Charles Shira
Charles Shira went 16–45–2 as a head coach, 1967–1972, at Mississippi State. Share
- Record
- 16–45–2 career
- Seasons
- 6
- Schools
- 1
- Final AP top 10
- 0 seasons
- Best season
- 1970 6–5
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | Conference finish | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | Mississippi State | 1–9 | T–9th | |||
| 1968 | Mississippi State | 0–8–2 | 9th | |||
| 1969 | Mississippi State | 3–7 | 10th | |||
| 1970 | Mississippi State | 6–5 | T–7th | |||
| 1971 | Mississippi State | 2–9 | 10th | |||
| 1972 | Mississippi State | 4–7 | 9th |
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 | 22 | 3–18–1 | 16% |
| Against top-10 teams | 11 | 2–9 | 18% |
| Against rivals | 18 | 1–16–1 | 8% |
| Conference games | 38 | 5–32–1 | 14% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 22 | 9–11–2 | 45% |
| At home | 29 | 11–18 | 38% |
| On the road | 33 | 4–27–2 | 15% |
| At neutral sites | 1 | 1–0 | 100% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 6 | 4–2 | 67% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 57 | 12–43–2 | 23% |
His own 63 games on file, 1967–1972, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bear Bryant 1967–1972 | 0–6 | Alabama | 6 | |
| Charles McClendon 1967–1972 | 0–6 | LSU | 6 | |
| Ralph Jordan 1967–1972 | 0–6 | Auburn | 6 | |
| Bill Yeoman 1967–1972 | 1–3 | Houston | 4 | |
| John Vaught 1967–1970 | 1–2–1 | Ole Miss | 4 | |
| P.W. Underwood 1969–1972 | 3–0 | Southern Miss | 3 | |
| J.T. King 1967–1969 | 2–0–1 | Texas Tech | 3 | |
| Bill Pace 1970–1972 | 2–1 | Vanderbilt | 3 | |
| Vince Dooley 1967–1971 | 1–2 | Georgia | 3 | |
| Doug Dickey 1970–1972 | 1–2 | Florida | 3 |
Charles Shira’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 |
|---|---|---|
| Floridaseries | 6 | 1–5 |
| Ole Missseries | 6 | 1–4–1 |
| Auburnseries | 6 | 0–6 |
| LSUseries | 6 | 0–6 |
| Alabamaseries | 6 | 0–6 |
| Southern Missseries | 5 | 3–2 |
| Florida Stateseries | 5 | 0–5 |
| Texas Techseries | 4 | 3–0–1 |
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | Tennessee | Assistant coach | |
| 1952 | Mississippi State | Assistant coach | |
| 1953 | Edmonton Eskimos Canadian football | Line coach | |
| 1954–56 | Mississippi State | Line coach | |
| 1957–66 | Texas | Defensive coordinator | |
| 1967–72 | Mississippi State | Head coach |
Every job as the infobox of his Wikipedia article lists it (CC BY-SA), assistant jobs included.
Coaching tree
Worked under
- Bob NeylandTennessee
- Murray WarmathMississippi State
- Darrell RoyalEdmonton Eskimos, Mississippi State, Texas
- Wade WalkerMississippi State
Assistants who became head coaches
- Billy HildebrandWake Forest, Whitworth
- Jim WrightWichita State
- Bob TylerMississippi State, North Texas, Millsaps
- Ray PerkinsAlabama, Arkansas State, New York Giants, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Jones County
- Tom GoodeEast Mississippi
Worked under (4)
| Head coach | Team | Years | His job | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Neyland | Tennessee | 1951 | Assistant coach | |
| Murray Warmath | Mississippi State | 1952 | Assistant coach | |
| Darrell Royal | Edmonton Eskimos pro | 1953 | Line coach | |
| Darrell Royal | Mississippi State | 1954–55 | Line coach | |
| Wade Walker | Mississippi State | 1956 | Line coach | |
| Darrell Royal | Texas | 1957–66 | Defensive coordinator |
Coached under him, later head coaches (5)
| Coach | With him | Head coach at | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Billy Hildebrand | Mississippi State, 1967–68: defensive coordinator | Wake Forest, Whitworth | |
| Jim Wright | Mississippi State, 1967–69: assistant coach | Wichita State | |
| Bob Tyler | Mississippi State, 1972: offensive coordinator | Mississippi State, North Texas, Millsaps | |
| Ray Perkins | Mississippi State, 1972: assistant coach | Alabama, Arkansas State, New York Giants, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Jones County | |
| Tom Goode | Mississippi State, 1972: offensive line coach | East Mississippi |
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.