Bob Blackman
Bob Blackman went 168–112–7 as a head coach, 1953–1982, at Denver, Dartmouth, Illinois and Cornell. Share
One season our game records don’t credit to him comes from the coach’s Wikipedia article: 1982 at Cornell (on file under another coach). It’s marked in the table.
- Record
- 168–112–7 career
- Seasons
- 30
- Schools
- 4
- Final AP top 10
- 0 seasons
- Hall of Fame
- 1987 inducted
- Best season
- 1970 9–0, No. 14
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | Conference finish | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1953 | Denver | 3–5–2 | T–7th | |||
| 1954 | Denver | 9–1 | 1st | 18 | ||
| 1955 | Dartmouth | 3–6 | ||||
| 1956 | Dartmouth | 5–3–1 | T–3rd | |||
| 1957 | Dartmouth | 7–1–1 | 2nd | |||
| 1958 | Dartmouth | 7–2 | 1st | |||
| 1959 | Dartmouth | 5–3–1 | 2nd | |||
| 1960 | Dartmouth | 5–4 | T–3rd | |||
| 1961 | Dartmouth | 6–3 | T–3rd | |||
| 1962 | Dartmouth | 9–0 | 1st | |||
| 1963 | Dartmouth | 7–2 | T–1st | |||
| 1964 | Dartmouth | 6–3 | 4th | |||
| 1965 | Dartmouth | 9–0 | 1st | |||
| 1966 | Dartmouth | 7–2 | T–1st | |||
| 1967 | Dartmouth | 7–2 | 2nd | |||
| 1968 | Dartmouth | 4–5 | 5th | |||
| 1969 | Dartmouth | 8–1 | T–1st | |||
| 1970 | Dartmouth | 9–0 | 1st | 14 | ||
| 1971 | Illinois | 5–6 | T–3rd | |||
| 1972 | Illinois | 3–8 | T–6th | |||
| 1973 | Illinois | 5–6 | T–4th | |||
| 1974 | Illinois | 6–4–1 | 5th | |||
| 1975 | Illinois | 5–6 | T–3rd | |||
| 1976 | Illinois | 5–6 | T–3rd | |||
| 1977 | Cornell | 1–8 | T–7th | |||
| 1978 | Cornell | 5–3–1 | 4th | |||
| 1979 | Cornell | 5–4 | T–4th | |||
| 1980 | Cornell | 5–5 | 2nd | |||
| 1981 | Cornell | 3–7 | T–5th | |||
| 1982 | Cornell * | 4–6 | T–4th |
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 | 24 | 5–19 | 21% |
| Against top-10 teams | 15 | 1–14 | 7% |
| Against rivals | 96 | 61–35 | 64% |
| Conference games | 202 | 125–72–5 | 63% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 94 | 45–42–7 | 52% |
| At home | 127 | 79–43–5 | 64% |
| On the road | 150 | 85–63–2 | 57% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 167 | 121–43–3 | 73% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 110 | 43–63–4 | 41% |
His own 277 games on file, 1953–1981, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Yovicsin 1957–1970 | 8–6 | Harvard | 14 | |
| Richard Colman 1957–1968 | 8–4 | Princeton | 12 | |
| Aldo Donelli 1957–1967 | 10–1 | Columbia | 11 | |
| Carmen Cozza 1965–1981 | 5–6 | Yale | 11 | |
| Edward Anderson 1955–1963 | 3–5–1 | Holy Cross | 9 | |
| John McLaughry 1959–1966 | 7–0–1 | Brown | 8 | |
| John Pont 1963–1976 | 5–3 | Yale, Indiana, Northwestern | 8 | |
| Jordan Olivar 1955–1962 | 4–3–1 | Yale | 8 | |
| Frank Navarro 1968–1981 | 4–2–1 | Columbia, Princeton | 7 | |
| George James 1955–1960 | 6–0 | Cornell | 6 |
Bob Blackman’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 |
|---|---|---|
| Columbiaseries | 21 | 20–1 |
| Brownseries | 21 | 15–5–1 |
| Harvardseries | 21 | 11–10 |
| Princetonseries | 21 | 11–9–1 |
| Yaleseries | 21 | 9–11–1 |
| Pennsylvaniaseries | 20 | 15–5 |
| Cornellseries | 16 | 14–2 |
| Holy Crossseries | 15 | 7–7–1 |
National coaching awards
The awards- 1970 Dartmouth: Walter Camp Coach
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1946–48 | Monrovia HS (CA) high school | Head coach | |
| 1949–52 | Pasadena | Head coach | |
| 1953–54 | Denver | Head coach | |
| 1955–70 | Dartmouth | Head coach | |
| 1971–76 | Illinois | Head coach | |
| 1977–82 | Cornell | Head coach |
Every job as the infobox of his Wikipedia article lists it (CC BY-SA), assistant jobs included.
Coaching tree
Assistants who became head coaches
- Joseph YukicaBoston College, Dartmouth, New Hampshire
- Ellis RainsbergerKansas State, Washburn, Southern Illinois, Pittsburgh Maulers
- Phil KruegerUtah State, Fresno State
- Bob BakerCalgary Stampeders, Pace
- Greg ColbyMillersville
Coached under him, later head coaches (5)
| Coach | With him | Head coach at | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joseph Yukica | Dartmouth, 1961–65: offensive line coach | Boston College, Dartmouth, New Hampshire | |
| Ellis Rainsberger | Illinois, 1971–72: assistant coach | Kansas State, Washburn, Southern Illinois, Pittsburgh Maulers | |
| Phil Krueger | Illinois, 1971–72: assistant coach | Utah State, Fresno State | |
| Bob Baker | Illinois, 1973: assistant coach | Calgary Stampeders, Pace | |
| Greg Colby | Illinois, 1974: graduate assistant | Millersville |
Other assistants under him (4)
| Coach | With him | |
|---|---|---|
| John Petercuskie | Dartmouth, 1966–68: defensive line coach | |
| Greg Mattison | Illinois, 1976: graduate assistant; Cornell, 1977: defensive line coach | |
| Pete Noyes | Cornell, 1981: defensive coordinator | |
| Ted Gill | Cornell, 1982: defensive 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.