RU HCs

[MADHAT1]

Just a list of them for those who might enjoy remembering some of them and be reminded of those you much rather forget [winking]
26 men have served as head coach of the Rutgers football team.

Coach Tenure Record (%)
William A. Reynolds 1869–1894 49–80–9 (.355)
H. W. Ambruster 1895 3–4 (.429)
John C. B. Pendleton 1896–1897 8–12 (.400)
William V. B. Van Dyck 1898–1899 3–15–1 (.184)
Michael F. Daly 1900 4–4 (.500)
Arthur P. Robinson 1901 0–7 (.000)
Henry Van Hoevenberg 1902 3–7 (.300)
Oliver D. Mann 1903, 1905 7–10–1 (.417)
Alfred Ellet Hitchner 1904 1–6–2 (.222)
Frank Gorton 1906–1907 8–7–3 (.528)
Joseph T. Smith 1908 3–5–1 (.389)
Herman Pritchard 1909 3–5–1 (.389)
Howard Gargan 1910–1912 12–10–4 (.538)
George Sanford 1913–1923 56–32–5 (.629)
John H. Wallace 1924–1926 12–14–1 (.463)
Harry Rockafeller 1927–1930, 1942–1945 33–26–1 (.560)
J. Wilder Tasker 1931–1937 31–27–5 (.532)
Harvey Harman 1938–1941, 1946–1955 74–44–2 (.625)
John Stiegman 1956–1959 22–15 (.595)
John F. Bateman 1960–1972 73–51 (.589)
Frank R. Burns 1973–1983 78–43–1 (.643)
Dick Anderson 1984–1989 27–34–4 (.446)
Doug Graber 1990–1995 29–36–1 (.447)
Terry Shea 1996–2000 11–44 (.200)
Greg Schiano 2001–2011 67–66 (.504)
Kyle Flood 2012–2015 24–16 (.600)
Norries Wilson (Interim) 2015 1-2 (.333)
Chris Ash 2016–present

TOTAL 641–622–42 (.507)

 

[Knight Shift]

Kyle Flood, highest winning percentage in the last 30 years, and #4 in the last 100 years. He went 1-0 60% of the time. [banana]

 

[DJ Spanky]

Really disappointed in Al Hitchner - thought he really had potential.

 

[oldman87]

Kyle Flood, highest winning percentage in the last 30 years, and #4 in the last 100 years. He went 1-0 60% of the time. [banana]

He also went 0-1 87% of the time against winning teams.

On the other hand, Ash is the only one undefeated on that list, and he is only 4 months in.

 

[Knight Shift]

Really disappointed in Al Hitchner - thought he really had potential.

He was no Arthur P. Robinson, but Mr. Robinson had a highly rated recruiting class.

 

[Scarlet16E]

I can't believe I've witnessed nearly 30% of Rutgers football coaches.

 

[RUsince52]

I can't believe I've witnessed nearly 30% of Rutgers football coaches.

I've seen 11 so far. It appears that Howard Gargan won more than he lost because he played for the tie.

 

[Tango Two]

Just a list of them for those who might enjoy remembering some of them and be reminded of those you much rather forget [winking]
26 men have served as head coach of the Rutgers football team.

Coach Tenure Record (%)
William A. Reynolds 1869–1894 49–80–9 (.355)
H. W. Ambruster 1895 3–4 (.429)
John C. B. Pendleton 1896–1897 8–12 (.400)
William V. B. Van Dyck 1898–1899 3–15–1 (.184)
Michael F. Daly 1900 4–4 (.500)
Arthur P. Robinson 1901 0–7 (.000)
Henry Van Hoevenberg 1902 3–7 (.300)
Oliver D. Mann 1903, 1905 7–10–1 (.417)
Alfred Ellet Hitchner 1904 1–6–2 (.222)
Frank Gorton 1906–1907 8–7–3 (.528)
Joseph T. Smith 1908 3–5–1 (.389)
Herman Pritchard 1909 3–5–1 (.389)
Howard Gargan 1910–1912 12–10–4 (.538)
George Sanford 1913–1923 56–32–5 (.629)
John H. Wallace 1924–1926 12–14–1 (.463)
Harry Rockafeller 1927–1930, 1942–1945 33–26–1 (.560)
J. Wilder Tasker 1931–1937 31–27–5 (.532)
Harvey Harman 1938–1941, 1946–1955 74–44–2 (.625)
John Stiegman 1956–1959 22–15 (.595)
John F. Bateman 1960–1972 73–51 (.589)
Frank R. Burns 1973–1983 78–43–1 (.643)
Dick Anderson 1984–1989 27–34–4 (.446)
Doug Graber 1990–1995 29–36–1 (.447)
Terry Shea 1996–2000 11–44 (.200)
Greg Schiano 2001–2011 67–66 (.504)
Kyle Flood 2012–2015 24–16 (.600)
Norries Wilson (Interim) 2015 1-2 (.333)
Chris Ash 2016–present

