Billy Tohill
Billy Tohill went 11–15 as a head coach, 1971–1973, at TCU. Share
- Record
- 11–15 career
- Seasons
- 3
- Schools
- 1
- Final AP top 10
- 0 seasons
- Best season
- 1971 6–4–1
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | Conference finish | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | TCU 1st season, final 4 games | 3–1 | 3rd | |||
| 1972 | TCU | 5–6 | T–7th | |||
| 1973 | TCU | 3–8 | 7th |
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 | 8 | 1–7 | 13% |
| Against top-10 teams | 2 | 0–2 | 0% |
| Against rivals | 13 | 5–8 | 38% |
| Conference games | 18 | 6–12 | 33% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 9 | 5–4 | 56% |
| At home | 12 | 5–7 | 42% |
| On the road | 14 | 6–8 | 43% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 12 | 8–4 | 67% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 14 | 3–11 | 21% |
His own 26 games on file, 1971–1973, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Carlen 1971–1973 | 2–1 | Texas Tech | 3 | |
| Darrell Royal 1971–1973 | 0–3 | Texas | 3 |
Billy Tohill’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 |
|---|---|---|
| Texas Techseries | 3 | 2–1 |
| Riceseries | 3 | 1–2 |
| SMUseries | 3 | 1–2 |
| Texasseries | 3 | 0–3 |
| Texas–Arlingtonseries | 2 | 2–0 |
| Baylorseries | 2 | 1–1 |
| Texas A&Mseries | 2 | 1–1 |
| Arkansasseries | 2 | 0–2 |
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1961–65 | Mississippi State | Assistant coach | |
| 1966–70 | Tulane | Assistant coach | |
| 1971 | TCU | Assistant coach | |
| 1971–73 | TCU | Head coach | |
| 1974 | Birmingham Americans WFL | Defensive backs coach | |
| 1975 | Birmingham Vulcans WFL | Defensive backs coach | |
| 1980–81 | Hueytown HS (AL) high school | Assistant coach | |
| 1982–90 | Pelham HS (AL) high school | Head coach | |
| 1991 | UAB | Assistant coach |
Every job as the infobox of his Wikipedia article lists it (CC BY-SA), assistant jobs included.
Coaching tree
Worked under
- Wade WalkerMississippi State
- Paul DavisMississippi State
- Jim PittmanTulane, TCU
- Ardell WiegandtBirmingham Americans
- Marvin BassBirmingham Vulcans
Worked under (5)
| Head coach | Team | Years | His job | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wade Walker | Mississippi State | 1961 | Assistant coach | |
| Paul Davis | Mississippi State | 1962–65 | Assistant coach | |
| Jim Pittman | Tulane | 1966–70 | Assistant coach | |
| Jim Pittman | TCU | 1971 | Assistant coach | |
| Ardell Wiegandt | Birmingham Americans pro | 1974 | Defensive backs coach | |
| Marvin Bass | Birmingham Vulcans pro | 1975 | Defensive backs coach |
Coached under him (1)
| Coach | With him | |
|---|---|---|
| Russell Coffee | TCU, 1971–73: offensive coordinator |
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.