Joseph R. Swan
Joseph R. Swan went 11–0–1 as a head coach in the games on file: 1902 at Yale. His full head-coaching career isn’t in our records. Share
- Record
- 11–0–1 games on file
- Seasons
- 1
- Schools
- 1
- AP poll
- Began in 1936, after this career
- Best season
- 1902 11–0–1
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1902 | Yale | 11–0–1 |
Each season links to the team’s season page; bowls and playoff games link to the game.
Players he coached
Henry HoltConsensus All‑American, 1902- George B. ChadwickConsensus All‑American, 1902
- Foster RockwellConsensus All‑American, 1902
- Edgar GlassConsensus All‑American, 1902
- Ralph KinneyConsensus All‑American, 1902
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 | 2 | 2–0 | 100% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 2 | 1–0–1 | 75% |
| At home | 9 | 9–0 | 100% |
| On the road | 3 | 2–0–1 | 83% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 12 | 11–0–1 | 96% |
His own 12 games on file, 1902, 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Amherstseries | 1 | 1–0 |
| Harvardseries | 1 | 1–0 |
| Tuftsseries | 1 | 1–0 |
| Princetonseries | 1 | 1–0 |
| Syracuseseries | 1 | 1–0 |
| Penn Stateseries | 1 | 1–0 |
| Brownseries | 1 | 1–0 |
| Bucknellseries | 1 | 1–0 |