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John Corbett
John Corbett went 16–44–3 as a head coach, 1898–1923, at Holy Cross and Wyoming. Share
One season our game records don’t credit to him comes from the coach’s Wikipedia article: 1898 at Holy Cross. It’s marked in the table.
- Record
- 16–44–3 career
- Seasons
- 9
- Schools
- 2
- AP poll
- Began in 1936, after this career
- Best season
- 1920 4–5–1
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | Conference finish | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1898 | Holy Cross * | 1–0 | ||||
| 1899–14: not a college head coach | ||||||
| 1915 | Wyoming | 2–6 | T–6th | |||
| 1916 | Wyoming | 1–4 | 6th | |||
| 1917 | Wyoming | 3–4 | 7th | |||
| 1918: not a college head coach | ||||||
| 1919 | Wyoming | 3–5 | 5th | |||
| 1920 | Wyoming | 4–5–1 | 7th | |||
| 1921 | Wyoming | 1–4–2 | T–6th | |||
| 1922 | Wyoming | 1–8 | 9th | |||
| 1923 | Wyoming | 0–8 | 10th | |||
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 | 17 | 3–13–1 | 21% |
| Conference games | 51 | 10–38–3 | 23% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 21 | 10–8–3 | 55% |
| At home | 27 | 8–19 | 30% |
| On the road | 35 | 7–25–3 | 24% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 11 | 6–5 | 55% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 51 | 9–39–3 | 21% |
His own 62 games on file, 1915–1923, 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 Hughes 1915–1923 | 1–8–1 | Colorado State | 10 | |
| Fred Murphy 1920–1922 | 1–2–1 | Denver | 4 | |
| E. Lowell Romney 1919–1923 | 0–4 | Utah State | 4 | |
| Thomas Fitzpatrick 1920–1923 | 0–3–1 | Utah | 4 |
John Corbett’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 |
|---|---|---|
| Colorado Stateseries | 10 | 1–8–1 |
| Denverseries | 9 | 2–6–1 |
| Colorado School of Minesseries | 8 | 3–5 |
| Utah Stateseries | 7 | 2–5 |
| Utahseries | 6 | 0–5–1 |
| Coloradoseries | 4 | 0–4 |
| Colorado Collegeseries | 4 | 0–4 |
| Nebraska Wesleyanseries | 3 | 1–2 |
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1898 | Holy Cross | Interim head coach | |
| 1915–23 | Wyoming | Head coach |
Every job as the infobox of his Wikipedia article lists it (CC BY-SA), assistant jobs included.