John Heisman

head coach · 1902–1927 · Clemson, Georgia Tech, Pennsylvania, Washington & Jefferson, Rice · 222 games

Every comparison John Heisman leads among head coaches since 1869: 27 claims in 8 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

leads16 straight games with 21+ points of margin in his first 200 games, regular season onlyone of 2, of 2,023 careers · leads from game 140 to 222 · said 1 other way16games

wins by 21 or more

leads16 straight games with a win by 21 or more in his first 200 games, regular season onlyone of 2, of 2,023 careers · leads from game 140 to 22216games

points scored

set it11 games with 70+ points scored in his first 138 games at Georgia Tech, bowls includeda record when he got there, 1st of 751 tenures, past 10 · at game 138 only · broken by Fielding H. Yost, 15, Oct 22, 1921 · said 1 other way11games

points scored · a season

leads425 points scored through Georgia Tech's first 5 games of 19181st of 13,748 coach-seasons, next 378 points scored · at game 5 only425points scored

wins vs major-college teams

set it98 wins vs major-college teams through his first 200 games, bowls includeda record when he got there, 1st of 609 careers, past 85 wins vs major-college teams · held from game 135 to 222 · broken by Howard Jones, 106 wins vs major-college teams, Sep 29, 1934 · said 1 other way98wins vs major-college teams

points of margin · a season

leads425 points of margin through Georgia Tech's first 5 games of 19181st of 13,748 coach-seasons, next 371 points of margin · at game 5 only425points of margin

one-score wins

set it31 one-score wins through his first 222 games, bowls includeda record when he got there, 1st of 645 careers, past 29 one-score wins · at game 222 only · broken by Amos Alonzo Stagg, 64 one-score wins, Oct 20, 1928 · said 1 other way31one-score wins

road wins

leads6 road wins through his first 9 games, bowls includedone of 4, of 2,181 careers · at game 9 only6road 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.