James Sheldon
James Sheldon went 35–26–3 as a head coach, 1905–1913, at Indiana. Share
- Record
- 35–26–3 career
- Seasons
- 9
- Schools
- 1
- AP poll
- Began in 1936, after this career
- Best season
- 1910 6–1
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | Conference finish | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1905 | Indiana | 8–1–1 | 6th | |||
| 1906 | Indiana | 4–2 | 7th | |||
| 1907 | Indiana | 2–3–1 | T–6th | |||
| 1908 | Indiana | 3–4 | T–4th | |||
| 1909 | Indiana | 4–3 | T–5th | |||
| 1910 | Indiana | 6–1 | 3rd | |||
| 1911 | Indiana | 3–3–1 | 8th | |||
| 1912 | Indiana | 2–5 | 8th | |||
| 1913 | Indiana | 3–4 | T–7th |
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.
How his teams did
| Kind of game | Games | Record | Won |
|---|---|---|---|
| Against rivals | 15 | 4–9–2 | 33% |
| Conference games | 34 | 7–25–2 | 24% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 20 | 7–10–3 | 43% |
| At home | 35 | 26–8–1 | 76% |
| On the road | 29 | 9–18–2 | 34% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 38 | 31–6–1 | 83% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 26 | 4–20–2 | 19% |
His own 64 games on file, 1905–1913, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amos Alonzo Stagg 1905–1913 | 1–8 | Chicago | 9 | |
| Arthur Hall 1907–1912 | 0–5–1 | Illinois | 6 | |
| Tom Barry 1908–1910 | 1–2 | Wisconsin | 3 |
James Sheldon’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 |
|---|---|---|
| Chicagoseries | 9 | 1–8 |
| DePauwseries | 8 | 8–0 |
| Purdueseries | 7 | 3–3–1 |
| Illinoisseries | 7 | 0–6–1 |
| Indiana Alumniseries | 4 | 4–0 |
| Notre Dameseries | 4 | 2–1–1 |
| Wisconsinseries | 4 | 1–3 |
| Northwesternseries | 3 | 1–2 |
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1903–04 | Chicago | Assistant coach | |
| 1905–13 | Indiana | Head coach |
Every job as the infobox of his Wikipedia article lists it (CC BY-SA), assistant jobs included.
Coaching tree
Worked under
- Amos Alonzo StaggChicago
Worked under (1)
| Head coach | Team | Years | His job | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amos Alonzo Stagg | Chicago | 1903–04 | Assistant coach |
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.