John A. Hartwell
John A. Hartwell went 14–2–2 as a head coach in the games on file: 1893 at Navy and 1895 at Yale. His full head-coaching career isn’t in our records. Wikipedia’s season articles record one season differently (1893, 5–3); by them his record is 18–3–2. Share
- Record
- 14–2–2 games on file
- Seasons
- 2
- Schools
- 2
- AP poll
- Began in 1936, after this career
- Best season
- 1895 13–0–2
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1893 | Navy | 1–2 (Wikipedia: 5–3) | ||
| 1894: not a college head coach | ||||
| 1895 | Yale | 13–0–2 | ||
Each season links to the team’s season page; bowls and playoff games link to the game.
Players he coached
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 | 2–0 | 100% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 7 | 4–1–2 | 71% |
| At home | 14 | 11–2–1 | 82% |
| On the road | 4 | 3–0–1 | 88% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 17 | 14–1–2 | 88% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
His own 18 games on file, 1893–1895, 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Dartmouthseries | 2 | 2–0 |
| Armyseries | 2 | 2–0 |
| Orange A.C.series | 2 | 2–0 |
| Brownseries | 2 | 1–0–1 |
| Amherstseries | 1 | 1–0 |
| Princetonseries | 1 | 1–0 |
| Williamsseries | 1 | 1–0 |
| Trinity (CT)series | 1 | 1–0 |
Also a player: John A. Hartwell’s playing career.
Coaching tree
Assistants who became head coaches
- Paul DashiellNavy
Coached under him, later head coaches (1)
| Coach | With him | Head coach at | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Dashiell | Navy, 1893: assistant coach | Navy |
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.