Walter Booth
Walter Booth went 53–8–2 as a head coach, 1900–1905, at Nebraska. Wikipedia’s season articles record six seasons differently (1900, 6–1–1, 1901, 6–2, 1902, 9–0, 1903, 10–0, 1904, 7–3 and 1905, 8–2); by them his record is 46–8–1. Share
- Record
- 53–8–2 career
- Seasons
- 6
- Schools
- 1
- AP poll
- Began in 1936, after this career
- Best season
- 1903 11–0
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | Conference finish | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900 | Nebraska | 7–1–2 (Wikipedia: 6–1–1) | ||||
| 1901 | Nebraska | 7–2 (Wikipedia: 6–2) | ||||
| 1902 | Nebraska | 10–0 (Wikipedia: 9–0) | ||||
| 1903 | Nebraska | 11–0 (Wikipedia: 10–0) | ||||
| 1904 | Nebraska | 9–3 (Wikipedia: 7–3) | ||||
| 1905 | Nebraska | 9–2 (Wikipedia: 8–2) |
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 | 22 | 16–6 | 73% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 14 | 8–4–2 | 64% |
| At home | 44 | 42–1–1 | 97% |
| On the road | 19 | 11–7–1 | 61% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 53 | 50–1–2 | 96% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 10 | 3–7 | 30% |
His own 63 games on file, 1900–1905, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Henry Williams 1900–1905 | 1–4 | Minnesota | 5 |
Walter Booth’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 |
|---|---|---|
| Lincoln Highseries | 6 | 6–0 |
| Minnesotaseries | 5 | 1–4 |
| Knoxseries | 4 | 4–0 |
| Kansasseries | 4 | 4–0 |
| Coloradoseries | 4 | 3–1 |
| Haskellseries | 4 | 3–1 |
| Grinnellseries | 3 | 3–0 |
| Iowa Stateseries | 3 | 3–0 |
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1900–05 | Nebraska | Head coach |
Every job as the infobox of his Wikipedia article lists it (CC BY-SA), assistant jobs included.