J.W.H. Pollard
J.W.H. Pollard went 56–43–9 as a head coach, 1897–1911, at Union, Lehigh, Rochester, Alabama and Washington and Lee. Share
Seven seasons our game records don’t credit to him come from the coach’s Wikipedia article: 1897–99 at Union; 1902–04 at Rochester; 1910 at Washington and Lee (on file under another coach). They’re marked in the table.
- Record
- 56–43–9 career
- Seasons
- 13
- Schools
- 5
- AP poll
- Began in 1936, after this career
- Best season
- 1906 5–1
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | Conference finish | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1897 | Union * | 4–4–1 | ||||
| 1898 | Union * | 8–1 | ||||
| 1899 | Union * | 1–5–1 | ||||
| 1900: not a college head coach | ||||||
| 1901 | Lehigh | 1–11 | ||||
| 1902 | Rochester * | 3–6 | ||||
| 1903 | Rochester * | 4–4 | ||||
| 1904 | Rochester * | 6–3 | ||||
| 1905: not a college head coach | ||||||
| 1906 | Alabama | 5–1 | ||||
| 1907 | Alabama | 5–1–2 | ||||
| 1908 | Alabama | 6–1–1 | ||||
| 1909 | Alabama | 5–1–2 | ||||
| 1910 | Washington and Lee * | 4–3 | ||||
| 1911 | Washington and Lee | 4–2–2 | ||||
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. * A season our game records don’t credit to him; its record is the article’s.
How his teams did
| Kind of game | Games | Record | Won |
|---|---|---|---|
| Against rivals | 18 | 10–4–4 | 67% |
| Conference games | 20 | 13–2–5 | 78% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 17 | 6–4–7 | 56% |
| At home | 29 | 21–6–2 | 76% |
| On the road | 21 | 5–11–5 | 36% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 30 | 24–2–4 | 87% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 20 | 2–15–3 | 18% |
His own 50 games on file, 1901–1911, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Levene 1907–1909 | 3–0 | Tennessee | 3 |
J.W.H. Pollard’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 |
|---|---|---|
| Tennesseeseries | 4 | 4–0 |
| Samfordseries | 3 | 3–0 |
| Georgiaseries | 3 | 1–0–2 |
| Maryville (TN)series | 2 | 2–0 |
| Auburnseries | 2 | 1–0–1 |
| LSUseries | 2 | 1–1 |
| Ole Missseries | 2 | 1–0–1 |
| Lafayetteseries | 2 | 0–2 |
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1897–99 | Union (NY) | Head coach | |
| 1901 | Lehigh | Head coach | |
| 1902–04 | Rochester (NY) | Head coach | |
| 1906–09 | Alabama | Head coach | |
| 1910–11 | Washington and Lee | Head coach |
Every job as the infobox of his Wikipedia article lists it (CC BY-SA), assistant jobs included.