Jim Tatum

head coach · 1942–1958 · North Carolina, Oklahoma, Maryland · 142 games

Every comparison Jim Tatum leads among head coaches since 1869: 17 claims in 3 families, the best first. A row leads its field now, or set a record that was later broken. Each links to its board.

road wins

leads34 road wins through his first 90 games at Maryland, bowls includedone of 3, of 5,923 tenures · leads from game 87 to 90 (1 gap)34road wins

wins vs major-college teams

set it84 wins vs major-college teams through his first 11 seasons, bowls includeda record when he got there, 1st of 1,064 careers, past 83 wins vs major-college teams · at season 11 only · broken by Bobby Dodd, 89 wins vs major-college teams, Jan 2, 195684wins vs major-college teams

wins vs top-10 teams · a season

set it1 win vs a top-10 team through Maryland's first 4 games of 1950a record when he got there, 1st of 41 coach-seasons, past 0 wins vs top-10 teams · held from the start to 4 · broken by Frank Leahy 1952, 2 wins vs top-10 teams, Oct 18, 1952 · said 1 other way1wins vs top-10 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.