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Frank Thomas
Every comparison Frank Thomas leads among head coaches since 1869: 13 claims in 4 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 it4 bowl and playoff wins through his first 140 games, bowls includeda record when he got there, 1st of 938 careers, past 2 bowl and playoff wins · held from game 120 to 146 · broken by Bobby Dodd, 8 bowl and playoff wins, Nov 16, 19574bowl and playoff wins
wins vs major-college teams
set it80 wins vs major-college teams through his first 125 games at Alabama, regular season onlya record when he got there, 1st of 1,619 tenures, past 79 wins vs major-college teams · held from game 110 to 125 (2 gaps) · broken by Wallace Wade, 93 wins vs major-college teams, Oct 2, 194880wins vs major-college teams
conference wins
set it12 conference wins through his first 2 seasons, bowls includeda record when he got there, 1st of 815 careers, past 10 conference wins · held from the start to 2 · broken by Chuck Fairbanks, 13 conference wins, Dec 31, 1968 · said 1 other way12conference wins
one-score wins
set it28 one-score wins through his first 110 games, bowls includeda record when he got there, 1st of 887 careers, past 26 one-score wins · held from game 110 to 115 · broken by Slip Madigan, 33 one-score wins, Oct 2, 194328one-score 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.