John Griffith
John Griffith went 26–22–2 as a head coach, 1908–1916, at Drake, Iowa, Idaho and Oklahoma State. Wikipedia’s season articles record one season differently (1911, 4–3); by them his record is 30–24–2. Share
- Record
- 26–22–2 career
- Seasons
- 6
- Schools
- 4
- AP poll
- Began in 1936, after this career
- Best season
- 1909 7–1
Season by season
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| Season | School | Record | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1908 | Drake | 6–2 | ||
| 1909 | Iowa | 2–4–1 | ||
| 1909 | Drake | 7–1 | ||
| 1910 | Drake | 3–5 | ||
| 1911 | Idaho | 0–1 (Wikipedia: 4–3) | ||
| 1912–14: not a college head coach | ||||
| 1915 | Oklahoma State | 4–5–1 | ||
| 1916 | Oklahoma State | 4–4 | ||
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 | 7 | 1–4–2 | 29% |
| Conference games | 13 | 1–12 | 8% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 23 | 8–13–2 | 39% |
| At home | 28 | 20–7–1 | 73% |
| On the road | 22 | 6–15–1 | 30% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 30 | 23–6–1 | 78% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 20 | 3–16–1 | 18% |
His own 50 games on file, 1908–1916, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clyde Williams 1908–1910 | 2–2 | Iowa State | 4 |
John Griffith’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 |
|---|---|---|
| Iowaseries | 4 | 3–1 |
| Iowa Stateseries | 4 | 2–2 |
| Missouriseries | 4 | 0–4 |
| Grinnellseries | 3 | 3–0 |
| Coeseries | 3 | 3–0 |
| Simpson (IA)series | 2 | 2–0 |
| Northwestern (OK)series | 2 | 2–0 |
| Drake Alumniseries | 2 | 2–0 |