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Chuck Fairbanks
Every comparison Chuck Fairbanks leads among head coaches since 1869: 10 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.
wins vs top-10 teams
set it10 wins vs top-10 teams through his first 6 seasons, bowls includeda record when he got there, 1st of 223 careers, past 8 wins vs top-10 teams · held from season 5 to 7 · broken by Lloyd Carr, 11 wins vs top-10 teams, Jan 1, 200110wins vs top-10 teams
conference wins
set it7 straight games with a conference win in his first 25 games, bowls includeda record when he got there, 1st of 1,258 careers, past 6 · held from game 9 to 26 · broken by Herb Deromedi, 12, Sep 20, 1980 · said 2 other ways7games
wins vs ranked teams
set it15 wins vs ranked teams through his first 6 seasons, bowls includeda record when he got there, 1st of 223 careers, past 13 wins vs ranked teams · at season 6 only · broken by Tom Osborne, 16 wins vs ranked teams, Jan 1, 197915wins vs ranked teams
wins as an unranked team over a ranked one
set it2 straight games with a win as an unranked team over a ranked one in his first 20 games, bowls includeda record when he got there, 1st of 189 careers, past 1 · held from game 19 to 22 · said 1 other way2games
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.