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Bill Stewart
Bill Stewart went 36–37 as a head coach, 1994–2010, at VMI and West Virginia. Share
Three seasons our game records don’t credit to him come from the coach’s Wikipedia article: 1994–96 at VMI. They’re marked in the table.
- Record
- 36–37 career
- Seasons
- 7
- Schools
- 2
- Final AP top 10
- 1 season
- Best season
- 2007 11–2, No. 6
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | Conference finish | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | VMI * | 1–10 | 9th | |||
| 1995 | VMI * | 4–7 | 6th | |||
| 1996 | VMI * | 3–8 | 6th | |||
| 1997–06: not a college head coach | ||||||
| 2007 | West Virginia interim, bowl game | 1–0 | Fiesta Bowl W | 6 | ||
| 2008 | West Virginia | 9–4 | T–2nd | Meineke Car Care Bowl W | 23 | |
| 2009 | West Virginia | 9–4 | T–2nd | Gator Bowl L | 25 | |
| 2010 | West Virginia | 9–4 | T–1st | Champs Sports Bowl L | ||
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.
How his teams did
| Kind of game | Games | Record | Won |
|---|---|---|---|
| Against ranked teams | 4 | 2–2 | 50% |
| Against top-10 teams | 3 | 2–1 | 67% |
| Against rivals | 13 | 9–4 | 69% |
| Conference games | 21 | 15–6 | 71% |
| Bowls and playoffs | 4 | 2–2 | 50% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 16 | 9–7 | 56% |
| At home | 21 | 19–2 | 90% |
| On the road | 15 | 7–8 | 47% |
| At neutral sites | 4 | 2–2 | 50% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 35 | 25–10 | 71% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 5 | 3–2 | 60% |
His own 40 games on file, 2007–2010, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greg Schiano 2008–2010 | 3–0 | Rutgers | 3 | |
| Dave Wannstedt 2008–2010 | 2–1 | Pittsburgh | 3 | |
| Randy Edsall 2008–2010 | 2–1 | UConn | 3 | |
| Skip Holtz 2008–2010 | 2–1 | East Carolina, South Florida | 3 |
Bill Stewart’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 |
|---|---|---|
| Louisvilleseries | 3 | 3–0 |
| Rutgersseries | 3 | 3–0 |
| Marshallseries | 3 | 3–0 |
| UConnseries | 3 | 2–1 |
| South Floridaseries | 3 | 2–1 |
| Syracuseseries | 3 | 2–1 |
| Pittsburghseries | 3 | 2–1 |
| Cincinnatiseries | 3 | 1–2 |
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977–78 | Salem | Assistant coach | |
| 1979 | North Carolina | Assistant coach | |
| 1980 | Marshall | Offensive line coach | |
| 1981–83 | William & Mary | Offensive line coach | |
| 1984 | Navy | Offensive line coach | |
| 1985–87 | North Carolina | Offensive line coach | |
| 1988–89 | Arizona State | Tight ends and offensive tackles coach | |
| 1990–93 | Air Force | Defensive line coach | |
| 1994–96 | VMI | Head coach | |
| 1998 | Montreal Alouettes CFL | Offensive line coach | |
| 1999 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers CFL | Offensive coordinator | |
| 2000–07 | West Virginia | Quarterbacks, tight ends and special teams coach | |
| 2007 | West Virginia | Head coach | |
| 2008–10 | West Virginia | Head coach |
Every job as the infobox of his Wikipedia article lists it (CC BY-SA), assistant jobs included. Head-coaching seasons the infobox leaves out come from our records.
