Charles Atkinson
Charles Atkinson went 18–49–3 as a head coach, 1949–1955, at BYU. Share
- Record
- 18–49–3 career
- Seasons
- 7
- Schools
- 1
- Final AP top 10
- 0 seasons
- Best season
- 1951 6–3–1
Season by season
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| Season | School | Record | Conference finish | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949 | BYU | 0–11 | 6th | |||
| 1950 | BYU | 4–5–1 | 5th | |||
| 1951 | BYU | 6–3–1 | 5th | |||
| 1952 | BYU | 4–6 | 5th | |||
| 1953 | BYU | 2–7–1 | T–7th | |||
| 1954 | BYU | 1–8 | 8th | |||
| 1955 | BYU | 1–9 | 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.
How his teams did
| Kind of game | Games | Record | Won |
|---|---|---|---|
| Against ranked teams | 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| Against rivals | 14 | 2–11–1 | 18% |
| Conference games | 44 | 8–33–3 | 22% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 24 | 8–13–3 | 40% |
| At home | 33 | 13–19–1 | 41% |
| On the road | 37 | 5–30–2 | 16% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 22 | 15–7 | 68% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 48 | 3–42–3 | 9% |
His own 70 games on file, 1949–1955, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Davis 1949–1955 | 1–6 | Colorado State | 7 | |
| Jack Curtice 1949–1955 | 0–6–1 | UTEP, Utah | 7 | |
| John Roning 1951–1955 | 1–4 | Utah State, Denver | 5 | |
| Bowden Wyatt 1949–1952 | 0–3–1 | Wyoming | 4 | |
| Ed Chinske 1952–1954 | 3–0 | Montana | 3 | |
| Clyde Smith 1952–1954 | 0–3 | Arizona State | 3 | |
| Phil Dickens 1953–1955 | 0–3 | Wyoming | 3 | |
| Robert Titchenal 1953–1955 | 0–2–1 | New Mexico | 3 |
Charles Atkinson’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 |
|---|---|---|
| Utah Stateseries | 7 | 2–5 |
| Colorado Stateseries | 7 | 1–6 |
| Denverseries | 7 | 1–6 |
| Utahseries | 7 | 0–6–1 |
| Wyomingseries | 7 | 0–6–1 |
| Montanaseries | 5 | 3–2 |
| New Mexicoseries | 5 | 1–3–1 |
| Arizona Stateseries | 5 | 0–5 |
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1949–55 | BYU | Head coach |
Every job as the infobox of his Wikipedia article lists it (CC BY-SA), assistant jobs included.