William Hollenback
William Hollenback went 46–19–8 as a head coach, 1909–1916, at Penn State, Missouri, Pennsylvania Military and Syracuse. Share
Eight seasons our game records don’t credit to him come from the coach’s Wikipedia article: 1909, 1911–14 at Penn State; 1910 at Missouri; 1912, 1915 at Pennsylvania Military. They’re marked in the table.
- Record
- 46–19–8 career
- Seasons
- 8
- Schools
- 4
- AP poll
- Began in 1936, after this career
- Best season
- 1916 5–4
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | Conference finish | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1909 | Penn State * | 5–0–2 | ||||
| 1910 | Missouri * | 4–2–2 | 3rd | |||
| 1911 | Penn State * | 8–0–1 | ||||
| 1912 | Penn State * | 8–0 | ||||
| 1912 | Pennsylvania Military * | 5–1–2 | ||||
| 1913 | Penn State * | 2–6 | ||||
| 1914 | Penn State * | 5–3–1 | ||||
| 1915 | Pennsylvania Military * | 4–3 | ||||
| 1916 | Syracuse | 5–4 |
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 | 2 | 0–2 | 0% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 3 | 1–2 | 33% |
| At home | 6 | 4–2 | 67% |
| On the road | 3 | 1–2 | 33% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 7 | 5–2 | 71% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 2 | 0–2 | 0% |
His own nine games on file, 1916, 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Tuftsseries | 1 | 1–0 |
| Ohioseries | 1 | 1–0 |
| Susquehannaseries | 1 | 1–0 |
| Franklin & Marshallseries | 1 | 1–0 |
| Syracuse Alumniseries | 1 | 1–0 |
| Michiganseries | 1 | 0–1 |
| Dartmouthseries | 1 | 0–1 |
| Pittsburghseries | 1 | 0–1 |
Coaching tree
Assistants who became head coaches
- Bill HorrNorthwestern, Purdue
Coached under him, later head coaches (1)
| Coach | With him | Head coach at | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Horr | Syracuse, 1916: line coach | Northwestern, Purdue |
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.