Al Kincaid
Al Kincaid went 33–46–1 as a head coach, 1981–1991, at Wyoming and Arkansas State. Share
- Record
- 33–46–1 career
- Seasons
- 7
- Schools
- 2
- Final AP top 10
- 0 seasons
- Best season
- 1981 8–3
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | Conference finish | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Wyoming | 8–3 | T–3rd | |||
| 1982 | Wyoming | 5–7 | 8th | |||
| 1983 | Wyoming | 7–5 | 3rd | |||
| 1984 | Wyoming | 6–6 | 6th | |||
| 1985 | Wyoming | 3–8 | T–7th | |||
| 1986–89: not a college head coach | ||||||
| 1990 | Arkansas State | 3–7–1 | ||||
| 1991 | Arkansas State | 1–10 | ||||
Each season links to the team’s season page; bowls and playoff games link to the game. Conference finishes from the Wikipedia article’s record table.
Players he coached
Jack WeilConsensus All‑American, 1983- Jay NovacekConsensus All‑American, 1984
Every player from his seasons with a Heisman top-five finish, a national award, consensus All-America honors or a first-round pick.
How his teams did
| Kind of game | Games | Record | Won |
|---|---|---|---|
| Against ranked teams | 8 | 1–7 | 13% |
| Against top-10 teams | 4 | 0–4 | 0% |
| Against rivals | 12 | 5–6–1 | 46% |
| Conference games | 40 | 19–21 | 48% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 29 | 12–16–1 | 43% |
| At home | 39 | 23–16 | 59% |
| On the road | 40 | 9–30–1 | 24% |
| At neutral sites | 1 | 1–0 | 100% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 40 | 26–14 | 65% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 40 | 7–32–1 | 19% |
His own 80 games on file, 1981–1991, as played (vacated wins counted, ties as half a win). Ranks are the AP poll going into the game; rivals are the ones either program’s Wikipedia article names; favorite and underdog by our own Elo rating, which reads only scores.
Against other head coaches
| Coach | Record | Their schools | Games | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doug Scovil 1981–1985 | 3–2 | San Diego State | 5 | |
| Dick Tomey 1981–1985 | 2–3 | Hawai’i | 5 | |
| Chuck Stobart 1982–1991 | 2–2–1 | Utah, Memphis | 5 | |
| LaVell Edwards 1981–1985 | 1–4 | BYU | 5 | |
| Bill Yung 1982–1985 | 2–2 | UTEP | 4 | |
| Leon Fuller 1982–1985 | 2–2 | Colorado State | 4 | |
| Gene Murphy 1981–1985 | 2–1 | Cal State Fullerton | 3 | |
| Ken Hatfield 1981–1983 | 2–1 | Air Force | 3 | |
| Joe Lee Dunn 1983–1985 | 1–2 | New Mexico | 3 |
Al Kincaid’s record against the head coaches he met three or more times, from the games on file, as played.
Most-faced opponents
| Opponent | Games | Record |
|---|---|---|
| Colorado Stateseries | 6 | 3–3 |
| San Diego Stateseries | 5 | 3–2 |
| Air Forceseries | 5 | 3–2 |
| UTEPseries | 5 | 3–2 |
| Hawai’iseries | 5 | 2–3 |
| New Mexicoseries | 5 | 2–3 |
| Utahseries | 5 | 2–3 |
| BYUseries | 5 | 1–4 |
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971–73 | Giles HS (VA) high school | Head coach | |
| 1974–75 | Alabama | Graduate assistant and junior varsity offensive backs | |
| 1976–79 | East Carolina | Offensive coordinator | |
| 1980 | Wyoming | Offensive coordinator | |
| 1981–85 | Wyoming | Head coach | |
| 1989 | Alabama | Recruiting coordinator | |
| 1990–91 | Arkansas State | Head coach | |
| 1998 | Temple | Assistant head coach and offensive coordinator |
Every job as the infobox of his Wikipedia article lists it (CC BY-SA), assistant jobs included.
Coaching tree
Worked under
- Bear BryantAlabama
- Pat DyeEast Carolina, Wyoming
- Bill CurryAlabama
- Bobby WallaceTemple
Assistants who became head coaches
- Charlie WeatherbieUtah State, Navy, UL Monroe
- Jack CroweArkansas, West Alabama, Jacksonville State
- Rocky LongNew Mexico, San Diego State
- Alex WoodBuffalo, James Madison, Florida A&M
- Keith DanielsPearl River
- Pat CollinsUL Monroe
- Roger CarrEast Mississippi
Worked under (4)
| Head coach | Team | Years | His job | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bear Bryant | Alabama | 1974–75 | Graduate assistant and junior varsity offensive backs | |
| Pat Dye | East Carolina | 1976–79 | Offensive coordinator | |
| Pat Dye | Wyoming | 1980 | Offensive coordinator | |
| Bill Curry | Alabama | 1989 | Recruiting coordinator | |
| Bobby Wallace | Temple | 1998 | Assistant head coach and offensive coordinator |
Coached under him, later head coaches (7)
| Coach | With him | Head coach at | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charlie Weatherbie | Wyoming, 1981–83: quarterbacks coach | Utah State, Navy, UL Monroe | |
| Jack Crowe | Wyoming, 1981: offensive coordinator | Arkansas, West Alabama, Jacksonville State | |
| Rocky Long | Wyoming, 1981–85: defensive coordinator and defensive backs coach | New Mexico, San Diego State | |
| Alex Wood | Wyoming, 1985: wide receivers and tight ends coach | Buffalo, James Madison, Florida A&M | |
| Keith Daniels | Arkansas State, 1990–91: offensive coordinator and running backs coach | Pearl River | |
| Pat Collins | Arkansas State, 1990–91: defensive coordinator | UL Monroe | |
| Roger Carr | Arkansas State, 1991: wide receivers coach | East Mississippi |
Other assistants under him (2)
| Coach | With him | |
|---|---|---|
| Craig Johnson | Wyoming, 1983: graduate assistant | |
| Jeff Richards | Arkansas State, 1991: defensive line coach |
From coaches’ Wikipedia infoboxes (CC BY-SA) and each season’s article for its coordinators: an assistant’s seasons at a school count under its head coach in our records; jobs in the NFL and elsewhere, under the head coach whose own article lists the job that year. Names without a page here link to their Wikipedia articles.