Andy Smith

head coach · 1909–1925 · Pennsylvania, Purdue, California · 160 games

Every comparison Andy Smith leads among head coaches since 1869: 10 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.

points scored

leads4 straight games with 60+ points scored in his first 90 games at California, bowls includedone of 3, of 5,923 tenures · leads from game 44 to 94 · said 1 other way4games

points of margin

set it26 straight games with 7+ points of margin in his first 157 games, regular season onlya record when he got there, 1st of 608 careers, past 22 · at game 157 only · broken by Bob Neyland, 32, Nov 29, 195226games

points scored · a season

leads4 games with 60+ points scored in California's first 5 games of 1920one of 4, of 13,748 coach-seasons · at game 5 only · said 1 other way4games

conference wins

set it26 conference wins through his first 96 games at California, bowls includeda record when he got there, 1st of 925 tenures, past 25 conference wins · at game 96 only · broken by Harry W. Hughes, 57 conference wins, Nov 21, 1925 · said 1 other way26conference 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.