Bob Commings
Bob Commings went 17–38 as a head coach, 1974–1978, at Iowa. Wikipedia’s season articles record one season differently (1977, 5–6); by them his record is 18–37. Share
- Record
- 17–38 career
- Seasons
- 5
- Schools
- 1
- Final AP top 10
- 0 seasons
- Best season
- 1976 5–6
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | Conference finish | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Iowa | 3–8 | T–7th | |||
| 1975 | Iowa | 3–8 | T–7th | |||
| 1976 | Iowa | 5–6 | T–7th | |||
| 1977 | Iowa | 4–7 (Wikipedia: 5–6) | T–6th | |||
| 1978 | Iowa | 2–9 | 8th |
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.
Players he coached
Rod WaltersNo. 14 pick, 1976
Every player from his seasons with a Heisman top-five finish, a national award, consensus All-America honors or a first-round pick.
How his teams did
| Kind of game | Games | Record | Won |
|---|---|---|---|
| Against ranked teams | 18 | 2–16 | 11% |
| Against top-10 teams | 9 | 0–9 | 0% |
| Against rivals | 15 | 7–8 | 47% |
| Conference games | 40 | 13–27 | 33% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 14 | 5–9 | 36% |
| At home | 30 | 11–19 | 37% |
| On the road | 25 | 6–19 | 24% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 10 | 5–5 | 50% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 45 | 12–33 | 27% |
His own 55 games on file, 1974–1978, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cal Stoll 1974–1978 | 2–3 | Minnesota | 5 | |
| Woody Hayes 1974–1978 | 0–5 | Ohio State | 5 | |
| John Pont 1974–1977 | 4–0 | Northwestern | 4 | |
| John Jardine 1974–1977 | 2–2 | Wisconsin | 4 | |
| Lee Corso 1975–1978 | 1–3 | Indiana | 4 | |
| Bob Blackman 1974–1976 | 1–2 | Illinois | 3 | |
| Joe Paterno 1974–1976 | 1–2 | Penn State | 3 | |
| Darryl Rogers 1976–1978 | 1–2 | Michigan State | 3 | |
| Alex Agase 1974–1976 | 0–3 | Purdue | 3 | |
| Bo Schembechler 1974–1978 | 0–3 | Michigan | 3 |
Bob Commings’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 |
|---|---|---|
| Northwesternseries | 5 | 5–0 |
| Wisconsinseries | 5 | 3–2 |
| Minnesotaseries | 5 | 2–3 |
| Michigan Stateseries | 5 | 1–4 |
| Ohio Stateseries | 5 | 0–5 |
| Purdueseries | 5 | 0–5 |
| Indianaseries | 4 | 1–3 |
| Penn Stateseries | 3 | 1–2 |
Other roles
- Team MVP, Iowa 1957
From each season’s Wikipedia article.
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1958–59 | Iowa | Assistant coach | |
| 1962–68 | Struthers HS (OH) high school | Head coach | |
| 1969–73 | Massillon Washington HS (OH) high school | Head coach | |
| 1974–78 | Iowa | Head coach | |
| 1980–91 | GlenOak HS (OH) high school | Head coach |
Every job as the infobox of his Wikipedia article lists it (CC BY-SA), assistant jobs included.
Coaching tree
Worked under
Assistants who became head coaches
- Andy MacDonaldNorthern Arizona
- Dennis GreenNorthwestern, Stanford, Minnesota Vikings, Arizona Cardinals, California Redwoods / Sacramento Mountain Lions
- Larry DonovanMontana, BC Lions
- Dan McCarneyIowa State, North Texas
- Jim CaldwellWake Forest, Indianapolis Colts, Detroit Lions
- Tom HayesKansas
- Alex WoodBuffalo, James Madison, Florida A&M
- Del MillerMissouri State
Worked under (1)
| Head coach | Team | Years | His job | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forest Evashevski | Iowa | 1958–59 | Assistant coach |
Coached under him, later head coaches (8)
| Coach | With him | Head coach at | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Andy MacDonald | Iowa, 1974: assistant coach | Northern Arizona | |
| Dennis Green | Iowa, 1974–76: running backs coach | Northwestern, Stanford, Minnesota Vikings, Arizona Cardinals, California Redwoods / Sacramento Mountain Lions | |
| Larry Donovan | Iowa, 1976–78: assistant coach | Montana, BC Lions | |
| Dan McCarney | Iowa, 1977–78: graduate assistant | Iowa State, North Texas | |
| Jim Caldwell | Iowa, 1977: graduate assistant | Wake Forest, Indianapolis Colts, Detroit Lions | |
| Tom Hayes | Iowa, 1977–78: defensive backs coach | Kansas | |
| Alex Wood | Iowa, 1978: graduate assistant | Buffalo, James Madison, Florida A&M | |
| Del Miller | Iowa, 1978: assistant coach | Missouri State |
Other assistants under him (2)
| Coach | With him | |
|---|---|---|
| Larry Coyer | Massillon HS (OH), 1970–72: defensive coordinator and defensive backs coach; Iowa, 1974–78: defensive coordinator | |
| Howard Vernon | Iowa, 1974: 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.