Herman Koehler, head coach at Army
Photo: Unknown photographer, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Herman Koehler

Herman Koehler went 20–⁠11–⁠3 as a head coach, 1897–⁠1900, at Army.

Record
20–⁠11–⁠3 career
Seasons
4
Schools
1
AP poll
Began in 1936, after this career
Best season
1897 6–⁠1–⁠1

Season by season

Wins and losses each seasonfinal AP rank above★ national titleline: the team’s Elo at season’s end, best 1549 in 1897
SeasonSchoolRecordConference finishBowlAP final
1897Army6–⁠1–⁠1
1898Army3–⁠2–⁠1
1899Army4–⁠5
1900Army7–⁠3–⁠1

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.

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 gameGamesRecord
Against rivals21–⁠1
Decided by 8 points or fewer116–⁠2–⁠3
At home3019–⁠9–⁠2
On the road20–⁠1–⁠1
At neutral sites21–⁠1
As our Elo’s favorite2319–⁠3–⁠1
As our Elo’s underdog111–⁠8–⁠2

His own 34 games on file, 1897–⁠1900, 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
Tuftsseries44–⁠0
Yaleseries40–⁠3–⁠1
Harvardseries40–⁠4
Lehighseries22–⁠0
Trinity (CT)series22–⁠0
Wesleyan (CT)series22–⁠0
Navyseries21–⁠1
Princetonseries20–⁠1–⁠1

Career

YearsTeamJob
1897–⁠1900ArmyHead coach

Every job as the infobox of his Wikipedia article lists it (CC BY-SA), assistant jobs included.