Frank Longman
Frank Longman went 15–14–4 as a head coach, 1906–1910, at Arkansas, Wooster and Notre Dame. Wikipedia’s season articles record one season differently (1909, 7–0–1); by them his record is 20–14–5. Share
Two seasons our game records don’t credit to him come from the coach’s Wikipedia article: 1908 at Wooster; 1910 at Notre Dame (on file under another coach). They’re marked in the table.
- Record
- 15–14–4 career
- Seasons
- 5
- Schools
- 3
- AP poll
- Began in 1936, after this career
- Best season
- 1909 2–0
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | Conference finish | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1906 | Arkansas | 2–4–2 | ||||
| 1907 | Arkansas | 4–4–1 | ||||
| 1908 | Wooster * | 3–5 | 8th | |||
| 1909 | Notre Dame | 2–0 (Wikipedia: 7–0–1) | ||||
| 1910 | Notre Dame * | 4–1–1 |
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 | 7 | 2–4–1 | 36% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 9 | 4–2–3 | 61% |
| At home | 7 | 3–2–2 | 57% |
| On the road | 12 | 5–6–1 | 46% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 8 | 4–2–2 | 63% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 11 | 4–6–1 | 41% |
His own 19 games on file, 1906–1909, 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Druryseries | 3 | 2–0–1 |
| Tulaneseries | 2 | 2–0 |
| LSUseries | 2 | 0–1–1 |
| Texasseries | 2 | 0–2 |
| Michiganseries | 1 | 1–0 |
| Pittsburghseries | 1 | 1–0 |
| Southeast Missouri Stateseries | 1 | 1–0 |
| Missouri–Rollaseries | 1 | 1–0 |
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1906–07 | Arkansas | Head coach | |
| 1908 | Wooster | Head coach | |
| 1909–10 | Notre Dame | Head coach |
Every job as the infobox of his Wikipedia article lists it (CC BY-SA), assistant jobs included.