Charles Coffey
Charles Coffey went 12–20–1 as a head coach, 1971–1973, at Virginia Tech. Share
- Record
- 12–20–1 career
- Seasons
- 3
- Schools
- 1
- Final AP top 10
- 0 seasons
- Best season
- 1972 6–4–1
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | Conference finish | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | Virginia Tech | 4–7 | ||||
| 1972 | Virginia Tech | 6–4–1 | ||||
| 1973 | Virginia Tech | 2–9 |
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 | 6 | 1–5 | 17% |
| Against top-10 teams | 2 | 0–2 | 0% |
| Against rivals | 6 | 3–3 | 50% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 14 | 4–9–1 | 32% |
| At home | 15 | 8–6–1 | 57% |
| On the road | 16 | 3–13 | 19% |
| At neutral sites | 2 | 1–1 | 50% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 15 | 7–8 | 47% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 18 | 5–12–1 | 31% |
His own 33 games on file, 1971–1973, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Don Lawrence 1971–1973 | 2–1 | Virginia | 3 | |
| Larry Jones 1971–1973 | 1–2 | Florida State | 3 | |
| Bill Yeoman 1971–1973 | 0–2–1 | Houston | 3 |
Charles Coffey’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 |
|---|---|---|
| Virginiaseries | 3 | 2–1 |
| Florida Stateseries | 3 | 1–2 |
| William & Maryseries | 3 | 1–2 |
| Houstonseries | 3 | 0–2–1 |
| Ohioseries | 2 | 2–0 |
| Wake Forestseries | 2 | 1–1 |
| Oklahoma Stateseries | 2 | 1–1 |
| SMUseries | 2 | 1–1 |
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1963–65 | Tennessee | Defensive line coach | |
| 1966–70 | Arkansas | Defensive coordinator | |
| 1971–73 | Virginia Tech | Head coach |
Every job as the infobox of his Wikipedia article lists it (CC BY-SA), assistant jobs included.
Coaching tree
Worked under
- Jim McDonaldTennessee
- Doug DickeyTennessee
- Frank BroylesArkansas
Assistants who became head coaches
- Dan HenningBoston College, Atlanta Falcons, San Diego Chargers
- Fred von AppenHawai’i
- Nelson StokleyLouisiana
Worked under (3)
| Head coach | Team | Years | His job | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim McDonald | Tennessee | 1963 | Defensive line coach | |
| Doug Dickey | Tennessee | 1964–65 | Defensive line coach | |
| Frank Broyles | Arkansas | 1966–70 | Defensive coordinator |
Coached under him, later head coaches (3)
| Coach | With him | Head coach at | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dan Henning | Virginia Tech, 1971, 1973: offensive coordinator | Boston College, Atlanta Falcons, San Diego Chargers | |
| Fred von Appen | Virginia Tech, 1971: assistant coach | Hawai’i | |
| Nelson Stokley | Virginia Tech, 1972–73: quarterbacks coach | Louisiana |
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.