Bill Dooley
Bill Dooley went 161–127–5 as a head coach, 1967–1992, at North Carolina, Virginia Tech and Wake Forest. Share
- Record
- 161–127–5 career
- Seasons
- 26
- Schools
- 3
- Final AP top 10
- 0 seasons
- Best season
- 1972 11–1, No. 12
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | Conference finish | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | North Carolina | 2–8 | 7th | |||
| 1968 | North Carolina | 3–7 | 8th | |||
| 1969 | North Carolina | 5–5 | T–3rd | |||
| 1970 | North Carolina | 8–4 | T–2nd | Peach Bowl L | ||
| 1971 | North Carolina | 9–3 | 1st | Gator Bowl L | 18 | |
| 1972 | North Carolina | 11–1 | 1st | Sun Bowl W | 12 | |
| 1973 | North Carolina | 4–7 | 6th | |||
| 1974 | North Carolina | 7–5 | T–2nd | Sun Bowl L | ||
| 1975 | North Carolina | 3–7–1 | 6th | |||
| 1976 | North Carolina | 9–3 | 2nd | Peach Bowl L | ||
| 1977 | North Carolina | 8–3–1 | 1st | Liberty Bowl L | 17 | |
| 1978 | Virginia Tech | 4–7 | ||||
| 1979 | Virginia Tech | 5–6 | ||||
| 1980 | Virginia Tech | 8–4 | Peach Bowl L | |||
| 1981 | Virginia Tech | 7–4 | ||||
| 1982 | Virginia Tech | 7–4 | ||||
| 1983 | Virginia Tech | 9–2 | ||||
| 1984 | Virginia Tech | 8–4 | Independence Bowl L | |||
| 1985 | Virginia Tech | 6–5 | ||||
| 1986 | Virginia Tech | 9–2–1 | Peach Bowl W | 20 | ||
| 1987 | Wake Forest | 7–4 | T–3rd | |||
| 1988 | Wake Forest | 6–4–1 | T–4th | |||
| 1989 | Wake Forest | 2–8–1 | 7th | |||
| 1990 | Wake Forest | 3–8 | 8th | |||
| 1991 | Wake Forest | 3–8 | T–7th | |||
| 1992 | Wake Forest | 8–4 | T–4th | Independence Bowl W | 25 |
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 HuffNo. 3 pick, 1975- Don McCauleyConsensus All‑American, 1970
- Dee HardisonConsensus All‑American, 1977
- Ron RusnakConsensus All‑American, 1972
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 | 42 | 6–35–1 | 15% |
| Against top-10 teams | 16 | 2–14 | 13% |
| Against rivals | 96 | 52–43–1 | 55% |
| Conference games | 111 | 52–57–2 | 48% |
| Bowls and playoffs | 10 | 3–7 | 30% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 100 | 49–46–5 | 52% |
| At home | 153 | 96–53–4 | 64% |
| On the road | 126 | 59–66–1 | 47% |
| At neutral sites | 14 | 6–8 | 43% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 174 | 125–45–4 | 73% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 119 | 36–82–1 | 31% |
His own 293 games on file, 1967–1992, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Welsh 1982–1992 | 4–7 | Virginia | 11 | |
| Danny Ford 1979–1989 | 1–7 | Clemson | 8 | |
| Mike McGee 1971–1977 | 5–1–1 | Duke | 7 | |
| Jerry Claiborne 1972–1986 | 4–3 | Maryland, Kentucky | 7 | |
| Don Nehlen 1980–1986 | 2–5 | West Virginia | 7 | |
| Dick Sheridan 1986–1992 | 2–5 | NC State | 7 | |
| Dick Bestwick 1976–1981 | 4–2 | Virginia | 6 | |
| Chuck Mills 1973–1977 | 4–1 | Wake Forest | 5 | |
| Lou Holtz 1971–1975 | 3–2 | William & Mary, NC State | 5 | |
| Fran Curci 1973–1981 | 2–3 | Kentucky | 5 |
Bill Dooley’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 |
|---|---|---|
| Virginiaseries | 26 | 14–12 |
| Clemsonseries | 23 | 7–15–1 |
| Dukeseries | 21 | 15–5–1 |
| Wake Forestseries | 18 | 11–7 |
| NC Stateseries | 18 | 7–11 |
| Marylandseries | 15 | 7–8 |
| Richmondseries | 12 | 10–2 |
| William & Maryseries | 11 | 11–0 |
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1957–60 | Mississippi State | Freshman coach and assistant offensive line | |
| 1963 | Mississippi State | Offensive line coach | |
| 1964–66 | Georgia | Offensive coordinator | |
| 1967–77 | North Carolina | Head coach | |
| 1978–86 | Virginia Tech | Head coach | |
| 1987–92 | Wake Forest | Head coach |
Every job as the infobox of his Wikipedia article lists it (CC BY-SA), assistant jobs included.
