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Joe Paterno
Every comparison Joe Paterno leads among head coaches since 1869: 138 claims in 11 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 ranked teams
set it81 wins vs ranked teams through his first 490 games at Penn State, bowls includeda record when he got there, 1st of 3,611 tenures, past 62 wins vs ranked teams · held from game 325 to 490 · broken by Nick Saban, 82 wins vs ranked teams, Jan 1, 202481wins vs ranked teams
points of margin
leads255 games with 14+ points of margin in his first 540 games at Penn State, bowls included1st of 5,905 tenures, next 214 · leads from game 465 to 540255games
points scored
leads234 games with 30+ points scored in his first 500 games at Penn State, regular season only1st of 5,839 tenures, next 212 · leads from game 465 to 510234games
wins
leads402 wins through his first 540 games at Penn State, bowls included1st of 5,905 tenures, next 315 wins · leads from game 340 to 540 (1 gap)402wins
wins vs top-10 teams
leads28 wins vs top-10 teams through his first 500 games at Penn State, regular season onlyone of 2, of 4,143 tenures · leads from game 475 to 51028wins vs top-10 teams
bowl and playoff wins
leads21 bowl and playoff wins through his first 480 games at Penn State, bowls includedone of 2, of 5,905 tenures · leads from game 475 to 54021bowl and playoff wins
wins vs major-college teams
leads369 wins vs major-college teams through his first 500 games at Penn State, bowls included1st of 5,905 tenures, next 304 wins vs major-college teams · leads from game 330 to 540369wins vs major-college teams
wins by 21 or more
leads164 wins by 21 or more through his first 475 games at Penn State, regular season onlyone of 3, of 5,839 tenures · leads from game 475 to 510164wins by 21 or more
road wins
leads136 road wins through his first 500 games, bowls included1st of 2,055 careers, next 128 road wins · leads from game 340 to 540 (1 gap) · said 1 other way136road wins
one-score wins
leads104 one-score wins through his first 500 games, bowls included1st of 2,055 careers, next 88 one-score wins · leads from game 310 to 540 · said 1 other way104one-score wins
one-score wins · a season
leads6 straight games with a one-score win in Penn State's first 12 games of 1985one of 4, of 13,622 coach-seasons · leads from game 5 to 12 · said 2 other ways6games
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.