Al Michaels
Al Michaels went 3–8 as a head coach, 1971, at NC State. Share
- Record
- 3–8 career
- Seasons
- 1
- Schools
- 1
- Final AP top 10
- 0 seasons
- Best season
- 1971 3–8
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | Conference finish | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | NC State | 3–8 | 7th |
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.
How his teams did
| Kind of game | Games | Record | Won |
|---|---|---|---|
| Against ranked teams | 2 | 0–2 | 0% |
| Against top-10 teams | 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| Against rivals | 5 | 2–3 | 40% |
| Conference games | 6 | 2–4 | 33% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 5 | 3–2 | 60% |
| At home | 5 | 1–4 | 20% |
| On the road | 6 | 2–4 | 33% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 4 | 0–4 | 0% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 7 | 3–4 | 43% |
His own 11 games on file, 1971, 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.
Most-faced opponents
| Opponent | Games | Record |
|---|---|---|
| Wake Forestseries | 1 | 1–0 |
| Clemsonseries | 1 | 1–0 |
| Miamiseries | 1 | 1–0 |
| Marylandseries | 1 | 0–1 |
| Dukeseries | 1 | 0–1 |
| East Carolinaseries | 1 | 0–1 |
| North Carolinaseries | 1 | 0–1 |
| Penn Stateseries | 1 | 0–1 |
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1935–53 | Penn State | Assistant coach | |
| 1954–70 | NC State | Defensive coordinator | |
| 1971 | NC State | Interim head coach |
Every job as the infobox of his Wikipedia article lists it (CC BY-SA), assistant jobs included.
Coaching tree
Worked under
- Bob HigginsPenn State
- Joe BedenkPenn State
- Rip EnglePenn State
- Earle EdwardsNC State
Assistants who became head coaches
- Chuck AmatoNC State
- Jim DonnanGeorgia, Marshall
Worked under (4)
| Head coach | Team | Years | His job | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Higgins | Penn State | 1935–48 | Assistant coach | |
| Joe Bedenk | Penn State | 1949 | Assistant coach | |
| Rip Engle | Penn State | 1950–53 | Assistant coach | |
| Earle Edwards | NC State | 1954–70 | Defensive coordinator |
Coached under him, later head coaches (2)
| Coach | With him | Head coach at | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chuck Amato | NC State, 1971: graduate assistant | NC State | |
| Jim Donnan | NC State, 1971: quarterbacks and wide receivers coach | Georgia, Marshall |
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.