Gustave Ferbert
Gustave Ferbert went 24–7–2 as a head coach, 1894–1899, at Indiana and Michigan. Share
One season our game records don’t credit to him comes from the coach’s Wikipedia article: 1894 at Indiana. It’s marked in the table.
- Record
- 24–7–2 career
- Seasons
- 4
- Schools
- 2
- AP poll
- Began in 1936, after this career
- Best season
- 1898 10–0
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | Conference finish | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1894 | Indiana * | 0–4–1 | ||||
| 1895–96: not a college head coach | ||||||
| 1897 | Michigan | 6–1–1 | 3rd | |||
| 1898 | Michigan | 10–0 | 1st | |||
| 1899 | Michigan | 8–2 | T–3rd | |||
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
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 rivals | 8 | 8–0 | 100% |
| Conference games | 8 | 6–2 | 75% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 6 | 4–1–1 | 75% |
| At home | 22 | 21–0–1 | 98% |
| On the road | 6 | 3–3 | 50% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 25 | 23–1–1 | 94% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 3 | 1–2 | 33% |
His own 28 games on file, 1897–1899, 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.
Most-faced opponents
| Opponent | Games | Record |
|---|---|---|
| Notre Dameseries | 2 | 2–0 |
| Illinoisseries | 2 | 2–0 |
| Eastern Michiganseries | 2 | 2–0 |
| Caseseries | 2 | 2–0 |
| Western Reserveseries | 2 | 2–0 |
| Chicagoseries | 2 | 1–1 |
| Northwesternseries | 1 | 1–0 |
| Kalamazooseries | 1 | 1–0 |
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1894 | Indiana | Head coach | |
| 1897–99 | Michigan | Head coach |
Every job as the infobox of his Wikipedia article lists it (CC BY-SA), assistant jobs included.