Richard Colman
Richard Colman went 75–33 as a head coach, 1957–1968, at Princeton. Share
- Record
- 75–33 career
- Seasons
- 12
- Schools
- 1
- Final AP top 10
- 0 seasons
- Hall of Fame
- 1990 inducted
- Best season
- 1964 9–0
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | Conference finish | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | Princeton | 7–2 | 1st | |||
| 1958 | Princeton | 6–3 | T–2nd | |||
| 1959 | Princeton | 4–5 | T–5th | |||
| 1960 | Princeton | 7–2 | 2nd | |||
| 1961 | Princeton | 5–4 | T–3rd | |||
| 1962 | Princeton | 5–4 | T–3rd | |||
| 1963 | Princeton | 7–2 | T–1st | |||
| 1964 | Princeton | 9–0 | 1st | 13 | ||
| 1965 | Princeton | 8–1 | 2nd | |||
| 1966 | Princeton | 7–2 | T–1st | |||
| 1967 | Princeton | 6–3 | T–4th | |||
| 1968 | Princeton | 4–5 | 4th |
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
Stas MaliszewskiConsensus All‑American, 1965- Charlie GogolakNo. 6 pick, 1966
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 ranked teams | 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| Against rivals | 48 | 31–17 | 65% |
| Conference games | 84 | 61–23 | 73% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 40 | 24–16 | 60% |
| At home | 71 | 48–23 | 68% |
| On the road | 37 | 27–10 | 73% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 95 | 69–26 | 73% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 13 | 6–7 | 46% |
His own 108 games on file, 1957–1968, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Yovicsin 1957–1968 | 7–5 | Harvard | 12 | |
| Bob Blackman 1957–1968 | 4–8 | Dartmouth | 12 | |
| Aldo Donelli 1957–1967 | 11–0 | Columbia | 11 | |
| John Bateman 1960–1968 | 6–3 | Rutgers | 9 | |
| John McLaughry 1959–1966 | 8–0 | Brown | 8 | |
| John Stiegman 1957–1964 | 6–2 | Rutgers, Pennsylvania | 8 | |
| Hal Lahar 1962–1967 | 4–2 | Colgate | 6 | |
| Jordan Olivar 1957–1962 | 3–3 | Yale | 6 | |
| Alva Kelley 1957–1961 | 4–1 | Brown, Colgate | 5 | |
| Tom Harp 1961–1965 | 4–1 | Cornell | 5 |
Richard Colman’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 |
|---|---|---|
| Columbiaseries | 12 | 12–0 |
| Brownseries | 12 | 12–0 |
| Pennsylvaniaseries | 12 | 10–2 |
| Cornellseries | 12 | 9–3 |
| Yaleseries | 12 | 7–5 |
| Harvardseries | 12 | 7–5 |
| Rutgersseries | 12 | 7–5 |
| Colgateseries | 12 | 7–5 |
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1937–44 | Williams | Assistant coach | |
| 1945–56 | Princeton | Assistant coach | |
| 1957–68 | Princeton | Head coach |
Every job as the infobox of his Wikipedia article lists it (CC BY-SA), assistant jobs included.
Coaching tree
Worked under
- Charles CaldwellPrinceton
Worked under (1)
| Head coach | Team | Years | His job | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charles Caldwell | Princeton | 1945–56 | Assistant 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.