Bill Curry
Bill Curry went 93–128–4 as a head coach, 1980–2012, at Georgia Tech, Alabama, Kentucky and Georgia State. Share
Three seasons our game records don’t credit to him come from the coach’s Wikipedia article: 2010–12 at Georgia State. They’re marked in the table.
- Record
- 93–128–4 career
- Seasons
- 20
- Schools
- 4
- Final AP top 10
- 1 season
- Best season
- 1989 10–2, No. 9
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | Conference finish | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Georgia Tech | 1–9–1 | ||||
| 1981 | Georgia Tech | 1–10 | ||||
| 1982 | Georgia Tech | 6–5 | ||||
| 1983 | Georgia Tech | 3–8 | 3rd | |||
| 1984 | Georgia Tech | 6–4–1 | 5th | |||
| 1985 | Georgia Tech | 9–2–1 | 2nd | All-American Bowl W | 19 | |
| 1986 | Georgia Tech | 5–5–1 | 4th | |||
| 1987 | Alabama | 7–5 | 4th | Hall of Fame Bowl L | ||
| 1988 | Alabama | 9–3 | 4th | Sun Bowl W | 17 | |
| 1989 | Alabama | 10–2 | T–1st | Sugar Bowl L | 9 | |
| 1990 | Kentucky | 4–7 | 6th | |||
| 1991 | Kentucky | 3–8 | 10th | |||
| 1992 | Kentucky | 4–7 | 5th (Eastern) | |||
| 1993 | Kentucky | 6–6 | 3rd (Eastern) | Peach Bowl L | ||
| 1994 | Kentucky | 1–10 | 6th (Eastern) | |||
| 1995 | Kentucky | 4–7 | 5th (Eastern) | |||
| 1996 | Kentucky | 4–7 | 4th (Eastern) | |||
| 1997–09: not a college head coach | ||||||
| 2010 | Georgia State * | 6–5 | ||||
| 2011 | Georgia State * | 3–8 | ||||
| 2012 | Georgia 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. * A season our game records don’t credit to him; its record is the article’s.
Players he coached
Derrick Thomas1988 Butkus Award- Keith McCantsNo. 4 pick, 1990
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 | 56 | 11–43–2 | 21% |
| Against top-10 teams | 34 | 4–29–1 | 13% |
| Against rivals | 86 | 29–56–1 | 34% |
| Conference games | 98 | 42–55–1 | 43% |
| Bowls and playoffs | 5 | 2–3 | 40% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 76 | 37–35–4 | 51% |
| At home | 101 | 53–46–2 | 53% |
| On the road | 84 | 28–54–2 | 35% |
| At neutral sites | 7 | 2–5 | 29% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 75 | 53–21–1 | 71% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 117 | 30–84–3 | 27% |
His own 192 games on file, 1980–1996, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnny Majors 1980–1992 | 5–7–1 | Tennessee | 13 | |
| Pat Dye 1981–1989 | 0–9 | Auburn | 9 | |
| George Welsh 1980–1986 | 3–3–1 | Navy, Virginia | 7 | |
| Jackie Sherrill 1988–1996 | 3–4 | Texas A&M, Mississippi State | 7 | |
| Bill Mallory 1990–1996 | 3–4 | Indiana | 7 | |
| Vince Dooley 1980–1986 | 2–5 | Georgia | 7 | |
| Dick Crum 1980–1986 | 1–6 | North Carolina | 7 | |
| Steve Spurrier 1990–1996 | 0–7 | Florida | 7 | |
| Billy Brewer 1988–1993 | 2–4 | Ole Miss | 6 | |
| Ray Goff 1990–1995 | 1–5 | Georgia | 6 |
Bill Curry’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 |
|---|---|---|
| Tennesseeseries | 17 | 5–11–1 |
| Georgiaseries | 14 | 4–10 |
| Auburnseries | 12 | 0–12 |
| Mississippi Stateseries | 10 | 6–4 |
| LSUseries | 10 | 5–5 |
| Vanderbiltseries | 10 | 5–5 |
| Floridaseries | 10 | 0–10 |
| North Carolinaseries | 8 | 1–7 |
National coaching awards
The awards- 1989 Alabama: Bobby Dodd Award
Other roles
- Team captain, Georgia Tech 1964
From each season’s Wikipedia article.
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Georgia Tech | Offensive line coach | |
| 1977–79 | Green Bay Packers NFL | Offensive line coach | |
| 1980–86 | Georgia Tech | Head coach | |
| 1987–89 | Alabama | Head coach | |
| 1990–96 | Kentucky | Head coach | |
| 2010–12 | Georgia State | Head coach |
Every job as the infobox of his Wikipedia article lists it (CC BY-SA), assistant jobs included.
