Pat O'Dea

head coach · 1900–1902 · Notre Dame, Missouri · 28 games

Every comparison Pat O'Dea leads among head coaches since 1869: 3 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.

points scored · a season

set it4 games with 50+ points scored in Notre Dame's first 4 games of 1900a record when he got there, 1st of 234 coach-seasons, past 3 · held from the start to 4 · said 2 other ways4games

points of margin · a season

set it245 points of margin through Notre Dame's first 4 games of 1900a record when he got there, 1st of 234 coach-seasons, past 226 points of margin · held from the start to 4 · broken by Fielding H. Yost 1902, 309 points of margin, Oct 11, 1902245points of margin

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.