William McCauley
William McCauley went 17–2–1 as a head coach, 1894–1895, at Michigan. Share
- Record
- 17–2–1 career
- Seasons
- 2
- Schools
- 1
- AP poll
- Began in 1936, after this career
- Best season
- 1895 8–1
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | Conference finish | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1894 | Michigan | 9–1–1 | ||||
| 1895 | Michigan | 8–1 |
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.
How his teams did
| Kind of game | Games | Record | Won |
|---|---|---|---|
| Against rivals | 1 | 1–0 | 100% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 6 | 4–1–1 | 75% |
| At home | 14 | 13–0–1 | 96% |
| On the road | 6 | 4–2 | 67% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 17 | 16–0–1 | 97% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 3 | 1–2 | 33% |
His own 20 games on file, 1894–1895, 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Michigan Military Academyseries | 3 | 2–0–1 |
| Chicagoseries | 2 | 2–0 |
| Oberlinseries | 2 | 2–0 |
| Cornellseries | 2 | 1–1 |
| Minnesotaseries | 1 | 1–0 |
| Lake Forestseries | 1 | 1–0 |
| Adrianseries | 1 | 1–0 |
| Kansasseries | 1 | 1–0 |
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1894–95 | Michigan | Head coach | |
| 1896 | Michigan | Assistant coach |
Every job as the infobox of his Wikipedia article lists it (CC BY-SA), assistant jobs included.
Coaching tree
Worked under
- William WardMichigan
Worked under (1)
| Head coach | Team | Years | His job | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| William Ward | Michigan | 1896 | Assistant coach |
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.