Sol Metzger
Sol Metzger went 70–42–10 as a head coach, 1904–1924, at Baylor, Pennsylvania, Oregon Agricultural, West Virginia, Washington & Jefferson, Camp Dix, Union and South Carolina. Share
Three seasons our game records don’t credit to him come from the coach’s Wikipedia article: 1909 at Oregon Agricultural; 1918 at Camp Dix; 1919 at Union. They’re marked in the table.
- Record
- 70–42–10 career
- Seasons
- 14
- Schools
- 8
- AP poll
- Began in 1936, after this career
- Best season
- 1908 11–0–1
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | Conference finish | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1904 | Baylor | 2–5–1 | ||||
| 1905–07: not a college head coach | ||||||
| 1908 | Pennsylvania | 11–0–1 | ||||
| 1909 | Oregon Agricultural * | 4–2–1 | 4th | |||
| 1910–13: not a college head coach | ||||||
| 1914 | West Virginia | 5–4 | ||||
| 1915 | West Virginia | 5–1–1 | ||||
| 1916 | Washington & Jefferson | 8–2 | ||||
| 1917 | Washington & Jefferson | 7–3 | ||||
| 1918 | Camp Dix * | 1–2–2 | ||||
| 1919 | Union * | 1–5–2 | ||||
| 1920 | South Carolina | 5–4 | T–6th | |||
| 1921 | South Carolina | 5–1–2 | T–10th | |||
| 1922 | South Carolina | 5–4 | T–18th | |||
| 1923 | South Carolina | 4–6 | T–19th | |||
| 1924 | South Carolina | 7–3 | T–6th | |||
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.
Players he coached
Hunter ScarlettConsensus All‑American, 1908
Every player from his seasons with a Heisman top-five finish, a national award, consensus All-America honors or a first-round pick. Photos: Wikimedia Commons, free licenses; credits on each player’s page.
How his teams did
| Kind of game | Games | Record | Won |
|---|---|---|---|
| Against rivals | 22 | 9–11–2 | 45% |
| Conference games | 12 | 3–9 | 25% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 39 | 17–17–5 | 50% |
| At home | 67 | 50–13–4 | 78% |
| On the road | 35 | 14–20–1 | 41% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 70 | 56–10–4 | 83% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 32 | 8–23–1 | 27% |
His own 102 games on file, 1904–1924, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walter Johnson 1920–1924 | 4–1 | Presbyterian | 5 | |
| Billy Laval 1921–1924 | 1–3 | Furman | 4 | |
| William Fetzer 1921–1924 | 1–2–1 | North Carolina | 4 | |
| Carl Prause 1922–1924 | 3–0 | The Citadel | 3 | |
| C.E. Cronk 1904 | 1–1–1 | TCU | 3 | |
| Pop Warner 1908–1917 | 0–2–1 | Carlisle, Pittsburgh | 3 |
Sol Metzger’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 |
|---|---|---|
| The Citadelseries | 5 | 5–0 |
| Presbyterianseries | 5 | 4–1 |
| Clemsonseries | 5 | 3–2 |
| North Carolinaseries | 5 | 1–3–1 |
| Erskineseries | 4 | 4–0 |
| West Virginia Wesleyanseries | 4 | 3–1 |
| Washington and Leeseries | 4 | 2–2 |
| Furmanseries | 4 | 1–3 |
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1904 | Baylor | Head coach | |
| 1908 | Penn | Head coach | |
| 1909 | Oregon Agricultural | Head coach | |
| 1914–15 | West Virginia | Head coach | |
| 1916–17 | Washington & Jefferson | Head coach | |
| 1918 | Camp Dix service team | Head coach | |
| 1919 | Union (NY) | Head coach | |
| 1920–24 | South Carolina | 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
- Andy SmithPurdue, California, Pennsylvania
- Mont McIntireWest Virginia, West Virginia Wesleyan, Phillips
Coached under him, later head coaches (2)
| Coach | With him | Head coach at | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Andy Smith | Pennsylvania, 1908: assistant coach | Purdue, California, Pennsylvania | |
| Mont McIntire | West Virginia, 1915: assistant coach | West Virginia, West Virginia Wesleyan, Phillips |
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.