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Elmer Layden
Every comparison Elmer Layden leads among head coaches since 1869: 12 claims in 2 families, the best first. A row leads its field now, or set a record that was later broken. Each links to its board.
one-score wins
leads24 one-score wins through his first 60 games at Notre Dame, bowls included1st of 5,942 tenures, next 21 one-score wins · leads from game 50 to 63 · said 1 other way24one-score wins
one-score wins · a season
leads5 one-score wins through Notre Dame's first 5 games of 1939one of 3, of 13,748 coach-seasons · at game 5 only · said 2 other ways5one-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.