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Charlie Bachman
Charlie Bachman went 139–89–26 as a head coach, 1919–1953, at Northwestern, Kansas State, Florida, Michigan State, Camp Grant and Hillsdale. Share
Two seasons our game records don’t credit to him come from the coach’s Wikipedia article: 1943 at Camp Grant; 1953 at Hillsdale. They’re marked in the table.
- Record
- 139–89–26 career
- Seasons
- 29
- Schools
- 6
- Final AP top 10
- 0 seasons
- Hall of Fame
- 1978 inducted
- Best season
- 1928 8–1
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | Conference finish | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1919 | Northwestern | 2–5 | T–7th | |||
| 1920 | Kansas State | 3–3–3 | 8th | |||
| 1921 | Kansas State | 5–3 | T–2nd | |||
| 1922 | Kansas State | 5–1–2 | 3rd | |||
| 1923 | Kansas State | 4–2–2 | 5th | |||
| 1924 | Kansas State | 3–4–1 | 8th | |||
| 1925 | Kansas State | 5–2–1 | T–3rd | |||
| 1926 | Kansas State | 5–3 | T–6th | |||
| 1927 | Kansas State | 3–5 | 8th | |||
| 1928 | Florida | 8–1 | 3rd | |||
| 1929 | Florida | 8–2 | 4th | |||
| 1930 | Florida | 6–3–1 | 7th | |||
| 1931 | Florida | 2–6–2 | 15th | |||
| 1932 | Florida | 3–6 | 20th | |||
| 1933 | Michigan State | 4–2–2 | ||||
| 1934 | Michigan State | 8–1 | ||||
| 1935 | Michigan State | 6–2 | ||||
| 1936 | Michigan State | 6–1–2 | ||||
| 1937 | Michigan State | 8–2 | Orange Bowl L | |||
| 1938 | Michigan State | 6–3 | ||||
| 1939 | Michigan State | 4–4–1 | ||||
| 1940 | Michigan State | 3–4–1 | ||||
| 1941 | Michigan State | 5–3–1 | ||||
| 1942 | Michigan State | 4–3–2 | ||||
| 1943 | Camp Grant * | 2–6–2 | ||||
| 1944 | Michigan State | 6–1 | ||||
| 1945 | Michigan State | 5–3–1 | ||||
| 1946 | Michigan State | 5–5 | ||||
| 1947–52: not a college head coach | ||||||
| 1953 | Hillsdale * | 5–3–2 | ||||
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
Sid WagnerConsensus All‑American, 1935- John PingelNo. 7 pick, 1939
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 | 8 | 2–6 | 25% |
| Against top-10 teams | 3 | 1–2 | 33% |
| Against rivals | 71 | 25–37–9 | 42% |
| Conference games | 85 | 37–38–10 | 49% |
| Bowls and playoffs | 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 102 | 45–35–22 | 55% |
| At home | 134 | 91–30–13 | 73% |
| On the road | 99 | 41–49–9 | 46% |
| At neutral sites | 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 160 | 114–34–12 | 75% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 74 | 18–46–10 | 31% |
His own 234 games on file, 1919–1946, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bennie Owen 1920–1926 | 4–0–3 | Oklahoma | 7 | |
| Fritz Crisler 1938–1946 | 0–7 | Michigan | 7 | |
| Adrian Lindsey 1927–1937 | 5–0 | Oklahoma, Kansas | 5 | |
| Harry Kipke 1933–1937 | 4–1 | Michigan | 5 | |
| Frank Murray 1933–1946 | 3–2 | Marquette | 5 | |
| Potsy Clark 1921–1925 | 2–1–2 | Kansas | 5 | |
| Harry Mehre 1928–1932 | 2–2–1 | Georgia | 5 | |
| Pop Warner 1935–1938 | 3–0–1 | Temple | 4 | |
| Sam Willaman 1922–1925 | 2–1–1 | Iowa State | 4 | |
| Mal Elward 1923–1941 | 2–1–1 | Grinnell, Purdue | 4 |
Charlie Bachman’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 |
|---|---|---|
| Marquetteseries | 14 | 7–6–1 |
| Missouriseries | 13 | 5–8 |
| Michiganseries | 13 | 4–9 |
| Kansasseries | 12 | 8–2–2 |
| Wayne Stateseries | 9 | 9–0 |
| Oklahomaseries | 8 | 5–0–3 |
| Templeseries | 8 | 5–1–2 |
| Iowa Stateseries | 8 | 2–5–1 |
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1919 | Northwestern | Head coach | |
| 1920–27 | Kansas State | Head coach | |
| 1928–32 | Florida | Head coach | |
| 1933–42 | Michigan State | Head coach | |
| 1943 | Camp Grant service team | Head coach | |
| 1944–46 | Michigan State | Head coach | |
| 1953 | Hillsdale | Head coach |
Every job as the infobox of his Wikipedia article lists it (CC BY-SA), assistant jobs included.
Coaching tree
Assistants who became head coaches
- Joe BedenkPenn State
- Dutch StanleyFlorida
- Miles CasteelArizona
- Sid GillmanMiami (OH), Cincinnati, Los Angeles Rams, Los Angeles / San Diego Chargers, Houston Oilers
- Alton KircherWashington State
- Al KawalDrake, Temple, Southern Illinois
- Frank WatersMichigan State, Hillsdale, Saginaw Valley State
Coached under him, later head coaches (7)
| Coach | With him | Head coach at | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Bedenk | Florida, 1928: line coach | Penn State | |
| Dutch Stanley | Florida, 1931–32: assistant coach | Florida | |
| Miles Casteel | Michigan State, 1933–38: assistant coach | Arizona | |
| Sid Gillman | Michigan State, 1934: assistant coach | Miami (OH), Cincinnati, Los Angeles Rams, Los Angeles / San Diego Chargers, Houston Oilers | |
| Alton Kircher | Michigan State, 1939–42, 1944–46: assistant coach | Washington State | |
| Al Kawal | Michigan State, 1941–42, 1946: line coach | Drake, Temple, Southern Illinois | |
| Frank Waters | Hillsdale, 1953: assistant coach | Michigan State, Hillsdale, Saginaw Valley State |
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.