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Shy Huntington
Shy Huntington went 26–12–6 as a head coach, 1918–1923, at Oregon. Share
- Record
- 26–12–6 career
- Seasons
- 6
- Schools
- 1
- AP poll
- Began in 1936, after this career
- Best season
- 1922 6–1–1
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | Conference finish | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1918 | Oregon | 4–2 | NA / 2nd | |||
| 1919 | Oregon | 5–2 | 2nd / T–1st | Rose Bowl L | ||
| 1920 | Oregon | 3–2–1 | 2nd / T–3rd | |||
| 1921 | Oregon | 5–1–3 | 3rd / 5th | |||
| 1922 | Oregon | 6–1–1 | T–1st / 2nd | |||
| 1923 | Oregon | 3–4–1 | T–3rd / 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 rivals | 14 | 6–5–3 | 54% |
| Conference games | 21 | 8–8–5 | 50% |
| Bowls and playoffs | 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 19 | 8–5–6 | 58% |
| At home | 21 | 16–4–1 | 79% |
| On the road | 22 | 10–7–5 | 57% |
| At neutral sites | 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 35 | 24–8–3 | 73% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 9 | 2–4–3 | 39% |
His own 44 games on file, 1918–1923, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| R.B. Rutherford 1920–1923 | 1–1–2 | Oregon State | 4 | |
| Gus Welch 1919–1922 | 1–1–1 | Washington State | 3 |
Shy Huntington’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 |
|---|---|---|
| Multnomah A.C.series | 6 | 4–2 |
| Oregon Stateseries | 6 | 3–1–2 |
| Idahoseries | 5 | 3–0–2 |
| Washingtonseries | 5 | 3–1–1 |
| Washington Stateseries | 4 | 1–2–1 |
| Willametteseries | 3 | 3–0 |
| Pacific (Oregon)series | 3 | 3–0 |
| Whitmanseries | 2 | 2–0 |
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1918–23 | Oregon | Head coach |
Every job as the infobox of his Wikipedia article lists it (CC BY-SA), assistant jobs included.
Coaching tree
Assistants who became head coaches
- George BohlerAuburn, Mississippi College, Louisiana Tech
Coached under him, later head coaches (1)
| Coach | With him | Head coach at | |
|---|---|---|---|
| George Bohler | Oregon, 1920–22: assistant coach | Auburn, Mississippi College, Louisiana Tech |
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.