Best was also the head basketball coach at Purdue for one season, in 1901–02, tallying a mark of 10–3.

Best was the fifth head football coach at Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa, serving for two seasons, from 1900 to 1901, and compiling a record of 10–7.

[2] Best coached the 1902 season at Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana.

[3] † Intermural play only; the conference did not have an official championship winner # denotes interim head coach

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