Ivy Williamson
Ivy Williamson went 45–23–4 as a head coach, 1947–1955, at Lafayette and Wisconsin. Wikipedia’s season articles record two seasons differently (1947, 6–3 and 1948, 7–2); by them his record is 54–24–4. Share
- Record
- 45–23–4 career
- Seasons
- 9
- Schools
- 2
- Final AP top 10
- 2 seasons
- Best season
- 1951 7–1–1, No. 8
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | Conference finish | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1947 | Lafayette | 2–2 (Wikipedia: 6–3) | 2nd | |||
| 1948 | Lafayette | 2–2 (Wikipedia: 7–2) | 2nd | |||
| 1949 | Wisconsin | 5–3–1 | 4th | |||
| 1950 | Wisconsin | 6–3 | T–2nd | |||
| 1951 | Wisconsin | 7–1–1 | 3rd | 8 | ||
| 1952 | Wisconsin | 6–3–1 | T–1st | Rose Bowl L | 11 | |
| 1953 | Wisconsin | 6–2–1 | 3rd | 15 | ||
| 1954 | Wisconsin | 7–2 | T–2nd | 9 | ||
| 1955 | Wisconsin | 4–5 | 6th |
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 game | Games | Record | Won |
|---|---|---|---|
| Against ranked teams | 20 | 10–9–1 | 53% |
| Against top-10 teams | 14 | 5–8–1 | 39% |
| Against rivals | 14 | 9–3–2 | 71% |
| Conference games | 46 | 29–13–4 | 67% |
| Bowls and playoffs | 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 22 | 11–7–4 | 59% |
| At home | 38 | 28–8–2 | 76% |
| On the road | 33 | 17–14–2 | 55% |
| At neutral sites | 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 50 | 38–9–3 | 79% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 22 | 7–14–1 | 34% |
His own 72 games on file, 1947–1955, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ray Eliot 1949–1955 | 4–2–1 | Illinois | 7 | |
| Robert Voigts 1949–1954 | 6–0 | Northwestern | 6 | |
| Stuart Holcomb 1950–1955 | 5–0 | Purdue | 5 | |
| Wesley Fesler 1949–1953 | 1–2–2 | Ohio State, Minnesota | 5 | |
| Woody Hayes 1951–1955 | 0–4–1 | Ohio State | 5 | |
| Forest Evashevski 1952–1955 | 3–1 | Iowa | 4 | |
| George Munger 1947–1951 | 1–2 | Pennsylvania | 3 |
Ivy Williamson’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 |
|---|---|---|
| Northwesternseries | 7 | 7–0 |
| Marquetteseries | 7 | 7–0 |
| Iowaseries | 7 | 6–1 |
| Illinoisseries | 7 | 4–2–1 |
| Minnesotaseries | 7 | 3–2–2 |
| Ohio Stateseries | 7 | 0–6–1 |
| Purdueseries | 5 | 5–0 |
| Indianaseries | 3 | 3–0 |
Other roles
- Team captain, Michigan 1932
From each season’s Wikipedia article.
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1933 | Roseville HS (MI) high school | Head coach | |
| 1934–41 | Yale | Line coach | |
| 1945–46 | Yale | Line coach | |
| 1947–48 | Lafayette | Head coach | |
| 1949–55 | Wisconsin | Head coach |
Every job as the infobox of his Wikipedia article lists it (CC BY-SA), assistant jobs included.
Coaching tree
Worked under
- Ducky PondYale
- Spike NelsonYale
- Howard OdellYale
Assistants who became head coaches
- Milt BruhnWisconsin
Worked under (3)
| Head coach | Team | Years | His job | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ducky Pond | Yale | 1934–40 | Line coach | |
| Spike Nelson | Yale | 1941 | Line coach | |
| Howard Odell | Yale | 1945–46 | Line coach |
Coached under him, later head coaches (1)
| Coach | With him | Head coach at | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Milt Bruhn | Lafayette, 1947–48: line coach; Wisconsin, 1949–55: line coach | Wisconsin |
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.