Pat Dye

head coach · 1974–1992 · East Carolina, Wyoming, Auburn · 220 games

Every comparison Pat Dye leads among head coaches since 1869: 8 claims in 3 families, the best first. A row leads its field now, or set a record that was later broken. Each links to its board.

wins vs top-10 teams

leads3 straight games with a win vs a top-10 team in his first 100 games at Auburn, regular season onlyone of 3, of 4,157 tenures · leads from game 32 to 133 · said 1 other way3games

wins vs ranked teams

leads5 straight games with a win vs a ranked team in his first 75 games at Auburn, bowls includedone of 2, of 4,232 tenures · leads from game 35 to 795games

wins vs top-10 teams · a season

leads3 straight games with a win vs a top-10 team in Auburn's first 12 games of 1983one of 4, of 8,884 coach-seasons · leads from game 10 to 123games

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.