Coach record book
George Sanford's Top 25 Games
The defining games from George Sanford's unambiguous full-season assignments, with the coached team identified for every result.
- Games
- 25
- Top score
- 34/100
- Overtime
- 0
Teams coached in this list
National ranking
The top 25 of 112 attributable games
0 of these games include at least one AP-ranked team at kickoff. Open a supported game for its box score and statistics.
- 1921Week 5
Washington and Lee at Rutgers
Washington and Lee 13, Rutgers 14
W · Coached Rutgers vs. Washington and Lee
Unranked Washington and Lee vs. Unranked Rutgers · 1-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 29/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 5/5
34
Game score
- 1901Week 10
Columbia at Navy
Columbia 6, Navy 5
W · Coached Columbia vs. Navy
Unranked Columbia vs. Unranked Navy · 1-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 29/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 5/5
34
Game score
- 1900Week 9
Princeton at Columbia
Princeton 5, Columbia 6
W · Coached Columbia vs. Princeton
Unranked Princeton vs. Unranked Columbia · 1-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 29/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 5/5
34
Game score
- 1923Week 5
New York University at Rutgers
New York University 3, Rutgers 7
W · Coached Rutgers vs. New York University
Unranked New York University vs. Unranked Rutgers · 4-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 26/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 5/5
31
Game score
- 1923Week 6
Lafayette at Rutgers
Lafayette 6, Rutgers 6
T · Coached Rutgers vs. Lafayette
Unranked Lafayette vs. Unranked Rutgers · 0-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 30/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 0/5
30
Game score
- 1917Week 8
Rutgers at West Virginia
Rutgers 7, West Virginia 7
T · Coached Rutgers vs. West Virginia
Unranked Rutgers vs. Unranked West Virginia · 0-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 30/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 0/5
30
Game score
- 1916Week 9
Rutgers at West Virginia
Rutgers 0, West Virginia 0
T · Coached Rutgers vs. West Virginia
Unranked Rutgers vs. Unranked West Virginia · 0-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 30/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 0/5
30
Game score
- 1916Week 5
Rutgers at Washington and Lee
Rutgers 13, Washington and Lee 13
T · Coached Rutgers vs. Washington and Lee
Unranked Rutgers vs. Unranked Washington and Lee · 0-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 30/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 0/5
30
Game score
- 1914Week 8
Syracuse at Rutgers
Syracuse 14, Rutgers 14
T · Coached Rutgers vs. Syracuse
Unranked Syracuse vs. Unranked Rutgers · 0-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 30/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 0/5
30
Game score
- 1900Week 5
Columbia at Williams
Columbia 0, Williams 0
T · Coached Columbia vs. Williams
Unranked Columbia vs. Unranked Williams · 0-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 30/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 0/5
30
Game score
- 1922Week 3
Fordham at Rutgers
Fordham 15, Rutgers 20
W · Coached Rutgers vs. Fordham
Unranked Fordham vs. Unranked Rutgers · 5-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 25/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 5/5
30
Game score
- 1901Week 3
Williams at Columbia
Williams 0, Columbia 5
W · Coached Columbia vs. Williams
Unranked Williams vs. Unranked Columbia · 5-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 25/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 5/5
30
Game score
- 1899Week 8
Yale at Columbia
Yale 0, Columbia 5
W · Coached Columbia vs. Yale
Unranked Yale vs. Unranked Columbia · 5-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 25/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 5/5
30
Game score
- 1922Week 4
Rutgers at Lehigh
Rutgers 13, Lehigh 7
W · Coached Rutgers vs. Lehigh
Unranked Rutgers vs. Unranked Lehigh · 6-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 24/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 5/5
29
Game score
- 1920Week 2
Maryland at Rutgers
Maryland 0, Rutgers 6
W · Coached Rutgers vs. Maryland
Unranked Maryland vs. Unranked Rutgers · 6-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 24/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 5/5
29
Game score
- 1919Week 8
Rutgers at Boston College
Rutgers 13, Boston College 7
W · Coached Rutgers vs. Boston College
Unranked Rutgers vs. Unranked Boston College · 6-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 24/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 5/5
29
Game score
- 1918Week 4
Pelham Bay Navy at Rutgers
Pelham Bay Navy 0, Rutgers 7
W · Coached Rutgers vs. Pelham Bay Navy
Unranked Pelham Bay Navy vs. Unranked Rutgers · 7-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 23/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 5/5
28
Game score
- 1921Week 3
Maryland at Rutgers
Maryland 3, Rutgers 0
L · Coached Rutgers vs. Maryland
Unranked Maryland vs. Unranked Rutgers · 3-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 27/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 0/5
27
Game score
- 1916Week 12
Washington & Jefferson at Rutgers
Washington & Jefferson 12, Rutgers 9
L · Coached Rutgers vs. Washington & Jefferson
Unranked Washington & Jefferson vs. Unranked Rutgers · 3-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 27/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 0/5
27
Game score
- 1916Week 8
Holy Cross at Rutgers
Holy Cross 6, Rutgers 14
W · Coached Rutgers vs. Holy Cross
Unranked Holy Cross vs. Unranked Rutgers · 8-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 22/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 5/5
27
Game score
- 1917Week 5
Rutgers at Syracuse
Rutgers 10, Syracuse 14
L · Coached Rutgers vs. Syracuse
Unranked Rutgers vs. Unranked Syracuse · 4-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 26/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 0/5
26
Game score
- 1914Week 6
Tufts at Rutgers
Tufts 7, Rutgers 16
W · Coached Rutgers vs. Tufts
Unranked Tufts vs. Unranked Rutgers · 9-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 21/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 5/5
26
Game score
- 1901Week 6
Columbia at Yale
Columbia 5, Yale 10
L · Coached Columbia vs. Yale
Unranked Columbia vs. Unranked Yale · 5-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 25/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 0/5
25
Game score
- 1901Week 2
Columbia at Buffalo
Columbia 0, Buffalo 5
L · Coached Columbia vs. Buffalo
Unranked Columbia vs. Unranked Buffalo · 5-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 25/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 0/5
25
Game score
- 1923Week 4
Lehigh at Rutgers
Lehigh 0, Rutgers 10
W · Coached Rutgers vs. Lehigh
Unranked Lehigh vs. Unranked Rutgers · 10-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 20/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 5/5
25
Game score
Methodology
How coach games are attributed and scored
Attribution: a team-season counts only when one coach owns the full schedule, or exactly one listed coach covers every completed game. Ambiguous split and interim seasons are excluded.
AP ranking, 50: both teams earn points from their AP rank at game time.
Closeness and overtime, 45: close finals earn up to 30 points and overtime earns up to 15.
Result, 5: a win by the coached team earns five points.
Regular-season rankings use the AP poll for the game's week. Postseason games use the final regular-season AP poll before bowl and playoff results. Historical poll, line-score, and video coverage varies.