John Bender
John Bender went 61–31–7 as a head coach, 1905–1920, at South Dakota State Normal, Washington State, Haskell, Saint Louis, Kansas State and Tennessee. Wikipedia’s season articles record one season differently (1907, 7–1); by them his record is 67–32–7. Share
Seven seasons our game records don’t credit to him come from the coach’s Wikipedia article: 1905 at South Dakota State Normal; 1906, 1912–14 at Washington State (on file under another coach); 1910–11 at Saint Louis. They’re marked in the table.
- Record
- 61–31–7 career
- Seasons
- 14
- Schools
- 6
- AP poll
- Began in 1936, after this career
- Best season
- 1907 1–0
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | Conference finish | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1905 | South Dakota State Normal * | 2–1 | ||||
| 1906 | Washington State * | 6–0 | ||||
| 1907 | Washington State | 1–0 (Wikipedia: 7–1) | ||||
| 1908 | Haskell | 3–5–1 | ||||
| 1909 | Haskell | 7–2 | ||||
| 1910 | Saint Louis * | 7–2 | ||||
| 1911 | Saint Louis * | 6–1–1 | ||||
| 1912 | Washington State * | 2–3 | T–4th | |||
| 1913 | Washington State * | 4–4 | 5th | |||
| 1914 | Washington State * | 2–4 | 4th | |||
| 1915 | Kansas State | 3–4–1 | 7th | |||
| 1916 | Tennessee | 8–0–1 | T–1st | |||
| 1917–18: not a college head coach | ||||||
| 1919 | Tennessee | 3–3–3 | 20th | |||
| 1920 | Tennessee | 7–2 | T–8th | |||
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. * A season our game records don’t credit to him; its record is the article’s.
How his teams did
| Kind of game | Games | Record | Won |
|---|---|---|---|
| Against rivals | 11 | 3–5–3 | 41% |
| Conference games | 17 | 7–7–3 | 50% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 19 | 8–5–6 | 58% |
| At home | 24 | 18–4–2 | 79% |
| On the road | 30 | 14–12–4 | 53% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 28 | 24–1–3 | 91% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 26 | 8–15–3 | 37% |
His own 54 games on file, 1907–1920, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dan McGugin 1916–1920 | 1–1–1 | Vanderbilt | 3 |
John Bender’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 |
|---|---|---|
| Maryville (TN)series | 3 | 3–0 |
| Clemsonseries | 3 | 2–1 |
| Kentuckyseries | 3 | 1–1–1 |
| Nebraskaseries | 3 | 1–2 |
| Vanderbiltseries | 3 | 1–1–1 |
| Chattanoogaseries | 2 | 2–0 |
| Sewaneeseries | 2 | 2–0 |
| Tusculumseries | 2 | 2–0 |
Other roles
- Team captain, Nebraska 1903
From each season’s Wikipedia article.
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1905 | SD State Normal | Head coach | |
| 1906–07 | Washington State | Head coach | |
| 1908–09 | Haskell | Head coach | |
| 1910–11 | Saint Louis | Head coach | |
| 1912–14 | Washington State | Head coach | |
| 1915 | Kansas State | Head coach | |
| 1916–20 | Tennessee | Head coach | |
| 1922–24 | Knoxville HS (TN) high school | Head coach |
Every job as the infobox of his Wikipedia article lists it (CC BY-SA), assistant jobs included.