William Juneau
William Juneau went 83–36–11 as a head coach, 1904–1922, at Colorado College, South Dakota State, Marquette, Wisconsin, Texas and Kentucky. Share
Six seasons our game records don’t credit to him come from the coach’s Wikipedia article: 1906–07 at South Dakota State; 1908–11 at Marquette. They’re marked in the table.
- Record
- 83–36–11 career
- Seasons
- 17
- Schools
- 6
- AP poll
- Began in 1936, after this career
- Best season
- 1918 9–0
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | Conference finish | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1904 | Colorado College | 6–3–1 | 4th | |||
| 1905: not a college head coach | ||||||
| 1906 | South Dakota State * | 3–1 | ||||
| 1907 | South Dakota State * | 5–2 | ||||
| 1908 | Marquette * | 4–2–1 | ||||
| 1909 | Marquette * | 2–2–1 | ||||
| 1910 | Marquette * | 6–1–2 | ||||
| 1911 | Marquette * | 7–0–2 | ||||
| 1912 | Wisconsin | 7–0 | 1st | |||
| 1913 | Wisconsin | 3–3–1 | 6th | |||
| 1914 | Wisconsin | 4–2–1 | T–4th | |||
| 1915 | Wisconsin | 4–3 | 6th | |||
| 1916: not a college head coach | ||||||
| 1917 | Texas | 4–4 | T–5th | |||
| 1918 | Texas | 9–0 | T–1st | |||
| 1919 | Texas | 6–3 | 4th | |||
| 1920 | Kentucky | 3–4–1 | 19th | |||
| 1921 | Kentucky | 4–3–1 | 20th | |||
| 1922 | Kentucky | 6–3 | T–11th | |||
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.
Players he coached
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 | 28 | 10–17–1 | 38% |
| Conference games | 42 | 21–18–3 | 54% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 29 | 13–11–5 | 53% |
| At home | 62 | 48–11–3 | 80% |
| On the road | 27 | 8–17–2 | 33% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 61 | 51–8–2 | 85% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 28 | 5–20–3 | 23% |
His own 89 games on file, 1904–1922, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amos Alonzo Stagg 1912–1915 | 1–2–1 | Chicago | 4 | |
| Henry Williams 1912–1915 | 1–3 | Minnesota | 4 | |
| John Wilce 1913–1915 | 3–0 | Ohio State | 3 | |
| Andy Smith 1913–1915 | 2–0–1 | Purdue | 3 | |
| Charley Moran 1920–1922 | 0–3 | Centre | 3 | |
| Dan McGugin 1920–1922 | 0–3 | Vanderbilt | 3 |
William Juneau’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 |
|---|---|---|
| Lawrenceseries | 4 | 4–0 |
| Purdueseries | 4 | 3–0–1 |
| Chicagoseries | 4 | 1–2–1 |
| Minnesotaseries | 4 | 1–3 |
| Arkansasseries | 3 | 3–0 |
| Ohio Stateseries | 3 | 3–0 |
| Marquetteseries | 3 | 3–0 |
| Riceseries | 3 | 2–1 |
Other roles
- Team captain, Wisconsin 1902
From each season’s Wikipedia article.
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1903 | Fort Atkinson HS (WI) high school | Head coach | |
| 1904 | Colorado College | Head coach | |
| 1906–07 | South Dakota State | Head coach | |
| 1908–11 | Marquette | Head coach | |
| 1912–15 | Wisconsin | Head coach | |
| 1917–19 | Texas | Head coach | |
| 1920–22 | Kentucky | Head coach |
Every job as the infobox of his Wikipedia article lists it (CC BY-SA), assistant jobs included.
Coaching tree
Assistants who became head coaches
- John WilceOhio State
- Berry WhitakerTexas
- Conrad Van GentTexas, Stanford, UC Davis
Coached under him, later head coaches (3)
| Coach | With him | Head coach at | |
|---|---|---|---|
| John Wilce | Wisconsin, 1912: assistant coach | Ohio State | |
| Berry Whitaker | Texas, 1919: assistant coach | Texas | |
| Conrad Van Gent | Texas, 1919: assistant coach | Texas, Stanford, UC Davis |
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.