Henry L. Williams

head coach · 1891–1921 · Army, Minnesota · 186 games

Every comparison Henry L. Williams leads among head coaches since 1869: 82 claims in 14 families, the best first. A row leads its field now, or set a record that was later broken. Each links to its board.

points allowed

leads96 games with no points allowed in his first 150 games at Minnesota, bowls included1st of 5,914 tenures, next 91 · leads from game 80 to 165 (2 gaps) · said 1 other way96games

points of margin

leads9 straight games with 35+ points of margin in his first 150 games, bowls included1st of 2,079 careers, next 8 · leads from game 75 to 186 · said 3 other ways9games

points scored

set it11 games with 70+ points scored in his first 180 games, bowls includeda record when he got there, 1st of 532 careers, past 10 · held from game 150 to 186 · broken by Fielding H. Yost, 15, Nov 25, 1922 · said 1 other way11games

shutouts

set it99 shutouts through his first 180 games at Minnesota, bowls includeda record when he got there, 1st of 808 tenures, past 89 shutouts · at game 180 only · broken by Amos Alonzo Stagg, 166 shutouts, Oct 7, 1922 · said 1 other way99shutouts

wins

set it136 wins through his first 180 games at Minnesota, bowls includeda record when he got there, 1st of 808 tenures, past 124 wins · at game 180 only · broken by Amos Alonzo Stagg, 248 wins, Nov 21, 1925 · said 1 other way136wins

points scored · a season

leads6 games with 60+ points scored in Minnesota's first 13 games of 1904, bowls includedone of 4, of 13,622 coach-seasons · leads from game 12 to 136games

wins by 21 or more

set it82 wins by 21 or more through his first 180 games at Minnesota, bowls includeda record when he got there, 1st of 808 tenures, past 78 wins by 21 or more · at game 180 only · broken by Amos Alonzo Stagg, 108 wins by 21 or more, Oct 7, 1922 · said 2 other ways82wins by 21 or more

conference wins

set it50 conference wins through his first 180 games at Minnesota, bowls includeda record when he got there, 1st of 808 tenures, past 25 conference wins · at game 180 only · broken by Amos Alonzo Stagg, 95 conference wins, Oct 7, 1922 · said 2 other ways50conference wins

points of margin · a season

leads10 games with 35+ points of margin in Minnesota's first 11 games of 1905one of 4, of 13,622 coach-seasons · leads from game 7 to 11 (1 gap)10games

home wins

set it107 home wins through his first 180 games at Minnesota, bowls includeda record when he got there, 1st of 808 tenures, past 97 home wins · at game 180 only · broken by Amos Alonzo Stagg, 204 home wins, Oct 7, 1922 · said 1 other way107home wins

home wins · a season

leads10 straight games with a home win in Minnesota's first 15 games of 1903, bowls includedone of 4, of 13,622 coach-seasons · leads from game 10 to 15 · said 2 other ways10games

wins vs major-college teams

set it83 wins vs major-college teams through his first 180 games at Minnesota, bowls includeda record when he got there, 1st of 810 tenures, past 76 wins vs major-college teams · held from game 155 to 180 · broken by Dan McGugin, 86 wins vs major-college teams, Oct 17, 1925 · said 1 other way83wins vs major-college teams

one-score wins

set it21 one-score wins through his first 186 games, bowls includeda record when he got there, 1st of 529 careers, past 20 one-score wins · at game 186 only · broken by Amos Alonzo Stagg, 55 one-score wins, Oct 14, 1922 · said 1 other way21one-score wins

conference wins · a season

set it3 straight games with a conference win in Minnesota's first 12 games of 1900a record when he got there, 1st of 219 coach-seasons, past 2 · held from game 11 to 12 · broken by Amos Alonzo Stagg 1904, 4, Nov 24, 19043games

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.