Bob DeMoss
Bob DeMoss went 13–18 as a head coach, 1970–1972, at Purdue. Share
- Record
- 13–18 career
- Seasons
- 3
- Schools
- 1
- Final AP top 10
- 0 seasons
- Best season
- 1972 6–5
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | Conference finish | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Purdue | 4–6 | 8th | |||
| 1971 | Purdue | 3–7 | T–6th | |||
| 1972 | Purdue | 6–5 | 3rd |
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
Dave ButzConsensus All‑American, 1972- Otis ArmstrongConsensus All‑American, 1972
Every player from his seasons with a Heisman top-five finish, a national award, consensus All-America honors or a first-round pick. Photos: Wikimedia Commons, free licenses; credits on each player’s page.
How his teams did
| Kind of game | Games | Record | Won |
|---|---|---|---|
| Against ranked teams | 9 | 1–8 | 11% |
| Against top-10 teams | 8 | 1–7 | 13% |
| Against rivals | 9 | 3–6 | 33% |
| Conference games | 23 | 11–12 | 48% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 12 | 2–10 | 17% |
| At home | 16 | 8–8 | 50% |
| On the road | 15 | 5–10 | 33% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 17 | 10–7 | 59% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 14 | 3–11 | 21% |
His own 31 games on file, 1970–1972, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alex Agase 1970–1972 | 2–1 | Northwestern | 3 | |
| John Pont 1970–1972 | 2–1 | Indiana | 3 | |
| Ara Parseghian 1970–1972 | 0–3 | Notre Dame | 3 | |
| Bo Schembechler 1970–1972 | 0–3 | Michigan | 3 | |
| Duffy Daugherty 1970–1972 | 0–3 | Michigan State | 3 |
Bob DeMoss’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 |
|---|---|---|
| Iowaseries | 3 | 3–0 |
| Northwesternseries | 3 | 2–1 |
| Indianaseries | 3 | 2–1 |
| Illinoisseries | 3 | 1–2 |
| Notre Dameseries | 3 | 0–3 |
| Michigan Stateseries | 3 | 0–3 |
| Michiganseries | 3 | 0–3 |
| Minnesotaseries | 2 | 2–0 |
Also a player: Bob DeMoss’s playing career.
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950–69 | Purdue | Assistant coach | |
| 1970–72 | Purdue | Head coach |
Every job as the infobox of his Wikipedia article lists it (CC BY-SA), assistant jobs included.
Coaching tree
Worked under
- Stuart HolcombPurdue
- Jack MollenkopfPurdue
Assistants who became head coaches
- Ron MeyerSMU, UNLV, New England Patriots, Indianapolis Colts, Las Vegas Posse, Chicago Enforcers
- Tony MasonCincinnati, Arizona
- Bo ReinNC State, LSU
Worked under (2)
| Head coach | Team | Years | His job | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stuart Holcomb | Purdue | 1950–55 | Assistant coach | |
| Jack Mollenkopf | Purdue | 1956–69 | Assistant coach |
Coached under him, later head coaches (3)
| Coach | With him | Head coach at | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ron Meyer | Purdue, 1970: assistant coach | SMU, UNLV, New England Patriots, Indianapolis Colts, Las Vegas Posse, Chicago Enforcers | |
| Tony Mason | Purdue, 1970–72: defensive line coach | Cincinnati, Arizona | |
| Bo Rein | Purdue, 1971: assistant coach | NC State, LSU |
Other assistants under him (1)
| Coach | With him | |
|---|---|---|
| Tom Roggeman | Purdue, 1970–72: defensive line coach |
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.