TOTAL 641–622–42 (.507)

Where do people get information from?

The list is incorrect.

Flood is 27-24

The win and losses Wilson coached are credited to Flood not Wilson.

Wilson has no record as Rutgers coach.

 

[oldman87]

I have seen 27

 

[rutger80]

Clearly, the first dozen coaches were hindered by the lack of facilities.

 

[MADHAT1]

I have seen 27

Officially it's 27-24 for Flood and Wilson's record is unofficial and not in record book.
So Tango is right


http://www.scarletknights.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/records-coaches.html

 

[oldman87]

I meant 27 coaches :joy:

 

[MADHAT1]

Where do people get information from?

The list is incorrect.

Flood is 27-24

The win and losses Wilson coached are credited to Flood not Wilson.

Wilson has no record as Rutgers coach.

My bad,did a quick google search and came up with this ( with wrong info) :
Rutgers Scarlet Knights football - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rutgers_Scarlet_Knights_football#Head_coaches

 

[Tango Two]

My bad,did a quick google search and came up with this ( with wrong info) :
Rutgers Scarlet Knights football - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rutgers_Scarlet_Knights_football#Head_coaches

FYI Wikipedia is not a legitimate source of information.

 

[DJ Spanky]

FYI Wikipedia is not a legitimate source of information.

Is this your new shtick now that there aren't any weather threads?

 

[MADHAT1]

FYI Wikipedia is not a legitimate source of information.

What was Wilson's record as the RU interim HC .
Officially wins and losses went on Floods record but they happened ( unofficially) under Wilson's watch and that's what Wikipedia included in their list.

Wikipedia isn't the best source, but my intent was to have everyone look at who coached RU FB
after seeing complaints about ex RU HCs being brought up in threads.
Wanted to give everyone more than the usual suspects to brag or complain about.
But didn't expect a complaint like yours, even if it was a legitimate one :D

 

[Source]

Matt Bolger went 1-1 as acting head coach for the final two games of the 1957 season when John Steigmen was hospitalized with pneumonia.

Bob Naso went 3-1 as acting head coach for the final four games of 1977 when Frank Burns was hospitalized with a heart attack.

Bob Naso was also a player for Rutgers in 1957.

 

[beaced]

Matt Bolger went 1-1 as interim head coach for the final two games of the 1957 season when John Steigmen was hospitalized with pneumonia.

Bob Naso went 3-1 as interim head coach for the final four games of 1977 when Frank Burns was hospitalized with a heart attack.

Bob Naso was also a player for Rutgers in 1957.

I think that Frank had bypass or carotid surgery at that time.I saw those games and the team never lost a beat. Very well coached.I think Naso went on to be the HC at COLUMBIA shortly thereafter.

 

[iReC89]

Henry Van Hoevenberg's house in Oregon is on the National Register of Historic Places, apparently unrelated to his 3-7 record at RU following his graduation from Columbia with a law degree. He might have been useful to have around last year. He was more successful at RU then his predecessor, who at the time was still a student at Princeton.

 

[Tango Two]

What was Wilson's record as the RU interim HC .
Officially wins and losses went on Floods record but they happened ( unofficially) under Wilson's watch and that's what Wikipedia included in their list.

Wlison has no record as interm coach, as the wins and losses go under Flood's record.

