Tom Fennell
Tom Fennell went 33–18–1 as a head coach, 1897–1908, at Cincinnati and Penn State. Wikipedia’s season articles record one season differently (1897, 9–1–1); by them his record is 42–18–2. Share
- Record
- 33–18–1 career
- Seasons
- 6
- Schools
- 2
- AP poll
- Began in 1936, after this career
- Best season
- 1906 8–1–1
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | Conference finish | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1897 | Cincinnati | 0–1 (Wikipedia: 9–1–1) | ||||
| 1898–03: not a college head coach | ||||||
| 1904 | Penn State | 6–4 | ||||
| 1905 | Penn State | 8–3 | ||||
| 1906 | Penn State | 8–1–1 | ||||
| 1907 | Penn State | 6–4 | ||||
| 1908 | Penn State | 5–5 | ||||
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.
Players he coached
William Thomas DunnConsensus All‑American, 1906
Every player from his seasons with a Heisman top-five finish, a national award, consensus All-America honors or a first-round pick.
How his teams did
| Kind of game | Games | Record | Won |
|---|---|---|---|
| Against rivals | 9 | 7–2 | 78% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 19 | 9–9–1 | 50% |
| At home | 31 | 28–2–1 | 92% |
| On the road | 21 | 5–16 | 24% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 35 | 29–5–1 | 84% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 17 | 4–13 | 24% |
His own 52 games on file, 1897–1908, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Dashiell 1904–1906 | 1–2 | Navy | 3 |
Tom Fennell’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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pittsburghseries | 5 | 3–2 |
| Navyseries | 5 | 1–4 |
| Carlisleseries | 5 | 1–4 |
| West Virginiaseries | 4 | 4–0 |
| Dickinsonseries | 4 | 4–0 |
| Genevaseries | 4 | 4–0 |
| Lebanon Valleyseries | 3 | 3–0 |
| Yaleseries | 3 | 0–3 |
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1897 | Cincinnati | Head coach | |
| 1904–08 | Penn State | 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
- Pop GoldenPenn State
Coached under him, later head coaches (1)
| Coach | With him | Head coach at | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pop Golden | Penn State, 1904–08: assistant coach | Penn State |
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.