Robert Voigts
Robert Voigts went 33–39–1 as a head coach, 1947–1954, at Northwestern. Share
- Record
- 33–39–1 career
- Seasons
- 8
- Schools
- 1
- Final AP top 10
- 1 season
- Best season
- 1948 8–2, No. 7
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | Conference finish | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1947 | Northwestern | 3–6 | 8th | |||
| 1948 | Northwestern | 8–2 | 2nd | Rose Bowl W | 7 | |
| 1949 | Northwestern | 4–5 | 7th | |||
| 1950 | Northwestern | 6–3 | 5th | |||
| 1951 | Northwestern | 5–4 | 6th | |||
| 1952 | Northwestern | 2–6–1 | T–6th | |||
| 1953 | Northwestern | 3–6 | 10th | |||
| 1954 | Northwestern | 2–7 | T–8th |
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.
How his teams did
| Kind of game | Games | Record | Won |
|---|---|---|---|
| Against ranked teams | 24 | 6–18 | 25% |
| Against top-10 teams | 15 | 4–11 | 27% |
| Against rivals | 18 | 8–10 | 44% |
| Conference games | 50 | 18–32 | 36% |
| Bowls and playoffs | 1 | 1–0 | 100% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 34 | 14–19–1 | 43% |
| At home | 43 | 22–20–1 | 52% |
| On the road | 29 | 10–19 | 34% |
| At neutral sites | 1 | 1–0 | 100% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 36 | 22–13–1 | 63% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 37 | 11–26 | 30% |
His own 73 games on file, 1947–1954, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ray Eliot 1947–1954 | 6–2 | Illinois | 8 | |
| Wesley Fesler 1947–1953 | 2–5 | Ohio State, Minnesota | 7 | |
| Bennie Oosterbaan 1948–1954 | 2–5 | Michigan | 7 | |
| Ivy Williamson 1949–1954 | 0–6 | Wisconsin | 6 | |
| Stuart Holcomb 1948–1951 | 3–1 | Purdue | 4 | |
| Bernie Bierman 1947–1950 | 2–2 | Minnesota | 4 | |
| Woody Hayes 1951–1954 | 0–4 | Ohio State | 4 | |
| Bernie Crimmins 1952–1954 | 1–2 | Indiana | 3 |
Robert Voigts’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 |
|---|---|---|
| Illinoisseries | 8 | 6–2 |
| Minnesotaseries | 8 | 3–5 |
| Michiganseries | 8 | 2–6 |
| Ohio Stateseries | 8 | 1–7 |
| Wisconsinseries | 8 | 1–7 |
| Purdueseries | 4 | 3–1 |
| Indianaseries | 4 | 2–2 |
| Pittsburghseries | 4 | 2–2 |
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1939–40 | Illinois Wesleyan | Assistant coach | |
| 1941 | Yale | Line coach | |
| 1942–43 | Great Lakes service team | Assistant coach | |
| 1946 | Cleveland Browns NFL | Assistant coach | |
| 1947–54 | Northwestern | Head coach |
Every job as the infobox of his Wikipedia article lists it (CC BY-SA), assistant jobs included.
Coaching tree
Worked under
- Spike NelsonYale
- Paul BrownCleveland Browns
Assistants who became head coaches
- Lou SabanNorthwestern, Maryland, Miami, Army, Case Western Reserve, Western Illinois, Boston Patriots, Buffalo Bills, Denver Broncos, UCF, Peru State, Tampa Bay Storm, Milwaukee Mustangs, Alfred State, SUNY Canton, Chowan
Worked under (2)
| Head coach | Team | Years | His job | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spike Nelson | Yale | 1941 | Line coach | |
| Paul Brown | Cleveland Browns NFL | 1946 | Assistant coach |
Coached under him, later head coaches (1)
| Coach | With him | Head coach at | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lou Saban | Northwestern, 1954: assistant coach | Northwestern, Maryland, Miami, Army, Case Western Reserve, Western Illinois, Boston Patriots, Buffalo Bills, Denver Broncos, UCF, Peru State, Tampa Bay Storm, Milwaukee Mustangs, Alfred State, SUNY Canton, Chowan |
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.