Frank A. Mason

head coach · 1886–1907 · Harvard, Ole Miss · 20 games

Every comparison Frank A. Mason leads among head coaches since 1869: 30 claims in 7 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

leads8 straight games with 35+ points of margin in his first 10 games, bowls included1st of 2,180 careers, next 5 · leads from the start to 20 · said 4 other ways8games

points scored

set it8 straight games with 40+ points scored in his first 20 games, regular season onlya record when he got there, 1st of 295 careers, past 6 · held from game 16 to 20 · broken by Tim DeRuyter, 10, Nov 2, 2013 · said 1 other way8games

points of margin · a season

leads10 games with 35+ points of margin in Harvard's first 14 games of 1886, bowls includedone of 4, of 13,622 coach-seasons · leads from game 7 to 14 (1 gap) · said 3 other ways10games

points scored · a season

leads765 points scored through Harvard's first 14 games of 1886, bowls included1st of 13,622 coach-seasons, next 726 points scored · leads from game 8 to 14765points scored

wins by 21 or more

leads10 straight games with a win by 21 or more in his first 10 games, bowls includedone of 4, of 2,180 careers · leads from game 9 to 10 · said 3 other ways10games

shutouts

leads10 straight games with a shutout in his first 10 games, bowls includedone of 3, of 2,180 careers · leads from game 9 to 10 · said 4 other ways10games

points allowed

leads10 straight games with no points allowed in his first 10 games, bowls includedone of 3, of 2,180 careers · at game 10 only · said 3 other ways10games

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.