Bill Michael
Bill Michael went 5–43 as a head coach, 1977–1981, at UTEP. Share
- Record
- 5–43 career
- Seasons
- 5
- Schools
- 1
- Final AP top 10
- 0 seasons
- Best season
- 1979 2–9
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | Conference finish | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | UTEP | 1–10 | 8th | |||
| 1978 | UTEP | 1–11 | 7th | |||
| 1979 | UTEP | 2–9 | 8th | |||
| 1980 | UTEP | 1–11 | 9th | |||
| 1981 | UTEP coached two of 11 games | 0–2 |
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.
How his teams did
| Kind of game | Games | Record | Won |
|---|---|---|---|
| Against ranked teams | 2 | 0–2 | 0% |
| Against rivals | 9 | 1–8 | 11% |
| Conference games | 27 | 2–25 | 7% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 8 | 3–5 | 38% |
| At home | 22 | 4–18 | 18% |
| On the road | 26 | 1–25 | 4% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 47 | 5–42 | 11% |
His own 48 games on file, 1977–1981, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Gilbert 1977–1980 | 1–3 | San Diego State | 4 | |
| LaVell Edwards 1977–1980 | 0–4 | BYU | 4 | |
| Sarkis Arslanian 1977–1980 | 0–4 | Colorado State | 4 | |
| Wayne Howard 1977–1980 | 0–4 | Utah | 4 | |
| Gil Krueger 1978–1981 | 0–4 | New Mexico State | 4 | |
| Dick Tomey 1978–1980 | 1–2 | Hawai’i | 3 | |
| Tony Knap 1978–1980 | 1–2 | UNLV | 3 | |
| Bill Lewis 1977–1979 | 0–3 | Wyoming | 3 | |
| Bill Mondt 1977–1979 | 0–3 | New Mexico | 3 |
Bill Michael’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 |
|---|---|---|
| New Mexico Stateseries | 5 | 1–4 |
| San Diego Stateseries | 4 | 1–3 |
| Colorado Stateseries | 4 | 0–4 |
| New Mexicoseries | 4 | 0–4 |
| North Texasseries | 4 | 0–4 |
| BYUseries | 4 | 0–4 |
| Utahseries | 4 | 0–4 |
| Wyomingseries | 4 | 0–4 |
Other roles
- Team captain, Arkansas 1958 (his playing career)
From each season’s Wikipedia article.
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | Arkansas | Freshman coach | |
| 1960–61 | Thomas Jefferson (TX) high school | Assistant coach | |
| 1962 | Sherman HS (TX) high school | Assistant coach | |
| 1963 | Caprock HS (TX) high school | Line coach | |
| 1964–66 | Texas Western | Defensive coordinator | |
| 1967–68 | Oklahoma | Defensive ends coach | |
| 1969–72 | Oklahoma | Offensive line coach | |
| 1977–81 | UTEP | Head coach | |
| 1982–85 | South Carolina | Defensive line coach | |
| 1986 | Texas | Linebackers coach | |
| 1987–90 | Purdue | Tight ends and offensive tackles coach | |
| 1991 | Southern Miss | Defensive line coach | |
| 1992–93 | Oklahoma State | Offensive coordinator | |
| 1994 | North Texas | Defensive coordinator | |
| 1995–97 | North Texas | Assistant head coach | |
| 1998–99 | North Texas | Defensive coordinator | |
| 2000 | North Texas | Offensive line and tight ends coach |
Every job as the infobox of his Wikipedia article lists it (CC BY-SA), assistant jobs included.
Coaching tree
Worked under
- Frank BroylesArkansas
- Dave SmithSherman HS (TX)
- Warren HarperUTEP
- Robert DobbsUTEP
- Chuck FairbanksOklahoma
- Richard BellSouth Carolina
- Joe MorrisonSouth Carolina
- Fred AkersTexas, Purdue
- Jeff BowerSouthern Miss
- Pat JonesOklahoma State
- Matt SimonNorth Texas
- Darrell DickeyNorth Texas
Assistants who became head coaches
- Matt SimonNorth Texas
- Mike SchultzLamar
Worked under (12)
| Head coach | Team | Years | His job | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frank Broyles | Arkansas | 1959 | Freshman coach | |
| Dave Smith | Sherman HS (TX) high school | 1962 | Assistant coach | |
| Warren Harper | UTEP | 1964 | Defensive coordinator | |
| Robert Dobbs | UTEP | 1965–66 | Defensive coordinator | |
| Chuck Fairbanks | Oklahoma | 1967–72 | 1967–68: defensive ends coach; 1969–72: offensive line coach | |
| Richard Bell | South Carolina | 1982 | Defensive line coach | |
| Joe Morrison | South Carolina | 1983–85 | Defensive line coach | |
| Fred Akers | Texas | 1986 | Linebackers coach | |
| Fred Akers | Purdue | 1987–90 | Tight ends and offensive tackles coach | |
| Jeff Bower | Southern Miss | 1991 | Defensive line coach | |
| Pat Jones | Oklahoma State | 1992–93 | Offensive coordinator | |
| Matt Simon | North Texas | 1994–97 | 1994: defensive coordinator; 1995–97: assistant head coach | |
| Darrell Dickey | North Texas | 1998–2000 | 1998–99: defensive coordinator; 2000: offensive line and tight ends coach |
Coached under him, later head coaches (2)
| Coach | With him | Head coach at | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Simon | UTEP, 1979–81: tight ends and linebackers coach | North Texas | |
| Mike Schultz | UTEP, 1981: wide receivers and tight ends coach | Lamar |
Other assistants under him (1)
| Coach | With him | |
|---|---|---|
| Greg Brown | UTEP, 1981: graduate assistant |
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.