Bobby Wallace
Bobby Wallace went 171–152–1 as a head coach, 1988–2016, at North Alabama, Temple and West Alabama. Share
20 seasons our game records don’t credit to him come from the coach’s Wikipedia article: 1988–97, 2012–16 at North Alabama; 2006–10 at West Alabama. They’re marked in the table.
- Record
- 171–152–1 career
- Seasons
- 28
- Schools
- 3
- Final AP top 10
- 0 seasons
- Best season
- 2000 4–7
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | Conference finish | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | North Alabama * | 2–8 | 8th | |||
| 1989 | North Alabama * | 6–5 | 5th | |||
| 1990 | North Alabama * | 8–3 | T–2nd | NCAA Division II First Round L | 15 | |
| 1991 | North Alabama * | 3–7 | 7th | |||
| 1992 | North Alabama * | 7–4–1 | T–2nd | NCAA Division II Second Round L | ||
| 1993 | North Alabama * | 14–0 | 1st | NCAA Division II Championship W | 1 | |
| 1994 | North Alabama * | 13–1 | 1st | NCAA Division II Championship W | 1 | |
| 1995 | North Alabama * | 14–0 | 1st | NCAA Division II Championship W | 1 | |
| 1996 | North Alabama * | 6–5 | T–5th | |||
| 1997 | North Alabama * | 9–3 | 3rd | NCAA Division II First Round L | 13 | |
| 1998 | Temple | 2–9 | T–6th | |||
| 1999 | Temple | 2–9 | T–6th | |||
| 2000 | Temple | 4–7 | 7th | |||
| 2001 | Temple | 4–7 | 6th | |||
| 2002 | Temple | 4–8 | T–6th | |||
| 2003 | Temple | 1–11 | 8th | |||
| 2004 | Temple | 2–9 | T–6th | |||
| 2005 | Temple | 0–11 | ||||
| 2006 | West Alabama * | 6–5 | 6th | |||
| 2007 | West Alabama * | 1–9 | 11th | |||
| 2008 | West Alabama * | 4–7 | T–8th | |||
| 2009 | West Alabama * | 8–5 | T–3rd | NCAA Division II Second Round L | ||
| 2010 | West Alabama * | 7–4 | 5th | |||
| 2011: not a college head coach | ||||||
| 2012 | North Alabama * | 5–5 | T–3rd | |||
| 2013 | North Alabama * | 10–3 | T–1st | NCAA Division II Quarterfinal L | ||
| 2014 | North Alabama * | 9–2 | T–1st | NCAA Division II First Round L | ||
| 2015 | North Alabama * | 9–3 | T–1st | NCAA Division II Second Round L | ||
| 2016 | North Alabama * | 11–2 | 1st | NCAA Division II Championship L | ||
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.
How his teams did
| Kind of game | Games | Record | Won |
|---|---|---|---|
| Against ranked teams | 24 | 1–23 | 4% |
| Against top-10 teams | 8 | 0–8 | 0% |
| Against rivals | 9 | 4–5 | 44% |
| Conference games | 48 | 10–38 | 21% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 19 | 6–13 | 32% |
| At home | 44 | 11–33 | 25% |
| On the road | 46 | 8–38 | 17% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 17 | 10–7 | 59% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 73 | 9–64 | 12% |
His own 90 games on file, 1998–2005, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Pasqualoni 1998–2004 | 2–5 | Syracuse | 7 | |
| Tom O’Brien 1998–2004 | 1–6 | Boston College | 7 | |
| Walt Harris 1998–2004 | 1–6 | Pittsburgh | 7 | |
| Frank Beamer 1998–2003 | 1–5 | Virginia Tech | 6 | |
| Greg Schiano 2001–2004 | 2–2 | Rutgers | 4 | |
| Rich Rodriguez 2001–2004 | 1–3 | West Virginia | 4 | |
| Larry Coker 2001–2005 | 0–4 | Miami | 4 | |
| Terry Shea 1998–2000 | 2–1 | Rutgers | 3 | |
| Randy Edsall 2001–2004 | 2–1 | UConn | 3 | |
| Butch Davis 1998–2000 | 0–3 | Miami | 3 |
Bobby Wallace’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 |
|---|---|---|
| Rutgersseries | 7 | 4–3 |
| Syracuseseries | 7 | 2–5 |
| Boston Collegeseries | 7 | 1–6 |
| Pittsburghseries | 7 | 1–6 |
| West Virginiaseries | 7 | 1–6 |
| Miamiseries | 7 | 0–7 |
| Virginia Techseries | 6 | 1–5 |
| Marylandseries | 5 | 0–5 |
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Mississippi State | Graduate assistant | |
| 1977–79 | East Carolina | Defensive backs coach | |
| 1980 | Wyoming | Defensive backs coach | |
| 1981–85 | Auburn | Defensive backs coach | |
| 1986 | Mississippi State | Defensive coordinator | |
| 1987 | Illinois | Defensive backs coach | |
| 1988–97 | North Alabama | Head coach | |
| 1998–2005 | Temple | Head coach | |
| 2006–10 | West Alabama | Head coach | |
| 2012–16 | North Alabama | Head coach |
Every job as the infobox of his Wikipedia article lists it (CC BY-SA), assistant jobs included.
