Lou Holtz

head coach · 1969–2004 · William & Mary, NC State, Arkansas, Minnesota, Notre Dame, South Carolina · 520 games

Every comparison Lou Holtz leads among head coaches since 1869: 45 claims in 7 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 it20 wins vs top-10 teams through his first 130 games at Notre Dame, bowls includeda record when he got there, 1st of 3,412 tenures, past 16 wins vs top-10 teams · held from game 85 to 132 (3 gaps) · broken by Nick Saban, 23 wins vs top-10 teams, Oct 15, 201620wins vs top-10 teams

points scored

set it152 games with 30+ points scored in his first 450 games, bowls includeda record when he got there, 1st of 1,556 careers, past 141 · held from game 430 to 450 · broken by Tom Osborne, 196, Jan 2, 1998152games

wins vs ranked teams

set it33 wins vs ranked teams through his first 130 games at Notre Dame, bowls includeda record when he got there, 1st of 3,412 tenures, past 30 wins vs ranked teams · held from game 120 to 132 · broken by Lloyd Carr, 37 wins vs ranked teams, Oct 8, 200533wins vs ranked teams

one-score wins

set it88 one-score wins through his first 500 games, bowls includeda record when he got there, 1st of 1,624 careers, past 81 one-score wins · held from game 480 to 520 · broken by Joe Paterno, 104 one-score wins, Dec 29, 200788one-score wins

wins

leads190 wins through his first 20 seasons, regular season only1st of 2,016 careers, next 187 wins · leads from season 20 to 22190wins

road wins

leads43 road wins through his first 10 seasons, bowls includedone of 3, of 2,088 careers · leads from season 10 to 13 (1 gap) · said 1 other way43road wins

wins vs major-college teams

set it146 wins vs major-college teams through his first 15 seasons, bowls includeda record when he got there, 1st of 1,410 careers, past 141 wins vs major-college teams · held from season 10 to 15 · broken by Tom Osborne, 147 wins vs major-college teams, Jan 1, 1988146wins vs major-college teams

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.