Alex Agase
Alex Agase went 50–83–2 as a head coach, 1964–1976, at Northwestern and Purdue. Share
- Record
- 50–83–2 career
- Seasons
- 13
- Schools
- 2
- Final AP top 10
- 0 seasons
- Best season
- 1971 7–4
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | Conference finish | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | Northwestern | 3–6 | T–7th | |||
| 1965 | Northwestern | 4–6 | 6th | |||
| 1966 | Northwestern | 3–6–1 | T–7th | |||
| 1967 | Northwestern | 3–7 | 8th | |||
| 1968 | Northwestern | 1–9 | T–8th | |||
| 1969 | Northwestern | 3–7 | T–5th | |||
| 1970 | Northwestern | 6–4 | T–2nd | |||
| 1971 | Northwestern | 7–4 | 2nd | |||
| 1972 | Northwestern | 2–9 | 10th | |||
| 1973 | Purdue | 5–6 | T–4th | |||
| 1974 | Purdue | 4–6–1 | 6th | |||
| 1975 | Purdue | 4–7 | T–3rd | |||
| 1976 | Purdue | 5–6 | T–3rd |
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
Ken NovakNo. 20 pick, 1976
Casimir BanaszekNo. 11 pick, 1967
Every player from his seasons with a Heisman top-five finish, a national award, consensus All-America honors or a first-round pick. Photos: Wikimedia Commons, free licenses; credits on each player’s page.
How his teams did
| Kind of game | Games | Record | Won |
|---|---|---|---|
| Against ranked teams | 41 | 5–36 | 12% |
| Against top-10 teams | 30 | 3–27 | 10% |
| Against rivals | 35 | 9–26 | 26% |
| Conference games | 99 | 41–57–1 | 42% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 49 | 22–25–2 | 47% |
| At home | 70 | 28–41–1 | 41% |
| On the road | 65 | 22–42–1 | 35% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 51 | 32–19 | 63% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 84 | 18–64–2 | 23% |
His own 135 games on file, 1964–1976, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Pont 1965–1976 | 8–2 | Indiana, Northwestern | 10 | |
| Duffy Daugherty 1964–1972 | 2–7 | Michigan State | 9 | |
| Woody Hayes 1964–1976 | 1–8 | Ohio State | 9 | |
| Ara Parseghian 1965–1974 | 1–8 | Notre Dame | 9 | |
| John Jardine 1970–1976 | 4–3 | Wisconsin | 7 | |
| Bo Schembechler 1964–1976 | 1–6 | Miami (OH), Michigan | 7 | |
| Murray Warmath 1964–1971 | 2–4 | Minnesota | 6 | |
| Bob Blackman 1971–1976 | 1–5 | Illinois | 6 | |
| Bump Elliott 1964–1968 | 1–4 | Michigan | 5 | |
| Lee Corso 1973–1976 | 3–1 | Indiana | 4 |
Alex Agase’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 |
|---|---|---|
| Wisconsinseries | 13 | 8–4–1 |
| Illinoisseries | 13 | 4–9 |
| Michigan Stateseries | 13 | 3–10 |
| Indianaseries | 11 | 9–2 |
| Michiganseries | 11 | 2–9 |
| Notre Dameseries | 11 | 1–10 |
| Iowaseries | 10 | 8–2 |
| Minnesotaseries | 9 | 2–7 |
National coaching awards
The awards- 1970 Northwestern: Eddie Robinson
Other roles
- Team MVP, Illinois 1946 (his playing career)
From each season’s Wikipedia article.
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | Dallas Texans NFL | Line coach | |
| 1954–55 | Iowa State | Line coach | |
| 1956–63 | Northwestern | Assistant coach | |
| 1964–72 | Northwestern | Head coach | |
| 1973–76 | Purdue | Head coach | |
| 1982–87 | Michigan | Assistant coach |
Every job as the infobox of his Wikipedia article lists it (CC BY-SA), assistant jobs included.
Coaching tree
Worked under
- James PhelanDallas Texans
- Vince Di FrancescaIowa State
- Ara ParseghianNorthwestern
- Bo SchembechlerMichigan
Assistants who became head coaches
- Ralph StaubCincinnati
- Rick VenturiNorthwestern, Indianapolis Colts, New Orleans Saints
- Stan ParrishKansas State, Ball State, Eastern Michigan, Wabash, Marshall
Worked under (4)
| Head coach | Team | Years | His job | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Phelan | Dallas Texans NFL | 1952 | Line coach | |
| Vince Di Francesca | Iowa State | 1954–55 | Line coach | |
| Ara Parseghian | Northwestern | 1956–63 | Assistant coach | |
| Bo Schembechler | Michigan | 1982–87 | Assistant coach |
Coached under him, later head coaches (3)
| Coach | With him | Head coach at | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ralph Staub | Northwestern, 1969: offensive line coach | Cincinnati | |
| Rick Venturi | Purdue, 1973–76: assistant coach | Northwestern, Indianapolis Colts, New Orleans Saints | |
| Stan Parrish | Purdue, 1975–76: graduate assistant | Kansas State, Ball State, Eastern Michigan, Wabash, Marshall |
Other assistants under him (1)
| Coach | With him | |
|---|---|---|
| Tom Roggeman | Purdue, 1973–76: 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.