W.A. Cunningham
W.A. Cunningham went 43–18–9 as a head coach, 1910–1919, at Georgia. Share
- Record
- 43–18–9 career
- Seasons
- 8
- Schools
- 1
- AP poll
- Began in 1936, after this career
- Best season
- 1911 7–1–1
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | Conference finish | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910 | Georgia | 6–2–1 | ||||
| 1911 | Georgia | 7–1–1 | ||||
| 1912 | Georgia | 6–1–1 | ||||
| 1913 | Georgia | 6–2 | ||||
| 1914 | Georgia | 3–5–1 | ||||
| 1915 | Georgia | 5–2–2 | ||||
| 1916 | Georgia | 6–3 | ||||
| 1917–18: not a college head coach | ||||||
| 1919 | Georgia | 4–2–3 | ||||
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 rivals | 37 | 21–11–5 | 64% |
| Conference games | 40 | 23–11–6 | 65% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 27 | 11–7–9 | 57% |
| At home | 45 | 30–11–4 | 71% |
| On the road | 25 | 13–7–5 | 62% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 47 | 34–8–5 | 78% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 23 | 9–10–4 | 48% |
His own 70 games on file, 1910–1919, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Donahue 1910–1919 | 1–5–2 | Auburn | 8 | |
| John Heisman 1910–1916 | 4–2–1 | Georgia Tech | 7 | |
| D.V. Graves 1911–1913 | 3–0 | Alabama | 3 | |
| George C. Rogers 1914–1919 | 3–0 | The Citadel | 3 | |
| Frank Dobson 1910–1912 | 2–0–1 | Clemson | 3 | |
| Bob Williams 1913–1915 | 2–1 | Clemson | 3 |
W.A. Cunningham’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 |
|---|---|---|
| Clemsonseries | 8 | 5–1–2 |
| Auburnseries | 8 | 1–5–2 |
| Georgia Techseries | 7 | 4–2–1 |
| Alabamaseries | 6 | 5–1 |
| The Citadelseries | 5 | 5–0 |
| Sewaneeseries | 5 | 3–1–1 |
| Virginiaseries | 5 | 1–3–1 |
| Floridaseries | 3 | 3–0 |
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910–19 | Georgia | 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
- Herman StegemanGeorgia, Beloit, Monmouth (IL)
Coached under him, later head coaches (1)
| Coach | With him | Head coach at | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Herman Stegeman | Georgia, 1919: assistant coach | Georgia, Beloit, Monmouth (IL) |
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.