T.C. Trenchard
T.C. Trenchard went 34–28–6 as a head coach, 1895–1915, at North Carolina, West Virginia, Western University of Pennsylvania and Washington and Lee. Share
Five seasons our game records don’t credit to him come from the coach’s Wikipedia article: 1895 at North Carolina (on file under another coach); 1896 at West Virginia; 1897 at Western University of Pennsylvania; 1899, 1901 at Washington and Lee. They’re marked in the table.
- Record
- 34–28–6 career
- Seasons
- 8
- Schools
- 4
- AP poll
- Began in 1936, after this career
- Best season
- 1914 10–1
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | Conference finish | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1895 | North Carolina * | 7–1–1 | ||||
| 1896 | West Virginia * | 3–7–2 | ||||
| 1897 | Western University of Pennsylvania * | 1–3 | ||||
| 1898: not a college head coach | ||||||
| 1899 | Washington and Lee * | 1–5–2 | ||||
| 1900: not a college head coach | ||||||
| 1901 | Washington and Lee * | 3–4 | ||||
| 1902–12: not a college head coach | ||||||
| 1913 | North Carolina | 5–4 | 7th | |||
| 1914 | North Carolina | 10–1 | T–3rd | |||
| 1915 | North Carolina | 4–3–1 | 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. * 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Against rivals | 10 | 7–3 | 70% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 8 | 6–1–1 | 81% |
| At home | 16 | 15–1 | 94% |
| On the road | 12 | 4–7–1 | 38% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 17 | 15–2 | 88% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 11 | 4–6–1 | 41% |
His own 28 games on file, 1913–1915, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| W.C. Smith 1914–1915 | 3–0 | Wake Forest | 3 |
T.C. Trenchard’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 |
|---|---|---|
| Wake Forestseries | 5 | 5–0 |
| Davidsonseries | 3 | 3–0 |
| Virginiaseries | 3 | 0–3 |
| South Carolinaseries | 2 | 2–0 |
| Virginia Medicalseries | 2 | 2–0 |
| Georgiaseries | 2 | 1–1 |
| VMIseries | 2 | 1–0–1 |
| Clemsonseries | 1 | 1–0 |
Other roles
- Team captain, Princeton 1893–94 (his playing career)
From each season’s Wikipedia article.
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1895 | North Carolina | Head coach | |
| 1896 | West Virginia | Head coach | |
| 1897 | Western U. of Pennsylvania | Head coach | |
| 1899 | Washington and Lee | Head coach | |
| 1901 | Washington and Lee | Head coach | |
| 1913–15 | North Carolina | Head coach |
Every job as the infobox of his Wikipedia article lists it (CC BY-SA), assistant jobs included.