Eli Abbott
Eli Abbott went 7–13 as a head coach, 1893–1902, at Alabama. Share
Three seasons our game records don’t credit to him come from the coach’s Wikipedia article: 1893–95 at Alabama (on file under another coach). They’re marked in the table.
- Record
- 7–13 career
- Seasons
- 4
- Schools
- 1
- AP poll
- Began in 1936, after this career
- Best season
- 1902 4–4
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | Conference finish | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1893 | Alabama * | 0–4 | ||||
| 1894 | Alabama * | 3–1 | ||||
| 1895 | Alabama * | 0–4 | ||||
| 1896–01: not a college head coach | ||||||
| 1902 | Alabama | 4–4 | ||||
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 | 5 | 2–3 | 40% |
| Conference games | 5 | 1–4 | 20% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| At home | 7 | 4–3 | 57% |
| On the road | 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 6 | 4–2 | 67% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 2 | 0–2 | 0% |
His own eight games on file, 1902, 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Georgia Techseries | 1 | 1–0 |
| Mississippi Stateseries | 1 | 1–0 |
| Birmingham Highseries | 1 | 1–0 |
| Marionseries | 1 | 1–0 |
| Auburnseries | 1 | 0–1 |
| Georgiaseries | 1 | 0–1 |
| LSUseries | 1 | 0–1 |
| Texasseries | 1 | 0–1 |
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1893–95 | Alabama | Head coach | |
| 1902 | Alabama | Head coach |
Every job as the infobox of his Wikipedia article lists it (CC BY-SA), assistant jobs included.