John Wilce
John Wilce went 78–33–9 as a head coach, 1913–1928, at Ohio State. Share
- Record
- 78–33–9 career
- Seasons
- 16
- Schools
- 1
- AP poll
- Began in 1936, after this career
- Hall of Fame
- 1954 inducted
- Best season
- 1916 7–0
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | Conference finish | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1913 | Ohio State | 4–2–1 | T–7th | |||
| 1914 | Ohio State | 5–2 | T–4th | |||
| 1915 | Ohio State | 5–1–1 | 4th | |||
| 1916 | Ohio State | 7–0 | 1st | |||
| 1917 | Ohio State | 8–0–1 | 1st | |||
| 1918 | Ohio State | 3–3 | 9th | |||
| 1919 | Ohio State | 6–1 | 2nd | |||
| 1920 | Ohio State | 7–1 | 1st | Rose Bowl L | ||
| 1921 | Ohio State | 5–2 | T–2nd | |||
| 1922 | Ohio State | 3–4 | 8th | |||
| 1923 | Ohio State | 3–4–1 | T–8th | |||
| 1924 | Ohio State | 2–3–3 | 7th | |||
| 1925 | Ohio State | 4–3–1 | 8th | |||
| 1926 | Ohio State | 7–1 | 3rd | |||
| 1927 | Ohio State | 4–4 | T–6th | |||
| 1928 | Ohio State | 5–2–1 | T–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.
Players he coached
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Chic HarleyConsensus All‑American, 1916 and 1917 and 1919- Ed HessConsensus All‑American, 1925
- Gaylord StinchcombConsensus All‑American, 1920
Every player from his seasons with a Heisman top-five finish, a national award, consensus All-America honors or a first-round pick. Photos: Wikimedia Commons, free licenses; credits on each player’s page.
How his teams did
| Kind of game | Games | Record | Won |
|---|---|---|---|
| Against rivals | 26 | 9–16–1 | 37% |
| Conference games | 71 | 37–30–4 | 55% |
| Bowls and playoffs | 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 43 | 20–14–9 | 57% |
| At home | 83 | 57–19–7 | 73% |
| On the road | 36 | 21–13–2 | 61% |
| At neutral sites | 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 74 | 61–9–4 | 85% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 46 | 17–24–5 | 42% |
His own 120 games on file, 1913–1928, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Zuppke 1914–1928 | 5–9–1 | Illinois | 15 | |
| Amos Alonzo Stagg 1920–1927 | 4–2–2 | Chicago | 8 | |
| Fielding Yost 1918–1926 | 3–5 | Michigan | 8 | |
| Burton Ingwersen 1924–1928 | 2–2–1 | Iowa | 5 | |
| Fred Murphy 1914–1917 | 4–0 | Northwestern | 4 | |
| J.R. Richards 1917–1920 | 3–0 | Wisconsin | 3 | |
| William Juneau 1913–1915 | 0–3 | Wisconsin | 3 |
John Wilce’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 |
|---|---|---|
| Illinoisseries | 15 | 5–9–1 |
| Ohio Wesleyanseries | 14 | 14–0 |
| Michiganseries | 11 | 4–7 |
| Indianaseries | 8 | 6–2 |
| Chicagoseries | 8 | 4–2–2 |
| Wisconsinseries | 8 | 4–4 |
| Northwesternseries | 7 | 6–1 |
| Oberlinseries | 7 | 5–1–1 |
Other roles
- Team captain, Wisconsin 1909
From each season’s Wikipedia article.
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1911–12 | Wisconsin | Assistant coach | |
| 1913–28 | Ohio State | Head coach |
Every job as the infobox of his Wikipedia article lists it (CC BY-SA), assistant jobs included.
Coaching tree
Worked under
- J.R. RichardsWisconsin
- William JuneauWisconsin
Assistants who became head coaches
- Sam WillamanIowa State, Ohio State, Case Western Reserve
Worked under (2)
| Head coach | Team | Years | His job | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| J.R. Richards | Wisconsin | 1911 | Assistant coach | |
| William Juneau | Wisconsin | 1912 | Assistant coach |
Coached under him, later head coaches (1)
| Coach | With him | Head coach at | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sam Willaman | Ohio State, 1926–28: assistant coach | Iowa State, Ohio State, Case Western Reserve |
From coaches’ Wikipedia infoboxes (CC BY-SA) and each season’s article for its coordinators: an assistant’s seasons at a school count under its head coach in our records; jobs in the NFL and elsewhere, under the head coach whose own article lists the job that year. Names without a page here link to their Wikipedia articles.