Edward Doherty
Edward Doherty went 67–83–3 as a head coach, 1947–1975, at Arizona State, Rhode Island, Arizona, Xavier and Holy Cross. Share
One season our game records don’t credit to him comes from the coach’s Wikipedia article: 1951 at Rhode Island. It’s marked in the table.
- Record
- 67–83–3 career
- Seasons
- 15
- Schools
- 5
- Final AP top 10
- 0 seasons
- Best season
- 1950 9–2
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | Conference finish | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1947 | Arizona State | 4–7 | 6th | |||
| 1948 | Arizona State | 5–5 | T–3rd | |||
| 1949 | Arizona State | 7–3 | 2nd | Salad Bowl L | ||
| 1950 | Arizona State | 9–2 | 2nd | Salad Bowl L | ||
| 1951 | Rhode Island * | 3–5 | 5th | |||
| 1952–56: not a college head coach | ||||||
| 1957 | Arizona | 1–8–1 | T–5th | |||
| 1958 | Arizona | 3–7 | 3rd | |||
| 1959 | Xavier | 4–6 | ||||
| 1960 | Xavier | 5–5 | ||||
| 1961 | Xavier | 6–4 | ||||
| 1962–70: not a college head coach | ||||||
| 1971 | Holy Cross | 4–6 | ||||
| 1972 | Holy Cross | 5–4–1 | ||||
| 1973 | Holy Cross | 5–6 | ||||
| 1974 | Holy Cross | 5–5–1 | ||||
| 1975 | Holy Cross | 1–10 | ||||
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
John ProvostConsensus All‑American, 1974
Every player from his seasons with a Heisman top-five finish, a national award, consensus All-America honors or a first-round pick.
How his teams did
| Kind of game | Games | Record | Won |
|---|---|---|---|
| Against ranked teams | 2 | 0–2 | 0% |
| Against rivals | 16 | 4–12 | 25% |
| Conference games | 29 | 16–13 | 55% |
| Bowls and playoffs | 2 | 0–2 | 0% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 48 | 20–25–3 | 45% |
| At home | 73 | 44–28–1 | 61% |
| On the road | 68 | 20–46–2 | 31% |
| At neutral sites | 4 | 0–4 | 0% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 75 | 47–26–2 | 64% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 70 | 17–52–1 | 25% |
His own 145 games on file, 1947–1975, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jake Crouthamel 1971–1975 | 2–3 | Dartmouth | 5 | |
| Neil Wheelwright 1971–1975 | 1–3–1 | Colgate | 5 | |
| Joseph Yukica 1971–1975 | 0–5 | Boston College | 5 | |
| Warren Woodson 1947–1950 | 0–4 | Hardin Simmons | 4 | |
| Berl Huffman 1947–1949 | 3–0 | New Mexico | 3 | |
| Vaughn Corley 1948–1950 | 3–0 | New Mexico State | 3 | |
| Frank Camp 1959–1961 | 3–0 | Louisville | 3 | |
| Bill Hess 1959–1961 | 1–2 | Ohio | 3 | |
| John Pont 1959–1961 | 1–2 | Miami (OH) | 3 | |
| Joseph Restic 1971–1975 | 1–2 | Harvard | 3 |
Edward Doherty’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 |
|---|---|---|
| New Mexicoseries | 6 | 4–2 |
| Massachusettsseries | 5 | 3–2 |
| Villanovaseries | 5 | 3–2 |
| UConnseries | 5 | 2–3 |
| Dartmouthseries | 5 | 2–3 |
| Colgateseries | 5 | 1–3–1 |
| Boston Collegeseries | 5 | 0–5 |
| Hardin Simmonsseries | 5 | 0–5 |
Also a player: Ed Doherty’s playing career.
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 | Notre Dame | Assistant coach | |
| 1947–50 | Arizona State | Head coach | |
| 1951 | Rhode Island | Head coach | |
| 1952 | Punchard HS (MA) high school | Head coach | |
| 1953–54 | Lawrence HS (MA) high school | Head coach | |
| 1956 | Philadelphia Eagles NFL | Assistant coach | |
| 1957–58 | Arizona | Head coach | |
| 1959–61 | Xavier | Head coach | |
| 1964 | St. Augustine HS (CA) high school | Head coach | |
| 1965–70 | St. Mary’s HS (AZ) high school | Head coach | |
| 1971–75 | Holy Cross | Head coach | |
| 1978–82 | Salpointe Catholic HS (AZ) high school | Head coach |
Every job as the infobox of his Wikipedia article lists it (CC BY-SA), assistant jobs included.
Coaching tree
Worked under
- Frank LeahyNotre Dame
Assistants who became head coaches
- Al OnofrioMissouri
- Fred EnkeArizona, Louisville
Worked under (1)
| Head coach | Team | Years | His job | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frank Leahy | Notre Dame | 1946 | Assistant coach |
Coached under him, later head coaches (2)
| Coach | With him | Head coach at | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Al Onofrio | Arizona State, 1947–50: assistant coach | Missouri | |
| Fred Enke | Arizona, 1957–58: assistant coach | Arizona, Louisville |
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.