M.E. Witham
M.E. Witham went 63–31–7 as a head coach, 1906–1931, at Purdue and Colorado. Share
12 seasons our game records don’t credit to him come from the coach’s Wikipedia article: 1920–31 at Colorado. They’re marked in the table.
- Record
- 63–31–7 career
- Seasons
- 13
- Schools
- 2
- AP poll
- Began in 1936, after this career
- Best season
- 1906 0–5
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | Conference finish | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1906 | Purdue | 0–5 | 8th | |||
| 1907–19: not a college head coach | ||||||
| 1920 | Colorado * | 4–1–2 | T–3rd | |||
| 1921 | Colorado * | 4–1–1 | 2nd | |||
| 1922 | Colorado * | 4–4 | T–6th | |||
| 1923 | Colorado * | 9–0 | 1st | |||
| 1924 | Colorado * | 8–1–1 | 1st | |||
| 1925 | Colorado * | 6–3 | 4th | |||
| 1926 | Colorado * | 3–5–1 | 9th | |||
| 1927 | Colorado * | 4–5 | T–6th | |||
| 1928 | Colorado * | 5–1 | 2nd | |||
| 1929 | Colorado * | 5–1–1 | T–2nd | |||
| 1930 | Colorado * | 6–1–1 | 2nd | |||
| 1931 | Colorado * | 5–3 | 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. * 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 | 3 | 0–3 | 0% |
| Conference games | 3 | 0–3 | 0% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 2 | 0–2 | 0% |
| At home | 3 | 0–3 | 0% |
| On the road | 2 | 0–2 | 0% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 3 | 0–3 | 0% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 2 | 0–2 | 0% |
His own five games on file, 1906, 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Chicagoseries | 1 | 0–1 |
| Notre Dameseries | 1 | 0–1 |
| Wabashseries | 1 | 0–1 |
| Wisconsinseries | 1 | 0–1 |
| Illinoisseries | 1 | 0–1 |
Other roles
- Team captain, Dartmouth 1903 (his playing career)
From each season’s Wikipedia article.
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1906 | Purdue | Head coach | |
| 1920–31 | Colorado | Head coach |
Every job as the infobox of his Wikipedia article lists it (CC BY-SA), assistant jobs included.