George James
George James went 66–58–2 as a head coach, 1947–1960, at Cornell. Share
- Record
- 66–58–2 career
- Seasons
- 14
- Schools
- 1
- Final AP top 10
- 0 seasons
- Best season
- 1949 8–1, No. 12
Season by season
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| Season | School | Record | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1947 | Cornell | 4–5 | ||
| 1948 | Cornell | 8–1 | 19 | |
| 1949 | Cornell | 8–1 | 12 | |
| 1950 | Cornell | 7–2 | ||
| 1951 | Cornell | 6–3 | ||
| 1952 | Cornell | 2–7 | ||
| 1953 | Cornell | 4–3–2 | ||
| 1954 | Cornell | 5–4 | ||
| 1955 | Cornell | 5–4 | ||
| 1956 | Cornell | 1–8 | ||
| 1957 | Cornell | 3–6 | ||
| 1958 | Cornell | 6–3 | ||
| 1959 | Cornell | 5–4 | ||
| 1960 | Cornell | 2–7 |
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 ranked teams | 9 | 3–6 | 33% |
| Against top-10 teams | 3 | 0–3 | 0% |
| Against rivals | 56 | 30–25–1 | 54% |
| Conference games | 35 | 13–22 | 37% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 48 | 28–18–2 | 60% |
| At home | 61 | 35–25–1 | 58% |
| On the road | 65 | 31–33–1 | 48% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 69 | 51–18 | 74% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 57 | 15–40–2 | 28% |
His own 126 games on file, 1947–1960, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lou Little 1947–1956 | 6–4 | Columbia | 10 | |
| Charles Caldwell 1947–1956 | 4–5 | Princeton | 9 | |
| Jordan Olivar 1952–1960 | 1–7–1 | Yale | 9 | |
| DeOrmond McLaughry 1947–1954 | 6–2 | Dartmouth | 8 | |
| Ben Schwartzwalder 1949–1958 | 4–4 | Syracuse | 8 | |
| George Munger 1947–1953 | 3–3–1 | Pennsylvania | 7 | |
| Alva Kelley 1955–1960 | 3–3 | Brown, Colgate | 6 | |
| Bob Blackman 1955–1960 | 0–6 | Dartmouth | 6 | |
| Paul Bixler 1947–1951 | 5–0 | Colgate | 5 | |
| Lloyd Jordan 1950–1956 | 3–2 | Harvard | 5 |
George James’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 |
|---|---|---|
| Columbiaseries | 14 | 9–5 |
| Colgateseries | 14 | 8–6 |
| Pennsylvaniaseries | 14 | 7–6–1 |
| Dartmouthseries | 14 | 6–8 |
| Princetonseries | 13 | 5–8 |
| Yaleseries | 13 | 4–8–1 |
| Harvardseries | 11 | 9–2 |
| Syracuseseries | 10 | 6–4 |