William Wood
William Wood went 12–13–3 as a head coach, 1938–1940, at Army. Share
- Record
- 12–13–3 career
- Seasons
- 3
- Schools
- 1
- Final AP top 10
- 0 seasons
- Best season
- 1938 8–2
Season by season
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| Season | School | Record | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1938 | Army | 8–2 | ||
| 1939 | Army | 3–4–2 | ||
| 1940 | Army | 1–7–1 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Against ranked teams | 3 | 0–3 | 0% |
| Against top-10 teams | 3 | 0–3 | 0% |
| Against rivals | 6 | 1–5 | 17% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 13 | 5–5–3 | 50% |
| At home | 14 | 9–4–1 | 68% |
| On the road | 8 | 2–4–2 | 38% |
| At neutral sites | 6 | 1–5 | 17% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 19 | 12–5–2 | 68% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 9 | 0–8–1 | 6% |
His own 28 games on file, 1938–1940, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dick Harlow 1938–1940 | 1–1–1 | Harvard | 3 | |
| Elmer Layden 1938–1940 | 0–3 | Notre Dame | 3 |
William Wood’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 |
|---|---|---|
| Harvardseries | 3 | 1–1–1 |
| Navyseries | 3 | 1–2 |
| Notre Dameseries | 3 | 0–3 |
| Princetonseries | 2 | 1–1 |
| Columbiaseries | 2 | 0–1–1 |
| Furmanseries | 1 | 1–0 |
| Chattanoogaseries | 1 | 1–0 |
| Virginia Techseries | 1 | 1–0 |