William Cameron Forbes
William Cameron Forbes went 21–1–1 as a head coach in the games on file: 1897 at Harvard and 1898 at Harvard. His full head-coaching career isn’t in our records. His 1898 Harvard team claims the national title. Share
- Record
- 21–1–1 games on file
- Seasons
- 2
- Schools
- 1
- National titles
- 1 claimed: 1898
- Best season
- 1898 11–0
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1897 | Harvard | 10–1–1 | ||
| 1898 | Harvard | 11–0 |
Each season links to the team’s season page; bowls and playoff games link to the game.
Players he coached
Allan DoucetteConsensus All‑American, 1897
Every player from his seasons with a Heisman top-five finish, a national award, consensus All-America honors or a first-round pick. Photos: Wikimedia Commons, free licenses; credits on each player’s page.
How his teams did
| Kind of game | Games | Record | Won |
|---|---|---|---|
| Against rivals | 6 | 4–1–1 | 75% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 2 | 1–0–1 | 75% |
| At home | 20 | 19–0–1 | 98% |
| On the road | 3 | 2–1 | 67% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 20 | 19–0–1 | 98% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 3 | 2–1 | 67% |
His own 23 games on file, 1897–1898, 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Amherstseries | 2 | 2–0 |
| Dartmouthseries | 2 | 2–0 |
| Brownseries | 2 | 2–0 |
| Bowdoinseries | 2 | 2–0 |
| Armyseries | 2 | 2–0 |
| Williamsseries | 2 | 2–0 |
| Newtowne A.C.series | 2 | 2–0 |
| Yaleseries | 2 | 1–0–1 |