William Warner
William Warner went 28–20–5 as a head coach, 1903–1911, at Cornell, North Carolina, Colgate, Saint Louis and Oregon. Share
Four seasons our game records don’t credit to him come from the coach’s Wikipedia article: 1903 at Cornell; 1909 at Saint Louis; 1910–11 at Oregon. They’re marked in the table.
- Record
- 28–20–5 career
- Seasons
- 7
- Schools
- 5
- AP poll
- Began in 1936, after this career
- Best season
- 1906 4–2–2
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | Conference finish | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1903 | Cornell * | 6–3–1 | ||||
| 1904: not a college head coach | ||||||
| 1905 | North Carolina | 4–3–1 | ||||
| 1906 | Colgate | 4–2–2 | ||||
| 1907 | Colgate | 4–4–1 | ||||
| 1908: not a college head coach | ||||||
| 1909 | Saint Louis * | 3–5 | ||||
| 1910 | Oregon * | 4–1 | 2nd | |||
| 1911 | Oregon * | 3–2 | T–2nd | |||
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 | 5 | 2–1–2 | 60% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 8 | 2–2–4 | 50% |
| At home | 9 | 8–1 | 89% |
| On the road | 16 | 4–8–4 | 38% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 14 | 11–2–1 | 82% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 11 | 1–7–3 | 23% |
His own 25 games on file, 1905–1907, 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Hobartseries | 2 | 2–0 |
| Rochester (NY)series | 2 | 2–0 |
| Hamiltonseries | 2 | 2–0 |
| Cornellseries | 2 | 0–1–1 |
| Lafayetteseries | 2 | 0–2 |
| Armyseries | 2 | 0–1–1 |
| Georgetownseries | 1 | 1–0 |
| Syracuseseries | 1 | 1–0 |
Other roles
- Team captain, Cornell 1901–02 (his playing career)
From each season’s Wikipedia article.
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1903 | Cornell | Head coach | |
| 1904 | Sherman Institute (CA) high school | Head coach | |
| 1905 | North Carolina | Head coach | |
| 1906–07 | Colgate | Head coach | |
| 1908 | Sherman Institute (CA) high school | Head coach | |
| 1909 | Saint Louis | Head coach | |
| 1910–11 | Oregon | Head coach |
Every job as the infobox of his Wikipedia article lists it (CC BY-SA), assistant jobs included.