Jesse Hawley
Jesse Hawley went 63–28–1 as a head coach, 1910–1928, at Iowa and Dartmouth. His 1925 Dartmouth team claims the national title. Share
- Record
- 63–28–1 career
- Seasons
- 12
- Schools
- 2
- National titles
- 1 claimed: 1925
- Best season
- 1925 8–0
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | Conference finish | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910 | Iowa | 5–2 | 4th / 2nd | |||
| 1911 | Iowa | 3–4 | T–4th | |||
| 1912 | Iowa | 4–3 | 7th | |||
| 1913 | Iowa | 5–2 | T–2nd | |||
| 1914 | Iowa | 4–3 | 7th | |||
| 1915 | Iowa | 3–4 | 7th | |||
| 1916–22: not a college head coach | ||||||
| 1923 | Dartmouth | 8–1 | ||||
| 1924 | Dartmouth | 7–0–1 | ||||
| 1925 | Dartmouth | 8–0 | ||||
| 1926 | Dartmouth | 4–4 | ||||
| 1927 | Dartmouth | 7–1 | ||||
| 1928 | Dartmouth | 5–4 | ||||
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.
Players he coached
Carl DiehlConsensus All‑American, 1924 and 1925- Andy OberlanderConsensus All‑American, 1925
- Bob Red HallConsensus All‑American, 1924
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 | 27 | 12–15 | 44% |
| Conference games | 19 | 8–11 | 42% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 19 | 9–9–1 | 50% |
| At home | 51 | 42–9 | 82% |
| On the road | 41 | 21–19–1 | 52% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 66 | 56–10 | 85% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 26 | 7–18–1 | 29% |
His own 92 games on file, 1910–1928, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gilmour Dobie 1923–1928 | 4–2 | Cornell | 6 | |
| Amos Alonzo Stagg 1912–1925 | 1–3 | Chicago | 4 | |
| Henry Williams 1911–1915 | 0–4 | Minnesota | 4 | |
| Bob Fisher 1923–1925 | 3–0 | Harvard | 3 | |
| Edward Robinson 1923–1925 | 3–0 | Brown | 3 | |
| Clyde Williams 1910–1912 | 2–1 | Iowa State | 3 | |
| Arnold Horween 1926–1928 | 1–2 | Harvard | 3 | |
| DeOrmond McLaughry 1926–1928 | 1–2 | Brown | 3 | |
| Jumbo Stiehm 1913–1915 | 0–3 | Nebraska | 3 | |
| Tad Jones 1924–1927 | 0–2–1 | Yale | 3 |
Jesse Hawley’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 |
|---|---|---|
| Norwichseries | 6 | 6–0 |
| Iowa Stateseries | 6 | 4–2 |
| Northwesternseries | 6 | 4–2 |
| Harvardseries | 6 | 4–2 |
| Cornellseries | 6 | 4–2 |
| Brownseries | 6 | 4–2 |
| Cornell (IA)series | 5 | 4–1 |
| Hobartseries | 4 | 4–0 |
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910–15 | Iowa | Head coach | |
| 1919 | Dartmouth | Adviser | |
| 1920 | Princeton | Assistant coach | |
| 1923–28 | Dartmouth | Head coach |
Every job as the infobox of his Wikipedia article lists it (CC BY-SA), assistant jobs included.
Coaching tree
Worked under
- Clarence SpearsDartmouth
- Bill RoperPrinceton
Worked under (2)
| Head coach | Team | Years | His job | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clarence Spears | Dartmouth | 1919 | Adviser | |
| Bill Roper | Princeton | 1920 | 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.