Ike Armstrong
Ike Armstrong went 141–55–15 as a head coach, 1925–1949, at Utah. Share
- Record
- 141–55–15 career
- Seasons
- 25
- Schools
- 1
- Final AP top 10
- 0 seasons
- Hall of Fame
- 1957 inducted
- Best season
- 1930 8–0
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| Season | School | Record | Conference finish | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1925 | Utah | 6–2 | T–2nd | |||
| 1926 | Utah | 7–0 | 1st | |||
| 1927 | Utah | 3–3–1 | T–3rd | |||
| 1928 | Utah | 5–0–2 | 1st | |||
| 1929 | Utah | 7–0 | 1st | |||
| 1930 | Utah | 8–0 | 1st | |||
| 1931 | Utah | 7–2 | 1st | |||
| 1932 | Utah | 6–1–1 | 1st | |||
| 1933 | Utah | 5–3 | T–1st | |||
| 1934 | Utah | 5–3 | 5th | |||
| 1935 | Utah | 4–3–1 | 3rd | |||
| 1936 | Utah | 6–3 | 3rd | |||
| 1937 | Utah | 5–3 | T–3rd | |||
| 1938 | Utah | 7–1–2 | 1st | Sun Bowl W | ||
| 1939 | Utah | 6–1–2 | 2nd | |||
| 1940 | Utah | 7–2 | 1st | |||
| 1941 | Utah | 6–0–2 | 1st | |||
| 1942 | Utah | 6–3 | T–1st | |||
| 1943 | Utah | 0–7 | 2nd | |||
| 1944 | Utah | 5–2–1 | 3rd | |||
| 1945 | Utah | 4–4 | 3rd | |||
| 1946 | Utah | 8–3 | 3rd | Pineapple L | ||
| 1947 | Utah | 8–1–1 | 1st | |||
| 1948 | Utah | 8–1–1 | 1st | |||
| 1949 | Utah | 2–7–1 | 4th |
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 ranked teams | 3 | 0–3 | 0% |
| Against rivals | 72 | 51–15–6 | 75% |
| Conference games | 141 | 108–24–9 | 80% |
| Bowls and playoffs | 1 | 1–0 | 100% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 66 | 28–23–15 | 54% |
| At home | 113 | 84–22–7 | 77% |
| On the road | 96 | 56–32–8 | 63% |
| At neutral sites | 2 | 1–1 | 50% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 174 | 128–34–12 | 77% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 37 | 13–21–3 | 39% |
His own 211 games on file, 1925–1949, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| E. Lowell Romney 1925–1948 | 17–4–2 | Utah State | 23 | |
| Harry Hughes 1926–1946 | 15–2 | Colorado State | 17 | |
| Ott Romney 1928–1936 | 8–0–1 | BYU | 9 | |
| Edwin Kimball 1937–1948 | 6–0–2 | BYU | 8 | |
| Bunny Oakes 1935–1946 | 3–4–1 | Colorado, Wyoming | 8 | |
| Myron Witham 1925–1931 | 7–0 | Colorado | 7 | |
| William Saunders 1932–1938 | 4–2 | Colorado, Denver | 6 | |
| Miles Casteel 1940–1948 | 4–1–1 | Arizona | 6 | |
| Jim Yeager 1941–1947 | 4–2 | Colorado | 6 | |
| C.J. Hart 1925–1927 | 3–0 | BYU | 3 |
Ike Armstrong’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 |
|---|---|---|
| Coloradoseries | 26 | 15–10–1 |
| Utah Stateseries | 24 | 18–4–2 |
| Denverseries | 23 | 14–6–3 |
| Colorado Stateseries | 22 | 19–3 |
| BYUseries | 22 | 18–1–3 |
| Wyomingseries | 12 | 11–1 |
| Colorado Collegeseries | 9 | 8–1 |
| Arizonaseries | 9 | 6–1–2 |
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–49 | Utah | Head coach |
Every job as the infobox of his Wikipedia article lists it (CC BY-SA), assistant jobs included.