Bob Devaney

head coach · 1957–1972 · Wyoming, Nebraska · 173 games

Every comparison Bob Devaney leads among head coaches since 1869: 9 claims in 5 families, the best first. A row leads its field now, or set a record that was later broken. Each links to its board.

points scored

set it13 straight games with 30+ points scored in his first 120 games at Nebraska, bowls includeda record when he got there, 1st of 4,075 tenures, past 10 · held from game 110 to 123 (2 gaps) · broken by LaVell Edwards, 16, Sep 2, 198213games

points scored · a season

set it13 straight games with 30+ points scored in Nebraska's first 13 games of 1971, bowls includeda record when he got there, 1st of 7,157 coach-seasons, past 10 · held from game 11 to 13 · broken by Jimbo Fisher 2013, 14, Jan 6, 2014 · said 2 other ways13games

conference wins

set it84 conference wins through his first 15 seasons, bowls includeda record when he got there, 1st of 1,235 careers, past 78 conference wins · held from season 14 to 16 · broken by Bo Schembechler, 89 conference wins, Jan 2, 1978 · said 1 other way84conference wins

wins vs major-college teams · a season

set it13 straight games with a win vs a major-college team in Nebraska's first 13 games of 1971, bowls includeda record when he got there, 1st of 7,157 coach-seasons, past 12 · at game 13 only · broken by Jim Tressel 2002, 14, Jan 3, 2003 · said 2 other ways13games

wins vs top-10 teams

set it2 straight games with a win vs a top-10 team in his first 24 games at Nebraska, bowls includeda record when he got there, 1st of 1,826 tenures, past 1 · held from game 22 to 24 · broken by Ryan Day, 3, Jan 1, 20212games

A lead is an interval: the stretch of N where he is first, worded at one N inside it. "One of 4" is a tie for first. A record "when he got there" was first among the careers that had reached that point by then. Fields are careers that began in 1869 or later, or seasons where he played half the team’s games. The method is in the board's notes.