John Cranston
John Cranston went 9–3 as a head coach in the games on file: 1903 at Harvard. His full head-coaching career isn’t in our records. Share
- Record
- 9–3 games on file
- Seasons
- 1
- Schools
- 1
- AP poll
- Began in 1936, after this career
- Best season
- 1903 9–3
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1903 | Harvard | 9–3 |
Each season links to the team’s season page; bowls and playoff games link to the game.
Players he coached
Daniel KnowltonConsensus All‑American, 1903- Andrew MarshallConsensus All‑American, 1903
Every player from his seasons with a Heisman top-five finish, a national award, consensus All-America honors or a first-round pick.
How his teams did
| Kind of game | Games | Record | Won |
|---|---|---|---|
| Against rivals | 3 | 1–2 | 33% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 5 | 4–1 | 80% |
| At home | 10 | 7–3 | 70% |
| On the road | 2 | 2–0 | 100% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 11 | 9–2 | 82% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
His own 12 games on file, 1903, 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Batesseries | 1 | 1–0 |
| Pennsylvaniaseries | 1 | 1–0 |
| Brownseries | 1 | 1–0 |
| Maineseries | 1 | 1–0 |
| Bowdoinseries | 1 | 1–0 |
| Armyseries | 1 | 1–0 |
| Williamsseries | 1 | 1–0 |
| Carlisleseries | 1 | 1–0 |
Also a player: John Cranston’s playing career.