George W. Hoskins
George W. Hoskins went 41–42–5 as a head coach in the games on file: 1892 at Penn State, 1893 at Penn State, 1894 at Penn State, 1895 at Penn State, 1896 at Pittsburgh, 1899 at Bucknell, 1900 at Bucknell, 1901 at Bucknell, 1902 at Bucknell, 1903 at Bucknell, 1904 at Bucknell, 1905 at Bucknell, 1906 at Bucknell and 1909 at Bucknell. His full head-coaching career isn’t in our records. Wikipedia’s season articles record six seasons differently (1892, 5–1, 1893, 4–1, 1894, 6–0–1, 1895, 2–2–3, 1896, 2–7 and 1900, 5–4–1); by them his record is 60–48–8. Share
- Record
- 41–42–5 games on file
- Seasons
- 14
- Schools
- 3
- AP poll
- Began in 1936, after this career
- Best season
- 1894 1–0
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1892 | Penn State | 1–1 (Wikipedia: 5–1) | ||
| 1893 | Penn State | 0–1 (Wikipedia: 4–1) | ||
| 1894 | Penn State | 1–0 (Wikipedia: 6–0–1) | ||
| 1895 | Penn State | 0–1–1 (Wikipedia: 2–2–3) | ||
| 1896 | Pittsburgh | 0–1 (Wikipedia: 2–7) | ||
| 1897–98: not a college head coach | ||||
| 1899 | Bucknell | 6–4 | ||
| 1900 | Bucknell | 3–5–1 (Wikipedia: 5–4–1) | ||
| 1901 | Bucknell | 6–4 | ||
| 1902 | Bucknell | 6–4 | ||
| 1903 | Bucknell | 4–5 | ||
| 1904 | Bucknell | 3–3 | ||
| 1905 | Bucknell | 5–5 | ||
| 1906 | Bucknell | 3–4–1 | ||
| 1907–08: not a college head coach | ||||
| 1909 | Bucknell | 3–4–2 | ||
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 rivals | 3 | 0–3 | 0% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 30 | 11–14–5 | 45% |
| At home | 31 | 26–4–1 | 85% |
| On the road | 57 | 15–38–4 | 30% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 46 | 35–10–1 | 77% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 42 | 6–32–4 | 19% |
His own 88 games on file, 1892–1909, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pop Warner 1901–1909 | 1–6 | Carlisle, Cornell | 7 | |
| George Woodruff 1892–1901 | 0–5 | Pennsylvania | 5 | |
| Fred Crolius 1902–1905 | 2–1 | Pittsburgh, Villanova | 3 | |
| Art Hillebrand 1902–1905 | 1–2 | Navy, Princeton | 3 |
George W. Hoskins’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 |
|---|---|---|
| Cornellseries | 7 | 0–6–1 |
| Pennsylvaniaseries | 7 | 0–7 |
| Carlisleseries | 5 | 1–4 |
| Wyoming Seminaryseries | 4 | 4–0 |
| Villanovaseries | 4 | 3–0–1 |
| Lafayetteseries | 4 | 2–2 |
| Navyseries | 4 | 2–1–1 |
| Penn Stateseries | 4 | 1–3 |