Sam Boyle
Sam Boyle went 10–12–1 as a head coach, 1898–1900, at VMI, Penn State and Dickinson. Wikipedia’s season articles record one season differently (1898, 4–2); by them his record is 14–13–1. Share
One season our game records don’t credit to him comes from the coach’s Wikipedia article: 1899 at VMI (on file under another coach). It’s marked in the table.
- Record
- 10–12–1 career
- Seasons
- 3
- Schools
- 3
- AP poll
- Began in 1936, after this career
- Best season
- 1900 5–5
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | Conference finish | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1898 | VMI | 0–1 (Wikipedia: 4–2) | ||||
| 1899 | Penn State | 4–6–1 | ||||
| 1899 | VMI * | 1–0 | ||||
| 1900 | Dickinson | 5–5 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 8 | 2–5–1 | 31% |
| At home | 7 | 6–0–1 | 93% |
| On the road | 15 | 3–12 | 20% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 12 | 8–3–1 | 71% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 10 | 1–9 | 10% |
His own 22 games on file, 1898–1900, 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Gettysburgseries | 2 | 2–0 |
| Pennsylvaniaseries | 2 | 0–2 |
| Navyseries | 2 | 0–2 |
| Penn Stateseries | 1 | 1–0 |
| Armyseries | 1 | 1–0 |
| Dickinsonseries | 1 | 1–0 |
| Franklin & Marshallseries | 1 | 1–0 |
| Mansfieldseries | 1 | 1–0 |
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1898 | Pittsburgh Athletic Club | Head coach | |
| 1898–99 | VMI | Head coach | |
| 1899 | Penn State | Head coach | |
| 1900 | Dickinson | Head coach |
Every job as the infobox of his Wikipedia article lists it (CC BY-SA), assistant jobs included.