Ralph Hutchinson
Ralph Hutchinson went 57–55–6 as a head coach, 1901–1927, at Dickinson, Texas, New Mexico, Washington & Jefferson, Idaho, Idaho Technical and Idaho Southern Branch. Wikipedia’s season articles record two seasons differently (1916, 3–2 and 1919, 2–3); by them his record is 62–55–6. Share
13 seasons our game records don’t credit to him come from the coach’s Wikipedia article: 1911–15 at New Mexico (on file under another coach); 1920–26 at Idaho Technical (on file under another coach); 1927 at Idaho Southern Branch (on file under another coach). They’re marked in the table.
- Record
- 57–55–6 career
- Seasons
- 20
- Schools
- 7
- AP poll
- Began in 1936, after this career
- Best season
- 1904 6–2
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | Conference finish | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1901 | Dickinson | 4–6 | ||||
| 1902: not a college head coach | ||||||
| 1903 | Texas | 5–1–2 | T–5th | |||
| 1904 | Texas | 6–2 | 4th | |||
| 1905 | Texas | 5–4 | 5th | |||
| 1906–10: not a college head coach | ||||||
| 1911 | New Mexico * | 1–3–1 | ||||
| 1912 | New Mexico * | 0–4 | ||||
| 1913 | New Mexico * | 3–2 | ||||
| 1914 | New Mexico * | 3–1–1 | ||||
| 1915 | New Mexico * | 3–1 | ||||
| 1916 | New Mexico | 0–2 (Wikipedia: 3–2) | ||||
| 1917: not a college head coach | ||||||
| 1918 | Washington & Jefferson | 2–2 | ||||
| 1919 | Idaho | 0–3 (Wikipedia: 2–3) | 4th | |||
| 1920 | Idaho Technical * | 3–3 | ||||
| 1921 | Idaho Technical * | 6–2 | ||||
| 1922 | Idaho Technical * | 4–3 | ||||
| 1923 | Idaho Technical * | 3–2–1 | ||||
| 1924 | Idaho Technical * | 5–2 | ||||
| 1925 | Idaho Technical * | 2–4 | ||||
| 1926 | Idaho Technical * | 1–4 | ||||
| 1927 | Idaho Southern Branch * | 1–4–1 | ||||
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. * A season our game records don’t credit to him; its record is the article’s.
Players he coached
- Pete HenryConsensus All‑American, 1918
Every player from his seasons with a Heisman top-five finish, a national award, consensus All-America honors or a first-round pick.
How his teams did
| Kind of game | Games | Record | Won |
|---|---|---|---|
| Against rivals | 15 | 12–2–1 | 83% |
| Conference games | 3 | 2–0–1 | 83% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 15 | 5–8–2 | 40% |
| At home | 26 | 18–6–2 | 73% |
| On the road | 18 | 4–14 | 22% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 29 | 21–7–1 | 74% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 15 | 1–13–1 | 10% |
His own 44 games on file, 1901–1919, 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.
Most-faced opponents
| Opponent | Games | Record |
|---|---|---|
| Oklahomaseries | 4 | 2–1–1 |
| Baylorseries | 3 | 3–0 |
| Texas A&Mseries | 3 | 3–0 |
| Haskellseries | 3 | 0–3 |
| Arkansasseries | 2 | 2–0 |
| TCUseries | 2 | 2–0 |
| Medico-Chirurgicalseries | 2 | 1–1 |
| Vanderbiltseries | 2 | 0–1–1 |
Also a player: Ralph Hutchinson’s playing career.
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1900 | Greensburg A. A. | Head coach | |
| 1901 | Dickinson | Head coach | |
| 1902 | Princeton | Backs coach | |
| 1903–05 | Texas | Head coach | |
| 1911–16 | New Mexico | Head coach | |
| 1918 | Washington & Jefferson | Head coach | |
| 1919 | Idaho | Head coach | |
| 1920–27 | Idaho Technical / Idaho Southern Branch | Head coach |
Every job as the infobox of his Wikipedia article lists it (CC BY-SA), assistant jobs included.
Coaching tree
Worked under
- Garrett CochranPrinceton
Worked under (1)
| Head coach | Team | Years | His job | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Garrett Cochran | Princeton | 1902 | Backs coach |
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.