William Cole
William Cole went 5–6 as a head coach, 1905–1906, at Virginia. Wikipedia’s season articles record two seasons differently (1905, 6–4 and 1906, 7–2–2); by them his record is 13–6–2. Share
- Record
- 5–6 career
- Seasons
- 2
- Schools
- 1
- AP poll
- Began in 1936, after this career
- Best season
- 1905 5–4
Season by season
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| Season | School | Record | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1905 | Virginia | 5–4 (Wikipedia: 6–4) | ||
| 1906 | Virginia | 0–2 (Wikipedia: 7–2–2) |
Each season links to the team’s season page; bowls and playoff games link to the game.
How his teams did
| Kind of game | Games | Record | Won |
|---|---|---|---|
| Against rivals | 2 | 0–2 | 0% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 3 | 1–2 | 33% |
| At home | 8 | 4–4 | 50% |
| On the road | 3 | 1–2 | 33% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 6 | 5–1 | 83% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 5 | 0–5 | 0% |
His own 11 games on file, 1905–1906, 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Bucknellseries | 2 | 1–1 |
| Carlisleseries | 2 | 0–2 |
| NC Stateseries | 1 | 1–0 |
| Randolph Maconseries | 1 | 1–0 |
| George Washingtonseries | 1 | 1–0 |
| St. John’s (Maryland)series | 1 | 1–0 |
| North Carolinaseries | 1 | 0–1 |
| Virginia Techseries | 1 | 0–1 |