Fred K. Nielsen
Fred K. Nielsen went 13–4–2 as a head coach in the games on file: 1905 at Maryland, 1906 at Maryland, 1910 at Georgetown and 1911 at Georgetown. His full head-coaching career isn’t in our records. Wikipedia’s season articles record two seasons differently (1905, 6–4 and 1906, 5–3); by them his record is 24–9–2. Share
- Record
- 13–4–2 games on file
- Seasons
- 4
- Schools
- 2
- AP poll
- Began in 1936, after this career
- Best season
- 1911 7–1–1
Season by season
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| Season | School | Record | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1905 | Maryland | 0–1 (Wikipedia: 6–4) | ||
| 1906 | Maryland | 0–1 (Wikipedia: 5–3) | ||
| 1907–09: not a college head coach | ||||
| 1910 | Georgetown | 6–1–1 | ||
| 1911 | Georgetown | 7–1–1 | ||
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 | 2 | 0–2 | 0% |
| Conference games | 2 | 1–0–1 | 75% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 4 | 2–0–2 | 75% |
| At home | 12 | 11–1 | 92% |
| On the road | 7 | 2–3–2 | 43% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 13 | 12–1 | 92% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 6 | 1–3–2 | 33% |
His own 19 games on file, 1905–1911, 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.
Most-faced opponents
| Opponent | Games | Record |
|---|---|---|
| Virginiaseries | 2 | 2–0 |
| Lehighseries | 2 | 2–0 |
| Seamen Gunnersseries | 2 | 2–0 |
| Navyseries | 2 | 0–2 |
| North Carolinaseries | 1 | 1–0 |
| Richmondseries | 1 | 1–0 |
| VMIseries | 1 | 1–0 |
| Washington and Leeseries | 1 | 1–0 |