Bud Carson
Bud Carson went 27–27 as a head coach, 1967–1971, at Georgia Tech. Share
- Record
- 27–27 career
- Seasons
- 5
- Schools
- 1
- Final AP top 10
- 0 seasons
- Best season
- 1970 9–3, No. 13
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | Conference finish | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | Georgia Tech | 4–6 | ||||
| 1968 | Georgia Tech | 4–6 | ||||
| 1969 | Georgia Tech | 4–6 | ||||
| 1970 | Georgia Tech | 9–3 | Sun Bowl W | 13 | ||
| 1971 | Georgia Tech | 6–6 | Peach Bowl 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.
Players he coached
Rock PerdoniConsensus All‑American, 1970
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 | 19 | 3–16 | 16% |
| Against top-10 teams | 11 | 0–11 | 0% |
| Against rivals | 26 | 12–14 | 46% |
| Bowls and playoffs | 2 | 1–1 | 50% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 20 | 12–8 | 60% |
| At home | 34 | 21–13 | 62% |
| On the road | 18 | 5–13 | 28% |
| At neutral sites | 2 | 1–1 | 50% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 27 | 19–8 | 70% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 27 | 8–19 | 30% |
His own 54 games on file, 1967–1971, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vince Dooley 1967–1971 | 2–3 | Georgia | 5 | |
| Ralph Jordan 1967–1971 | 1–4 | Auburn | 5 | |
| Tom Harp 1967–1970 | 3–1 | Duke | 4 | |
| Jim Pittman 1967–1970 | 2–2 | Tulane | 4 | |
| Ara Parseghian 1967–1970 | 0–4 | Notre Dame | 4 | |
| Frank Howard 1967–1969 | 2–1 | Clemson | 3 | |
| Charlie Tate 1967–1970 | 1–2 | Miami | 3 | |
| Doug Dickey 1967–1969 | 0–3 | Tennessee | 3 |
Bud Carson’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 |
|---|---|---|
| Dukeseries | 5 | 4–1 |
| Clemsonseries | 5 | 4–1 |
| Tulaneseries | 5 | 3–2 |
| Georgiaseries | 5 | 2–3 |
| Auburnseries | 5 | 1–4 |
| Tennesseeseries | 5 | 0–5 |
| Notre Dameseries | 4 | 0–4 |
| Navyseries | 3 | 2–1 |
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1958–64 | North Carolina | Defensive backs coach | |
| 1965 | South Carolina | Defensive coordinator | |
| 1966 | Georgia Tech | Defensive coordinator | |
| 1967–71 | Georgia Tech | Head coach | |
| 1972 | Pittsburgh Steelers NFL | Defensive backs coach | |
| 1973–77 | Pittsburgh Steelers NFL | Defensive coordinator | |
| 1978–81 | Los Angeles Rams NFL | Defensive coordinator | |
| 1982 | Baltimore Colts NFL | Defensive coordinator | |
| 1983 | Kansas City Chiefs NFL | Defensive coordinator and defensive backs coach | |
| 1984 | Kansas | Adviser | |
| 1985–88 | New York Jets NFL | Defensive coordinator | |
| 1989–90 | Cleveland Browns NFL | Head coach | |
| 1991–94 | Philadelphia Eagles NFL | Defensive coordinator | |
| 1997 | St. Louis Rams NFL | Defensive coordinator |
Every job as the infobox of his Wikipedia article lists it (CC BY-SA), assistant jobs included.
Coaching tree
Worked under
- Jim TatumNorth Carolina
- James HickeyNorth Carolina
- Marvin BassSouth Carolina
- Bobby DoddGeorgia Tech
- John MackovicKansas City Chiefs
- Mike GottfriedKansas
Assistants who became head coaches
- Dick BestwickVirginia
- Richard BellSouth Carolina
- Bill CrutchfieldAtlantic Christian, Presbyterian
- Jerry GlanvilleHouston Oilers, Atlanta Falcons, Portland State
- Bill FulcherGeorgia Tech, Tampa
- Bill LewisWyoming, East Carolina, Georgia Tech
- Marc TrestmanMontreal Alouettes, Chicago Bears, Toronto Argonauts, Tampa Bay Vipers
Worked under (6)
| Head coach | Team | Years | His job | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Tatum | North Carolina | 1958 | Defensive backs coach | |
| James Hickey | North Carolina | 1959–64 | Defensive backs coach | |
| Marvin Bass | South Carolina | 1965 | Defensive coordinator | |
| Bobby Dodd | Georgia Tech | 1966 | Defensive coordinator | |
| John Mackovic | Kansas City Chiefs NFL | 1983 | Defensive coordinator and defensive backs coach | |
| Mike Gottfried | Kansas | 1984 | Adviser |
Coached under him, later head coaches (7)
| Coach | With him | Head coach at | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dick Bestwick | Georgia Tech, 1967–71: assistant coach | Virginia | |
| Richard Bell | Georgia Tech, 1967: linebackers coach | South Carolina | |
| Bill Crutchfield | Georgia Tech, 1968–69: offensive coordinator | Atlantic Christian, Presbyterian | |
| Jerry Glanville | Georgia Tech, 1968–71: defensive ends and outside linebackers coach | Houston Oilers, Atlanta Falcons, Portland State | |
| Bill Fulcher | Georgia Tech, 1969: offensive line coach | Georgia Tech, Tampa | |
| Bill Lewis | Georgia Tech, 1971: defensive backs coach | Wyoming, East Carolina, Georgia Tech | |
| Marc Trestman | Cleveland Browns, 1989: offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach | Montreal Alouettes, Chicago Bears, Toronto Argonauts, Tampa Bay Vipers |
Other assistants under him (4)
| Coach | With him | |
|---|---|---|
| Tom Moore | Georgia Tech, 1970–71: running backs coach | |
| Dan Radakovich | Cleveland Browns, 1989–90: defensive coordinator and linebackers coach | |
| Jed Hughes | Cleveland Browns, 1989: linebackers coach | |
| John Teerlinck | Cleveland Browns, 1989–90: defensive line 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.