Parke Davis
Parke Davis went 37–11–3 as a head coach, 1893–1897, at Wisconsin, Amherst and Lafayette. His 1896 Lafayette team claims the national title. Share
- Record
- 37–11–3 career
- Seasons
- 5
- Schools
- 3
- National titles
- 1 claimed: 1896
- Best season
- 1896 11–0–1
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | Conference finish | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1893 | Wisconsin | 4–2 | 2nd | |||
| 1894 | Amherst | 7–5–1 | 3rd | |||
| 1895 | Lafayette | 6–2 | ||||
| 1896 | Lafayette | 11–0–1 | ||||
| 1897 | Lafayette | 9–2–1 |
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 | 5 | 4–1 | 80% |
| Conference games | 2 | 1–1 | 50% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 14 | 10–1–3 | 82% |
| At home | 21 | 19–0–2 | 95% |
| On the road | 30 | 18–11–1 | 62% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 36 | 32–2–2 | 92% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 15 | 5–9–1 | 37% |
His own 51 games on file, 1893–1897, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas Trenchard 1896 | 3–0 | West Virginia | 3 | |
| George Woodruff 1895–1897 | 1–2 | Pennsylvania | 3 |
Parke Davis’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 |
|---|---|---|
| Lehighseries | 4 | 4–0 |
| Wesleyan (CT)series | 4 | 4–0 |
| West Virginiaseries | 3 | 3–0 |
| Pennsylvaniaseries | 3 | 1–2 |
| Princetonseries | 3 | 0–2–1 |
| Bloomsburgseries | 2 | 2–0 |
| Dickinsonseries | 2 | 2–0 |
| Franklin & Marshallseries | 2 | 2–0 |
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1893 | Wisconsin | Head coach | |
| 1894 | Amherst | Head coach | |
| 1895–97 | Lafayette | Head coach |
Every job as the infobox of his Wikipedia article lists it (CC BY-SA), assistant jobs included.