J. Wilder Tasker
J. Wilder Tasker went 24–28–2 as a head coach in the games on file: 1923 at William & Mary, 1924 at William & Mary, 1925 at William & Mary, 1926 at William & Mary, 1927 at William & Mary, 1931 at Rutgers, 1932 at Rutgers, 1933 at Rutgers, 1934 at Rutgers, 1935 at Rutgers and 1936 at Rutgers. His full head-coaching career isn’t in our records. Wikipedia’s season articles record 10 seasons differently (1923, 6–3, 1924, 5–2–1, 1926, 7–3, 1927, 4–5–1, 1931, 4–3–1, 1932, 6–3–1, 1933, 6–3–1, 1934, 5–3–1, 1935, 4–5 and 1936, 1–6–1); by them his record is 55–40–7. Share
- Record
- 24–28–2 games on file
- Seasons
- 11
- Schools
- 2
- Final AP top 10
- 0 seasons
- Best season
- 1924 6–2–1
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1923 | William & Mary | 7–3 (Wikipedia: 6–3) | ||
| 1924 | William & Mary | 6–2–1 (Wikipedia: 5–2–1) | ||
| 1925 | William & Mary | 7–4 | ||
| 1926 | William & Mary | 1–3 (Wikipedia: 7–3) | ||
| 1927 | William & Mary | 0–2 (Wikipedia: 4–5–1) | ||
| 1928–30: not a college head coach | ||||
| 1931 | Rutgers | 0–1 (Wikipedia: 4–3–1) | ||
| 1932 | Rutgers | 1–1 (Wikipedia: 6–3–1) | ||
| 1933 | Rutgers | 1–3–1 (Wikipedia: 6–3–1) | ||
| 1934 | Rutgers | 1–2 (Wikipedia: 5–3–1) | ||
| 1935 | Rutgers | 0–4 (Wikipedia: 4–5) | ||
| 1936 | Rutgers | 0–3 (Wikipedia: 1–6–1) | ||
Each season links to the team’s season page; bowls and playoff games link to the game.
How his teams did
| Kind of game | Games | Record | Won |
|---|---|---|---|
| Against ranked teams | 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| Against top-10 teams | 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| Against rivals | 7 | 4–3 | 57% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 12 | 3–7–2 | 33% |
| At home | 10 | 6–3–1 | 65% |
| On the road | 44 | 18–25–1 | 42% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 28 | 21–5–2 | 79% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 26 | 3–23 | 12% |
His own 54 games on file, 1923–1936, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frank Dobson 1923–1925 | 3–0 | Richmond | 3 | |
| Mal Stevens 1934–1936 | 1–2 | New York University | 3 | |
| Andrew Kerr 1933–1935 | 0–3 | Colgate | 3 | |
| Fritz Crisler 1933–1936 | 0–3 | Princeton | 3 |
J. Wilder Tasker’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 |
|---|---|---|
| New York Universityseries | 6 | 1–4–1 |
| Syracuseseries | 5 | 0–5 |
| Princetonseries | 4 | 0–4 |
| Dukeseries | 3 | 3–0 |
| Richmondseries | 3 | 3–0 |
| Randolph Maconseries | 3 | 3–0 |
| Roanokeseries | 3 | 1–1–1 |
| Colgateseries | 3 | 0–3 |