Coaching tree
Worked under
- Bob TylerMississippi State
- Pat DyeEast Carolina, Wyoming, Auburn
- Rockey FelkerMississippi State
- Mike WhiteIllinois
Assistants who became head coaches
- Ruffin McNeillTexas Tech, East Carolina
- Raymond MonicaKutztown, Arkansas Tech, Clarion
- Willie J. SlaterTuskegee, Clark Atlanta
- Ashley IngramCarson Newman, VMI
- Al KincaidWyoming, Arkansas State
- Mike MacIntyreSan José State, Colorado, Florida International
- Tim StowersGeorgia Southern, Rhode Island, Southwest Mississippi
- Dave BrockDelaware
- Will HallSouthern Miss, Tulane, West Alabama, West Georgia
- Chris WillisNorth Alabama
Worked under (4)
| Head coach | Team | Years | His job | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Tyler | Mississippi State | 1976 | Graduate assistant | |
| Pat Dye | East Carolina | 1977–79 | Defensive backs coach | |
| Pat Dye | Wyoming | 1980 | Defensive backs coach | |
| Pat Dye | Auburn | 1981–85 | Defensive backs coach | |
| Rockey Felker | Mississippi State | 1986 | Defensive coordinator | |
| Mike White | Illinois | 1987 | Defensive backs coach |
Coached under him, later head coaches (10)
| Coach | With him | Head coach at | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ruffin McNeill | North Alabama, 1988: linebackers coach | Texas Tech, East Carolina | |
| Raymond Monica | North Alabama, 1989: student assistant and running backs coach; 1992–97: defensive line coach and recruiting coordinator; Temple, 1998–2005: defensive coordinator | Kutztown, Arkansas Tech, Clarion | |
| Willie J. Slater | North Alabama, 1992–97: offensive coordinator; Temple, 2004–05: offensive coordinator and wide receivers coach | Tuskegee, Clark Atlanta | |
| Ashley Ingram | North Alabama, 1997: graduate assistant; Temple, 1998: graduate assistant | Carson Newman, VMI | |
| Al Kincaid | Temple, 1998: assistant head coach and offensive coordinator | Wyoming, Arkansas State | |
| Mike MacIntyre | Temple, 1998: defensive coordinator | San José State, Colorado, Florida International | |
| Tim Stowers | Temple, 1998: offensive line coach; 1999–2001: offensive coordinator | Georgia Southern, Rhode Island, Southwest Mississippi | |
| Dave Brock | Temple, 2002, 2004: offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach; 2003: offensive coordinator | Delaware | |
| Will Hall | West Alabama, 2008–10: offensive coordinator | Southern Miss, Tulane, West Alabama, West Georgia | |
| Chris Willis | North Alabama, 2012–16: defensive coordinator | North Alabama |
Other assistants under him (4)
| Coach | With him | |
|---|---|---|
| Rob Likens | North Alabama, 1992: running backs coach; 1993–97: wide receivers coach; Temple, 1998–2003: wide receivers coach | |
| Nick Rapone | Temple, 1999–2005: defensive backs coach | |
| James Willis | Temple, 2005: linebackers coach | |
| Ryan Aplin | North Alabama, 2016: wide receivers 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.
How he coached
Wallace’s teams went for it on 19% of fourth downs and on 36% of those where the model said go for it, passed on 49% of plays and took 23.8 seconds a play, 2004–2005.
| Season | Went for it on fourth | When the model said go | Pass rate | Seconds a play | EPA a play | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 10 g | 20 of 92 22% | 42% | 47% | 22.0 | −0.02 | |
| 2005 9 g | 14 of 84 17% | 30% | 50% | 25.7 | −0.27 | |
| All 19 g | 34 of 176 19% | 36% | 49% | 23.8 | −0.14 |
His seasons as a head coach from 2004 on, from ESPN’s play by play: fourth downs where he went for it out of every fourth-down decision; how often he went when SportsDataverse’s fourth-down model said going for it was the better call; the share of his offense’s plays that were passes; seconds of game clock per offensive play (lower is faster); and expected points added per offensive play (EPA, a measure of how much each play moved the offense toward points). The season in progress counts its games so far. SportsDataverse’s coach tendencies, from ESPN’s play by play; the EPA and the fourth-down model are SportsDataverse’s.