Bob Gibson
Bob Gibson went 19–9 as a head coach, 1965–1967, at Bowling Green. Share
- Record
- 19–9 career
- Seasons
- 3
- Schools
- 1
- Final AP top 10
- 0 seasons
- Best season
- 1965 7–2
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | Conference finish | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | Bowling Green | 7–2 | T–1st | |||
| 1966 | Bowling Green | 6–3 | 3rd | |||
| 1967 | Bowling Green | 6–4 | T–5th |
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 rivals | 6 | 4–2 | 67% |
| Conference games | 18 | 11–7 | 61% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 13 | 9–4 | 69% |
| At home | 13 | 8–5 | 62% |
| On the road | 15 | 11–4 | 73% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 23 | 16–7 | 70% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 5 | 3–2 | 60% |
His own 28 games on file, 1965–1967, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charlie Snyder 1965–1967 | 3–0 | Marshall | 3 | |
| John McVay 1965–1967 | 3–0 | Dayton | 3 | |
| Bill Hess 1965–1967 | 2–1 | Ohio | 3 | |
| Frank Lauterbur 1965–1967 | 2–1 | Toledo | 3 | |
| Leo Strang 1965–1967 | 2–1 | Kent State | 3 | |
| Bill Doolittle 1965–1967 | 1–2 | Western Michigan | 3 | |
| Bo Schembechler 1965–1967 | 1–2 | Miami (OH) | 3 |
Bob Gibson’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 |
|---|---|---|
| Marshallseries | 3 | 3–0 |
| Daytonseries | 3 | 3–0 |
| Ohioseries | 3 | 2–1 |
| Kent Stateseries | 3 | 2–1 |
| Toledoseries | 3 | 2–1 |
| Miami (OH)series | 3 | 1–2 |
| Western Michiganseries | 3 | 1–2 |
| Cal State Los Angelesseries | 2 | 2–0 |
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | East Liverpool HS (OH) high school | Head coach | |
| 1956–64 | Bowling Green | Offensive line coach | |
| 1965–67 | Bowling Green | Head coach | |
| 1974 | Memphis Southmen WFL | Offensive backs coach | |
| 1975 | Charlotte Hornets WFL | Head coach | |
| 1976 | Detroit Lions NFL | Offensive backs coach | |
| 1977–78 | New York Giants NFL | Offensive coordinator |
Every job as the infobox of his Wikipedia article lists it (CC BY-SA), assistant jobs included.
Coaching tree
Worked under
- Doyt PerryBowling Green
- Rick ForzanoDetroit Lions
- Tommy HudspethDetroit Lions
Assistants who became head coaches
- Elliot UzelacWestern Michigan, Navy
- Dwight WallaceBall State
- Don NehlenBowling Green, West Virginia
Worked under (3)
| Head coach | Team | Years | His job | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doyt Perry | Bowling Green | 1956–64 | Offensive line coach | |
| Rick Forzano | Detroit Lions NFL | 1976 | Offensive backs coach | |
| Tommy Hudspeth | Detroit Lions NFL | 1976 | Offensive backs coach |
Coached under him, later head coaches (3)
| Coach | With him | Head coach at | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elliot Uzelac | Bowling Green, 1965: graduate assistant | Western Michigan, Navy | |
| Dwight Wallace | Bowling Green, 1966: graduate assistant | Ball State | |
| Don Nehlen | Bowling Green, 1967: assistant coach | Bowling Green, West Virginia |
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.