
Percy Haughton
Percy Haughton went 96–17–6 as a head coach, 1899–1924, at Cornell, Harvard and Columbia. His teams claim three national titles: Harvard in 1910, 1912 and 1913. Wikipedia’s season articles record two seasons differently (1909, 9–1 and 1910, 9–0–1); by them his record is 98–17–6. Share
- Record
- 96–17–6 career
- Seasons
- 13
- Schools
- 3
- National titles
- 3 claimed: 1910, 1912 and 1913
- Hall of Fame
- 1951 inducted
- Best season
- 1912 9–0
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | Conference finish | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1899 | Cornell | 7–3 | ||||
| 1900 | Cornell | 10–2 | ||||
| 1901–07: not a college head coach | ||||||
| 1908 | Harvard | 9–0–1 | ||||
| 1909 | Harvard | 8–1 (Wikipedia: 9–1) | ||||
| 1910 | Harvard | 8–0–1 (Wikipedia: 9–0–1) | ||||
| 1911 | Harvard | 6–2–1 | ||||
| 1912 | Harvard | 9–0 | ||||
| 1913 | Harvard | 9–0 | ||||
| 1914 | Harvard | 7–0–2 | ||||
| 1915 | Harvard | 8–1 | ||||
| 1916 | Harvard | 7–3 | ||||
| 1917–22: not a college head coach | ||||||
| 1923 | Columbia | 4–4–1 | ||||
| 1924 | Columbia coached five of nine games | 4–1 | ||||
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.
Players he coached
Huntington “Tack” HardwickConsensus All‑American, 1914
Hamilton CorbettConsensus All‑American, 1908
Harrie DadmunConsensus All‑American, 1916
Richard KingConsensus All‑American, 1915
Wayland Manning MinotConsensus All‑American, 1909
Raymond StarbuckConsensus All‑American, 1900
Harvey HitchcockConsensus All‑American, 1913
Charles NourseConsensus All‑American, 1908
Joseph GilmanConsensus All‑American, 1915
Walter TrumbullConsensus All‑American, 1914
Sam FeltonConsensus All‑American, 1912
Robert McKayConsensus All‑American, 1910
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 rivals | 27 | 19–6–2 | 74% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 38 | 25–7–6 | 74% |
| At home | 100 | 87–9–4 | 89% |
| On the road | 19 | 9–8–2 | 53% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 100 | 88–8–4 | 90% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 19 | 8–9–2 | 47% |
His own 119 games on file, 1899–1924, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edward Robinson 1910–1916 | 5–1–1 | Brown | 7 | |
| Albert Sharpe 1913–1916 | 2–1 | Cornell | 3 |
Percy Haughton’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 |
|---|---|---|
| Williamsseries | 9 | 8–1 |
| Brownseries | 9 | 7–1–1 |
| Yaleseries | 9 | 5–2–2 |
| Princetonseries | 8 | 7–1 |
| Batesseries | 7 | 7–0 |
| Dartmouthseries | 7 | 6–1 |
| Cornellseries | 6 | 4–2 |
| Maineseries | 4 | 4–0 |
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1899–1900 | Cornell | Head coach | |
| 1908–16 | Harvard | Head coach | |
| 1917 | Camp Devens service team | Head coach | |
| 1923–24 | 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
- Charles DalyArmy
- Ernest GravesArmy
- Thomas CampbellNorth Carolina, Virginia, Bowdoin
- Paul WithingtonWisconsin, Columbia
- A.E. BridesNorth Carolina, Massachusetts
Coached under him, later head coaches (5)
| Coach | With him | Head coach at | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charles Daly | Harvard, 1908: assistant coach | Army | |
| Ernest Graves | Harvard, 1908: line coach | Army | |
| Thomas Campbell | Harvard, 1913–14: assistant coach | North Carolina, Virginia, Bowdoin | |
| Paul Withington | Harvard, 1915: assistant coach; Columbia, 1923–24: assistant coach | Wisconsin, Columbia | |
| A.E. Brides | Columbia, 1924: line coach | North Carolina, Massachusetts |
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.





