James Baldwin
James Baldwin went 39–35–14 as a head coach, 1915–1927, at Rhode Island State, Maine, Duke, Lehigh and Wake Forest. Wikipedia’s season articles record one season differently (1921, 6–1–2); by them his record is 43–36–16. Share
Six seasons our game records don’t credit to him come from the coach’s Wikipedia article: 1915–17 at Rhode Island State; 1919–20 at Maine; 1924 at Lehigh (on file under another coach). They’re marked in the table.
- Record
- 39–35–14 career
- Seasons
- 11
- Schools
- 5
- AP poll
- Began in 1936, after this career
- Best season
- 1921 2–0
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | Conference finish | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1915 | Rhode Island State * | 3–5 | ||||
| 1916 | Rhode Island State * | 3–4–1 | ||||
| 1917 | Rhode Island State * | 2–4–2 | ||||
| 1918: not a college head coach | ||||||
| 1919 | Maine * | 6–1 | 1st | |||
| 1920 | Maine * | 3–3–3 | 1st | |||
| 1921 | Duke | 2–0 (Wikipedia: 6–1–2) | ||||
| 1922 | Lehigh | 3–5–1 | ||||
| 1923 | Lehigh | 6–2–1 | ||||
| 1924 | Lehigh * | 4–1–3 | ||||
| 1925: not a college head coach | ||||||
| 1926 | Wake Forest | 5–4–1 | ||||
| 1927 | Wake Forest | 2–6–2 | ||||
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 | 9 | 4–5 | 44% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 16 | 5–6–5 | 47% |
| At home | 22 | 11–7–4 | 59% |
| On the road | 18 | 7–10–1 | 42% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 22 | 13–6–3 | 66% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 18 | 5–11–2 | 33% |
His own 40 games on file, 1921–1927, 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.
Most-faced opponents
| Opponent | Games | Record |
|---|---|---|
| North Carolinaseries | 2 | 2–0 |
| Muhlenbergseries | 2 | 2–0 |
| Woffordseries | 2 | 2–0 |
| Dukeseries | 2 | 1–1 |
| Brownseries | 2 | 1–1 |
| Elonseries | 2 | 1–0–1 |
| Gettysburgseries | 2 | 1–0–1 |
| NC Stateseries | 2 | 0–2 |
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1908 | Somerville HS (MA) high school | Head coach | |
| 1909–12 | Brockton HS (MA) high school | Head coach | |
| 1913–14 | Passaic HS (NJ) high school | Head coach | |
| 1915–17 | Rhode Island State | Head coach | |
| 1919–20 | Maine | Head coach | |
| 1921 | Trinity (NC) | Head coach | |
| 1922–24 | Lehigh | Head coach | |
| 1926–27 | Wake Forest | Head coach |
Every job as the infobox of his Wikipedia article lists it (CC BY-SA), assistant jobs included.