George Huff
George Huff went 21–16–3 as a head coach, 1895–1899, at Illinois. Share
- Record
- 21–16–3 career
- Seasons
- 5
- Schools
- 1
- AP poll
- Began in 1936, after this career
- Best season
- 1897 6–2
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | Conference finish | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1895 | Illinois | 4–2–1 | ||||
| 1896 | Illinois | 4–2–1 | T–6th | |||
| 1897 | Illinois | 6–2 | 4th | |||
| 1898 | Illinois | 4–5 | 4th | |||
| 1899 | Illinois | 3–5–1 | T–6th |
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 | 11 | 3–7–1 | 32% |
| Conference games | 9 | 2–6–1 | 28% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 20 | 6–11–3 | 38% |
| At home | 28 | 18–9–1 | 66% |
| On the road | 12 | 3–7–2 | 33% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 31 | 21–9–1 | 69% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 9 | 0–7–2 | 11% |
His own 40 games on file, 1895–1899, 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Purdueseries | 4 | 1–2–1 |
| Knoxseries | 3 | 3–0 |
| Lake Forestseries | 3 | 3–0 |
| Illinois Alumniseries | 3 | 1–1–1 |
| Illinois Wesleyanseries | 2 | 2–0 |
| Eurekaseries | 2 | 2–0 |
| Northwesternseries | 2 | 1–1 |
| Physicians & Surgeonsseries | 2 | 1–1 |
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1895–99 | Illinois | 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
- Fred SmithIllinois, Fordham
Coached under him, later head coaches (1)
| Coach | With him | Head coach at | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fred Smith | Illinois, 1897–98: assistant coach | Illinois, Fordham |
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.