 The most successful of these was Herman Olcott, who had a three-year tenure as head coach from 1915 to 1917, posting a record of 16–7–1 ().Basketball coach Phog Allen also served one year as head football coach during this era, with a record of 5–2–1 in 1920.Potsy Clark finally returned some stability to the position, serving as KU's head football coach for five seasons, from 1921 to 1925.