Phil Sarboe
Phil Sarboe went 131–75–11 as a head coach, 1941–1966, at Central Washington, Washington State, Humboldt State and Hawaii. Share
18 seasons our game records don’t credit to him come from the coach’s Wikipedia article: 1941–42 at Central Washington; 1951–65 at Humboldt State; 1966 at Hawaii. They’re marked in the table.
- Record
- 131–75–11 career
- Seasons
- 23
- Schools
- 4
- Final AP top 10
- 0 seasons
- Best season
- 1945 6–2–1
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | Conference finish | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1941 | Central Washington * | 1–5–1 | 5th | |||
| 1942 | Central Washington * | 5–1–2 | 1st | |||
| 1943–44: not a college head coach | ||||||
| 1945 | Washington State | 6–2–1 | 2nd | |||
| 1946 | Washington State | 1–6–1 | 8th | |||
| 1947 | Washington State | 3–7 | T–7th | |||
| 1948 | Washington State | 4–5–1 | 4th | |||
| 1949 | Washington State | 3–6 | 8th | |||
| 1950: not a college head coach | ||||||
| 1951 | Humboldt State * | 4–3–1 | 3rd | |||
| 1952 | Humboldt State * | 7–1 | 1st | |||
| 1953 | Humboldt State * | 6–2 | 2nd | |||
| 1954 | Humboldt State * | 5–5 | 3rd | |||
| 1955 | Humboldt State * | 7–3–1 | 4th | |||
| 1956 | Humboldt State * | 9–2 | T–1st | |||
| 1957 | Humboldt State * | 4–6 | 3rd | |||
| 1958 | Humboldt State * | 7–2–1 | T–2nd | |||
| 1959 | Humboldt State * | 9–1 | 2nd | |||
| 1960 | Humboldt State * | 11–1 | 1st | NAIA Championship L | ||
| 1961 | Humboldt State * | 8–2 | T–1st | |||
| 1962 | Humboldt State * | 7–2 | 2nd | |||
| 1963 | Humboldt State * | 6–1–2 | T–1st | |||
| 1964 | Humboldt State * | 8–2 | 2nd | |||
| 1965 | Humboldt State * | 6–4 | 4th | |||
| 1966 | Hawaii * | 4–6 | ||||
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 ranked teams | 5 | 0–5 | 0% |
| Against top-10 teams | 3 | 0–3 | 0% |
| Against rivals | 12 | 8–4 | 67% |
| Conference games | 39 | 15–21–3 | 42% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 20 | 8–9–3 | 48% |
| At home | 18 | 10–7–1 | 58% |
| On the road | 26 | 7–17–2 | 31% |
| At neutral sites | 2 | 0–2 | 0% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 25 | 15–8–2 | 64% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 21 | 2–18–1 | 12% |
His own 46 games on file, 1945–1949, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lon Stiner 1945–1948 | 3–1–1 | Oregon State | 5 | |
| Ralph Welch 1945–1947 | 1–3 | Washington | 4 | |
| Dixie Howell 1947–1949 | 3–0 | Idaho | 3 | |
| Tex Oliver 1945–1946 | 1–1–1 | Oregon | 3 | |
| Jeff Cravath 1946–1949 | 0–3 | USC | 3 | |
| Jim Aiken 1947–1949 | 0–3 | Oregon | 3 | |
| Pappy Waldorf 1947–1949 | 0–3 | California | 3 |
Phil Sarboe’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 |
|---|---|---|
| Idahoseries | 6 | 6–0 |
| Oregon Stateseries | 6 | 3–2–1 |
| Washingtonseries | 6 | 2–4 |
| Oregonseries | 6 | 1–4–1 |
| Californiaseries | 5 | 0–4–1 |
| Montanaseries | 3 | 2–1 |
| USCseries | 3 | 0–3 |
| Michigan Stateseries | 3 | 0–3 |
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1937–38 | Clarkston HS (WA) high school | Head coach | |
| 1939–40 | Aberdeen HS (WA) high school | Head coach | |
| 1941–42 | Central Washington | Head coach | |
| 1943–44 | Lincoln HS (Tacoma, WA) high school | Head coach | |
| 1945–49 | Washington State | Head coach | |
| 1950 | No. Central HS (Spokane, WA) high school | Head coach | |
| 1951–65 | Humboldt State | Head coach | |
| 1966 | Hawaii | Head coach |
Every job as the infobox of his Wikipedia article lists it (CC BY-SA), assistant jobs included.