Thomas Kelley
Thomas Kelley went 53–24–3 as a head coach, 1911–1922, at Muhlenberg, Missouri Mines, Alabama, Idaho and Missouri. Wikipedia’s season articles record one season differently (1920, 4–2); by them his record is 56–24–3. Share
Five seasons our game records don’t credit to him come from the coach’s Wikipedia article: 1911–13 at Muhlenberg; 1914 at Missouri Mines; 1922 at Missouri. They’re marked in the table.
- Record
- 53–24–3 career
- Seasons
- 10
- Schools
- 5
- AP poll
- Began in 1936, after this career
- Best season
- 1915 6–2
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | Conference finish | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1911 | Muhlenberg * | 5–4 | ||||
| 1912 | Muhlenberg * | 6–3 | ||||
| 1913 | Muhlenberg * | 6–2–1 | ||||
| 1914 | Missouri Mines * | 9–0 | ||||
| 1915 | Alabama | 6–2 | ||||
| 1916 | Alabama | 6–3 | ||||
| 1917 | Alabama | 5–2–1 | ||||
| 1918–19: not a college head coach | ||||||
| 1920 | Idaho | 1–2 (Wikipedia: 4–2) | 4th | |||
| 1921 | Idaho | 4–3–1 | 5th | |||
| 1922 | Missouri * | 5–3 | 4th | |||
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 | 5–5 | 50% |
| Conference games | 11 | 7–4 | 64% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 11 | 5–4–2 | 55% |
| At home | 25 | 19–5–1 | 78% |
| On the road | 11 | 3–7–1 | 32% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 24 | 19–5 | 79% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 12 | 3–7–2 | 33% |
His own 36 games on file, 1915–1921, 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Ole Missseries | 3 | 3–0 |
| Mississippi Collegeseries | 3 | 3–0 |
| Sewaneeseries | 3 | 2–0–1 |
| Birminghamseries | 2 | 2–0 |
| Utahseries | 2 | 1–1 |
| Tulaneseries | 2 | 1–1 |
| Georgia Techseries | 2 | 0–2 |
| Washington Stateseries | 2 | 0–2 |
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1911–13 | Muhlenberg | Head coach | |
| 1914 | Missouri Mines | Head coach | |
| 1915–17 | Alabama | Head coach | |
| 1919 | Missouri | Assistant coach | |
| 1920–21 | Idaho | Head coach | |
| 1922 | Missouri | Head coach |
Every job as the infobox of his Wikipedia article lists it (CC BY-SA), assistant jobs included.
Coaching tree
Worked under
- John MillerMissouri
Assistants who became head coaches
- Bud SaundersClemson, William Jewell, Haskell, Grinnell
Worked under (1)
| Head coach | Team | Years | His job | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Miller | Missouri | 1919 | Assistant coach |
Coached under him, later head coaches (1)
| Coach | With him | Head coach at | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bud Saunders | Missouri S&T, 1914: assistant coach | Clemson, William Jewell, Haskell, Grinnell |
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.