Coaching tree
Worked under
- Dick CrumNorth Carolina
- Sonny RandleMarshall
- Jimmye LaycockWilliam & Mary
- Gary TranquillNavy
- Larry MarmieArizona State
- Fisher DeBerryAir Force
- Dave RitchieMontreal Alouettes, Winnipeg Blue Bombers
- Don NehlenWest Virginia
- Rich RodriguezWest Virginia
Assistants who became head coaches
- Mike ClarkBridgewater
- Dan QuinnAtlanta Falcons, Washington Commanders
- Garin JusticeConcord
- Rod SmithIllinois, Jacksonville State
- Tony GibsonMarshall
- Doc HollidayMarshall
Worked under (9)
| Head coach | Team | Years | His job | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dick Crum | North Carolina | 1979–87 | 1979: assistant coach; 1985–87: offensive line coach | |
| Sonny Randle | Marshall | 1980 | Offensive line coach | |
| Jimmye Laycock | William & Mary | 1981–83 | Offensive line coach | |
| Gary Tranquill | Navy | 1984 | Offensive line coach | |
| Larry Marmie | Arizona State | 1988–89 | Tight ends and offensive tackles coach | |
| Fisher DeBerry | Air Force | 1990–93 | Defensive line coach | |
| Dave Ritchie | Montreal Alouettes pro | 1998 | Offensive line coach | |
| Dave Ritchie | Winnipeg Blue Bombers pro | 1999 | Offensive coordinator | |
| Don Nehlen | West Virginia | 2000 | Quarterbacks, tight ends and special teams coach | |
| Rich Rodriguez | West Virginia | 2001–07 | Quarterbacks, tight ends and special teams coach |
Coached under him, later head coaches (6)
| Coach | With him | Head coach at | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Clark | VMI, 1994: quarterbacks coach and defensive coordinator | Bridgewater | |
| Dan Quinn | VMI, 1995: defensive line coach | Atlanta Falcons, Washington Commanders | |
| Garin Justice | West Virginia, 2007: graduate assistant | Concord | |
| Rod Smith | West Virginia, 2007: quarterbacks coach | Illinois, Jacksonville State | |
| Tony Gibson | West Virginia, 2007: defensive backs coach | Marshall | |
| Doc Holliday | West Virginia, 2008–09: assistant head coach, tight ends and fullbacks coach and recruiting coordinator | Marshall |
Other assistants under him (7)
| Coach | With him | |
|---|---|---|
| Calvin Magee | West Virginia, 2007: assistant head coach, offensive coordinator and running backs coach | |
| Jahmile Addae | West Virginia, 2007: graduate assistant | |
| Jeff Casteel | West Virginia, 2007–10: defensive coordinator and linebackers coach | |
| Chris Beatty | West Virginia, 2008–10: running backs coach and slot receivers coach | |
| Ja’Juan Seider | West Virginia, 2008–09: graduate assistant | |
| Jeff Mullen | West Virginia, 2008–10: offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach | |
| Steve Dunlap | West Virginia, 2008–10: assistant head 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.
Pay
| Year | School | Job | Contract pay | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | West Virginia | head coachbonuses up to $590,000 | $933,000 USA Today via Leeds | |
| 2009 | West Virginia | head coachbonuses up to $565,000 | $878,000 USA Today via Leeds | |
| 2008 | West Virginia | head coach | $800,000 USA Today via Leeds |
The same USA Today database for 2006–16, from Michael Leeds’ replication data on Harvard Dataverse (CC0): the season’s contract pay.
Pay of public employees in their public job only: head coaches, and assistants in the seasons our records name them a coordinator, at public universities.
How he coached
Stewart’s teams went for it on 14% of fourth downs and on 25% of those where the model said go for it, passed on 43% of plays and took 26.4 seconds a play, 2008–2010.
| Season | Went for it on fourth | When the model said go | Pass rate | Seconds a play | EPA a play | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 13 g | 13 of 91 14% | 25% | 39% | 26.5 | −0.03 | |
| 2009 13 g | 12 of 89 13% | 25% | 44% | 26.7 | −0.04 | |
| 2010 13 g | 16 of 108 15% | 24% | 46% | 26.1 | −0.08 | |
| All 39 g | 41 of 288 14% | 25% | 43% | 26.4 | −0.05 |
His seasons as a head coach from 2004 on, from ESPN’s play by play: fourth downs where he went for it out of every fourth-down decision; how often he went when SportsDataverse’s fourth-down model said going for it was the better call; the share of his offense’s plays that were passes; seconds of game clock per offensive play (lower is faster); and expected points added per offensive play (EPA, a measure of how much each play moved the offense toward points). The season in progress counts its games so far. SportsDataverse’s coach tendencies, from ESPN’s play by play; the EPA and the fourth-down model are SportsDataverse’s.