Bill Fulcher
Bill Fulcher went 18–15–1 as a head coach, 1971–1973, at Tampa and Georgia Tech. Share
One season our game records don’t credit to him comes from the coach’s Wikipedia article: 1971 at Tampa. It’s marked in the table.
- Record
- 18–15–1 career
- Seasons
- 3
- Schools
- 2
- Final AP top 10
- 0 seasons
- Best season
- 1972 7–4–1, No. 20
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | Conference finish | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | Tampa * | 6–5 | ||||
| 1972 | Georgia Tech | 7–4–1 | Liberty Bowl W | 20 | ||
| 1973 | Georgia Tech | 5–6 |
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
Randy RhinoConsensus All‑American, 1973
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 | 6 | 1–5 | 17% |
| Against top-10 teams | 2 | 0–2 | 0% |
| Against rivals | 10 | 3–7 | 30% |
| Bowls and playoffs | 1 | 1–0 | 100% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 10 | 6–3–1 | 65% |
| At home | 14 | 9–4–1 | 68% |
| On the road | 7 | 1–6 | 14% |
| At neutral sites | 2 | 2–0 | 100% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 14 | 11–2–1 | 82% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 9 | 1–8 | 11% |
His own 23 games on file, 1972–1973, 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Clemsonseries | 2 | 2–0 |
| Navyseries | 2 | 2–0 |
| Dukeseries | 2 | 1–1 |
| South Carolinaseries | 2 | 1–1 |
| Tulaneseries | 2 | 1–1 |
| Auburnseries | 2 | 0–2 |
| Georgiaseries | 2 | 0–2 |
| Tennesseeseries | 2 | 0–2 |
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960–61 | Screven County HS (GA) high school | Head coach | |
| 1962 | Richmond Academy (GA) high school | Head coach | |
| 1963 | Georgia Tech | Freshman coach | |
| 1964–65 | Waynesboro HS (VA) high school | Head coach | |
| 1966 | Georgia Tech | Linebackers and defensive ends coach | |
| 1969 | Georgia Tech | Offensive line coach | |
| 1970 | Florida | Offensive line coach | |
| 1971 | Tampa | Head coach | |
| 1972–73 | Georgia Tech | Head coach |
Every job as the infobox of his Wikipedia article lists it (CC BY-SA), assistant jobs included.
Coaching tree
Worked under
- Bobby DoddGeorgia Tech
- Bud CarsonGeorgia Tech
- Doug DickeyFlorida
Assistants who became head coaches
- Bill LewisWyoming, East Carolina, Georgia Tech
- Dick BestwickVirginia
- Jerry GlanvilleHouston Oilers, Atlanta Falcons, Portland State
- Rex DockeryTexas Tech, Memphis
- Steve SloanVanderbilt, Texas Tech, Ole Miss, Duke
- Bill PaceVanderbilt
Worked under (3)
| Head coach | Team | Years | His job | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby Dodd | Georgia Tech | 1963–66 | 1963: freshman coach; 1966: linebackers and defensive ends coach | |
| Bud Carson | Georgia Tech | 1969 | Offensive line coach | |
| Doug Dickey | Florida | 1970 | Offensive line coach |
Coached under him, later head coaches (6)
| Coach | With him | Head coach at | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Lewis | Georgia Tech, 1972: defensive backs coach | Wyoming, East Carolina, Georgia Tech | |
| Dick Bestwick | Georgia Tech, 1972–73: assistant coach | Virginia | |
| Jerry Glanville | Georgia Tech, 1972–73: defensive ends and outside linebackers coach | Houston Oilers, Atlanta Falcons, Portland State | |
| Rex Dockery | Georgia Tech, 1972: assistant coach | Texas Tech, Memphis | |
| Steve Sloan | Georgia Tech, 1972: offensive coordinator | Vanderbilt, Texas Tech, Ole Miss, Duke | |
| Bill Pace | Georgia Tech, 1973: offensive coordinator | Vanderbilt |
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.