Gilmour Dobie
Gilmour Dobie went 172–45–14 as a head coach, 1906–1938, at North Dakota Agricultural, Washington, Navy, Cornell and Boston College. His teams claim three national titles: Cornell in 1921, 1922 and 1923. Wikipedia’s season articles record two seasons differently (1915, 7–0 and 1936, 6–1–2); by them his record is 182–45–15. Share
Nine seasons our game records don’t credit to him come from the coach’s Wikipedia article: 1906–07 at North Dakota Agricultural; 1908–14 at Washington (on file under another coach). They’re marked in the table.
- Record
- 172–45–14 career
- Seasons
- 33
- Schools
- 5
- National titles
- 3 claimed: 1921, 1922 and 1923
- Best season
- 1921 8–0
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | Conference finish | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1906 | North Dakota Agricultural * | 5–0 | ||||
| 1907 | North Dakota Agricultural * | 3–0 | ||||
| 1908 | Washington * | 6–0–1 | 1st | |||
| 1909 | Washington * | 7–0 | T–1st | |||
| 1910 | Washington * | 6–0 | 1st | |||
| 1911 | Washington * | 7–0 | 1st | |||
| 1912 | Washington * | 6–0 | 1st | |||
| 1913 | Washington * | 7–0 | 1st | |||
| 1914 | Washington * | 6–0–1 | 1st | |||
| 1915 | Washington | 1–0 (Wikipedia: 7–0) | T–1st | |||
| 1916 | Washington | 6–0–1 | 1st | |||
| 1917 | Navy | 7–1 | ||||
| 1918 | Navy | 4–1 | ||||
| 1919 | Navy | 7–1 | ||||
| 1920 | Cornell | 6–2 | ||||
| 1921 | Cornell | 8–0 | ||||
| 1922 | Cornell | 8–0 | ||||
| 1923 | Cornell | 8–0 | ||||
| 1924 | Cornell | 4–4 | ||||
| 1925 | Cornell | 6–2 | ||||
| 1926 | Cornell | 6–1–1 | ||||
| 1927 | Cornell | 3–3–2 | ||||
| 1928 | Cornell | 3–3–2 | ||||
| 1929 | Cornell | 6–2 | ||||
| 1930 | Cornell | 6–2 | ||||
| 1931 | Cornell | 7–1 | ||||
| 1932 | Cornell | 5–2–1 | ||||
| 1933 | Cornell | 4–3 | ||||
| 1934 | Cornell | 2–5 | ||||
| 1935 | Cornell | 0–6–1 | ||||
| 1936 | Boston College | 2–1–1 (Wikipedia: 6–1–2) | ||||
| 1937 | Boston College | 4–4–1 | ||||
| 1938 | Boston College | 6–1–2 |
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.
Players he coached
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Eddie KawConsensus All‑American, 1921 and 1922
Wolcott RobertsConsensus All‑American, 1918
Every player from his seasons with a Heisman top-five finish, a national award, consensus All-America honors or a first-round pick. Photos: Wikimedia Commons, free licenses; credits on each player’s page.
How his teams did
| Kind of game | Games | Record | Won |
|---|---|---|---|
| Against ranked teams | 2 | 0–2 | 0% |
| Against rivals | 59 | 29–25–5 | 53% |
| Conference games | 4 | 3–0–1 | 88% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 50 | 19–19–12 | 50% |
| At home | 128 | 103–18–7 | 83% |
| On the road | 45 | 14–26–5 | 37% |
| At neutral sites | 3 | 2–1 | 67% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 131 | 107–18–6 | 84% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 45 | 12–27–6 | 33% |
His own 176 games on file, 1915–1938, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jackson Cannell 1921–1933 | 4–3 | Dartmouth | 7 | |
| Jesse Hawley 1923–1928 | 2–4 | Dartmouth | 6 | |
| Lou Little 1930–1935 | 1–4–1 | Columbia | 6 | |
| Charles Crowley 1925–1929 | 2–1–2 | Columbia | 5 | |
| Harvey Harman 1931–1935 | 2–3 | Pennsylvania | 5 | |
| Frank Dobson 1927–1933 | 4–0 | Richmond | 4 | |
| Bill Roper 1927–1930 | 2–2 | Princeton | 4 | |
| Frank “Buck” O’Neill 1920–1922 | 3–0 | Columbia | 3 | |
| John Heisman 1920–1922 | 2–1 | Pennsylvania | 3 | |
| Edward Anderson 1936–1938 | 1–2 | Holy Cross | 3 |
Gilmour Dobie’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 | 16 | 8–5–3 |
| Dartmouthseries | 16 | 7–9 |
| Pennsylvaniaseries | 16 | 6–9–1 |
| Niagaraseries | 10 | 10–0 |
| St. Bonaventureseries | 8 | 6–0–2 |
| Princetonseries | 8 | 3–4–1 |
| Clarksonseries | 5 | 5–0 |
| Richmondseries | 5 | 4–1 |
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1906–07 | North Dakota Agricultural | Head coach | |
| 1908–16 | Washington | Head coach | |
| 1917–19 | Navy | Head coach | |
| 1920–35 | Cornell | Head coach | |
| 1936–38 | Boston College | Head coach |
Every job as the infobox of his Wikipedia article lists it (CC BY-SA), assistant jobs included.
Coaching tree
Assistants who became head coaches
- Wayne SuttonLSU
- John WhelchelNavy, Washington Redskins
Coached under him, later head coaches (2)
| Coach | With him | Head coach at | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wayne Sutton | Washington, 1914–16: assistant coach | LSU | |
| John Whelchel | Navy, 1919: assistant coach | Navy, Washington Redskins |
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.