Bill Yung
Bill Yung went 33–66–2 as a head coach, 1977–1985, at West Texas, West Texas State and UTEP. Share
One season our game records don’t credit to him comes from the coach’s Wikipedia article: 1981 at West Texas State (on file under another coach). It’s marked in the table.
- Record
- 33–66–2 career
- Seasons
- 9
- Schools
- 3
- Final AP top 10
- 0 seasons
- Best season
- 1977 6–4–1
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | Conference finish | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | West Texas | 6–4–1 | 1st | |||
| 1978 | West Texas | 3–8 | 7th | |||
| 1979 | West Texas | 5–5–1 | 1st | |||
| 1980 | West Texas | 5–6 | 5th | |||
| 1981 | West Texas State * | 7–4 | T–4th | |||
| 1982 | UTEP | 2–10 | 9th | |||
| 1983 | UTEP | 2–10 | 9th | |||
| 1984 | UTEP | 2–9 | T–8th | |||
| 1985 | UTEP | 1–10 | 9th |
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 | 8 | 1–7 | 13% |
| Against top-10 teams | 7 | 1–6 | 14% |
| Against rivals | 8 | 2–6 | 25% |
| Conference games | 54 | 16–38 | 30% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 32 | 11–19–2 | 38% |
| At home | 42 | 16–25–1 | 39% |
| On the road | 47 | 10–36–1 | 22% |
| At neutral sites | 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 29 | 17–12 | 59% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 61 | 9–50–2 | 16% |
His own 90 games on file, 1977–1985, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rey Dempsey 1977–1980 | 3–1 | Southern Illinois | 4 | |
| Gil Krueger 1978–1982 | 3–1 | New Mexico State | 4 | |
| Chuck Shelton 1977–1980 | 2–2 | Drake | 4 | |
| Al Kincaid 1982–1985 | 2–2 | Wyoming | 4 | |
| LaVell Edwards 1982–1985 | 1–3 | BYU | 4 | |
| Dick Tomey 1982–1985 | 0–4 | Hawai’i | 4 | |
| Leon Fuller 1982–1985 | 0–4 | Colorado State | 4 | |
| John Cooper 1977–1980 | 1–2 | Tulsa | 3 | |
| Fred Zechman 1983–1985 | 1–2 | New Mexico State | 3 | |
| Chuck Stobart 1982–1984 | 0–3 | Utah | 3 |
Bill Yung’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 | 8 | 5–3 |
| Colorado Stateseries | 5 | 0–4–1 |
| Southern Illinoisseries | 4 | 3–1 |
| Indiana Stateseries | 4 | 3–1 |
| Drakeseries | 4 | 2–2 |
| Wyomingseries | 4 | 2–2 |
| Texas–Arlingtonseries | 4 | 2–2 |
| BYUseries | 4 | 1–3 |
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1969–71 | Grand Prairie HS (TX) high school | Head coach | |
| 1972–73 | Baylor | Offensive line coach | |
| 1974–76 | Baylor | Offensive coordinator | |
| 1977–81 | West Texas State | Head coach | |
| 1982–85 | UTEP | Head coach |
Every job as the infobox of his Wikipedia article lists it (CC BY-SA), assistant jobs included.
Coaching tree
Worked under
- Grant TeaffBaylor
Assistants who became head coaches
- Mickey MatthewsJames Madison
- Hal MummeKentucky, New Mexico State, Iowa Wesleyan, Valdosta State, SE Louisiana, McMurry, Belhaven
- Joe PalmisanoMalone
- Mike LucasSE Louisiana
Worked under (1)
| Head coach | Team | Years | His job | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grant Teaff | Baylor | 1972–76 | 1972–73: offensive line coach; 1974–76: offensive coordinator |
Coached under him, later head coaches (4)
| Coach | With him | Head coach at | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mickey Matthews | West Texas, 1980–81: defensive backs coach; UTEP, 1982–85: defensive backs coach | James Madison | |
| Hal Mumme | UTEP, 1982–85: offensive coordinator | Kentucky, New Mexico State, Iowa Wesleyan, Valdosta State, SE Louisiana, McMurry, Belhaven | |
| Joe Palmisano | UTEP, 1983–84: graduate assistant | Malone | |
| Mike Lucas | UTEP, 1984: wide receivers coach | SE Louisiana |
Other assistants under him (2)
| Coach | With him | |
|---|---|---|
| Denny Doornbos | UTEP, 1983–85: defensive coordinator | |
| Mike Major | UTEP, 1985: volunteer 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.