Tom Keady
Tom Keady went 131–60–9 as a head coach, 1912–1933, at Lehigh, Vermont, Quantico Marines and Western Reserve. Wikipedia’s season articles record one season differently (1918, 4–4); by them his record is 132–61–9. Share
13 seasons our game records don’t credit to him come from the coach’s Wikipedia article: 1921–24 at Vermont; 1925–30 at Quantico Marines; 1931–33 at Western Reserve. They’re marked in the table.
- Record
- 131–60–9 career
- Seasons
- 22
- Schools
- 4
- AP poll
- Began in 1936, after this career
- Best season
- 1914 8–1
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | Conference finish | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1912 | Lehigh | 9–2 | ||||
| 1913 | Lehigh | 5–3 | ||||
| 1914 | Lehigh | 8–1 | ||||
| 1915 | Lehigh | 6–4 | ||||
| 1916 | Lehigh | 6–2–1 | ||||
| 1917 | Lehigh | 7–2 | ||||
| 1918 | Lehigh | 3–3 (Wikipedia: 4–4) | ||||
| 1919 | Lehigh | 6–3 | ||||
| 1920 | Lehigh | 5–2–2 | ||||
| 1921 | Vermont * | 3–4 | ||||
| 1922 | Vermont * | 6–3 | ||||
| 1923 | Vermont * | 6–3–1 | ||||
| 1924 | Vermont * | 2–7 | ||||
| 1925 | Quantico Marines * | 6–3–1 | ||||
| 1926 | Quantico Marines * | 10–3 | ||||
| 1927 | Quantico Marines * | 10–0 | ||||
| 1928 | Quantico Marines * | 8–1–1 | ||||
| 1929 | Quantico Marines * | 5–3 | ||||
| 1930 | Quantico Marines * | 6–2–1 | ||||
| 1931 | Western Reserve * | 3–5–1 | 2nd | |||
| 1932 | Western Reserve * | 7–1 | ||||
| 1933 | Western Reserve * | 4–3–1 | 2nd |
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 | 18 | 8–7–3 | 53% |
| At home | 46 | 35–9–2 | 78% |
| On the road | 34 | 20–13–1 | 60% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 44 | 40–3–1 | 92% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 36 | 15–19–2 | 44% |
His own 80 games on file, 1912–1920, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pop Warner 1912–1919 | 1–4 | Carlisle, Pittsburgh | 5 | |
| Wilmer G. Crowell 1914–1916 | 2–1 | Lafayette | 3 | |
| George Sanford 1918–1920 | 2–1 | Rutgers | 3 | |
| Dick Harlow 1915–1917 | 1–2 | Penn State | 3 | |
| Hugo Bezdek 1918–1920 | 0–2–1 | Penn State | 3 |
Tom Keady’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 |
|---|---|---|
| Muhlenbergseries | 9 | 9–0 |
| Lafayetteseries | 9 | 6–3 |
| Penn Stateseries | 7 | 2–4–1 |
| Ursinusseries | 5 | 5–0 |
| Albrightseries | 4 | 4–0 |
| Lebanon Valleyseries | 4 | 3–0–1 |
| Carlisleseries | 4 | 2–2 |
| Yaleseries | 4 | 0–4 |
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1905–11 | Dartmouth | Assistant coach | |
| 1912–20 | Lehigh | Head coach | |
| 1921–24 | Vermont | Head coach | |
| 1925–30 | Quantico Marines service team | Head coach | |
| 1931–33 | Western Reserve | Head coach |
Every job as the infobox of his Wikipedia article lists it (CC BY-SA), assistant jobs included.
Coaching tree
Worked under
- Fred FolsomDartmouth
- John C. O’ConnorDartmouth
- W.H. LillardDartmouth
- W.J. RandallDartmouth
- Frank CavanaughDartmouth
Worked under (5)
| Head coach | Team | Years | His job | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fred Folsom | Dartmouth | 1905–06 | Assistant coach | |
| John C. O’Connor | Dartmouth | 1907–08 | Assistant coach | |
| W.H. Lillard | Dartmouth | 1909 | Assistant coach | |
| W.J. Randall | Dartmouth | 1910 | Assistant coach | |
| Frank Cavanaugh | Dartmouth | 1911 | Assistant coach |
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.