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James Phelan
Every comparison James Phelan leads among head coaches since 1869: 4 claims in 2 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 it2 straight games with a bowl or playoff win in his first 200 games, bowls includeda record when he got there, 1st of 876 careers, past 1 · held from game 155 to 2632games
bowl and playoff wins · a season
leads2 bowl and playoff wins through Washington's first 11 games of 1937one of 3, of 13,622 coach-seasons · at game 11 only · said 1 other way2bowl and playoff 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.