Joe McKenney
Joe McKenney went 9–13–1 as a head coach in the games on file: 1928 at Boston College, 1929 at Boston College, 1930 at Boston College, 1931 at Boston College, 1932 at Boston College, 1933 at Boston College and 1934 at Boston College. His full head-coaching career isn’t in our records. Wikipedia’s season articles record seven seasons differently (1928, 9–0, 1929, 7–2–1, 1930, 5–5, 1931, 6–4, 1932, 4–2–2, 1933, 8–1 and 1934, 5–4); by them his record is 44–18–3. Share
- Record
- 9–13–1 games on file
- Seasons
- 7
- Schools
- 1
- AP poll
- Began in 1936, after this career
- Best season
- 1928 3–0
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1928 | Boston College | 3–0 (Wikipedia: 9–0) | ||
| 1929 | Boston College | 1–2–1 (Wikipedia: 7–2–1) | ||
| 1930 | Boston College | 0–4 (Wikipedia: 5–5) | ||
| 1931 | Boston College | 1–3 (Wikipedia: 6–4) | ||
| 1932 | Boston College | 1–2 (Wikipedia: 4–2–2) | ||
| 1933 | Boston College | 2–1 (Wikipedia: 8–1) | ||
| 1934 | Boston College | 1–1 (Wikipedia: 5–4) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 13 | 4–8–1 | 35% |
| At home | 18 | 8–9–1 | 47% |
| On the road | 5 | 1–4 | 20% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 12 | 6–5–1 | 54% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 11 | 3–8 | 27% |
His own 23 games on file, 1928–1934, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harry Stuhldreher 1929–1934 | 2–3–1 | Villanova | 6 | |
| Frank Cavanaugh 1928–1932 | 2–3 | Fordham | 5 | |
| Frank Murray 1929–1932 | 0–4 | Marquette | 4 |
Joe McKenney’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 |
|---|---|---|
| Fordhamseries | 7 | 2–5 |
| Villanovaseries | 6 | 2–3–1 |
| Marquetteseries | 4 | 0–4 |
| Georgetownseries | 3 | 2–1 |
| Dukeseries | 2 | 2–0 |
| Navyseries | 1 | 1–0 |