Bob Waters
Bob Waters went 25–28–2 as a head coach in the games on file: 1977 at Western Carolina, 1978 at Western Carolina, 1979 at Western Carolina, 1980 at Western Carolina and 1981 at Western Carolina. His full head-coaching career isn’t in our records. Share
- Record
- 25–28–2 games on file
- Seasons
- 5
- Schools
- 1
- Final AP top 10
- 0 seasons
- Best season
- 1977 6–4–1
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Western Carolina | 6–4–1 | ||
| 1978 | Western Carolina | 6–5 | ||
| 1979 | Western Carolina | 6–5 | ||
| 1980 | Western Carolina | 3–7–1 | ||
| 1981 | Western Carolina | 4–7 |
Each season links to the team’s season page; bowls and playoff games link to the game.
How his teams did
| Kind of game | Games | Record | Won |
|---|---|---|---|
| Against ranked teams | 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| Against rivals | 15 | 5–9–1 | 37% |
| Conference games | 31 | 13–16–2 | 45% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 20 | 6–12–2 | 35% |
| At home | 27 | 12–14–1 | 46% |
| On the road | 28 | 13–14–1 | 48% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 28 | 17–10–1 | 63% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 27 | 8–18–1 | 31% |
His own 55 games on file, 1977–1981, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Art Baker 1977–1981 | 1–3–1 | Furman, The Citadel | 5 | |
| Dick Sheridan 1978–1981 | 0–4 | Furman | 4 | |
| Bob Thalman 1978–1981 | 2–1 | VMI | 3 | |
| Sonny Randle 1979–1981 | 2–0–1 | Marshall | 3 | |
| Jim Brakefield 1977–1979 | 1–2 | App State | 3 | |
| Joe Morrison 1977–1979 | 1–2 | Chattanooga | 3 |
Bob Waters’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 | 5 | 4–0–1 |
| East Tennessee Stateseries | 5 | 3–2 |
| Chattanoogaseries | 5 | 2–3 |
| App Stateseries | 5 | 2–3 |
| The Citadelseries | 5 | 1–4 |
| Furmanseries | 5 | 0–4–1 |
| Woffordseries | 4 | 4–0 |
| Tennessee Techseries | 4 | 1–3 |
Coaching tree
Assistants who became head coaches
- Don PowersThe Citadel
Coached under him, later head coaches (1)
| Coach | With him | Head coach at | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Don Powers | Western Carolina, 1977–81: linebackers coach and defensive coordinator | The Citadel |
Other assistants under him (1)
| Coach | With him | |
|---|---|---|
| Joe D’Alessandris | Western Carolina, 1977–78: graduate assistant |
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.