Howard Odell
Howard Odell went 58–40–4 as a head coach, 1942–1952, at Yale and Washington. Share
- Record
- 58–40–4 career
- Seasons
- 11
- Schools
- 2
- Final AP top 10
- 0 seasons
- Best season
- 1950 8–2, No. 11
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | Conference finish | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1942 | Yale | 5–3 | ||||
| 1943 | Yale | 4–5 | ||||
| 1944 | Yale | 7–0–1 | ||||
| 1945 | Yale | 6–3 | ||||
| 1946 | Yale | 7–1–1 | 12 | |||
| 1947 | Yale | 6–3 | ||||
| 1948 | Washington | 2–7–1 | 7th | |||
| 1949 | Washington | 3–7 | ||||
| 1950 | Washington | 8–2 | 2nd | 11 | ||
| 1951 | Washington | 3–6–1 | 7th | |||
| 1952 | Washington | 7–3 | 3rd |
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
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Paul WalkerConsensus All‑American, 1944
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 game | Games | Record | Won |
|---|---|---|---|
| Against ranked teams | 19 | 3–15–1 | 18% |
| Against top-10 teams | 7 | 0–7 | 0% |
| Against rivals | 19 | 15–4 | 79% |
| Conference games | 37 | 17–18–2 | 49% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 33 | 15–14–4 | 52% |
| At home | 70 | 43–25–2 | 63% |
| On the road | 31 | 14–15–2 | 48% |
| At neutral sites | 1 | 1–0 | 100% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 42 | 30–11–1 | 73% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 60 | 28–29–3 | 49% |
His own 102 games on file, 1942–1952, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lou Little 1943–1947 | 3–2 | Columbia | 5 | |
| Pappy Waldorf 1948–1952 | 1–4 | California | 5 | |
| DeOrmond McLaughry 1942–1947 | 4–0 | Dartmouth | 4 | |
| Dick Harlow 1942–1947 | 4–0 | Harvard | 4 | |
| Rip Engle 1944–1947 | 2–2 | Brown | 4 | |
| Kip Taylor 1949–1952 | 2–2 | Oregon State | 4 | |
| Red Sanders 1949–1952 | 1–2–1 | UCLA | 4 | |
| Charles Caldwell 1945–1947 | 2–1 | Princeton | 3 | |
| Jim Aiken 1948–1950 | 2–1 | Oregon | 3 | |
| Bernie Bierman 1948–1950 | 1–2 | Minnesota | 3 |
Howard Odell’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 |
|---|---|---|
| Dartmouthseries | 6 | 5–1 |
| Brownseries | 6 | 3–3 |
| Princetonseries | 5 | 4–1 |
| Oregonseries | 5 | 4–1 |
| Minnesotaseries | 5 | 3–2 |
| Columbiaseries | 5 | 3–2 |
| Cornellseries | 5 | 3–1–1 |
| Washington Stateseries | 5 | 3–2 |
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1934–35 | Pittsburgh | Backfield coach | |
| 1936–37 | Harvard | Assistant coach | |
| 1938–41 | Penn | Assistant coach | |
| 1942 | Wisconsin | Backfield coach | |
| 1942–47 | Yale | Head coach | |
| 1948–52 | Washington | Head coach |
Every job as the infobox of his Wikipedia article lists it (CC BY-SA), assistant jobs included.
Coaching tree
Worked under
- Jock SutherlandPittsburgh
- Dick HarlowHarvard
- George MungerPennsylvania
- Harry StuhldreherWisconsin
Assistants who became head coaches
- William GlassfordNebraska, New Hampshire
- Ivy WilliamsonLafayette, Wisconsin
- John CherbergWashington
- Don CoryellSan Diego State, UBC, Wenatchee Valley, Whittier, St. Louis Cardinals, San Diego Chargers
- Perry MossFlorida State, Marshall, Montreal Alouettes, San Antonio Wings, Chicago Bruisers, Detroit Drive, Miami
Worked under (4)
| Head coach | Team | Years | His job | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jock Sutherland | Pittsburgh | 1934–35 | Backfield coach | |
| Dick Harlow | Harvard | 1936–37 | Assistant coach | |
| George Munger | Pennsylvania | 1938–41 | Assistant coach | |
| Harry Stuhldreher | Wisconsin | 1942 | Backfield coach |
Coached under him, later head coaches (5)
| Coach | With him | Head coach at | |
|---|---|---|---|
| William Glassford | Yale, 1942: line coach | Nebraska, New Hampshire | |
| Ivy Williamson | Yale, 1945–46: line coach | Lafayette, Wisconsin | |
| John Cherberg | Washington, 1948–52: freshman coach | Washington | |
| Don Coryell | Washington, 1950: assistant coach | San Diego State, UBC, Wenatchee Valley, Whittier, St. Louis Cardinals, San Diego Chargers | |
| Perry Moss | Washington, 1950–51: assistant coach | Florida State, Marshall, Montreal Alouettes, San Antonio Wings, Chicago Bruisers, Detroit Drive, Miami |
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.