Bill Pace
Bill Pace went 22–38–3 as a head coach, 1967–1972, at Vanderbilt. Share
- Record
- 22–38–3 career
- Seasons
- 6
- Schools
- 1
- Final AP top 10
- 0 seasons
- Best season
- 1968 5–4–1
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | Conference finish | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | Vanderbilt | 2–7–1 | T–9th | |||
| 1968 | Vanderbilt | 5–4–1 | 8th | |||
| 1969 | Vanderbilt | 4–6 | 7th | |||
| 1970 | Vanderbilt | 4–7 | 9th | |||
| 1971 | Vanderbilt | 4–6–1 | 7th | |||
| 1972 | Vanderbilt | 3–8 | 10th |
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 | 16 | 1–14–1 | 9% |
| Against top-10 teams | 9 | 0–9 | 0% |
| Against rivals | 22 | 3–19 | 14% |
| Conference games | 33 | 5–27–1 | 17% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 26 | 12–11–3 | 52% |
| At home | 33 | 12–19–2 | 39% |
| On the road | 29 | 10–18–1 | 36% |
| At neutral sites | 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 18 | 11–7 | 61% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 45 | 11–31–3 | 28% |
His own 63 games on file, 1967–1972, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bear Bryant 1967–1972 | 1–5 | Alabama | 6 | |
| Vince Dooley 1968–1972 | 0–5 | Georgia | 5 | |
| Jim Pittman 1967–1970 | 2–2 | Tulane | 4 | |
| John Ray 1969–1972 | 2–2 | Kentucky | 4 | |
| Bill Dooley 1967–1970 | 1–3 | North Carolina | 4 | |
| Charles Shira 1970–1972 | 1–2 | Mississippi State | 3 | |
| Doug Dickey 1967–1969 | 0–3 | Tennessee | 3 | |
| Ray Graves 1967–1969 | 0–2–1 | Florida | 3 | |
| Bill Battle 1970–1972 | 0–3 | Tennessee | 3 |
Bill Pace’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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kentuckyseries | 6 | 3–3 |
| Tulaneseries | 6 | 3–3 |
| Alabamaseries | 6 | 1–5 |
| Tennesseeseries | 6 | 0–6 |
| Georgiaseries | 5 | 0–5 |
| North Carolinaseries | 4 | 1–3 |
| Ole Missseries | 4 | 0–4 |
| Chattanoogaseries | 3 | 3–0 |
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1958–61 | Kansas | Assistant coach | |
| 1962–66 | Arkansas | Assistant coach | |
| 1967–72 | Vanderbilt | Head coach | |
| 1973 | Georgia Tech | Offensive coordinator | |
| 1974–79 | Georgia | Assistant coach | |
| 1980–81 | Tennessee | Assistant head coach and quarterbacks coach |
Every job as the infobox of his Wikipedia article lists it (CC BY-SA), assistant jobs included.
Coaching tree
Worked under
- Jack MitchellKansas
- Frank BroylesArkansas
- Bill FulcherGeorgia Tech
- Vince DooleyGeorgia
- Johnny MajorsTennessee
Assistants who became head coaches
- Bob CopePacific
- Chester CaddasPacific, Colorado State
- Charley BradshawKentucky, Troy
Worked under (5)
| Head coach | Team | Years | His job | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Mitchell | Kansas | 1958–61 | Assistant coach | |
| Frank Broyles | Arkansas | 1962–66 | Assistant coach | |
| Bill Fulcher | Georgia Tech | 1973 | Offensive coordinator | |
| Vince Dooley | Georgia | 1974–79 | Assistant coach | |
| Johnny Majors | Tennessee | 1980–81 | Assistant head coach and quarterbacks coach |
Coached under him, later head coaches (3)
| Coach | With him | Head coach at | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Cope | Vanderbilt, 1967–71: assistant coach | Pacific | |
| Chester Caddas | Vanderbilt, 1967: assistant coach | Pacific, Colorado State | |
| Charley Bradshaw | Vanderbilt, 1971: assistant coach | Kentucky, Troy |
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.