Bobby Williams
Bobby Williams went 16–17 as a head coach, 1999–2002, at Michigan State. Share
- Record
- 16–17 career
- Seasons
- 4
- Schools
- 1
- Final AP top 10
- 1 season
- Best season
- 1999 10–2, No. 7
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | Conference finish | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Michigan State bowl game | 1–0 | Citrus Bowl W | 7 | ||
| 2000 | Michigan State | 5–6 | T–9th | |||
| 2001 | Michigan State | 7–5 | T–8th | Silicon Valley Football Classic W | ||
| 2002 | Michigan State coached nine of 12 games | 3–6 | T–8th |
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
Charles Rogers2002 Biletnikoff Award- T.J. DuckettNo. 18 pick, 2002
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 | 11 | 5–6 | 45% |
| Against top-10 teams | 3 | 3–0 | 100% |
| Against rivals | 9 | 3–6 | 33% |
| Conference games | 21 | 6–15 | 29% |
| Bowls and playoffs | 2 | 2–0 | 100% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 12 | 7–5 | 58% |
| At home | 19 | 11–8 | 58% |
| On the road | 12 | 3–9 | 25% |
| At neutral sites | 2 | 2–0 | 100% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 17 | 10–7 | 59% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 16 | 6–10 | 38% |
His own 33 games on file, 1999–2002, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barry Alvarez 2000–2002 | 1–2 | Wisconsin | 3 | |
| Kirk Ferentz 2000–2002 | 1–2 | Iowa | 3 | |
| Lloyd Carr 2000–2002 | 1–2 | Michigan | 3 | |
| Randy Walker 2000–2002 | 1–2 | Northwestern | 3 |
Bobby Williams’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 |
|---|---|---|
| Notre Dameseries | 3 | 2–1 |
| Northwesternseries | 3 | 1–2 |
| Michiganseries | 3 | 1–2 |
| Wisconsinseries | 3 | 1–2 |
| Iowaseries | 3 | 1–2 |
| Missouriseries | 2 | 2–0 |
| Purdueseries | 2 | 1–1 |
| Minnesotaseries | 2 | 0–2 |
National title staffs
Every title staff- Won a national title on Alabama’s 2009 staff (tight ends, special teams) · the staff · source
- Won a national title on Alabama’s 2011 staff (tight ends, special teams coordinator) · the staff · source
- Won a national title on Alabama’s 2012 staff (tight ends, special teams) · the staff · source
- Won a national title on Alabama’s 2015 staff (tight ends, special teams coordinator) · the staff · source
- Won a national title on Alabama’s 2017 staff (special assistant to the head coach) · the staff · source
The champions’ staffs from 1990 on, as the schools listed them that season: Staff lists: Drew Hoover’s how-many-rings (MIT), from the schools’ media guides and staff pages. Roles as the source words them.
Other roles
- Team captain, Purdue 1981
From each season’s Wikipedia article.
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Purdue | Graduate assistant | |
| 1983–84 | Ball State | Running backs and safeties coach | |
| 1985–89 | Eastern Michigan | Backfield coach | |
| 1990–99 | Michigan State | Running backs coach | |
| 1999 | Michigan State | Head coach | |
| 2000–02 | Michigan State | Head coach | |
| 2003 | Detroit Lions NFL | Wide receivers coach | |
| 2004 | LSU | Wide receivers coach | |
| 2005–06 | Miami Dolphins NFL | Running backs coach | |
| 2007 | St. Thomas Aquinas HS (FL) high school | Assistant coach | |
| 2008–15 | Alabama | Tight ends and special teams coach | |
| 2016–17 | Alabama | Special assistant | |
| 2018 | Oregon | Special teams coach | |
| 2019–21 | Oregon | Special teams and tight ends coach |
Every job as the infobox of his Wikipedia article lists it (CC BY-SA), assistant jobs included. Head-coaching seasons the infobox leaves out come from our records.
Coaching tree
Worked under
- Leon BurtnettPurdue
- Dwight WallaceBall State
- Jim HarkemaEastern Michigan
- George PerlesMichigan State
- Nick SabanMichigan State, LSU, Miami Dolphins, Alabama
- Steve MariucciDetroit Lions
- Mario CristobalOregon
- Bryan McClendonOregon
Assistants who became head coaches
- Brian DabollNew York Giants
- Frederick FarrierKentucky State, Morgan State
- Mark DantonioCincinnati, Michigan State
- Morris WattsMichigan State
- Don TreadwellMichigan State, Miami (OH), Arkansas–Pine Bluff
- Sal SunseriPittsburgh
Worked under (8)
| Head coach | Team | Years | His job | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leon Burtnett | Purdue | 1982 | Graduate assistant | |
| Dwight Wallace | Ball State | 1983–84 | Running backs and safeties coach | |
| Jim Harkema | Eastern Michigan | 1985–89 | Backfield coach | |
| George Perles | Michigan State | 1990–94 | Running backs coach | |
| Nick Saban | Michigan State | 1995–99 | Running backs coach | |
| Steve Mariucci | Detroit Lions NFL | 2003 | Wide receivers coach | |
| Nick Saban | LSU | 2004 | Wide receivers coach | |
| Nick Saban | Miami Dolphins NFL | 2005–06 | Running backs coach | |
| Nick Saban | Alabama | 2008–17 | 2008–15: tight ends and special teams coach; 2016–17: special assistant | |
| Mario Cristobal | Oregon | 2018–21 | 2018: special teams coach; 2019–21: special teams and tight ends coach | |
| Bryan McClendon | Oregon | 2021 | Special teams and tight ends coach |
Coached under him, later head coaches (6)
| Coach | With him | Head coach at | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Daboll | Michigan State, 1999: graduate assistant | New York Giants | |
| Frederick Farrier | Michigan State, 1999: graduate assistant | Kentucky State, Morgan State | |
| Mark Dantonio | Michigan State, 1999–2000: defensive backs coach | Cincinnati, Michigan State | |
| Morris Watts | Michigan State, 1999–2002: offensive coordinator | Michigan State | |
| Don Treadwell | Michigan State, 2000–02: wide receivers coach | Michigan State, Miami (OH), Arkansas–Pine Bluff | |
| Sal Sunseri | Michigan State, 2001: linebackers and special teams coach | Pittsburgh |
Other assistants under him (4)
| Coach | With him | |
|---|---|---|
| Bill Miller | Michigan State, 1999–2002: defensive coordinator | |
| Bill Sheridan | Michigan State, 1999–2000: linebackers coach | |
| Pat Ruel | Michigan State, 1999: offensive line coach | |
| Matt House | Michigan State, 2001–02: 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.