James O. Rodgers
James O. Rodgers went 7–2–1 as a head coach in the games on file: 1899 at Yale. His full head-coaching career isn’t in our records. Share
- Record
- 7–2–1 games on file
- Seasons
- 1
- Schools
- 1
- AP poll
- Began in 1936, after this career
- Best season
- 1899 7–2–1
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1899 | Yale | 7–2–1 |
Each season links to the team’s season page; bowls and playoff games link to the game.
Players he coached
George S. StillmanConsensus All‑American, 1899- Gordon BrownConsensus All‑American, 1899
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 rivals | 2 | 0–1–1 | 25% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 4 | 1–2–1 | 38% |
| At home | 7 | 6–1 | 86% |
| On the road | 3 | 1–1–1 | 50% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 8 | 7–1 | 88% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 2 | 0–1–1 | 25% |
His own 10 games on file, 1899, 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Amherstseries | 1 | 1–0 |
| Batesseries | 1 | 1–0 |
| Dartmouthseries | 1 | 1–0 |
| Penn Stateseries | 1 | 1–0 |
| Wisconsinseries | 1 | 1–0 |
| Armyseries | 1 | 1–0 |
| Trinity (CT)series | 1 | 1–0 |
| Harvardseries | 1 | 0–0–1 |