Lou Little
Lou Little went 134–124–13 as a head coach, 1924–1956, at Georgetown and Columbia. His 1933 Columbia team claims the national title. Wikipedia’s season articles record three seasons differently (1924, 4–4, 1925, 9–1 and 1926, 7–2–1); by them his record is 151–128–13. Share
- Record
- 134–124–13 career
- Seasons
- 33
- Schools
- 2
- National titles
- 1 claimed: 1933
- Hall of Fame
- 1960 inducted
- Best season
- 1945 8–1, No. 20
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | Conference finish | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1924 | Georgetown | 1–1 (Wikipedia: 4–4) | ||||
| 1925 | Georgetown | 1–0 (Wikipedia: 9–1) | ||||
| 1926 | Georgetown | 1–2–1 (Wikipedia: 7–2–1) | ||||
| 1927 | Georgetown | 8–1 | ||||
| 1928 | Georgetown | 8–2 | ||||
| 1929 | Georgetown | 5–2–2 | ||||
| 1930 | Columbia | 5–4 | ||||
| 1931 | Columbia | 7–1–1 | ||||
| 1932 | Columbia | 7–1–1 | ||||
| 1933 | Columbia | 8–1 | Rose Bowl W | |||
| 1934 | Columbia | 7–1 | ||||
| 1935 | Columbia | 4–4–1 | ||||
| 1936 | Columbia | 5–3 | ||||
| 1937 | Columbia | 2–5–2 | ||||
| 1938 | Columbia | 3–6 | ||||
| 1939 | Columbia | 2–4–2 | ||||
| 1940 | Columbia | 5–2–2 | 20 | |||
| 1941 | Columbia | 3–5 | ||||
| 1942 | Columbia | 3–6 | ||||
| 1943 | Columbia | 0–8 | ||||
| 1944 | Columbia | 2–6 | ||||
| 1945 | Columbia | 8–1 | 20 | |||
| 1946 | Columbia | 6–3 | ||||
| 1947 | Columbia | 7–2 | 20 | |||
| 1948 | Columbia | 4–5 | ||||
| 1949 | Columbia | 2–7 | ||||
| 1950 | Columbia | 4–5 | ||||
| 1951 | Columbia | 5–3 | ||||
| 1952 | Columbia | 2–6–1 | ||||
| 1953 | Columbia | 4–5 | ||||
| 1954 | Columbia | 1–8 | ||||
| 1955 | Columbia | 1–8 | ||||
| 1956 | Columbia | 3–6 | T–6th |
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
Harry ConnaughtonConsensus All‑American, 1926
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 ranked teams | 28 | 2–26 | 7% |
| Against top-10 teams | 19 | 1–18 | 5% |
| Against rivals | 27 | 12–14–1 | 46% |
| Conference games | 7 | 2–5 | 29% |
| Bowls and playoffs | 1 | 1–0 | 100% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 94 | 42–39–13 | 52% |
| At home | 173 | 100–64–9 | 60% |
| On the road | 96 | 32–60–4 | 35% |
| At neutral sites | 2 | 2–0 | 100% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 148 | 102–37–9 | 72% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 123 | 32–87–4 | 28% |
His own 271 games on file, 1924–1956, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DeOrmond McLaughry 1930–1954 | 8–10–1 | Brown, Dartmouth | 19 | |
| Red Blaik 1935–1956 | 3–13–1 | Dartmouth, Army | 17 | |
| George Munger 1938–1952 | 0–13 | Pennsylvania | 13 | |
| George James 1947–1956 | 4–6 | Cornell | 10 | |
| Harvey Harman 1934–1955 | 6–3 | Pennsylvania, Rutgers | 9 | |
| Andrew Kerr 1930–1945 | 2–6–1 | Colgate | 9 | |
| Lloyd Jordan 1950–1956 | 6–1 | Harvard | 7 | |
| Vic Hanson 1930–1936 | 3–2–2 | Syracuse | 7 | |
| Charles Caldwell 1945–1956 | 1–6 | Princeton | 7 | |
| Gilmour Dobie 1930–1935 | 4–1–1 | Cornell | 6 |
Lou Little’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 |
|---|---|---|
| Cornellseries | 27 | 12–14–1 |
| Navyseries | 22 | 6–14–2 |
| Dartmouthseries | 21 | 8–13 |
| Brownseries | 19 | 9–9–1 |
| Pennsylvaniaseries | 18 | 2–16 |
| Syracuseseries | 17 | 9–5–3 |
| Yaleseries | 17 | 6–11 |
| Armyseries | 17 | 2–13–2 |
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1924–29 | Georgetown | Head coach | |
| 1930–56 | Columbia | Head coach |
Every job as the infobox of his Wikipedia article lists it (CC BY-SA), assistant jobs included.
Coaching tree
Assistants who became head coaches
- Tad WiemanMichigan, Princeton
- John BatemanRutgers
- Bill PeckMiddle Tennessee
Coached under him, later head coaches (3)
| Coach | With him | Head coach at | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tad Wieman | Columbia, 1944–45: assistant coach | Michigan, Princeton | |
| John Bateman | Columbia, 1946–56: assistant coach | Rutgers | |
| Bill Peck | Columbia, 1953–54: defensive line coach | Middle Tennessee |
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.