Willie Heston
Willie Heston went 4–5–1 as a head coach in the games on file: 1905 at Drake and 1906 at NC State. His full head-coaching career isn’t in our records. Wikipedia’s season articles record one season differently (1906, 3–1–4); by them his record is 7–5–4. Share
- Record
- 4–5–1 games on file
- Seasons
- 2
- Schools
- 2
- AP poll
- Began in 1936, after this career
- Best season
- 1905 4–4
Season by season
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| Season | School | Record | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1905 | Drake | 4–4 | ||
| 1906 | NC State | 0–1–1 (Wikipedia: 3–1–4) |
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 | 1 | 0–0–1 | 50% |
| Conference games | 1 | 0–0–1 | 50% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 5 | 1–3–1 | 30% |
| At home | 5 | 2–2–1 | 50% |
| On the road | 5 | 2–3 | 40% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 5 | 3–1–1 | 70% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 5 | 1–4 | 20% |
His own 10 games on file, 1905–1906, 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Coeseries | 1 | 1–0 |
| Simpson (IA)series | 1 | 1–0 |
| William Pennseries | 1 | 1–0 |
| Haskellseries | 1 | 1–0 |
| Grinnellseries | 1 | 0–1 |
| Iowa Stateseries | 1 | 0–1 |
| Michiganseries | 1 | 0–1 |
| Clemsonseries | 1 | 0–0–1 |
Also a player: Willie Heston’s playing career.