Bill Young
Bill Young went 23–24–3 as a head coach in the games on file: 1950 at Furman, 1951 at Furman, 1952 at Furman, 1953 at Furman and 1954 at Furman. His full head-coaching career isn’t in our records. Share
- Record
- 23–24–3 games on file
- Seasons
- 5
- Schools
- 1
- Final AP top 10
- 0 seasons
- Best season
- 1953 7–2
Season by season
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| Season | School | Record | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | Furman | 2–8–1 | ||
| 1951 | Furman | 3–6–1 | ||
| 1952 | Furman | 6–3–1 | ||
| 1953 | Furman | 7–2 | ||
| 1954 | Furman | 5–5 |
Each season links to the team’s season page; bowls and playoff games link to the game.
How his teams did
| Kind of game | Games | Record | Won |
|---|---|---|---|
| Against ranked teams | 2 | 0–2 | 0% |
| Against rivals | 10 | 6–2–2 | 70% |
| Conference games | 21 | 9–10–2 | 48% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 12 | 6–3–3 | 63% |
| At home | 28 | 15–11–2 | 57% |
| On the road | 22 | 8–13–1 | 39% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 27 | 19–6–2 | 74% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 23 | 4–18–1 | 20% |
His own 50 games on file, 1950–1954, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rex Enright 1950–1954 | 0–5 | South Carolina | 5 | |
| J. Quinn Decker 1950–1952 | 2–0–1 | The Citadel | 3 | |
| Frank Howard 1950–1954 | 0–3 | Clemson | 3 |
Bill Young’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 |
|---|---|---|
| Presbyterianseries | 5 | 4–1 |
| The Citadelseries | 5 | 4–0–1 |
| Woffordseries | 5 | 2–2–1 |
| South Carolinaseries | 5 | 0–5 |
| Davidsonseries | 4 | 4–0 |
| Newberryseries | 4 | 4–0 |
| Florida Stateseries | 3 | 2–1 |
| Clemsonseries | 3 | 0–3 |