Hal Lahar
Hal Lahar went 77–63–10 as a head coach, 1952–1967, at Colgate and Houston. Share
- Record
- 77–63–10 career
- Seasons
- 16
- Schools
- 2
- Final AP top 10
- 0 seasons
- Best season
- 1966 8–1–1
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | Conference finish | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | Colgate | 6–3 | ||||
| 1953 | Colgate | 3–4–2 | ||||
| 1954 | Colgate | 5–2–2 | ||||
| 1955 | Colgate | 6–3 | ||||
| 1956 | Colgate | 4–5 | ||||
| 1957 | Houston | 5–4–1 | 1st | |||
| 1958 | Houston | 5–4 | 3rd | |||
| 1959 | Houston | 3–7 | 1st | |||
| 1960 | Houston | 6–4 | ||||
| 1961 | Houston | 5–4–1 | ||||
| 1962 | Colgate | 3–5–1 | ||||
| 1963 | Colgate | 3–4–1 | ||||
| 1964 | Colgate | 7–2 | ||||
| 1965 | Colgate | 6–3–1 | ||||
| 1966 | Colgate | 8–1–1 | ||||
| 1967 | Colgate | 2–8 |
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.
How his teams did
| Kind of game | Games | Record | Won |
|---|---|---|---|
| Against ranked teams | 12 | 1–11 | 8% |
| Against top-10 teams | 6 | 0–6 | 0% |
| Against rivals | 19 | 8–10–1 | 45% |
| Conference games | 11 | 8–3 | 73% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 65 | 29–26–10 | 52% |
| At home | 49 | 29–18–2 | 61% |
| On the road | 99 | 47–44–8 | 52% |
| At neutral sites | 2 | 1–1 | 50% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 84 | 53–25–6 | 67% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 66 | 24–38–4 | 39% |
His own 150 games on file, 1952–1967, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edward Anderson 1952–1964 | 2–5 | Holy Cross | 7 | |
| John Bateman 1962–1967 | 4–2 | Rutgers | 6 | |
| Richard Colman 1962–1967 | 2–4 | Princeton | 6 | |
| George James 1952–1956 | 4–1 | Cornell | 5 | |
| Alva Kelley 1952–1956 | 2–2–1 | Brown | 5 | |
| Jordan Olivar 1953–1962 | 2–0–3 | Yale | 5 | |
| Cliff Speegle 1957–1961 | 1–3–1 | Oklahoma State | 5 | |
| Ben Schwartzwalder 1952–1956 | 0–5 | Syracuse | 5 | |
| John Vaught 1957–1961 | 0–5 | Ole Miss | 5 | |
| George Blackburn 1957–1960 | 4–0 | Cincinnati | 4 |
Hal Lahar’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 |
|---|---|---|
| Bucknellseries | 11 | 9–2 |
| Cornellseries | 11 | 7–3–1 |
| Rutgersseries | 10 | 8–2 |
| Holy Crossseries | 10 | 3–6–1 |
| Princetonseries | 9 | 3–5–1 |
| Brownseries | 9 | 3–5–1 |
| Yaleseries | 7 | 3–1–3 |
| Buffaloseries | 6 | 2–4 |
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950–51 | Arkansas | Assistant coach | |
| 1952–56 | Colgate | Head coach | |
| 1957–61 | Houston | Head coach | |
| 1962–67 | Colgate | Head coach |
Every job as the infobox of his Wikipedia article lists it (CC BY-SA), assistant jobs included.
Coaching tree
Worked under
- Otis DouglasArkansas
Assistants who became head coaches
- Cliff SpeegleOklahoma State, Bacone
- Dick OffenhamerBuffalo
- Neil WheelwrightColgate, Holy Cross
Worked under (1)
| Head coach | Team | Years | His job | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Otis Douglas | Arkansas | 1950–51 | Assistant coach |
Coached under him, later head coaches (3)
| Coach | With him | Head coach at | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cliff Speegle | Colgate, 1952–53: line coach | Oklahoma State, Bacone | |
| Dick Offenhamer | Colgate, 1952–54: freshman coach | Buffalo | |
| Neil Wheelwright | Colgate, 1962–67: backfield coach | Colgate, Holy Cross |
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.