Ott Romney
Ott Romney went 66–49–7 as a head coach, 1922–1936, at Montana State and BYU. Wikipedia’s season articles record one season differently (1922, 4–4); by them his record is 70–51–7. Share
- Record
- 66–49–7 career
- Seasons
- 15
- Schools
- 2
- Final AP top 10
- 0 seasons
- Best season
- 1932 8–1
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | Conference finish | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1922 | Montana State | 0–2 (Wikipedia: 4–4) | 10th | |||
| 1923 | Montana State | 5–4 | 7th | |||
| 1924 | Montana State | 5–1–1 | T–6th | |||
| 1925 | Montana State | 6–5 | 10th | |||
| 1926 | Montana State | 4–2–1 | 2nd | |||
| 1927 | Montana State | 4–4 | T–3rd | |||
| 1928 | BYU | 3–3–1 | 10th | |||
| 1929 | BYU | 5–3 | T–4th | |||
| 1930 | BYU | 5–2–4 | 3rd | |||
| 1931 | BYU | 4–4 | 7th | |||
| 1932 | BYU | 8–1 | 2nd | |||
| 1933 | BYU | 5–4 | 5th | |||
| 1934 | BYU | 4–5 | 7th | |||
| 1935 | BYU | 4–4 | T–7th | |||
| 1936 | BYU | 4–5 | 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.
How his teams did
| Kind of game | Games | Record | Won |
|---|---|---|---|
| Against rivals | 22 | 4–17–1 | 20% |
| Conference games | 80 | 42–35–3 | 54% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 42 | 18–17–7 | 51% |
| At home | 55 | 38–16–1 | 70% |
| On the road | 67 | 28–33–6 | 46% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 84 | 58–22–4 | 71% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 38 | 8–27–3 | 25% |
His own 122 games on file, 1922–1936, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| E. Lowell Romney 1922–1936 | 5–7 | Utah State | 12 | |
| Ike Armstrong 1928–1936 | 0–8–1 | Utah | 9 | |
| Schubert R. Dyche 1928–1935 | 4–3 | Montana State | 7 | |
| William Saunders 1929–1936 | 1–3–1 | Northern Colorado, Colorado, Denver | 5 | |
| J.W. Hancock 1932–1936 | 4–0 | Northern Colorado | 4 | |
| Dutch Witte 1933–1936 | 3–1 | Wyoming | 4 | |
| Myron Witham 1925–1927 | 2–1 | Colorado | 3 | |
| John Rhodes 1930–1932 | 2–1 | Wyoming | 3 | |
| William Dietz 1924–1926 | 1–2 | Wyoming | 3 |
Ott Romney’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 |
|---|---|---|
| Wyomingseries | 12 | 8–4 |
| Utah Stateseries | 12 | 5–7 |
| Northern Coloradoseries | 10 | 8–1–1 |
| Western Coloradoseries | 9 | 9–0 |
| Utahseries | 9 | 0–8–1 |
| Montana Stateseries | 8 | 5–3 |
| Colorado Collegeseries | 5 | 2–3 |
| Denverseries | 5 | 0–4–1 |
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1922–27 | Montana State | Head coach | |
| 1928–36 | BYU | Head coach |
Every job as the infobox of his Wikipedia article lists it (CC BY-SA), assistant jobs included.