Knowlton Ames
Knowlton Ames went 20–6–5 as a head coach, 1891–1892, at Northwestern and Purdue. Share
Two seasons our game records don’t credit to him come from the coach’s Wikipedia article: 1891 at Northwestern (on file under another coach); 1891 at Purdue (on file under another coach). They’re marked in the table.
- Record
- 20–6–5 career
- Seasons
- 2
- Schools
- 2
- AP poll
- Began in 1936, after this career
- Best season
- 1892 8–0
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | Conference finish | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1891 | Northwestern * | 2–2–3 | ||||
| 1891 | Purdue * | 4–0 | 1st | |||
| 1892 | Northwestern | 6–4–2 | 4th | |||
| 1892 | Purdue | 8–0 | 1st |
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 | 7 | 5–0–2 | 86% |
| Conference games | 4 | 1–3 | 25% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 7 | 4–1–2 | 71% |
| At home | 11 | 10–1 | 91% |
| On the road | 9 | 4–3–2 | 56% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 16 | 13–2–1 | 84% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 4 | 1–2–1 | 38% |
His own 20 games on file, 1892, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amos Alonzo Stagg 1892 | 2–0–1 | Chicago | 3 | |
| Frank Crawford 1892 | 1–2 | Wisconsin | 3 |
Knowlton Ames’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 |
|---|---|---|
| Chicagoseries | 3 | 2–0–1 |
| Wisconsinseries | 3 | 1–2 |
| Michiganseries | 2 | 2–0 |
| Illinoisseries | 2 | 1–0–1 |
| DePauwseries | 1 | 1–0 |
| Indianaseries | 1 | 1–0 |
| Wabashseries | 1 | 1–0 |
| Lake Forestseries | 1 | 1–0 |
Also a player: Knowlton Ames’s playing career.
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1891–92 | Northwestern | Head coach | |
| 1891–92 | Purdue | Head coach |
Every job as the infobox of his Wikipedia article lists it (CC BY-SA), assistant jobs included.