Tom Osborne

head coach · 1973–1997 · Nebraska · 307 games

Every comparison Tom Osborne leads among head coaches since 1869: 129 claims in 10 families, the best first. A row leads its field now, or set a record that was later broken. Each links to its board.

points scored

leads72 games with 50+ points scored in his first 300 games at Nebraska, bowls included1st of 5,906 tenures, next 56 · leads from game 205 to 307 (1 gap)72games

points of margin

leads102 games with 35+ points of margin in his first 300 games, bowls included1st of 2,056 careers, next 66 · leads from game 180 to 307 · said 1 other way102games

wins by 21 or more

leads161 wins by 21 or more through his first 300 games, bowls included1st of 2,056 careers, next 127 wins by 21 or more · leads from game 180 to 307 (1 gap) · said 1 other way161wins by 21 or more

wins

leads241 wins through his first 280 games at Nebraska, regular season only1st of 5,840 tenures, next 226 wins · leads from game 240 to 282241wins

wins vs ranked teams

set it60 wins vs ranked teams through his first 300 games, bowls includeda record when he got there, 1st of 496 careers, past 47 wins vs ranked teams · held from game 240 to 307 · broken by Steve Spurrier, 63 wins vs ranked teams, Jan 1, 2014 · said 1 other way60wins vs ranked teams

road wins

set it93 road wins through his first 307 games at Nebraska, bowls includeda record when he got there, 1st of 5,134 tenures, past 85 road wins · at game 307 only · broken by Joe Paterno, 118 road wins, Sep 12, 199893road wins

wins vs top-10 teams

set it27 wins vs top-10 teams through his first 307 games, bowls includeda record when he got there, 1st of 499 careers, past 23 wins vs top-10 teams · at game 307 only · broken by Joe Paterno, 30 wins vs top-10 teams, Sep 12, 199827wins vs top-10 teams

wins vs major-college teams

leads246 wins vs major-college teams through his first 300 games, bowls included1st of 2,056 careers, next 233 wins vs major-college teams · leads from game 225 to 307 (2 gaps) · said 1 other way246wins vs major-college teams

conference wins

leads153 conference wins through his first 282 games at Nebraska, regular season onlyone of 2, of 5,840 tenures · at game 282 only153conference wins

points scored · a season

set it7 games with 50+ points scored in Nebraska's first 11 games of 1983a record when he got there, 1st of 8,542 coach-seasons, past 6 · at game 11 only · broken by Sonny Dykes 2012, 8, Nov 17, 20127games

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.