George Johnson
George Johnson went 8–20–4 as a head coach in the games on file: 1915 at Bucknell, 1916 at Bucknell and 1917 at Bucknell. His full head-coaching career isn’t in our records. Share
- Record
- 8–20–4 games on file
- Seasons
- 3
- Schools
- 1
- AP poll
- Began in 1936, after this career
- Best season
- 1917 3–5–1
Season by season
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| Season | School | Record | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1915 | Bucknell | 2–6–3 | ||
| 1916 | Bucknell | 3–9 | ||
| 1917 | Bucknell | 3–5–1 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 11 | 1–6–4 | 27% |
| At home | 12 | 8–3–1 | 71% |
| On the road | 20 | 0–17–3 | 8% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 18 | 7–8–3 | 47% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 14 | 1–12–1 | 11% |
His own 32 games on file, 1915–1917, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albert Sharpe 1915–1917 | 0–3 | Cornell | 3 |
George Johnson’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 |
|---|---|---|
| Gettysburgseries | 3 | 1–1–1 |
| Cornellseries | 3 | 0–3 |
| Bloomsburgseries | 2 | 2–0 |
| Lebanon Valleyseries | 2 | 1–1 |
| Swarthmoreseries | 2 | 1–1 |
| Carlisleseries | 2 | 1–0–1 |
| Syracuseseries | 2 | 0–2 |
| Susquehannaseries | 2 | 0–1–1 |