuse | Head coach | |
| 1903 | Hamilton | Head coach | |
| 1904–05 | Ohio State | Head coach | |
| 1908 | Colgate | Head coach | |
| 1909–10 | Kentucky State College | Head coach | |
| 1911 | Miami (OH) | Head coach | |
| 1912 | Kentucky State College | Head coach | |
| 1913 | West Virginia | Head coach | |
| 1914 | Tulane | Head coach | |
| 1915–17 | Alfred | Head coach | |
| 1919 | Alfred | Head coach |
Every job as the infobox of his Wikipedia article lists it (CC BY-SA), assistant jobs included.