W.S. Whitney
W.S. Whitney went 24–19–3 as a head coach, 1902–1907, at Union, Sewanee, North Carolina A&M and Georgia. Share
Four seasons our game records don’t credit to him come from the coach’s Wikipedia article: 1902 at Union; 1903–04 at Sewanee; 1905 at North Carolina A&M. They’re marked in the table.
- Record
- 24–19–3 career
- Seasons
- 6
- Schools
- 4
- AP poll
- Began in 1936, after this career
- Best season
- 1907 4–3–1
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | Conference finish | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1902 | Union * | 0–9 | ||||
| 1903 | Sewanee * | 7–1 | T–1st | |||
| 1904 | Sewanee * | 7–1 | 5th | |||
| 1905 | North Carolina A&M * | 4–1–1 | ||||
| 1906 | Georgia | 2–4–1 | 10th | |||
| 1907 | Georgia | 4–3–1 | 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 | 9 | 3–4–2 | 44% |
| Conference games | 9 | 5–2–2 | 67% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 7 | 3–2–2 | 57% |
| At home | 10 | 4–4–2 | 50% |
| On the road | 5 | 2–3 | 40% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 5 | 2–2–1 | 50% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 10 | 4–5–1 | 45% |
His own 15 games on file, 1906–1907, 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Auburnseries | 2 | 2–0 |
| Mercerseries | 2 | 2–0 |
| Clemsonseries | 2 | 1–1 |
| Georgia Techseries | 2 | 0–2 |
| Tennesseeseries | 2 | 0–1–1 |
| North Georgiaseries | 1 | 1–0 |
| Alabamaseries | 1 | 0–0–1 |
| Davidsonseries | 1 | 0–1 |
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1902 | Union (NY) | Head coach | |
| 1903–04 | Sewanee | Head coach | |
| 1905 | North Carolina A&M | Head coach | |
| 1906–07 | Georgia | Head coach |
Every job as the infobox of his Wikipedia article lists it (CC BY-SA), assistant jobs included.