George Little
George Little went 54–16–4 as a head coach, 1914–1926, at Cincinnati, Miami (OH), Michigan and Wisconsin. Share
Six seasons our game records don’t credit to him come from the coach’s Wikipedia article: 1914–15 at Cincinnati; 1916, 1919–21 at Miami (OH). They’re marked in the table.
- Record
- 54–16–4 career
- Seasons
- 9
- Schools
- 4
- AP poll
- Began in 1936, after this career
- Hall of Fame
- 1955 inducted
- Best season
- 1925 6–1–1
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | Conference finish | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1914 | Cincinnati * | 6–3 | T–3rd | |||
| 1915 | Cincinnati * | 4–5 | T–7th | |||
| 1916 | Miami (OH) * | 7–0–1 | 1st | |||
| 1917–18: not a college head coach | ||||||
| 1919 | Miami (OH) * | 7–1 | 4th | |||
| 1920 | Miami (OH) * | 5–2–1 | 8th | |||
| 1921 | Miami (OH) * | 8–0 | 1st | |||
| 1922–23: not a college head coach | ||||||
| 1924 | Michigan | 6–2 | 4th | |||
| 1925 | Wisconsin | 6–1–1 | 2nd | |||
| 1926 | Wisconsin | 5–2–1 | 5th | |||
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 | 9 | 6–2–1 | 72% |
| Conference games | 17 | 10–5–2 | 65% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 8 | 4–2–2 | 63% |
| At home | 14 | 11–3 | 79% |
| On the road | 10 | 6–2–2 | 70% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 18 | 15–2–1 | 86% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 6 | 2–3–1 | 42% |
His own 24 games on file, 1924–1926, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burton Ingwersen 1924–1926 | 2–1 | Iowa | 3 |
George Little’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 |
|---|---|---|
| Iowaseries | 3 | 2–1 |
| Minnesotaseries | 3 | 1–1–1 |
| Chicagoseries | 2 | 2–0 |
| Michigan Stateseries | 2 | 2–0 |
| Purdueseries | 2 | 1–0–1 |
| Michiganseries | 2 | 0–2 |
| Iowa Stateseries | 1 | 1–0 |
| Northwesternseries | 1 | 1–0 |
Also a player: George Little’s playing career.
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1914–15 | Cincinnati | Head coach | |
| 1916 | Miami (OH) | Head coach | |
| 1919–21 | Miami (OH) | Head coach | |
| 1922–23 | Michigan | Assistant coach | |
| 1924 | Michigan | Head coach | |
| 1925–26 | Wisconsin | Head coach |
Every job as the infobox of his Wikipedia article lists it (CC BY-SA), assistant jobs included.
Coaching tree
Worked under
- Fielding YostMichigan
Assistants who became head coaches
- Tad WiemanMichigan, Princeton
- Red BlaikDartmouth, Army
Worked under (1)
| Head coach | Team | Years | His job | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fielding Yost | Michigan | 1922–23 | Assistant coach |
Coached under him, later head coaches (2)
| Coach | With him | Head coach at | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tad Wieman | Michigan, 1924: assistant coach | Michigan, Princeton | |
| Red Blaik | Wisconsin, 1926: assistant coach | Dartmouth, Army |
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.