Harry J. O’Brien
Harry J. O’Brien went 14–15–4 as a head coach in the games on file: 1916 at The Citadel, 1917 at The Citadel, 1918 at The Citadel, 1920 at The Citadel and 1921 at The Citadel. His full head-coaching career isn’t in our records. Share
- Record
- 14–15–4 games on file
- Seasons
- 5
- Schools
- 1
- AP poll
- Began in 1936, after this career
- Best season
- 1916 6–1–1
Season by season
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| Season | School | Record | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1916 | The Citadel | 6–1–1 | ||
| 1917 | The Citadel | 3–3 | ||
| 1918 | The Citadel | 0–2–1 | ||
| 1919: not a college head coach | ||||
| 1920 | The Citadel | 2–6 | ||
| 1921 | The Citadel | 3–3–2 | ||
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 | 6 | 3–3 | 50% |
| Conference games | 13 | 5–7–1 | 42% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 12 | 2–6–4 | 33% |
| At home | 14 | 11–3 | 79% |
| On the road | 19 | 3–12–4 | 26% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 20 | 14–5–1 | 73% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 13 | 0–10–3 | 12% |
His own 33 games on file, 1916–1921, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walter Johnson 1916–1921 | 2–1 | Presbyterian | 3 | |
| Edward Donahue 1917–1920 | 0–3 | Clemson | 3 |
Harry J. O’Brien’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 |
|---|---|---|
| Clemsonseries | 5 | 1–3–1 |
| South Carolinaseries | 5 | 1–3–1 |
| Newberryseries | 4 | 3–0–1 |
| Woffordseries | 3 | 3–0 |
| Presbyterianseries | 3 | 2–1 |
| Charleston Navyseries | 3 | 2–1 |
| Erskineseries | 2 | 1–1 |
| Georgiaseries | 2 | 0–2 |