Bill Davidson
Bill Davidson went 42–22 as a head coach, 1971–1978, at Arkansas State. Wikipedia’s season articles record three seasons differently (1971, 4–4–1, 1972, 3–8 and 1973, 7–3); by them his record is 51–32–1. Share
- Record
- 42–22 career
- Seasons
- 8
- Schools
- 1
- Final AP top 10
- 0 seasons
- Best season
- 1975 11–0
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | Arkansas State | 2–0 (Wikipedia: 4–4–1) | ||
| 1972 | Arkansas State | 0–3 (Wikipedia: 3–8) | ||
| 1973 | Arkansas State | 3–2 (Wikipedia: 7–3) | ||
| 1974 | Arkansas State | 7–3 | ||
| 1975 | Arkansas State | 11–0 | ||
| 1976 | Arkansas State | 5–6 | ||
| 1977 | Arkansas State | 7–4 | ||
| 1978 | Arkansas State | 7–4 |
Each season links to the team’s season page; bowls and playoff games link to the game.
How his teams did
| Kind of game | Games | Record | Won |
|---|---|---|---|
| Against rivals | 1 | 1–0 | 100% |
| Conference games | 26 | 16–10 | 62% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 24 | 14–10 | 58% |
| At home | 31 | 23–8 | 74% |
| On the road | 33 | 19–14 | 58% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 48 | 34–14 | 71% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 16 | 8–8 | 50% |
His own 64 games on file, 1971–1978, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Augie Tammariello 1974–1978 | 4–1 | Louisiana | 5 | |
| Maxie Lambright 1974–1978 | 1–4 | Louisiana Tech | 5 | |
| Jack Doland 1975–1978 | 2–2 | McNeese | 4 | |
| Bob Frederick 1976–1978 | 3–0 | Lamar | 3 | |
| Rey Dempsey 1976–1978 | 3–0 | Southern Illinois | 3 | |
| John David Crow 1976–1978 | 2–1 | UL Monroe | 3 | |
| Vernon Glass 1973–1975 | 1–2 | Lamar | 3 |
Bill Davidson’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 |
|---|---|---|
| Texas–Arlingtonseries | 8 | 6–2 |
| Louisianaseries | 6 | 5–1 |
| Lamarseries | 6 | 4–2 |
| Southern Illinoisseries | 5 | 5–0 |
| McNeeseseries | 5 | 3–2 |
| Louisiana Techseries | 5 | 1–4 |
| UL Monroeseries | 4 | 3–1 |
| Northwestern Stateseries | 4 | 3–1 |
Coaching tree
Assistants who became head coaches
- Larry LacewellArkansas State
Coached under him, later head coaches (1)
| Coach | With him | Head coach at | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Larry Lacewell | Arkansas State, 1978: volunteer assistant | Arkansas State |
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.