Bob Tyler
Bob Tyler went 55–49–3 on the field as a head coach, 1973–2002, at Mississippi State, North Texas and Millsaps; 37–68–2 officially, with 1975 (2–9), 1976 (0–11) and 1977 (0–11) after forfeits. Share
Three seasons our game records don’t credit to him come from the coach’s Wikipedia article: 2000–02 at Millsaps. They’re marked in the table.
- Record
- 37–68–2 official; 55–49–3 on the field
- Seasons
- 10
- Schools
- 3
- Final AP top 10
- 0 seasons
- Best season
- 1974 9–3, No. 17
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | Conference finish | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | Mississippi State | 4–5–2 | T–8th | |||
| 1974 | Mississippi State | 9–3 | T–4th | Sun Bowl W | 17 | |
| 1975 | Mississippi State | 6–4–1 (2–9 official) | T–9th | |||
| 1976 | Mississippi State | 9–2 (0–11 official) | T–9th | 20 | ||
| 1977 | Mississippi State | 5–6 (0–11 official) | T–9th | |||
| 1978 | Mississippi State | 6–5 | T–7th | |||
| 1979–80: not a college head coach | ||||||
| 1981 | North Texas | 2–9 | ||||
| 1982–99: not a college head coach | ||||||
| 2000 | Millsaps * | 5–5 | 6th | |||
| 2001 | Millsaps * | 6–4 | 4th | |||
| 2002 | Millsaps * | 3–6 | T–6th | |||
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.
Players he coached
Jimmy WebbConsensus All‑American, 1974
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 | 15 | 3–12 | 20% |
| Against top-10 teams | 8 | 0–8 | 0% |
| Against rivals | 19 | 7–12 | 37% |
| Conference games | 37 | 14–22–1 | 39% |
| Bowls and playoffs | 1 | 1–0 | 100% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 28 | 15–10–3 | 59% |
| At home | 32 | 20–10–2 | 66% |
| On the road | 36 | 15–20–1 | 43% |
| At neutral sites | 10 | 6–4 | 60% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 44 | 28–14–2 | 66% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 34 | 13–20–1 | 40% |
His own 78 games on file, 1973–1981, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charles McClendon 1973–1978 | 4–2 | LSU | 6 | |
| Doug Dickey 1973–1978 | 1–5 | Florida | 6 | |
| Bear Bryant 1973–1978 | 0–6 | Alabama | 6 | |
| Bobby Collins 1975–1981 | 2–3 | Southern Miss | 5 | |
| Hayden Fry 1975–1978 | 4–0 | North Texas | 4 | |
| Ken Cooper 1974–1977 | 3–1 | Ole Miss | 4 | |
| Richard Williamson 1975–1978 | 3–1 | Memphis | 4 | |
| Fran Curci 1973–1981 | 1–3 | Kentucky | 4 | |
| Vince Gibson 1974–1976 | 3–0 | Kansas State, Louisville | 3 | |
| Doug Barfield 1976–1978 | 2–1 | Auburn | 3 |
Bob Tyler’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 |
|---|---|---|
| Auburnseries | 7 | 2–4–1 |
| LSUseries | 6 | 4–2 |
| Ole Missseries | 6 | 3–3 |
| Southern Missseries | 6 | 2–3–1 |
| Floridaseries | 6 | 1–5 |
| Alabamaseries | 6 | 0–6 |
| Memphisseries | 5 | 4–1 |
| Louisvilleseries | 4 | 4–0 |
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1966–67 | Meridian HS (MS) high school | Head coach | |
| 1968–70 | Ole Miss | Assistant coach | |
| 1971 | Alabama | Assistant coach | |
| 1972 | Mississippi State | Offensive coordinator | |
| 1973–78 | Mississippi State | Head coach | |
| 1981 | North Texas | Head coach | |
| 2000–02 | Millsaps | Head coach |
Every job as the infobox of his Wikipedia article lists it (CC BY-SA), assistant jobs included.
Coaching tree
Worked under
- John VaughtOle Miss
- Bear BryantAlabama
- Charles ShiraMississippi State
Assistants who became head coaches
- Tom GoodeEast Mississippi
- Rockey FelkerMississippi State
- Bobby WallaceTemple, North Alabama, West Alabama
- Bruce AriansTemple, Indianapolis Colts, Arizona Cardinals, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
- Jimmy SharpeVirginia Tech
- Keith DanielsPearl River
Worked under (3)
| Head coach | Team | Years | His job | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Vaught | Ole Miss | 1968–70 | Assistant coach | |
| Bear Bryant | Alabama | 1971 | Assistant coach | |
| Charles Shira | Mississippi State | 1972 | Offensive coordinator |
Coached under him, later head coaches (6)
| Coach | With him | Head coach at | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Goode | Mississippi State, 1973–75: offensive line coach | East Mississippi | |
| Rockey Felker | Mississippi State, 1975–78: junior varsity, wide receivers and running backs coach | Mississippi State | |
| Bobby Wallace | Mississippi State, 1976: graduate assistant | Temple, North Alabama, West Alabama | |
| Bruce Arians | Mississippi State, 1978: wide receivers and running backs coach | Temple, Indianapolis Colts, Arizona Cardinals, Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |
| Jimmy Sharpe | Mississippi State, 1978: assistant head coach and offensive coordinator | Virginia Tech | |
| Keith Daniels | North Texas, 1981: offensive coordinator | Pearl River |
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.