Garrett Cochran
Garrett Cochran went 22–5–2 as a head coach, 1898–1902, at California, Navy and Princeton. Wikipedia’s season articles record one season differently (1899, 7–1–1); by them his record is 29–5–3. Share
One season our game records don’t credit to him comes from the coach’s Wikipedia article: 1898 at California (on file under another coach). It’s marked in the table.
- Record
- 22–5–2 career
- Seasons
- 4
- Schools
- 3
- AP poll
- Began in 1936, after this career
- Best season
- 1902 8–1
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | Conference finish | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1898 | California * | 8–0–2 | ||||
| 1899 | California | 0–1 (Wikipedia: 7–1–1) | ||||
| 1900 | Navy | 6–3 | ||||
| 1901: not a college head coach | ||||||
| 1902 | Princeton | 8–1 | ||||
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.
Players he coached
Every player from his seasons with a Heisman top-five finish, a national award, consensus All-America honors or a first-round pick. Photos: Wikimedia Commons, free licenses; credits on each player’s page.
How his teams did
| Kind of game | Games | Record | Won |
|---|---|---|---|
| Against rivals | 2 | 1–1 | 50% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 6 | 3–3 | 50% |
| At home | 17 | 12–5 | 71% |
| On the road | 1 | 1–0 | 100% |
| At neutral sites | 1 | 1–0 | 100% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 14 | 13–1 | 93% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 5 | 1–4 | 20% |
His own 19 games on file, 1899–1902, 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Lehighseries | 2 | 2–0 |
| Washington & Jeffersonseries | 2 | 2–0 |
| Columbiaseries | 2 | 1–1 |
| Georgetownseries | 1 | 1–0 |
| Cornellseries | 1 | 1–0 |
| Penn Stateseries | 1 | 1–0 |
| Armyseries | 1 | 1–0 |
| Dickinsonseries | 1 | 1–0 |
Other roles
- Team captain, Princeton 1896–97 (his playing career)
From each season’s Wikipedia article.
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1898–99 | California | Head coach | |
| 1900 | Navy | Head coach | |
| 1902 | Princeton | Head coach |
Every job as the infobox of his Wikipedia article lists it (CC BY-SA), assistant jobs included.
Coaching tree
Assistants who became head coaches
- Paul DashiellNavy
- D.M. BallietPurdue, Auburn, Washington and Lee
- Johnny PoeVirginia, Navy
- Ralph HutchinsonDickinson, Texas, New Mexico, Washington & Jefferson, Idaho, Idaho State
Coached under him, later head coaches (4)
| Coach | With him | Head coach at | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Dashiell | Navy, 1900: assistant coach | Navy | |
| D.M. Balliet | Princeton, 1902: assistant coach | Purdue, Auburn, Washington and Lee | |
| Johnny Poe | Princeton, 1902: assistant coach | Virginia, Navy | |
| Ralph Hutchinson | Princeton, 1902: backs coach | Dickinson, Texas, New Mexico, Washington & Jefferson, Idaho, Idaho State |
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.