George McLaren
George McLaren went 32–55–8 as a head coach, 1919–1929, at Kansas State Normal, Arkansas, Cincinnati and Wyoming. Share
Six seasons our game records don’t credit to him come from the coach’s Wikipedia article: 1919 at Kansas State Normal; 1922–26 at Cincinnati. They’re marked in the table.
- Record
- 32–55–8 career
- Seasons
- 11
- Schools
- 4
- AP poll
- Began in 1936, after this career
- Best season
- 1921 5–3–1
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | Conference finish | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1919 | Kansas State Normal * | 1–5–2 | ||||
| 1920 | Arkansas | 3–2–2 | 2nd | |||
| 1921 | Arkansas | 5–3–1 | 3rd | |||
| 1922 | Cincinnati * | 1–7–1 | 13th | |||
| 1923 | Cincinnati * | 6–3 | T–4th | |||
| 1924 | Cincinnati * | 2–6–1 | T–17th | |||
| 1925 | Cincinnati * | 4–5 | 14th | |||
| 1926 | Cincinnati * | 3–5–1 | 16th / 6th | |||
| 1927 | Wyoming | 4–5 | 10th | |||
| 1928 | Wyoming | 2–7 | 11th | |||
| 1929 | Wyoming | 1–7 | 12th |
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 | 6 | 0–6 | 0% |
| Conference games | 23 | 5–17–1 | 24% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 16 | 3–10–3 | 28% |
| At home | 21 | 12–7–2 | 62% |
| On the road | 21 | 3–17–1 | 17% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 21 | 14–5–2 | 71% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 21 | 1–19–1 | 7% |
His own 42 games on file, 1920–1929, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| E. Lowell Romney 1927–1929 | 0–3 | Utah State | 3 |
George McLaren’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 |
|---|---|---|
| Black Hills Stateseries | 3 | 3–0 |
| Northern Coloradoseries | 3 | 1–2 |
| Montana Stateseries | 3 | 0–3 |
| Utah Stateseries | 3 | 0–3 |
| Denverseries | 3 | 0–3 |
| SMUseries | 2 | 2–0 |
| Hendrixseries | 2 | 1–0–1 |
| Chadron Stateseries | 2 | 1–1 |
Other roles
- Team captain, Pittsburgh 1918 (his playing career)
From each season’s Wikipedia article.
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1919 | Kansas State Normal | Head coach | |
| 1920–21 | Arkansas | Head coach | |
| 1922–26 | Cincinnati | Head coach | |
| 1927–29 | Wyoming | Head coach |
Every job as the infobox of his Wikipedia article lists it (CC BY-SA), assistant jobs included.