Bump Elliott
Bump Elliott went 51–42–2 as a head coach, 1959–1968, at Michigan. Share
- Record
- 51–42–2 career
- Seasons
- 10
- Schools
- 1
- Final AP top 10
- 1 season
- Best season
- 1964 9–1, No. 4
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | Conference finish | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | Michigan | 4–5 | 7th | |||
| 1960 | Michigan | 5–4 | T–5th | |||
| 1961 | Michigan | 6–3 | 6th | |||
| 1962 | Michigan | 2–7 | 10th | |||
| 1963 | Michigan | 3–4–2 | 7th | |||
| 1964 | Michigan | 9–1 | 1st | Rose Bowl W | 4 | |
| 1965 | Michigan | 4–6 | T–7th | |||
| 1966 | Michigan | 6–4 | T–3rd | |||
| 1967 | Michigan | 4–6 | T–5th | |||
| 1968 | Michigan | 8–2 | 2nd | 12 |
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
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Bob TimberlakeFourth in the 1964 Heisman vote- Ron JohnsonNo. 20 pick, 1969
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 | 20 | 8–12 | 40% |
| Against top-10 teams | 18 | 6–12 | 33% |
| Against rivals | 48 | 24–23–1 | 51% |
| Conference games | 69 | 33–34–2 | 49% |
| Bowls and playoffs | 1 | 1–0 | 100% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 36 | 16–18–2 | 47% |
| At home | 61 | 33–26–2 | 56% |
| On the road | 33 | 17–16 | 52% |
| At neutral sites | 1 | 1–0 | 100% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 52 | 33–18–1 | 64% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 43 | 18–24–1 | 43% |
His own 95 games on file, 1959–1968, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Murray Warmath 1959–1968 | 4–6 | Minnesota | 10 | |
| Woody Hayes 1959–1968 | 3–7 | Ohio State | 10 | |
| Duffy Daugherty 1959–1968 | 2–7–1 | Michigan State | 10 | |
| Pete Elliott 1960–1966 | 6–1 | Illinois | 7 | |
| Jack Mollenkopf 1961–1966 | 1–5 | Purdue | 6 | |
| Alex Agase 1964–1968 | 4–1 | Northwestern | 5 | |
| Milt Bruhn 1959–1966 | 2–3 | Wisconsin | 5 | |
| Jerry Burns 1961–1964 | 2–1–1 | Iowa | 4 | |
| Ray Willsey 1965–1968 | 2–2 | California | 4 | |
| Ara Parseghian 1959–1963 | 2–1 | Northwestern | 3 |
Bump Elliott’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 |
|---|---|---|
| Illinoisseries | 10 | 9–1 |
| Minnesotaseries | 10 | 4–6 |
| Ohio Stateseries | 10 | 3–7 |
| Michigan Stateseries | 10 | 2–7–1 |
| Northwesternseries | 8 | 6–2 |
| Wisconsinseries | 7 | 4–3 |
| Purdueseries | 6 | 1–5 |
| Dukeseries | 4 | 4–0 |
Other roles
- Team MVP, Michigan 1947 (his playing career)
From each season’s Wikipedia article.
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 | Michigan | Backfield coach | |
| 1949–51 | Oregon State | Assistant coach | |
| 1952–56 | Iowa | Assistant coach | |
| 1957–58 | Michigan | Backfield coach | |
| 1959–68 | Michigan | Head coach |
Every job as the infobox of his Wikipedia article lists it (CC BY-SA), assistant jobs included.
Coaching tree
Worked under
- Bennie OosterbaanMichigan
- Kip TaylorOregon State
- Forest EvashevskiIowa
Assistants who became head coaches
- Dennis FitzgeraldKent State
- Tony MasonCincinnati, Arizona
- Don JamesKent State, Washington
- George MansEastern Michigan
- Frank MaloneySyracuse
Worked under (3)
| Head coach | Team | Years | His job | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bennie Oosterbaan | Michigan | 1948–58 | Backfield coach | |
| Kip Taylor | Oregon State | 1949–51 | Assistant coach | |
| Forest Evashevski | Iowa | 1952–56 | Assistant coach |
Coached under him, later head coaches (5)
| Coach | With him | Head coach at | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dennis Fitzgerald | Michigan, 1963–68: assistant coach | Kent State | |
| Tony Mason | Michigan, 1964–68: assistant coach | Cincinnati, Arizona | |
| Don James | Michigan, 1966–67: defensive backs coach | Kent State, Washington | |
| George Mans | Michigan, 1966–68: assistant coach | Eastern Michigan | |
| Frank Maloney | Michigan, 1968: assistant coach | Syracuse |
Other assistants under him (1)
| Coach | With him | |
|---|---|---|
| Henry Fonde | Michigan, 1959, 1968: assistant 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.