Harry Hartsell
Harry Hartsell went 16–18–4 as a head coach, 1917–1923, at NC State. Share
- Record
- 16–18–4 career
- Seasons
- 4
- Schools
- 1
- AP poll
- Began in 1936, after this career
- Best season
- 1917 6–2–1
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | Conference finish | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1917 | NC State | 6–2–1 | T–4th | |||
| 1918–20: not a college head coach | ||||||
| 1921 | NC State | 3–3–3 | 11th | |||
| 1922 | NC State | 4–6 | 20th | |||
| 1923 | NC State | 3–7 | 14th | |||
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 rivals | 7 | 4–3 | 57% |
| Conference games | 18 | 3–11–4 | 28% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 15 | 6–5–4 | 53% |
| At home | 18 | 11–4–3 | 69% |
| On the road | 20 | 5–14–1 | 28% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 18 | 13–2–3 | 81% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 20 | 3–16–1 | 18% |
His own 38 games on file, 1917–1923, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| William Fetzer 1917–1923 | 2–2 | Davidson, North Carolina | 4 | |
| Curley Byrd 1917–1923 | 1–2–1 | Maryland | 4 | |
| B.C. Cubbage 1921–1923 | 0–3 | Virginia Tech | 3 | |
| Blandy Clarkson 1921–1923 | 0–2–1 | VMI | 3 |
Harry Hartsell’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 |
|---|---|---|
| Wake Forestseries | 4 | 3–1 |
| Davidsonseries | 4 | 3–0–1 |
| Marylandseries | 4 | 1–2–1 |
| VMIseries | 4 | 1–2–1 |
| Virginia Techseries | 4 | 0–3–1 |
| Roanokeseries | 3 | 3–0 |
| North Carolinaseries | 3 | 1–2 |
| Washington and Leeseries | 3 | 0–3 |
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1917 | North Carolina A&M | Head coach | |
| 1921–23 | NC State | 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
- Tal StaffordNC State
Coached under him, later head coaches (1)
| Coach | With him | Head coach at | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tal Stafford | NC State, 1917: assistant coach | NC State |
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.