Phillip Arbuckle
Phillip Arbuckle went 56–47–16 as a head coach, 1906–1924, at Shurtleff, Southwestern, Rice and Louisiana Tech. Wikipedia’s season articles record two seasons differently (1912, 3–2 and 1913, 4–0); by them his record is 62–48–16. Share
Six seasons our game records don’t credit to him come from the coach’s Wikipedia article: 1906 at Shurtleff; 1908–11 at Southwestern; 1924 at Louisiana Tech. They’re marked in the table.
- Record
- 56–47–16 career
- Seasons
- 17
- Schools
- 4
- AP poll
- Began in 1936, after this career
- Best season
- 1913 1–0
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | Conference finish | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1906 | Shurtleff * | 2–4–2 | ||||
| 1907: not a college head coach | ||||||
| 1908 | Southwestern * | 3–2 | ||||
| 1909 | Southwestern * | 1–4–2 | ||||
| 1910 | Southwestern * | 2–4–1 | ||||
| 1911 | Southwestern * | 2–3–2 | ||||
| 1912 | Rice | 0–1 (Wikipedia: 3–2) | ||||
| 1913 | Rice | 1–0 (Wikipedia: 4–0) | ||||
| 1914 | Rice | 3–2–3 | ||||
| 1915 | Rice | 5–3 | 6th | |||
| 1916 | Rice | 6–1–2 | T–3rd | |||
| 1917 | Rice | 7–1 | T–3rd | |||
| 1918: not a college head coach | ||||||
| 1919 | Rice | 8–1 | 2nd | |||
| 1920 | Rice | 4–2–2 | 4th | |||
| 1921 | Rice | 4–4–1 | 6th / 1st | |||
| 1922 | Rice | 4–4 | 7th | |||
| 1923 | Rice | 3–5 | 7th / T–3rd | |||
| 1924 | Louisiana Tech * | 1–6–1 | ||||
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. * 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 | 19 | 8–11 | 42% |
| Conference games | 31 | 12–17–2 | 42% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 23 | 11–4–8 | 65% |
| At home | 55 | 40–11–4 | 76% |
| On the road | 22 | 5–13–4 | 32% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 55 | 41–11–3 | 77% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 22 | 4–13–5 | 30% |
His own 77 games on file, 1912–1923, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dana Bible 1916–1923 | 1–3–2 | LSU, Texas A&M | 6 | |
| Bubs Mosley 1914–1919 | 2–1 | Baylor | 3 | |
| Clark Shaughnessy 1916–1920 | 2–0–1 | Tulane | 3 | |
| Frank Bridges 1920–1922 | 1–2 | Baylor | 3 | |
| Berry Whitaker 1920–1922 | 0–3 | Texas | 3 |
Phillip Arbuckle’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 |
|---|---|---|
| Southwestern Useries | 10 | 9–1 |
| Texasseries | 9 | 1–8 |
| Texas A&Mseries | 8 | 3–4–1 |
| Baylorseries | 6 | 3–3 |
| TCUseries | 5 | 2–1–2 |
| SMUseries | 4 | 4–0 |
| Austinseries | 4 | 3–0–1 |
| Arkansasseries | 4 | 2–1–1 |
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1906 | Shurtleff | Head coach | |
| 1908–11 | Southwestern (TX) | Head coach | |
| 1912–17 | Rice | Head coach | |
| 1919–23 | Rice | Head coach | |
| 1924 | Louisiana Tech | Head coach |
Every job as the infobox of his Wikipedia article lists it (CC BY-SA), assistant jobs included.