Walter Camp

head coach · 1888–1892 · Yale · 70 games

Every comparison Walter Camp leads among head coaches since 1869: 133 claims in 17 families, the best first. A row leads its field now, or set a record that was later broken. Each links to its board.

shutouts

leads27 straight games with a shutout in his first 70 games, bowls included1st of 2,115 careers, next 20 · leads from game 63 to 70 · said 3 other ways27games

points of margin

leads12 straight games with 28+ points of margin in his first 40 games, bowls included1st of 2,143 careers, next 10 · leads from the start to 70 · said 8 other ways12games

points allowed

leads25 straight games with no points allowed in his first 68 games, bowls includedone of 2, of 2,118 careers · leads from game 68 to 70 · said 1 other way25games

points scored

set it10 games with 70+ points scored in his first 70 games, bowls includeda record when he got there, 1st of 14 careers, past 2 · held from game 58 to 70 · broken by Fielding H. Yost, 15, Oct 10, 1908 · said 3 other ways10games

points of margin · a season

leads12 straight games with 28+ points of margin in Yale's first 13 games of 1888, bowls included1st of 13,622 coach-seasons, next 10 · leads from game 8 to 13 · said 5 other ways12games

points scored · a season

leads6 games with 60+ points scored in Yale's first 13 games of 1888, bowls includedone of 4, of 13,622 coach-seasons · leads from game 12 to 136games

wins

set it29 straight games with a win in his first 70 games, bowls includeda record when he got there, 1st of 14 careers, past 11 · held from game 58 to 70 · broken by George Washington Woodruff, 34, Nov 14, 1896 · said 3 other ways29games

points allowed · a season

leads13 straight games with no points allowed in Yale's first 13 games of 1888, bowls includedone of 3, of 13,622 coach-seasons · at game 13 only · said 2 other ways13games

shutouts · a season

leads13 straight games with a shutout in Yale's first 13 games of 1888, bowls includedone of 3, of 13,622 coach-seasons · at game 13 only · said 2 other ways13games

wins by 21 or more

set it12 straight games with a win by 21 or more in his first 70 games, bowls includeda record when he got there, 1st of 14 careers, past 5 · held from game 58 to 70 · broken by Fielding H. Yost, 17, Oct 10, 1908 · said 3 other ways12games

wins by 21 or more · a season

leads12 straight games with a win by 21 or more in Yale's first 13 games of 1888, bowls includedone of 2, of 13,622 coach-seasons · leads from game 11 to 13 · said 2 other ways12games

wins · a season

leads16 straight games with a win in Yale's first 16 games of 1889, bowls includedone of 3, of 13,622 coach-seasons · at game 16 only · said 2 other ways16games

road wins · a season

leads8 road wins through Yale's first 16 games of 1889, bowls includedone of 2, of 13,622 coach-seasons · leads from game 15 to 168road wins

road wins

set it4 straight games with a road win in his first 70 games, bowls includeda record when he got there, 1st of 14 careers, past 3 · held from game 58 to 70 · broken by George H. Brooke, 5, Nov 7, 1914 · said 3 other ways4games

wins vs major-college teams

set it12 straight games with a win vs a major-college team in his first 60 games, bowls includeda record when he got there, 1st of 11 careers, past 4 · held from game 58 to 70 · broken by Bill Reid, 16, Nov 24, 1906 · said 3 other ways12games

home wins

set it27 home wins through his first 70 games, bowls includeda record when he got there, 1st of 14 careers, past 20 home wins · held from game 58 to 70 · broken by Amos Alonzo Stagg, 35 home wins, Oct 26, 1895 · said 3 other ways27home wins

wins vs major-college teams · a season

set it14 wins vs major-college teams through Yale's first 16 games of 1889, bowls includeda record when he got there, 1st of 11 coach-seasons, past 12 wins vs major-college teams · held from game 14 to 16 · broken by Jim Harbaugh 2023, 15 wins vs major-college teams, Jan 8, 202414wins vs major-college teams

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.