William L. Younger
William L. Younger went 44–38–7 as a head coach in the games on file: 1923 at Davidson, 1924 at Davidson, 1925 at Davidson, 1926 at Davidson, 1927 at Davidson, 1928 at Davidson, 1929 at Davidson, 1930 at Davidson and 1931 at Davidson. His full head-coaching career isn’t in our records. Share
- Record
- 44–38–7 games on file
- Seasons
- 9
- Schools
- 1
- AP poll
- Began in 1936, after this career
- Best season
- 1924 7–2–1
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1923 | Davidson | 3–7 | ||
| 1924 | Davidson | 7–2–1 | ||
| 1925 | Davidson | 6–2–2 | ||
| 1926 | Davidson | 7–2–1 | ||
| 1927 | Davidson | 4–4–1 | ||
| 1928 | Davidson | 2–8 | ||
| 1929 | Davidson | 5–5 | ||
| 1930 | Davidson | 6–4 | ||
| 1931 | Davidson | 4–4–2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 40 | 18–15–7 | 54% |
| At home | 39 | 29–8–2 | 77% |
| On the road | 50 | 15–30–5 | 35% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 49 | 35–11–3 | 74% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 40 | 9–27–4 | 28% |
His own 89 games on file, 1923–1931, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jimmy DeHart 1926–1931 | 3–3 | Duke, Washington and Lee | 6 | |
| Chuck Collins 1926–1931 | 2–4 | North Carolina | 6 | |
| Gus Tebell 1925–1929 | 3–2 | NC State | 5 | |
| W.C. Raftery 1927–1931 | 1–4 | VMI | 5 | |
| Walter Johnson 1923–1926 | 4–0 | Presbyterian | 4 | |
| Carl Prause 1923–1929 | 3–1 | The Citadel | 4 | |
| Billy Laval 1923–1925 | 0–3 | Furman | 3 | |
| William Fetzer 1923–1925 | 0–3 | North Carolina | 3 | |
| F.S. Miller 1929–1931 | 0–3 | Wake Forest | 3 |
William L. Younger’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 |
|---|---|---|
| Elonseries | 9 | 9–0 |
| Dukeseries | 9 | 4–4–1 |
| NC Stateseries | 9 | 4–4–1 |
| North Carolinaseries | 9 | 2–7 |
| Wake Forestseries | 8 | 0–5–3 |
| Woffordseries | 7 | 6–1 |
| The Citadelseries | 6 | 5–1 |
| VMIseries | 6 | 1–5 |