Charley Bradshaw
Charley Bradshaw went 66–68–6 as a head coach, 1962–1982, at Kentucky and Troy State. Share
Seven seasons our game records don’t credit to him come from the coach’s Wikipedia article: 1976–82 at Troy State. They’re marked in the table.
- Record
- 66–68–6 career
- Seasons
- 14
- Schools
- 2
- Final AP top 10
- 0 seasons
- Best season
- 1965 6–4
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | Conference finish | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | Kentucky | 3–5–2 | T–7th | |||
| 1963 | Kentucky | 3–6–1 | 11th | |||
| 1964 | Kentucky | 5–5 | T–2nd | |||
| 1965 | Kentucky | 6–4 | T–6th | |||
| 1966 | Kentucky | 3–6–1 | 7th | |||
| 1967 | Kentucky | 2–8 | 8th | |||
| 1968 | Kentucky | 3–7 | 10th | |||
| 1969–75: not a college head coach | ||||||
| 1976 | Troy State * | 8–1–1 | 1st | |||
| 1977 | Troy State * | 6–4 | T–2nd | |||
| 1978 | Troy State * | 8–2 | T–3rd | |||
| 1979 | Troy State * | 6–3–1 | 2nd | |||
| 1980 | Troy State * | 8–2 | 3rd | |||
| 1981 | Troy State * | 3–7 | 6th | |||
| 1982 | Troy State * | 2–8 | 7th | |||
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. * A season our game records don’t credit to him; its record is the article’s.
Players he coached
Sam BallConsensus All‑American, 1965- Tom HutchinsonNo. 9 pick, 1963
Every player from his seasons with a Heisman top-five finish, a national award, consensus All-America honors or a first-round pick.
How his teams did
| Kind of game | Games | Record | Won |
|---|---|---|---|
| Against ranked teams | 12 | 4–8 | 33% |
| Against top-10 teams | 10 | 3–7 | 30% |
| Against rivals | 17 | 7–9–1 | 44% |
| Conference games | 44 | 12–30–2 | 30% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 29 | 12–13–4 | 48% |
| At home | 38 | 16–21–1 | 43% |
| On the road | 32 | 9–20–3 | 33% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 22 | 11–9–2 | 55% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 48 | 14–32–2 | 31% |
His own 70 games on file, 1962–1968, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Vaught 1962–1968 | 2–5 | Ole Miss | 7 | |
| Ralph Jordan 1962–1968 | 2–5 | Auburn | 7 | |
| Charles McClendon 1962–1968 | 0–7 | LSU | 7 | |
| Doug Dickey 1964–1968 | 1–4 | Tennessee | 5 | |
| Vince Dooley 1964–1968 | 1–4 | Georgia | 5 | |
| Jack Green 1963–1966 | 3–0–1 | Vanderbilt | 4 | |
| Jim Carlen 1966–1968 | 2–0–1 | West Virginia | 3 | |
| Bill Peterson 1962–1965 | 1–1–1 | Florida State | 3 | |
| Jerry Claiborne 1963–1967 | 1–2 | Virginia Tech | 3 |
Charley Bradshaw’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 |
|---|---|---|
| Vanderbiltseries | 7 | 5–1–1 |
| Auburnseries | 7 | 2–5 |
| Ole Missseries | 7 | 2–5 |
| Tennesseeseries | 7 | 2–5 |
| Georgiaseries | 7 | 1–5–1 |
| LSUseries | 7 | 0–7 |
| West Virginiaseries | 5 | 3–1–1 |
| Detroit Mercyseries | 3 | 3–0 |
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1954–58 | Kentucky | Assistant coach | |
| 1959–61 | Alabama | Assistant coach | |
| 1962–68 | Kentucky | Head coach | |
| 1970 | Texas A&M | Assistant coach | |
| 1971 | Vanderbilt | Assistant coach | |
| 1976–82 | Troy State | Head coach |
Every job as the infobox of his Wikipedia article lists it (CC BY-SA), assistant jobs included.
Coaching tree
Worked under
- Blanton CollierKentucky
- Bear BryantAlabama
- Gene StallingsTexas A&M
- Bill PaceVanderbilt
Assistants who became head coaches
- Bud MooreKansas
- Dave HartPittsburgh
- Homer RiceCincinnati, Rice, Cincinnati Bengals
- Ray CallahanCincinnati
- Charley PellClemson, Florida, Jacksonville State
- Leon FullerColorado State
- Wally EnglishTulane
- Chan GaileyGeorgia Tech, Troy, Birmingham Fire, Samford, Dallas Cowboys, Buffalo Bills
- Rick RhoadesTroy, Southern Illinois, Nicholls, Delta State
Worked under (4)
| Head coach | Team | Years | His job | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blanton Collier | Kentucky | 1954–58 | Assistant coach | |
| Bear Bryant | Alabama | 1959–61 | Assistant coach | |
| Gene Stallings | Texas A&M | 1970 | Assistant coach | |
| Bill Pace | Vanderbilt | 1971 | Assistant coach |
Coached under him, later head coaches (9)
| Coach | With him | Head coach at | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bud Moore | Kentucky, 1962–64: offensive line coach | Kansas | |
| Dave Hart | Kentucky, 1962–63: assistant coach | Pittsburgh | |
| Homer Rice | Kentucky, 1962–65: assistant coach | Cincinnati, Rice, Cincinnati Bengals | |
| Ray Callahan | Kentucky, 1963–66: assistant coach | Cincinnati | |
| Charley Pell | Kentucky, 1965–68: defensive line coach | Clemson, Florida, Jacksonville State | |
| Leon Fuller | Kentucky, 1966–68: defensive backs coach | Colorado State | |
| Wally English | Kentucky, 1966–68: quarterbacks coach | Tulane | |
| Chan Gailey | Troy, 1976–78: defensive backs coach | Georgia Tech, Troy, Birmingham Fire, Samford, Dallas Cowboys, Buffalo Bills | |
| Rick Rhoades | Troy, 1978–79: offensive line coach | Troy, Southern Illinois, Nicholls, Delta State |
Other assistants under him (1)
| Coach | With him | |
|---|---|---|
| Eric Schumann | Troy, 1982: 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.