Fred Smith
Fred Smith went 14–8–4 as a head coach, 1900–1907, at Illinois and Fordham. Wikipedia’s season articles record two seasons differently (1906, 15–5 and 1907, 18–1–1); by them his record is 46–11–5. Share
Two seasons our game records don’t credit to him come from the coach’s Wikipedia article: 1901, 1904 at Fordham (on file under another coach). They’re marked in the table.
- Record
- 14–8–4 career
- Seasons
- 5
- Schools
- 2
- AP poll
- Began in 1936, after this career
- Best season
- 1900 7–3–2
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | Conference finish | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900 | Illinois | 7–3–2 | 8th | |||
| 1901 | Fordham * | 2–1–1 | ||||
| 1902–03: not a college head coach | ||||||
| 1904 | Fordham * | 4–1–1 | ||||
| 1905: not a college head coach | ||||||
| 1906 | Fordham | 1–2 (Wikipedia: 15–5) | ||||
| 1907 | Fordham | 0–1 (Wikipedia: 18–1–1) | ||||
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 | 6 | 1–3–2 | 33% |
| Conference games | 6 | 1–3–2 | 33% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 5 | 1–2–2 | 40% |
| At home | 11 | 8–2–1 | 77% |
| On the road | 5 | 0–4–1 | 10% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 10 | 8–1–1 | 85% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 6 | 0–5–1 | 8% |
His own 16 games on file, 1900–1907, 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Villanovaseries | 2 | 1–1 |
| Holy Crossseries | 2 | 0–2 |
| DePauwseries | 1 | 1–0 |
| Rose Hulmanseries | 1 | 1–0 |
| Knoxseries | 1 | 1–0 |
| Illinois Wesleyanseries | 1 | 1–0 |
| Purdueseries | 1 | 1–0 |
| Lombardseries | 1 | 1–0 |
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1897–98 | Illinois | Assistant coach | |
| 1899 | Princeton | Backfield coach | |
| 1900 | Illinois | Head coach | |
| 1901 | Fordham | Head coach | |
| 1904 | Fordham | Head coach | |
| 1906–07 | Fordham | Head coach |
Every job as the infobox of his Wikipedia article lists it (CC BY-SA), assistant jobs included.
Coaching tree
Worked under
- George HuffIllinois
Assistants who became head coaches
- Edgar HoltIllinois
Worked under (1)
| Head coach | Team | Years | His job | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Huff | Illinois | 1897–98 | Assistant coach |
Coached under him, later head coaches (1)
| Coach | With him | Head coach at | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edgar Holt | Illinois, 1900: assistant coach | Illinois |
From coaches’ Wikipedia infoboxes (CC BY-SA) and each season’s article for its coordinators: an assistant’s seasons at a school count under its head coach in our records; jobs in the NFL and elsewhere, under the head coach whose own article lists the job that year. Names without a page here link to their Wikipedia articles.