William Wurtenburg
William Wurtenburg went 24–24–2 as a head coach in the games on file: 1894 at Navy, 1895 at Dartmouth, 1896 at Dartmouth, 1897 at Dartmouth, 1898 at Dartmouth and 1899 at Dartmouth. His full head-coaching career isn’t in our records. Wikipedia’s season articles record one season differently (1894, 4–1–2); by them his record is 27–24–4. Share
- Record
- 24–24–2 games on file
- Seasons
- 6
- Schools
- 2
- AP poll
- Began in 1936, after this career
- Best season
- 1896 5–2–1
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1894 | Navy | 1–1 (Wikipedia: 4–1–2) | ||
| 1895 | Dartmouth | 7–5–1 | ||
| 1896 | Dartmouth | 5–2–1 | ||
| 1897 | Dartmouth | 4–3 | ||
| 1898 | Dartmouth | 5–6 | ||
| 1899 | Dartmouth | 2–7 |
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 rivals | 4 | 0–4 | 0% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 12 | 4–6–2 | 42% |
| At home | 19 | 16–3 | 84% |
| On the road | 31 | 8–21–2 | 29% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 28 | 24–3–1 | 88% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 22 | 0–21–1 | 2% |
His own 50 games on file, 1894–1899, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Woodruff 1894–1897 | 0–3 | Pennsylvania | 3 |
William Wurtenburg’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 |
|---|---|---|
| Williamsseries | 5 | 4–1 |
| Amherstseries | 4 | 4–0 |
| Exeterseries | 4 | 4–0 |
| Bowdoinseries | 4 | 3–0–1 |
| Yaleseries | 4 | 0–4 |
| Harvardseries | 4 | 0–4 |
| Brownseries | 4 | 0–3–1 |
| Pennsylvaniaseries | 3 | 0–3 |
Coaching tree
Assistants who became head coaches
- Paul DashiellNavy
Coached under him, later head coaches (1)
| Coach | With him | Head coach at | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Dashiell | Navy, 1894: assistant coach | Navy |
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.