Darrell Royal

head coach · 1954–1976 · Mississippi State, Washington, Texas · 249 games

Every comparison Darrell Royal leads among head coaches since 1869: 24 claims in 5 families, the best first. A row leads its field now, or set a record that was later broken. Each links to its board.

conference wins

set it120 conference wins through his first 249 games, bowls includeda record when he got there, 1st of 1,288 careers, past 115 conference wins · at game 249 only · broken by Bear Bryant, 145 conference wins, Sep 17, 1977 · said 1 other way120conference wins

wins

set it144 wins through his first 180 games at Texas, regular season onlya record when he got there, 1st of 4,254 tenures, past 143 wins · held from game 175 to 185 · broken by Bear Bryant, 150 wins, Oct 11, 1975144wins

wins vs major-college teams

set it159 wins vs major-college teams through his first 203 games at Texas, regular season onlya record when he got there, 1st of 4,428 tenures, past 157 wins vs major-college teams · at game 203 only · broken by Woody Hayes, 186 wins vs major-college teams, Sep 17, 1977159wins vs major-college teams

wins as an unranked team over a ranked one

set it7 wins as an unranked team over a ranked one through his first 100 games, regular season onlya record when he got there, 1st of 81 careers, past 6 wins as an unranked team over a ranked one · held from game 39 to 140 (2 gaps) · broken by Jack Mollenkopf, 10 wins as an unranked team over a ranked one, Nov 12, 1966 · said 1 other way7wins as an unranked team over a ranked one

wins vs ranked teams

set it25 wins vs ranked teams through his first 17 seasons, bowls includeda record when he got there, 1st of 148 careers, past 23 wins vs ranked teams · at season 17 only · broken by John McKay, 35 wins vs ranked teams, Dec 22, 197525wins vs ranked 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.