Frank Gorton
Frank Gorton went 14–14–1 as a head coach in the games on file: 1906 at Rutgers, 1907 at Rutgers, 1914 at VMI, 1915 at VMI and 1916 at VMI. His full head-coaching career isn’t in our records. Wikipedia’s season articles record two seasons differently (1906, 5–2–2 and 1907, 3–5–1); by them his record is 22–18–4. Share
- Record
- 14–14–1 games on file
- Seasons
- 5
- Schools
- 2
- AP poll
- Began in 1936, after this career
- Best season
- 1915 6–2–1
Season by season
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| Season | School | Record | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1906 | Rutgers | 0–1 (Wikipedia: 5–2–2) | ||
| 1907 | Rutgers | 0–2 (Wikipedia: 3–5–1) | ||
| 1908–13: not a college head coach | ||||
| 1914 | VMI | 4–4 | ||
| 1915 | VMI | 6–2–1 | ||
| 1916 | VMI | 4–5 | ||
Each season links to the team’s season page; bowls and playoff games link to the game.
How his teams did
| Kind of game | Games | Record | Won |
|---|---|---|---|
| Against rivals | 8 | 5–3 | 63% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 9 | 4–4–1 | 50% |
| At home | 18 | 14–3–1 | 81% |
| On the road | 11 | 0–11 | 0% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 19 | 14–4–1 | 76% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 10 | 0–10 | 0% |
His own 29 games on file, 1906–1916, 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Hampden Sydneyseries | 3 | 3–0 |
| Gallaudetseries | 3 | 3–0 |
| William & Maryseries | 3 | 3–0 |
| Clemsonseries | 3 | 2–1 |
| North Carolinaseries | 3 | 0–2–1 |
| Virginia Techseries | 3 | 0–3 |
| Richmondseries | 2 | 2–0 |
| Virginiaseries | 2 | 0–2 |