Coaching tree
Worked under
- Wade WalkerMississippi State
- Paul DavisMississippi State
- Vince DooleyGeorgia
Assistants who became head coaches
- Bobby CollinsSouthern Miss, SMU
- Jim CarmodySouthern Miss
- Bud MooreKansas
- Jim DonnanGeorgia, Marshall
- Al GrohWake Forest, Virginia, New York Jets
- Jim DickeyKansas State
- Gary DarnellFlorida, Western Michigan, Texas A&M, Tennessee Tech
- Tom HarperWake Forest
- Lou TepperIllinois, Edinboro, IU Pennsylvania
- Nelson StokleyLouisiana
- John GutekunstMinnesota
- Bob BrushGeorgetown (KY), Wingate
- and 4 more
Worked under (3)
| Head coach | Team | Years | His job | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wade Walker | Mississippi State | 1957–60 | Freshman coach and assistant offensive line | |
| Paul Davis | Mississippi State | 1963 | Offensive line coach | |
| Vince Dooley | Georgia | 1964–66 | Offensive coordinator |
Coached under him, later head coaches (16)
| Coach | With him | Head coach at | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby Collins | North Carolina, 1967–74: offensive coordinator | Southern Miss, SMU | |
| Jim Carmody | North Carolina, 1967–73: assistant coach | Southern Miss | |
| Bud Moore | North Carolina, 1971: offensive line coach | Kansas | |
| Jim Donnan | North Carolina, 1971: assistant coach; 1974–75: freshman coach; 1976–77: backfield coach | Georgia, Marshall | |
| Al Groh | North Carolina, 1973–77: linebackers coach | Wake Forest, Virginia, New York Jets | |
| Jim Dickey | North Carolina, 1975–77: defensive coordinator | Kansas State | |
| Gary Darnell | North Carolina, 1976–77: linebackers coach; Wake Forest, 1987: assistant head coach and defensive coordinator | Florida, Western Michigan, Texas A&M, Tennessee Tech | |
| Tom Harper | North Carolina, 1976–77: assistant coach; Virginia Tech, 1978–80: assistant coach | Wake Forest | |
| Lou Tepper | Virginia Tech, 1978–82: linebackers coach | Illinois, Edinboro, IU Pennsylvania | |
| Nelson Stokley | Virginia Tech, 1978: quarterbacks coach | Louisiana | |
| John Gutekunst | Virginia Tech, 1979–80: defensive ends coach; 1981–83: defensive coordinator and defensive ends coach; Wake Forest, 1992: defensive backs coach | Minnesota | |
| Bob Brush | Virginia Tech, 1984–86: defensive coordinator; Wake Forest, 1989–92: defensive coordinator and linebackers coach | Georgetown (KY), Wingate | |
| Bob Pruett | Wake Forest, 1987–89: defensive coordinator | Marshall | |
| Gunter Brewer | Wake Forest, 1987: strength and conditioning coach | Northeast Mississippi | |
| Jeff Bower | Wake Forest, 1987: quarterbacks coach | Southern Miss | |
| Eddie Williamson | Wake Forest, 1991–92: offensive coordinator and offensive line coach | VMI |
Other assistants under him (5)
| Coach | With him | |
|---|---|---|
| Lee Hayley | North Carolina, 1967–71: defensive coordinator | |
| Bob Trott | North Carolina, 1976–77: graduate assistant | |
| Pat Watson | North Carolina, 1976: offensive coordinator; Virginia Tech, 1984: offensive coordinator | |
| Chris Cosh | Virginia Tech, 1983: student assistant | |
| Phil Elmassian | Virginia Tech, 1985–86: defensive backs 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.
Books
Books: Open Library (CC0); most-reissued first, each linked to its page there.