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Howard Jones
Every comparison Howard Jones leads among head coaches since 1869: 19 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.
bowl and playoff wins
set it6 bowl and playoff wins through his first 170 games at USC, bowls includeda record when he got there, 1st of 1,363 tenures, past 2 bowl and playoff wins · held from game 86 to 170 · broken by Bobby Dodd, 8 bowl and playoff wins, Oct 29, 19606bowl and playoff wins
conference wins
set it65 conference wins through his first 200 games, bowls includeda record when he got there, 1st of 732 careers, past 50 conference wins · held from game 120 to 215 · broken by Harry W. Hughes, 105 conference wins, Nov 28, 1935 · said 1 other way65conference wins
points allowed
leads15 straight games with no points allowed in his first 15 games at Yale, bowls includedone of 3, of 6,020 tenures · leads from game 11 to 16 · said 2 other ways15games
wins vs major-college teams
set it125 wins vs major-college teams through his first 250 games, bowls includeda record when he got there, 1st of 832 careers, past 123 wins vs major-college teams · held from game 180 to 269 (2 gaps) · broken by Ike Armstrong, 128 wins vs major-college teams, Nov 24, 1949 · said 1 other way125wins vs major-college teams
home wins
leads70 home wins through his first 100 games at USC, bowls included1st of 5,921 tenures, next 69 home wins · leads from game 90 to 10070home wins
shutouts
leads12 straight games with a shutout in his first 12 games at Yale, bowls includedone of 4, of 6,026 tenures · leads from game 11 to 12 · said 3 other ways12games
one-score wins
set it13 one-score wins through his first 55 games at Iowa, bowls includeda record when he got there, 1st of 886 tenures, past 12 one-score wins · held from game 55 to 57 · broken by Bill Roper, 14 one-score wins, Oct 4, 1924 · said 1 other way13one-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.