Edward Anderson
Edward Anderson went 184–126–14 as a head coach, 1922–1964, at Columbia, DePaul, Holy Cross and Iowa. Wikipedia’s season articles record three seasons differently (1933, 7–2, 1934, 8–2 and 1935, 9–0–1); by them his record is 201–127–15. Share
10 seasons our game records don’t credit to him come from the coach’s Wikipedia article: 1922–24 at Columbia; 1925–31 at DePaul. They’re marked in the table.
- Record
- 184–126–14 career
- Seasons
- 39
- Schools
- 4
- Final AP top 10
- 2 seasons
- Hall of Fame
- 1971 inducted
- Best season
- 1938 8–1, No. 9
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | Conference finish | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1922 | Columbia * | 7–0 | ||||
| 1923 | Columbia * | 4–4–1 | ||||
| 1924 | Columbia * | 5–2–1 | ||||
| 1925 | DePaul * | 5–1–1 | ||||
| 1926 | DePaul * | 3–2 | ||||
| 1927 | DePaul * | 1–5–1 | ||||
| 1928 | DePaul * | 1–4–1 | ||||
| 1929 | DePaul * | 2–4 | ||||
| 1930 | DePaul * | 3–2 | ||||
| 1931 | DePaul * | 6–3 | ||||
| 1932: not a college head coach | ||||||
| 1933 | Holy Cross | 2–1 (Wikipedia: 7–2) | ||||
| 1934 | Holy Cross | 2–2 (Wikipedia: 8–2) | ||||
| 1935 | Holy Cross | 3–0 (Wikipedia: 9–0–1) | ||||
| 1936 | Holy Cross | 7–2–1 | ||||
| 1937 | Holy Cross | 8–0–2 | ||||
| 1938 | Holy Cross | 8–1 | 9 | |||
| 1939 | Iowa | 6–1–1 | 2nd | 9 | ||
| 1940 | Iowa | 4–4 | T–6th | |||
| 1941 | Iowa | 3–5 | 6th | |||
| 1942 | Iowa | 6–4 | T–5th | |||
| 1943–45: not a college head coach | ||||||
| 1946 | Iowa | 5–4 | 4th | |||
| 1947 | Iowa | 3–5–1 | T–6th | |||
| 1948 | Iowa | 4–5 | T–5th | |||
| 1949 | Iowa | 4–5 | T–5th | |||
| 1950 | Holy Cross | 4–5–1 | ||||
| 1951 | Holy Cross | 8–2 | 19 | |||
| 1952 | Holy Cross | 8–2 | ||||
| 1953 | Holy Cross | 5–5 | ||||
| 1954 | Holy Cross | 3–7 | ||||
| 1955 | Holy Cross | 6–4 | ||||
| 1956 | Holy Cross | 5–3–1 | ||||
| 1957 | Holy Cross | 5–3–1 | ||||
| 1958 | Holy Cross | 6–3 | ||||
| 1959 | Holy Cross | 6–4 | ||||
| 1960 | Holy Cross | 6–4 | ||||
| 1961 | Holy Cross | 7–3 | ||||
| 1962 | Holy Cross | 6–4 | ||||
| 1963 | Holy Cross | 2–6–1 | ||||
| 1964 | Holy Cross | 5–5 | ||||
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.
Players he coached
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Bill KayNo. 6 AAFC pick, 1949
Bill OsmanskiNo. 6 pick, 1939
Every player from his seasons with a Heisman top-five finish, a national award, consensus All-America honors or a first-round pick. Photos: Wikimedia Commons, free licenses; credits on each player’s page.
How his teams did
| Kind of game | Games | Record | Won |
|---|---|---|---|
| Against ranked teams | 28 | 9–19 | 32% |
| Against top-10 teams | 16 | 3–13 | 19% |
| Against rivals | 49 | 24–25 | 49% |
| Conference games | 47 | 21–24–2 | 47% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 103 | 53–41–9 | 56% |
| At home | 143 | 101–37–5 | 72% |
| On the road | 111 | 45–62–4 | 42% |
| At neutral sites | 1 | 1–0 | 100% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 145 | 105–35–5 | 74% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 110 | 42–64–4 | 40% |
His own 255 games on file, 1933–1964, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Schwartzwalder 1950–1964 | 2–12 | Syracuse | 14 | |
| DeOrmond McLaughry 1933–1954 | 7–1–1 | Brown, Dartmouth | 9 | |
| Bob Blackman 1955–1963 | 5–3–1 | Dartmouth | 9 | |
| Mike Holovak 1951–1959 | 3–6 | Boston College | 9 | |
| Rip Engle 1954–1963 | 0–9 | Penn State | 9 | |
| Aldo Donelli 1948–1960 | 7–0 | Boston University, Columbia | 7 | |
| Harry Stuhldreher 1939–1948 | 5–2 | Wisconsin | 7 | |
| Hal Lahar 1952–1964 | 5–2 | Colgate | 7 | |
| Bernie Bierman 1939–1949 | 2–5 | Minnesota | 7 | |
| Bo McMillin 1939–1947 | 5–1 | Indiana | 6 |
Edward Anderson’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 |
|---|---|---|
| Boston Collegeseries | 18 | 9–9 |
| Colgateseries | 16 | 12–4 |
| Dartmouthseries | 14 | 8–4–2 |
| Syracuseseries | 14 | 2–12 |
| Boston Universityseries | 12 | 9–3 |
| Marquetteseries | 12 | 7–5 |
| Brownseries | 9 | 8–1 |
| Penn Stateseries | 9 | 0–9 |
Other roles
- Team captain, Notre Dame 1921 (his playing career)
From each season’s Wikipedia article.
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1922–24 | Columbia (IA) | Head coach | |
| 1925–31 | DePaul | Head coach | |
| 1933–38 | Holy Cross | Head coach | |
| 1939–42 | Iowa | Head coach | |
| 1946–49 | Iowa | Head coach | |
| 1950–64 | Holy Cross | Head coach |
Every job as the infobox of his Wikipedia article lists it (CC BY-SA), assistant jobs included.
Coaching tree
Assistants who became head coaches
- Joseph SheeketskiHoly Cross, Nevada
- Frank CarideoMissouri
- Leonard RaffenspergerIowa
Coached under him, later head coaches (3)
| Coach | With him | Head coach at | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joseph Sheeketski | Holy Cross, 1933–38: backfield coach; Iowa, 1946: line coach | Holy Cross, Nevada | |
| Frank Carideo | Iowa, 1939–42, 1946–49: assistant coach | Missouri | |
| Leonard Raffensperger | Iowa, 1948–49: freshman coach | Iowa |
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.