Bear Bryant

head coach · 1945–1982 · Maryland, Kentucky, Texas A&M, Alabama · 425 games

Every comparison Bear Bryant leads among head coaches since 1869: 65 claims in 13 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

set it28 wins vs top-10 teams through his first 280 games at Alabama, bowls includeda record when he got there, 1st of 3,016 tenures, past 23 wins vs top-10 teams · held from game 240 to 287 (2 gaps) · broken by Bobby Bowden, 29 wins vs top-10 teams, Sep 25, 199928wins vs top-10 teams

wins vs ranked teams

set it49 wins vs ranked teams through his first 280 games at Alabama, bowls includeda record when he got there, 1st of 3,016 tenures, past 41 wins vs ranked teams · held from game 225 to 287 · broken by Tom Osborne, 54 wins vs ranked teams, Nov 24, 199549wins vs ranked teams

points scored

set it113 games with 30+ points scored in his first 280 games at Alabama, bowls includeda record when he got there, 1st of 4,712 tenures, past 112 · held from game 280 to 287 · broken by Joe Paterno, 116, Dec 29, 1989113games

points of margin

set it118 games with 21+ points of margin in his first 280 games at Alabama, bowls includeda record when he got there, 1st of 4,712 tenures, past 114 · held from game 280 to 287 · broken by Tom Osborne, 148, Nov 24, 1995118games

bowl and playoff wins

set it11 bowl and playoff wins through his first 280 games at Alabama, bowls includeda record when he got there, 1st of 4,712 tenures, past 10 bowl and playoff wins · held from game 265 to 287 · broken by Joe Paterno, 13 bowl and playoff wins, Dec 29, 198911bowl and playoff wins

wins by 21 or more

set it118 wins by 21 or more through his first 280 games at Alabama, bowls includeda record when he got there, 1st of 4,712 tenures, past 114 wins by 21 or more · held from game 280 to 287 · broken by Tom Osborne, 148 wins by 21 or more, Nov 24, 1995118wins by 21 or more

wins

set it305 wins through his first 400 games, bowls includeda record when he got there, 1st of 1,347 careers, past 288 wins · held from game 300 to 425 · broken by Joe Paterno, 316 wins, Nov 6, 1999305wins

conference wins

set it169 conference wins through his first 400 games, bowls includeda record when he got there, 1st of 1,347 careers, past 153 conference wins · held from game 300 to 425 · broken by Bo Schembechler, 170 conference wins, Jan 1, 1990169conference wins

road wins

set it103 road wins through his first 400 games, bowls includeda record when he got there, 1st of 1,347 careers, past 91 road wins · held from game 335 to 425 · broken by Bob Blackman, 106 road wins, Nov 21, 1981103road wins

wins vs major-college teams

set it223 wins vs major-college teams through his first 280 games at Alabama, bowls includeda record when he got there, 1st of 4,712 tenures, past 205 wins vs major-college teams · held from game 215 to 287 (2 gaps) · broken by Tom Osborne, 228 wins vs major-college teams, Nov 24, 1995223wins vs major-college teams

wins vs top-10 teams · a season

set it2 straight games with a win vs a top-10 team in Texas A&M's first 6 games of 1956a record when he got there, 1st of 673 coach-seasons, past 1 · at game 6 only · broken by Bobby Dodd 1959, 3, Oct 24, 19592games

wins as an unranked team over a ranked one

set it2 wins as an unranked team over a ranked one through his first 8 games at Alabama, bowls includeda record when he got there, 1st of 1,222 tenures, past 1 win as an unranked team over a ranked one · at game 8 only · said 1 other way2wins as an unranked team over a ranked one

wins vs ranked teams · a season

set it1 win vs a ranked team through Kentucky's first 8 games of 1950a record when he got there, 1st of 11 coach-seasons, past 0 wins vs ranked teams · held from game 8 to 10 · broken by Pappy Waldorf 1950, 3 wins vs ranked teams, Nov 11, 1950 · said 1 other way1wins 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.