John Anderson
John Anderson went 52–34–3 as a head coach, 1918–1981, at Rice and Brown. Share
- Record
- 52–34–3 career
- Seasons
- 10
- Schools
- 2
- Final AP top 10
- 0 seasons
- Best season
- 1976 8–1
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1918 | Rice | 1–5–1 | ||
| 1919–72: not a college head coach | ||||
| 1973 | Brown | 4–3–1 | ||
| 1974 | Brown | 5–4 | ||
| 1975 | Brown | 6–2–1 | ||
| 1976 | Brown | 8–1 | ||
| 1977 | Brown | 7–2 | ||
| 1978 | Brown | 6–3 | ||
| 1979 | Brown | 6–3 | ||
| 1980 | Brown | 6–4 | ||
| 1981 | Brown | 3–7 | ||
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Against rivals | 11 | 8–2–1 | 77% |
| Conference games | 65 | 41–23–1 | 64% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 43 | 22–18–3 | 55% |
| At home | 52 | 30–20–2 | 60% |
| On the road | 37 | 22–14–1 | 61% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 62 | 39–21–2 | 65% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 27 | 13–13–1 | 50% |
His own 89 games on file, 1918–1981, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joseph Restic 1973–1981 | 5–4 | Harvard | 9 | |
| Carmen Cozza 1973–1981 | 3–6 | Yale | 9 | |
| Bill Campbell 1974–1979 | 6–0 | Columbia | 6 | |
| Robert Casciola 1973–1977 | 5–0 | Princeton | 5 | |
| Frank Navarro 1973–1981 | 4–1 | Columbia, Princeton | 5 | |
| Neil Wheelwright 1976–1980 | 4–1 | Holy Cross | 5 | |
| Bob Blackman 1977–1981 | 4–1 | Cornell | 5 | |
| Jake Crouthamel 1973–1977 | 2–2–1 | Dartmouth | 5 | |
| Joseph Yukica 1978–1981 | 0–4 | Dartmouth | 4 |
John Anderson’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 |
|---|---|---|
| Columbiaseries | 9 | 9–0 |
| Princetonseries | 9 | 8–1 |
| Cornellseries | 9 | 8–1 |
| Rhode Islandseries | 9 | 7–1–1 |
| Harvardseries | 9 | 5–4 |
| Pennsylvaniaseries | 9 | 5–4 |
| Yaleseries | 9 | 3–6 |
| Dartmouthseries | 9 | 2–6–1 |
Also a player: John Anderson’s playing career.
Coaching tree
Assistants who became head coaches
- Hank SmallLehigh
- Ray TellierRochester (NY), Columbia
- Tim MurphyCincinnati, Maine, Harvard
Coached under him, later head coaches (3)
| Coach | With him | Head coach at | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hank Small | Brown, 1973–75: quarterbacks and wide receivers coach | Lehigh | |
| Ray Tellier | Brown, 1978: receivers; 1978–81: offensive backs coach | Rochester (NY), Columbia | |
| Tim Murphy | Brown, 1979: part-time assistant; 1980: assistant offensive line | Cincinnati, Maine, Harvard |
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.