Bud Wilkinson

head coach · 1947–1963 · Oklahoma · 178 games

Every comparison Bud Wilkinson leads among head coaches since 1869: 55 claims in 8 families, the best first. A row leads its field now, or set a record that was later broken. Each links to its board.

points of margin

leads33 straight games with 7+ points of margin in his first 150 games, bowls included1st of 2,079 careers, next 26 · leads from game 105 to 178 · said 1 other way33games

wins vs major-college teams

leads47 straight games with a win vs a major-college team in his first 140 games, bowls included1st of 2,081 careers, next 34 · leads from game 99 to 178 · said 2 other ways47games

points scored

set it55 games with 40+ points scored in his first 175 games at Oklahoma, bowls includeda record when he got there, 1st of 3,421 tenures, past 48 · held from game 94 to 178 · broken by LaVell Edwards, 58, Oct 3, 198655games

road wins

set it61 road wins through his first 170 games at Oklahoma, regular season onlya record when he got there, 1st of 3,441 tenures, past 51 road wins · held from game 130 to 170 (4 gaps) · broken by John Vaught, 66 road wins, Oct 3, 196461road wins

wins

set it143 wins through his first 175 games at Oklahoma, bowls includeda record when he got there, 1st of 3,421 tenures, past 138 wins · held from game 155 to 178 · broken by Barry Switzer, 146 wins, Nov 7, 1987143wins

bowl and playoff wins

set it6 bowl and playoff wins through his first 178 games, bowls includeda record when he got there, 1st of 1,122 careers, past 4 bowl and playoff wins · at game 178 only · broken by Bobby Dodd, 8 bowl and playoff wins, Oct 17, 19646bowl and playoff wins

conference wins

set it91 conference wins through his first 17 seasons, bowls includeda record when he got there, 1st of 1,125 careers, past 88 conference wins · held from season 10 to 17 (1 gap) · broken by Bo Schembechler, 102 conference wins, Dec 28, 1979 · said 1 other way91conference wins

wins vs ranked teams · a season

leads3 wins vs ranked teams through Oklahoma's first 3 games of 1954one of 4, of 9,006 coach-seasons · at game 3 only · said 2 other ways3wins 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.