Coaching tree
Worked under
- Pepper RodgersGeorgia Tech
Assistants who became head coaches
- Barry WilsonDuke
- Mac McWhorterGeorgia Tech, West Georgia
- Rip SchererMemphis, James Madison
- Dwain PainterNorthern Arizona
- Rick LantzNavy, Berlin Thunder, Rhein Fire
- Mark HendricksonWestern Illinois
- Mike SewakGeorgia Southern
- David DeanValdosta State, West Georgia, Delta State
- Jim FullerJacksonville State
- John ThompsonEast Carolina, Arkansas State
- Ted RoofDuke
- Tommy BowdenTulane, Clemson
- and 11 more
Worked under (1)
| Head coach | Team | Years | His job | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pepper Rodgers | Georgia Tech | 1976 | Offensive line coach |
Coached under him, later head coaches (23)
| Coach | With him | Head coach at | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barry Wilson | Georgia Tech, 1980–82: linebackers coach | Duke | |
| Mac McWhorter | Georgia Tech, 1980: junior varsity coach; 1981–84: offensive line coach; Alabama, 1987–88: offensive line coach | Georgia Tech, West Georgia | |
| Rip Scherer | Georgia Tech, 1980–86: quarterbacks coach and offensive coordinator; Alabama, 1987: offensive coordinator | Memphis, James Madison | |
| Dwain Painter | Georgia Tech, 1982–85: offensive coordinator | Northern Arizona | |
| Rick Lantz | Georgia Tech, 1982–83: defensive coordinator | Navy, Berlin Thunder, Rhein Fire | |
| Mark Hendrickson | Georgia Tech, 1983–86: running backs and wide receivers coach | Western Illinois | |
| Mike Sewak | Georgia Tech, 1984: tight ends coach and graduate assistant | Georgia Southern | |
| David Dean | Georgia Tech, 1986: graduate assistant | Valdosta State, West Georgia, Delta State | |
| Jim Fuller | Alabama, 1987–89: offensive line coach | Jacksonville State | |
| John Thompson | Alabama, 1987: linebackers coach; Georgia State, 2010–11: assistant head coach, defensive coordinator and inside linebackers coach | East Carolina, Arkansas State | |
| Ted Roof | Alabama, 1987–88: graduate assistant | Duke | |
| Tommy Bowden | Alabama, 1987–89: wide receivers coach; Kentucky, 1990: offensive coordinator | Tulane, Clemson | |
| Homer Smith | Alabama, 1988–89: offensive coordinator | Davidson, Pacific, Army | |
| Rob Ianello | Alabama, 1988–89: assistant coach | Akron | |
| T. J. Weist | Alabama, 1988–89: graduate assistant and wide receivers coach | UConn, South Florida | |
| Al Kincaid | Alabama, 1989: recruiting coordinator | Wyoming, Arkansas State | |
| Rick Rhoades | Alabama, 1989: offensive line coach; Kentucky, 1990: offensive line coach; 1991–92: offensive coordinator and running backs coach | Troy, Southern Illinois, Nicholls, Delta State | |
| Daryl Dickey | Kentucky, 1990–92: quarterbacks coach; 1993–94: offensive coordinator | Presbyterian, West Georgia | |
| Joker Phillips | Kentucky, 1990: assistant recruiting coordinator; 1991–96: wide receivers coach | Kentucky | |
| Lovie Smith | Kentucky, 1992: linebackers coach | Illinois, Chicago Bears, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Houston Texans | |
| Mike Archer | Kentucky, 1993–94: defensive coordinator and linebackers coach; 1995: assistant head coach, defensive coordinator and linebackers coach | LSU | |
| Ray Dorr | Kentucky, 1993–94: running backs coach; 1995–96: quarterbacks coach | Southern Illinois | |
| Elliot Uzelac | Kentucky, 1995–96: offensive coordinator | Western Michigan, Navy |
Other assistants under him (10)
| Coach | With him | |
|---|---|---|
| Ken Blair | Georgia Tech, 1980–81: defensive coordinator | |
| Larry Travis | Georgia Tech, 1980: offensive coordinator | |
| Larry New | Georgia Tech, 1982–86: defensive line coach; Alabama, 1987–89: defensive line coach; Kentucky, 1990–92: defensive coordinator and linebackers coach | |
| Rick Smith | Georgia Tech, 1983–85: linebackers coach; Kentucky, 1990–95: defensive backs coach; 1996: defensive coordinator and defensive backs coach | |
| Don Lindsey | Georgia Tech, 1984–86: defensive coordinator; Alabama, 1987–89: defensive coordinator | |
| A. J. Christoff | Georgia Tech, 1986: defensive backs coach; Alabama, 1987–89: defensive backs coach | |
| Tony Petersen | Kentucky, 1990: graduate assistant | |
| John Cropp | Kentucky, 1991: tight ends coach; 1992–93: recruiting coordinator | |
| Anthony Midget | Georgia State, 2010–11: defensive backs coach and special teams coordinator; 2012: defensive coordinator and defensive backs coach | |
| John Bond | Georgia State, 2010–12: offensive coordinator |
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.
Books
Books: Open Library (CC0); most-reissued first, each linked to its page there.