Robert L. Mathews
Robert L. Mathews went 16–14–2 as a head coach in the games on file: 1922 at Idaho, 1923 at Idaho, 1924 at Idaho and 1925 at Idaho. His full head-coaching career isn’t in our records. Share
- Record
- 16–14–2 games on file
- Seasons
- 4
- Schools
- 1
- AP poll
- Began in 1936, after this career
- Best season
- 1923 5–2–1
Season by season
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| Season | School | Record | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1922 | Idaho | 3–5 | ||
| 1923 | Idaho | 5–2–1 | ||
| 1924 | Idaho | 5–2–1 | ||
| 1925 | Idaho | 3–5 |
Each season links to the team’s season page; bowls and playoff games link to the game.
How his teams did
| Kind of game | Games | Record | Won |
|---|---|---|---|
| Against rivals | 8 | 6–2 | 75% |
| Conference games | 20 | 8–11–1 | 43% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 12 | 5–5–2 | 50% |
| At home | 16 | 10–5–1 | 66% |
| On the road | 16 | 6–9–1 | 41% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 22 | 15–5–2 | 73% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 10 | 1–9 | 10% |
His own 32 games on file, 1922–1925, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albert Exendine 1923–1925 | 3–0 | Washington State | 3 | |
| Gus Dorais 1922–1924 | 1–1–1 | Gonzaga | 3 | |
| Gus Henderson 1922–1924 | 0–3 | USC | 3 |
Robert L. Mathews’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 |
|---|---|---|
| Montanaseries | 4 | 3–1 |
| Washington Stateseries | 4 | 3–1 |
| Oregonseries | 4 | 2–1–1 |
| Gonzagaseries | 4 | 1–2–1 |
| USCseries | 4 | 0–4 |
| Oregon Stateseries | 3 | 2–1 |
| Albertsonseries | 2 | 2–0 |
| Stanfordseries | 2 | 0–2 |