Cal Stoll
Cal Stoll went 54–56 as a head coach, 1969–1978, at Wake Forest and Minnesota. Share
- Record
- 54–56 career
- Seasons
- 10
- Schools
- 2
- Final AP top 10
- 0 seasons
- Best season
- 1973 7–4
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | Conference finish | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | Wake Forest | 3–7 | 7th | |||
| 1970 | Wake Forest | 6–5 | 1st | |||
| 1971 | Wake Forest | 6–5 | T–3rd | |||
| 1972 | Minnesota | 4–7 | 5th | |||
| 1973 | Minnesota | 7–4 | 3rd | |||
| 1974 | Minnesota | 4–7 | T–7th | |||
| 1975 | Minnesota | 6–5 | T–7th | |||
| 1976 | Minnesota | 6–5 | T–3rd | |||
| 1977 | Minnesota | 7–5 | 5th | Hall of Fame Classic L | ||
| 1978 | Minnesota | 5–6 | 5th |
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.
How his teams did
| Kind of game | Games | Record | Won |
|---|---|---|---|
| Against ranked teams | 25 | 2–23 | 8% |
| Against top-10 teams | 19 | 1–18 | 5% |
| Against rivals | 33 | 15–18 | 45% |
| Conference games | 74 | 36–38 | 49% |
| Bowls and playoffs | 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 38 | 23–15 | 61% |
| At home | 57 | 38–19 | 67% |
| On the road | 52 | 16–36 | 31% |
| At neutral sites | 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 55 | 38–17 | 69% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 55 | 16–39 | 29% |
His own 110 games on file, 1969–1978, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bo Schembechler 1972–1978 | 1–6 | Michigan | 7 | |
| Woody Hayes 1972–1978 | 0–7 | Ohio State | 7 | |
| John Jardine 1972–1977 | 4–2 | Wisconsin | 6 | |
| John Pont 1972–1977 | 4–2 | Indiana, Northwestern | 6 | |
| Lee Corso 1973–1978 | 3–3 | Indiana | 6 | |
| Bob Commings 1974–1978 | 3–2 | Iowa | 5 | |
| Bob Blackman 1973–1976 | 2–2 | Illinois | 4 | |
| Alex Agase 1972–1974 | 3–0 | Northwestern, Purdue | 3 | |
| Elliot Uzelac 1975–1977 | 3–0 | Western Michigan | 3 | |
| Jerry Claiborne 1969–1977 | 2–1 | Virginia Tech, Maryland | 3 |
Cal Stoll’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 |
|---|---|---|
| Northwesternseries | 7 | 6–1 |
| Iowaseries | 7 | 5–2 |
| Wisconsinseries | 7 | 4–3 |
| Indianaseries | 7 | 3–4 |
| Michiganseries | 7 | 1–6 |
| Ohio Stateseries | 7 | 0–7 |
| Illinoisseries | 6 | 4–2 |
| Michigan Stateseries | 5 | 2–3 |
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | Mound HS (MN) high school | Head coach | |
| 1951–54 | Utah State | Line coach | |
| 1955–56 | Denver | Line coach | |
| 1957–58 | Georgia | Defensive line coach | |
| 1959–68 | Michigan State | Assistant coach | |
| 1969–71 | Wake Forest | Head coach | |
| 1972–78 | Minnesota | Head coach | |
| 1986 | Warriors Bologna | Head coach |
Every job as the infobox of his Wikipedia article lists it (CC BY-SA), assistant jobs included.
Coaching tree
Worked under
- John RoningUtah State, Denver
- Wallace ButtsGeorgia
- Duffy DaughertyMichigan State
Assistants who became head coaches
- Beattie FeathersNC State, App State, Texas Tech, Wake Forest
- Bill LewisWyoming, East Carolina, Georgia Tech
- Tom HarperWake Forest
- Wright AndersonElon
- Woody WidenhoferMissouri, Vanderbilt, Oklahoma Outlaws
- John CoattaWisconsin, Mankato State
Worked under (3)
| Head coach | Team | Years | His job | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Roning | Utah State | 1951–54 | Line coach | |
| John Roning | Denver | 1955–56 | Line coach | |
| Wallace Butts | Georgia | 1957–58 | Defensive line coach | |
| Duffy Daugherty | Michigan State | 1959–68 | Assistant coach |
Coached under him, later head coaches (6)
| Coach | With him | Head coach at | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beattie Feathers | Wake Forest, 1969–71: assistant coach baseball | NC State, App State, Texas Tech, Wake Forest | |
| Bill Lewis | Wake Forest, 1969–70: defensive backs coach | Wyoming, East Carolina, Georgia Tech | |
| Tom Harper | Wake Forest, 1969–71: assistant coach | Wake Forest | |
| Wright Anderson | Wake Forest, 1970–71: assistant coach | Elon | |
| Woody Widenhofer | Minnesota, 1972: linebackers coach | Missouri, Vanderbilt, Oklahoma Outlaws | |
| John Coatta | Minnesota, 1977–78: offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach | Wisconsin, Mankato State |
Other assistants under him (2)
| Coach | With him | |
|---|---|---|
| Norm Parker | Wake Forest, 1969–71: wide receivers and tight ends coach; Minnesota, 1972–76: defensive line coach | |
| Tom Moore | Wake Forest, 1969: offensive coordinator; Minnesota, 1972–73: running backs coach; 1975–76: offensive coordinator |
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.