 

[Tango Two]

Is this your new shtick now that there aren't any weather threads?

Some people think Wikipedia is a legitimate source, which it is not.

Just was pointing it out.

 

[Source]

Henry Van Hoevenberg's house in Oregon is on the National Register of Historic Places, apparently unrelated to his 3-7 record at RU following his graduation from Columbia with a law degree. He might have been useful to have around last year. He was more successful at RU then his predecessor, who at the time was still a student at Princeton.

In 1902, Henry Van Hoevenberg, Jr., an end on Columbia’s 1901 team and a player under George Foster Sanford, coached Rutgers. He was a two time Walter Camp All-American mention. His brother, Huyler, played end on the 1901 Rutgers team. Mount Van Hoevenberg at Lake Placid, NY was named for Henry, Jr.’s father and hosted the sports complexes for the 1932 and 1980 Winter Olympics.

 

[Abro1975]

I got to talk w Jack Bateman a few times in the summer between my freshman and sophomore year as my summer job was as a Railroad Conductor for both Amtrak and Penn Central , very nice to talk to, I only wish now I had the courage to ask him if i could walk on to try out as a Long Snapper lol .
And who could forget the Norries Wilson years! "What's your name, where you from?!" Lol

 

[Source]

I got to talk w Jack Bateman a few times in the summer between my freshman and sophomore year as my summer job was as a Railroad Conductor for both Amtrak and Penn Central , very nice to talk to, I only wish now I had the courage to ask him if i could walk on to try out as a Long Snapper lol .
And who could forget the Norries Wilson years! "What's your name, where you from?!" Lol

Abro1975,

I always thought it was John Bateman. Was he informally called "Jack" by everyone?

 

[RUsince52]

Abro1975,

I always thought it was John Bateman. Was he informally called "Jack" by everyone?

Or was it Dr. John Bateman ?

 

[Source]

Or was it Dr. John Bateman ?

I heard he had three degrees from Columbia and was affectionately known as "Dr. John" or "Dr. John Bateman"

 

[MADHAT1]

Wlison has no record as interm coach, as the wins and losses go under Flood's record.

Already agreed you're right about that, guess you feel the need to point that out again after I said
"Officially wins and losses went on Floods record but they happened ( unofficially) under Wilson's watch and that's what Wikipedia included in their list."

I will state valid sources won't put unofficial records in their record book, but when Rutgers fans talk about Norris Wilson ,Matt Bolger , Bob Naso or any other interim /acting HC I think their unofficial W-L records should be part of the discussion and when I talk about interim HCs I do mention how the team they were coaching as the interim HC fared under them.

 

[Tango Two]

Already agreed you're right about that, guess you feel the need to point that out again after I said
"Officially wins and losses went on Floods record but they happened ( unofficially) under Wilson's watch and that's what Wikipedia included in their list."

I will state valid sources won't put unofficial records in their record book, but when Rutgers fans talk about Norris Wilson ,Matt Bolger , Bob Naso or any other interim /acting HC I think their unofficial W-L records should be part of the discussion and when I talk about interim HCs I do mention how the team they were coaching as the interim HC fared under them.

It is possible that other interm coaches had their records count, but an agreement was made in Flood's situation that even the games he didn't coach counted on his record.

 

[MADHAT1]

It is possible that other interm coaches had their records count, but an agreement was made in Flood's situation that even the games he didn't coach counted on his record.

The NBA doesn't recognize Interim HCing records and those games are placed on the official HC of record. So I do understand what you're saying but pointing out unofficially people recognize that record and give credit to wins and loses by a team under an interim HC to that interim HC , even if it's not recognized in that team official record book
Lute Walton's record as Warriors interim HC was put on Steve Kerr's official record as Golden State's HC, but you can bet the 39–4 record Walton had as interim HC credited to Kerr helped Lute score the Lakers's HC position.

