Fred Bennion
Fred Bennion went 18–12–6 as a head coach, 1910–1917, at Utah and Montana State. Wikipedia’s season articles record three seasons differently (1914, 5–1, 1915, 4–2–1 and 1916, 2–2–2); by them his record is 27–15–8. Share
- Record
- 18–12–6 career
- Seasons
- 8
- Schools
- 2
- AP poll
- Began in 1936, after this career
- Best season
- 1914 1–0
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | Conference finish | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910 | Utah | 4–2 | T–3rd | |||
| 1911 | Utah | 5–1–1 | T–2nd | |||
| 1912 | Utah | 5–1–1 | 2nd | |||
| 1913 | Utah | 2–4–1 | 5th | |||
| 1914 | Montana State | 1–0 (Wikipedia: 5–1) | ||||
| 1915 | Montana State | 1–2 (Wikipedia: 4–2–1) | ||||
| 1916 | Montana State | 0–0–1 (Wikipedia: 2–2–2) | ||||
| 1917 | Montana State | 0–2–2 |
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.
How his teams did
| Kind of game | Games | Record | Won |
|---|---|---|---|
| Against rivals | 9 | 2–6–1 | 28% |
| Conference games | 20 | 10–7–3 | 57% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 15 | 5–4–6 | 53% |
| At home | 19 | 12–4–3 | 71% |
| On the road | 17 | 6–8–3 | 44% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 26 | 15–7–4 | 65% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 10 | 3–5–2 | 40% |
His own 36 games on file, 1910–1917, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fred Folsom 1910–1913 | 0–4 | Colorado | 4 |
Fred Bennion’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 |
|---|---|---|
| Utah Stateseries | 8 | 4–1–3 |
| Colorado Collegeseries | 5 | 3–2 |
| Denverseries | 5 | 2–2–1 |
| Colorado School of Minesseries | 4 | 3–1 |
| Coloradoseries | 4 | 0–4 |
| Colorado Stateseries | 2 | 1–0–1 |
| Montanaseries | 2 | 1–1 |
| Idahoseries | 1 | 1–0 |
Other roles
- Team captain, Utah 1906
From each season’s Wikipedia article.
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910–13 | Utah | Head coach | |
| 1914–17 | Montana A&M / State | Head coach |
Every job as the infobox of his Wikipedia article lists it (CC BY-SA), assistant jobs included.