William Rhodes
William Rhodes went 26–1 as a head coach in the games on file: 1893 at Yale and 1894 at Yale. His full head-coaching career isn’t in our records. Share
- Record
- 26–1 games on file
- Seasons
- 2
- Schools
- 1
- AP poll
- Began in 1936, after this career
- Best season
- 1894 16–0
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1893 | Yale | 10–1 | ||
| 1894 | Yale | 16–0 |
Each season links to the team’s season page; bowls and playoff games link to the game.
Players he coached
Bill HickokConsensus All‑American, 1893 and 1894
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 | 4 | 3–1 | 75% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 5 | 4–1 | 80% |
| At home | 20 | 20–0 | 100% |
| On the road | 7 | 6–1 | 86% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 26 | 26–0 | 100% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
His own 27 games on file, 1893–1894, 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Brownseries | 3 | 3–0 |
| Harvardseries | 2 | 2–0 |
| Dartmouthseries | 2 | 2–0 |
| Armyseries | 2 | 2–0 |
| Lehighseries | 2 | 2–0 |
| Williamsseries | 2 | 2–0 |
| Crescent A.C.series | 2 | 2–0 |
| Orange A.C.series | 2 | 2–0 |
Also a player: William Rhodes’s playing career.