Fred Crolius
Fred Crolius went 12–39–4 as a head coach in the games on file: 1902 at Pittsburgh, 1904 at Villanova, 1905 at Villanova, 1906 at Villanova, 1907 at Villanova, 1908 at Villanova, 1909 at Villanova, 1910 at Villanova and 1911 at Villanova. His full head-coaching career isn’t in our records. Wikipedia’s season articles record two seasons differently (1902, 4–6–1 and 1904, 4–2–1); by them his record is 19–44–6. Share
- Record
- 12–39–4 games on file
- Seasons
- 9
- Schools
- 2
- AP poll
- Began in 1936, after this career
- Best season
- 1909 3–2
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1902 | Pittsburgh | 1–1 (Wikipedia: 4–6–1) | ||
| 1903: not a college head coach | ||||
| 1904 | Villanova | 0–2 (Wikipedia: 4–2–1) | ||
| 1905 | Villanova | 3–7 | ||
| 1906 | Villanova | 3–7 | ||
| 1907 | Villanova | 1–5–1 | ||
| 1908 | Villanova | 1–6 | ||
| 1909 | Villanova | 3–2 | ||
| 1910 | Villanova | 0–4–2 | ||
| 1911 | Villanova | 0–5–1 | ||
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 | 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 17 | 3–10–4 | 29% |
| At home | 6 | 6–0 | 100% |
| On the road | 49 | 6–39–4 | 16% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 13 | 7–4–2 | 62% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 42 | 5–35–2 | 14% |
His own 55 games on file, 1902–1911, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Roper 1906–1911 | 0–5 | Princeton | 5 | |
| Pop Warner 1907–1910 | 0–4 | Carlisle | 4 | |
| George W. Hoskins 1902–1905 | 1–2 | Bucknell | 3 |
Fred Crolius’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 |
|---|---|---|
| Princetonseries | 7 | 0–7 |
| Carlisleseries | 6 | 0–6 |
| Pennsylvaniaseries | 5 | 0–5 |
| Fordhamseries | 4 | 2–2 |
| Penn Stateseries | 4 | 0–3–1 |
| Steelton YMCAseries | 4 | 0–3–1 |
| Bucknellseries | 3 | 1–2 |
| Swarthmoreseries | 3 | 1–2 |