Swede Larson
Swede Larson went 16–8–3 as a head coach, 1939–1941, at Navy. Share
- Record
- 16–8–3 career
- Seasons
- 3
- Schools
- 1
- Final AP top 10
- 1 season
- Best season
- 1941 7–1–1, No. 10
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | Conference finish | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1939 | Navy | 3–5–1 | ||||
| 1940 | Navy | 6–2–1 | ||||
| 1941 | Navy | 7–1–1 | 10 |
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 | 6 | 1–5 | 17% |
| Against top-10 teams | 4 | 1–3 | 25% |
| Against rivals | 6 | 3–3 | 50% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 13 | 4–6–3 | 42% |
| At home | 13 | 9–4 | 69% |
| On the road | 10 | 4–3–3 | 55% |
| At neutral sites | 4 | 3–1 | 75% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 15 | 12–2–1 | 83% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 12 | 4–6–2 | 42% |
His own 27 games on file, 1939–1941, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carl Voyles 1939–1941 | 3–0 | William & Mary | 3 | |
| Tad Wieman 1939–1941 | 2–1 | Princeton | 3 | |
| George Munger 1939–1941 | 1–2 | Pennsylvania | 3 |
Swede Larson’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 |
|---|---|---|
| Armyseries | 3 | 3–0 |
| William & Maryseries | 3 | 3–0 |
| Princetonseries | 3 | 2–1 |
| Pennsylvaniaseries | 3 | 1–2 |
| Notre Dameseries | 3 | 0–3 |
| Columbiaseries | 2 | 0–1–1 |
| Yaleseries | 1 | 1–0 |
| Cornellseries | 1 | 1–0 |
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1939–41 | Navy | 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
- Oscar HagbergNavy
- Rip MillerNavy
Coached under him, later head coaches (2)
| Coach | With him | Head coach at | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oscar Hagberg | Navy, 1939: ends coach | Navy | |
| Rip Miller | Navy, 1939–41: line coach | Navy |
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.