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Walter Powell
Walter Powell went 18–21 as a head coach, 1914–1920, at Western Reserve, Montana State and Stanford. Wikipedia’s season articles record one season differently (1919, 1–3–1); by them his record is 19–21–1. Share
Three seasons our game records don’t credit to him come from the coach’s Wikipedia article: 1914–16 at Western Reserve. They’re marked in the table.
- Record
- 18–21 career
- Seasons
- 5
- Schools
- 3
- AP poll
- Began in 1936, after this career
- Best season
- 1920 4–3
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | Conference finish | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1914 | Western Reserve * | 4–6 | 9th | |||
| 1915 | Western Reserve * | 7–2 | 1st | |||
| 1916 | Western Reserve * | 3–7 | 8th | |||
| 1917–18: not a college head coach | ||||||
| 1919 | Montana State | 0–3 (Wikipedia: 1–3–1) | ||||
| 1920 | Stanford | 4–3 | 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 | 3 | 1–2 | 33% |
| Conference games | 6 | 2–4 | 33% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 3 | 1–2 | 33% |
| At home | 3 | 2–1 | 67% |
| On the road | 7 | 2–5 | 29% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 5 | 2–3 | 40% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 5 | 2–3 | 40% |
His own 10 games on file, 1919–1920, 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.
Most-faced opponents
| Opponent | Games | Record |
|---|---|---|
| Washingtonseries | 1 | 1–0 |
| Oregonseries | 1 | 1–0 |
| Santa Claraseries | 1 | 1–0 |
| Saint Mary’s (CA)series | 1 | 1–0 |
| Californiaseries | 1 | 0–1 |
| USCseries | 1 | 0–1 |
| Utahseries | 1 | 0–1 |
| Utah Stateseries | 1 | 0–1 |
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1914–16 | Western Reserve | Head coach | |
| 1919 | Montana State | Head coach | |
| 1920 | Stanford | Head coach |
Every job as the infobox of his Wikipedia article lists it (CC BY-SA), assistant jobs included.