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Nick Saban
Every comparison Nick Saban leads among head coaches since 1869: 78 claims in 15 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 top-10 teams
leads34 wins vs top-10 teams through his first 200 games at Alabama, bowls included1st of 4,213 tenures, next 23 wins vs top-10 teams · leads from game 115 to 23534wins vs top-10 teams
wins vs ranked teams
leads82 wins vs ranked teams through his first 235 games at Alabama, bowls included1st of 4,211 tenures, next 61 wins vs ranked teams · leads from game 115 to 23582wins vs ranked teams
points scored
leads33 straight games with 30+ points scored in his first 200 games at Alabama, bowls included1st of 5,909 tenures, next 23 · leads from game 190 to 23533games
points of margin
leads141 games with 14+ points of margin in his first 200 games at Alabama, bowls included1st of 5,909 tenures, next 121 · leads from game 140 to 235141games
bowl and playoff wins
leads16 bowl and playoff wins through his first 225 games at Alabama, bowls included1st of 5,908 tenures, next 12 bowl and playoff wins · leads from game 155 to 23516bowl and playoff wins
wins
leads176 wins through his first 200 games at Alabama, bowls included1st of 5,909 tenures, next 162 wins · leads from game 145 to 235176wins
wins by 21 or more
leads109 wins by 21 or more through his first 200 games at Alabama, bowls included1st of 5,909 tenures, next 100 wins by 21 or more · leads from game 160 to 235109wins by 21 or more
conference wins
leads180 conference wins through his first 350 games, bowls included1st of 2,055 careers, next 173 conference wins · leads from game 335 to 369180conference wins
wins vs major-college teams
leads163 wins vs major-college teams through his first 200 games at Alabama, bowls included1st of 5,909 tenures, next 162 wins vs major-college teams · leads from game 200 to 235163wins vs major-college teams
wins vs ranked teams · a season
leads9 wins vs ranked teams through Alabama's first 15 games of 2016, bowls included1st of 8,881 coach-seasons, next 8 wins vs ranked teams · leads from game 13 to 159wins vs ranked teams
points of margin · a season
leads12 straight games with 21+ points of margin in Alabama's first 15 games of 2018, bowls includedone of 2, of 13,622 coach-seasons · leads from game 11 to 15 · said 2 other ways12games
wins by 21 or more · a season
leads12 straight games with a win by 21 or more in Alabama's first 15 games of 2018, bowls includedone of 2, of 13,622 coach-seasons · leads from game 11 to 15 · said 2 other ways12games
conference wins · a season
leads11 straight games with a conference win in Alabama's first 13 games of 2020, bowls included1st of 13,622 coach-seasons, next 10 · leads from game 8 to 13 · said 2 other ways11games
points scored · a season
leads8 games with 50+ points scored in Alabama's first 12 games of 2018one of 3, of 13,625 coach-seasons · at game 12 only8games
bowl and playoff wins · a season
leads2 bowl and playoff wins through Alabama's first 13 games of 2020, bowls includedone of 3, of 13,622 coach-seasons · at game 13 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.