As for the agreement you stated was made I have no reason to dispute you , but I'm sure a media outlet will put RU's record in under Wilson when they talk about him or the 2015 team.
Here's one example :
2016 College Football Coaching Changes, College Football New Coaches
out: Rutgers Kyle Flood (3-6)
(i,s) - Norris Wilson (1-2)
in: Chris Ash
>On December 7, Rutgers announced Chris Ash as its new head coach. The Ohio State defensive cooridnator (2014-2015) has been an FBS assistant since 2000 with the likes of Iowa State and Wisconsin, among others. Ash replaces Kyle Flood who was fired on November 29 after a season of turmoil that included a 3-game suspension of Flood and the arrests of at least 7 players. The school also fired athletics director, Julie Herrmann, and named her successor, Pat Hobbs. Rutgers was 4-8 this season with assistant Norris Wilson going 1-2 during Flood's suspension. In all, Rutgers was 27-24 overall during Flood's tenure and 12-19 in conference games.<
http://www.collegefootballpoll.com/coaching_changes_2016.html

 

[Tango Two]

The NBA doesn't recognize Interim HCing records and those games are placed on the official HC of record. So I do understand what you're saying but pointing out unofficially people recognize that record and give credit to wins and loses by a team under an interim HC to that interim HC , even if it's not recognized in that team official record book
Lute Walton's record as Warriors interim HC was put on Steve Kerr's official record as Golden State's HC, but you can bet the 39–4 record Walton had as interim HC credited to Kerr helped Lute score the Lakers's HC position.

As for the agreement you stated was made I have no reason to dispute you , but I'm sure a media outlet will put RU's record in under Wilson when they talk about him or the 2015 team.
Here's one example :
2016 College Football Coaching Changes, College Football New Coaches
out: Rutgers Kyle Flood (3-6)
(i,s) - Norris Wilson (1-2)
in: Chris Ash
>On December 7, Rutgers announced Chris Ash as its new head coach. The Ohio State defensive cooridnator (2014-2015) has been an FBS assistant since 2000 with the likes of Iowa State and Wisconsin, among others. Ash replaces Kyle Flood who was fired on November 29 after a season of turmoil that included a 3-game suspension of Flood and the arrests of at least 7 players. The school also fired athletics director, Julie Herrmann, and named her successor, Pat Hobbs. Rutgers was 4-8 this season with assistant Norris Wilson going 1-2 during Flood's suspension. In all, Rutgers was 27-24 overall during Flood's tenure and 12-19 in conference games.<
http://www.collegefootballpoll.com/coaching_changes_2016.html

"Wilson’s wins and losses are credited to Flood’s record, but Wilson earned something else.

“I have the utmost respect for Coach Wilson,” linebacker Quentin Gause said. “He’s a great leader.”"


http://www.app.com/story/sports/col...-proof-norries-wilson-right-rutgers/73770680/

 

[virginiaru]

I heard he had three degrees from Columbia and was affectionately known as "Dr. John" or "Dr. John Bateman"

I was at school during the last years of Dr. Bateman's tenure (I am Rutgers College 1972). My recollection was that he was always Dr. Bateman or Coach Bateman. As an unrelated matter, he generally wore red socks (at least when coaching).

 

[Abro1975]

Abro1975,

I always thought it was John Bateman. Was he informally called "Jack" by everyone?

Fat Jack Bateman, lol. sorry, but that's what he was called in the early 70s.

 

[RUsince52]

Harvey Harmon didn't have the Bubble, but they did have a fieldhouse. Think they practiced baseball or Lax. Dirt floor and not high enough to kick a FB. It was part of the University Commons dining area on the back side and was never torn down when the Brower Commons replaced it. A prefab, metal building that somehow came to RU instead of the Soviet Union ??? It's now the RU printing office along with a few other depts.
The Middlesex County Sportsman show called it home for 2 weeks each Feb/March. Great place for a kid to hangout, lots of exhibits and wild animals. Over the years the outside look has been upgraded, but it still sits down from the library and record hall. Original site of Nelson Field.

 

[theRU]

Some people think Wikipedia is a legitimate source, which it is not.

Just was pointing it out.

Just playing devils advocate here but who is to say what is or isn't a legitimate source. "Legitimate sources" get information wrong all the time lol

 

[iReC89]

Wilson has no record as Rutgers coach.

Never happened, nothing to see here, move along.