John Richards
John Richards went 58–21–8 as a head coach, 1905–1922, at Colorado College, Wisconsin and Ohio State. Share
11 seasons our game records don’t credit to him come from the coach’s Wikipedia article: 1905–09 at Colorado College; 1911, 1917, 1919–22 at Wisconsin. They’re marked in the table.
- Record
- 58–21–8 career
- Seasons
- 12
- Schools
- 3
- AP poll
- Began in 1936, after this career
- Best season
- 1912 6–3
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | Conference finish | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1905 | Colorado College * | 5–1–2 | ||||
| 1906 | Colorado College * | 3–2–2 | T–4th | |||
| 1907 | Colorado College * | 5–2 | 2nd | |||
| 1908 | Colorado College * | 5–2 | 3rd | |||
| 1909 | Colorado College * | 5–2 | 2nd | |||
| 1910: not a college head coach | ||||||
| 1911 | Wisconsin * | 5–1–1 | 3rd | |||
| 1912 | Ohio State | 6–3 | 1st | |||
| 1913–16: not a college head coach | ||||||
| 1917 | Wisconsin * | 4–2–1 | T–3rd | |||
| 1918: not a college head coach | ||||||
| 1919 | Wisconsin * | 5–2 | T–4th | |||
| 1920 | Wisconsin * | 6–1 | 2nd | |||
| 1921 | Wisconsin * | 5–1–1 | 4th | |||
| 1922 | Wisconsin * | 4–2–1 | 4th | |||
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 | 2 | 0–2 | 0% |
| At home | 2 | 0–2 | 0% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 2 | 0–2 | 0% |
His own two games on file, 1912, 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Michiganseries | 1 | 0–1 |
| Penn Stateseries | 1 | 0–1 |