Phil King (coach)

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Phil King was the head football coach at the University of Wisconsin-Madison from 1896 to 1902 and later in 1905. He could be considered as the best football coach in school history, as well as one of the best in conference history. The legendary coach compiled a 66-11-1 (.853) record. The Badgers had four 9 win seasons during his tenure.

King's 1901 Wisconsin team is arguably the greatest in school history. It went 9-0 and outscored its opponents 317-5.

King was an All-American quarterback at Princeton University from 1891-93.

In 1903, King guided the Georgetown Hoyas to a 7-3 record.

[edit] Head coaching record

Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing
Wisconsin Badgers (Big Ten Conference) (1896 – 1905)
1896	Wisconsin	7-1-1	2-0-1	1st
1897	Wisconsin	9-1	3-0	1st
1898	Wisconsin	9-1	2-1	3rd
1899	Wisconsin	9-2	4-1	2nd
1900	Wisconsin	8-1	2-1	3rd
1901	Wisconsin	9-0	2-0	T-1st
1902	Wisconsin	6-3	1-3	6th
1905	Wisconsin	8-2	1-2	5th
Wisconsin:		66-11-1	17-8-1
Total:		73-14-1 (.835)
National Championship Conference Title Conference Division Title
^†Indicates BCS bowl game. ^#Rankings from final Coaches Poll of the season. ^°Rankings from final AP Poll of the season.

Preceded by H.D. Stickney	University of Wisconsin-Madison Head Football Coach 1896–1902	Succeeded by Art Curtis

v • d • e Wisconsin Badgers Head Football Coaches

Kletsch • Mestre • Alward • Crawford • Davis • Stickney • King • Curtis • Hutchins • Barry • Richards • Juneau • Withington • Lowman • Ryan • Little • Thistlethwaite • Spears • Stuhldreher • Williamson • Bruhn • Coatta • Jardine • McClain • Hilles • Morton • Alvarez • Bielema