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Bobby Dodd
Every comparison Bobby Dodd leads among head coaches since 1869: 17 claims in 4 families, the best first. A row leads its field now, or set a record that was later broken. Each links to its board.
bowl and playoff wins
set it9 bowl and playoff wins through his first 230 games at Georgia Tech, bowls includeda record when he got there, 1st of 3,617 tenures, past 6 bowl and playoff wins · held from game 99 to 237 · broken by Joe Paterno, 11 bowl and playoff wins, Nov 9, 19859bowl and playoff wins
wins vs major-college teams
set it136 wins vs major-college teams through his first 200 games at Georgia Tech, bowls includeda record when he got there, 1st of 3,385 tenures, past 125 wins vs major-college teams · held from game 130 to 237 (3 gaps) · broken by Bud Wilkinson, 145 wins vs major-college teams, Nov 30, 1963136wins vs major-college teams
wins vs top-10 teams · a season
leads3 straight games with a win vs a top-10 team in Georgia Tech's first 11 games of 1959one of 4, of 8,884 coach-seasons · leads from game 4 to 11 · said 1 other way3games
one-score wins
set it51 one-score wins through his first 230 games, bowls includeda record when he got there, 1st of 1,144 careers, past 48 one-score wins · held from game 220 to 237 · broken by Ralph Jordan, 52 one-score wins, Dec 30, 1972 · said 1 other way51one-score wins
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.