William Dietz
William Dietz went 95–60–7 as a head coach, 1915–1942, at Washington State, Mare Island Marines, Purdue, Louisiana Tech, Wyoming, Haskell and Albright. Wikipedia’s season articles record two seasons differently (1915, 7–0 and 1916, 4–2); by them his record is 105–60–7. Share
13 seasons our game records don’t credit to him come from the coach’s Wikipedia article: 1918 at Mare Island Marines; 1922–23 at Louisiana Tech; 1929–32 at Haskell; 1937–42 at Albright. They’re marked in the table.
- Record
- 95–60–7 career
- Seasons
- 20
- Schools
- 7
- AP poll
- Began in 1936, after this career
- Hall of Fame
- 2012 inducted
- Best season
- 1915 1–0
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | Conference finish | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1915 | Washington State | 1–0 (Wikipedia: 7–0) | T–1st | Rose Bowl W | ||
| 1916 | Washington State | 0–2 (Wikipedia: 4–2) | 4th | |||
| 1917 | Washington State | 6–0–1 | 1st | |||
| 1918 | Mare Island Marines * | 10–1 | Rose L | |||
| 1919–20: not a college head coach | ||||||
| 1921 | Purdue | 1–6 | T–8th | |||
| 1922 | Louisiana Tech * | 5–1–1 | 3rd | |||
| 1923 | Louisiana Tech * | 6–2 | T–2nd | |||
| 1924 | Wyoming | 2–6 | 10th | |||
| 1925 | Wyoming | 6–3 | 5th | |||
| 1926 | Wyoming | 2–4–2 | 8th | |||
| 1927–28: not a college head coach | ||||||
| 1929 | Haskell * | 8–2 | ||||
| 1930 | Haskell * | 9–1 | ||||
| 1931 | Haskell * | 6–4 | ||||
| 1932 | Haskell * | 2–5–1 | ||||
| 1933–36: not a college head coach | ||||||
| 1937 | Albright * | 7–0–1 | ||||
| 1938 | Albright * | 4–5–1 | ||||
| 1939 | Albright * | 5–4 | ||||
| 1940 | Albright * | 5–5 | ||||
| 1941 | Albright * | 6–4 | ||||
| 1942 | Albright * | 4–5 | ||||
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 | 2–6–1 | 28% |
| Conference games | 28 | 11–15–2 | 43% |
| Bowls and playoffs | 1 | 1–0 | 100% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 16 | 6–7–3 | 47% |
| At home | 22 | 12–8–2 | 59% |
| On the road | 19 | 5–13–1 | 29% |
| At neutral sites | 1 | 1–0 | 100% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 19 | 14–4–1 | 76% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 23 | 4–17–2 | 22% |
His own 42 games on file, 1915–1926, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ott Romney 1924–1926 | 2–1 | Montana State | 3 | |
| E. Lowell Romney 1924–1926 | 0–2–1 | Utah State | 3 |
William Dietz’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 |
|---|---|---|
| Montana Stateseries | 3 | 2–1 |
| Utah Stateseries | 3 | 0–2–1 |
| Northern Coloradoseries | 2 | 2–0 |
| Western Coloradoseries | 2 | 2–0 |
| Kearneyseries | 2 | 2–0 |
| Oregon Stateseries | 2 | 1–1 |
| Colorado School of Minesseries | 2 | 1–1 |
| Oregonseries | 2 | 1–1 |
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1915–17 | Washington State | Head coach | |
| 1918 | Mare Island Marines service team | Head coach | |
| 1921 | Purdue | Head coach | |
| 1922–23 | Louisiana Tech | Head coach | |
| 1924–26 | Wyoming | Head coach | |
| 1929–32 | Haskell | Head coach | |
| 1933–34 | Boston Redskins NFL | Head coach | |
| 1936 | Ole Miss | Assistant coach | |
| 1937–42 | Albright | Head coach |
Every job as the infobox of his Wikipedia article lists it (CC BY-SA), assistant jobs included.
Coaching tree
Worked under
- Ed WalkerOle Miss
From coaches’ Wikipedia infoboxes (CC BY-SA) and each season’s article for its coordinators: an assistant’s seasons at a school count under its head coach in our records; jobs in the NFL and elsewhere, under the head coach whose own article lists the job that year. Names without a page here link to their Wikipedia articles.