Hector Cowan

Hector Cowan went 0–⁠2 as a head coach in the games on file: 1894 at Kansas and 1896 at Kansas. His full head-coaching career isn’t in our records. Wikipedia’s season articles record two seasons differently (1894, 2–⁠3–⁠1 and 1896, 7–⁠3); by them his record is 9–⁠6–⁠1.

Record
0–⁠2 games on file
Seasons
2
Schools
1
AP poll
Began in 1936, after this career
Best season
1894 0–⁠1

Season by season

Wins and losses each seasonfinal AP rank above★ national titleline: the team’s Elo at season’s end, best 1452 in 1894
SeasonSchoolRecordAP final
1894Kansas0–⁠1 (Wikipedia: 2–⁠3–⁠1)
1895: not a college head coach
1896Kansas0–⁠1 (Wikipedia: 7–⁠3)

Each season links to the team’s season page; bowls and playoff games link to the game.

How his teams did

Kind of gameGamesRecord
At home20–⁠2
As our Elo’s favorite10–⁠1
As our Elo’s underdog10–⁠1

His own two games on file, 1894–⁠1896, 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

OpponentGamesRecord
Michiganseries10–⁠1
Minnesotaseries10–⁠1

Also a player: Hector Cowan’s playing career.