Eddie Cochems
Eddie Cochems went 42–11–3 as a head coach, 1902–1914, at North Dakota Agricultural, Clemson, Saint Louis and Maine. Share
Four seasons our game records don’t credit to him come from the coach’s Wikipedia article: 1902–03 at North Dakota Agricultural; 1906 at Saint Louis (on file under another coach); 1914 at Maine. They’re marked in the table.
- Record
- 42–11–3 career
- Seasons
- 7
- Schools
- 4
- AP poll
- Began in 1936, after this career
- Best season
- 1907 7–3
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | Conference finish | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1902 | North Dakota Agricultural * | 4–0 | ||||
| 1903 | North Dakota Agricultural * | 5–1 | ||||
| 1904: not a college head coach | ||||||
| 1905 | Clemson | 3–2–1 | ||||
| 1906 | Saint Louis * | 11–0 | ||||
| 1907 | Saint Louis | 7–3 | ||||
| 1908 | Saint Louis | 6–2–2 | ||||
| 1909–13: not a college head coach | ||||||
| 1914 | Maine * | 6–3 | ||||
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 | 4 | 3–1 | 75% |
| Conference games | 5 | 3–1–1 | 70% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 9 | 3–3–3 | 50% |
| At home | 12 | 8–2–2 | 75% |
| On the road | 14 | 8–5–1 | 61% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 18 | 13–3–2 | 78% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 8 | 3–4–1 | 44% |
His own 26 games on file, 1905–1908, 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Arkansasseries | 2 | 2–0 |
| Southeast Missouri Stateseries | 2 | 2–0 |
| Creightonseries | 2 | 2–0 |
| Missouri–Rollaseries | 2 | 2–0 |
| Wabashseries | 2 | 1–1 |
| Auburnseries | 1 | 1–0 |
| Georgiaseries | 1 | 1–0 |
| Washington St. Louisseries | 1 | 1–0 |
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1902–03 | North Dakota Agricultural | Head coach | |
| 1904 | Wisconsin | Assistant coach | |
| 1905 | Clemson | Head coach | |
| 1906–08 | Saint Louis | Head coach | |
| 1914 | Maine | Head coach |
Every job as the infobox of his Wikipedia article lists it (CC BY-SA), assistant jobs included.
Coaching tree
Worked under
- Arthur CurtisWisconsin
Worked under (1)
| Head coach | Team | Years | His job | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arthur Curtis | Wisconsin | 1904 | Assistant coach |
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.