Charlie Bailey
Charlie Bailey went 31–73–2 as a head coach, 1986–1999, at Memphis and UTEP. Share
- Record
- 31–73–2 career
- Seasons
- 10
- Schools
- 2
- Final AP top 10
- 0 seasons
- Best season
- 1988 6–5
Season by season
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| Season | School | Record | Conference finish | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Memphis | 1–10 | ||||
| 1987 | Memphis | 5–5–1 | ||||
| 1988 | Memphis | 6–5 | ||||
| 1989–92: not a college head coach | ||||||
| 1993 | UTEP 1st season, games 8–12 | 0–5 | 10th | |||
| 1994 | UTEP | 3–7–1 | 9th | |||
| 1995 | UTEP | 2–10 | 10th | |||
| 1996 | UTEP | 2–9 | 8th (Mountain) | |||
| 1997 | UTEP | 4–7 | 6th (Mountain) | |||
| 1998 | UTEP | 3–8 | T–5th (Pacific) | |||
| 1999 | UTEP | 5–7 | 6th | |||
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 | 12 | 2–10 | 17% |
| Against top-10 teams | 3 | 0–3 | 0% |
| Against rivals | 25 | 9–15–1 | 38% |
| Conference games | 52 | 11–40–1 | 22% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 37 | 17–18–2 | 49% |
| At home | 49 | 23–24–2 | 49% |
| On the road | 56 | 8–48 | 14% |
| At neutral sites | 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 23 | 14–8–1 | 63% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 83 | 17–65–1 | 21% |
His own 106 games on file, 1986–1999, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dennis Franchione 1993–1999 | 1–5 | New Mexico, TCU | 6 | |
| David Rader 1988–1997 | 3–2 | Tulsa | 5 | |
| LaVell Edwards 1993–1998 | 1–4 | BYU | 5 | |
| Ron McBride 1994–1998 | 0–5 | Utah | 5 | |
| Sonny Lubick 1993–1998 | 0–4 | Colorado State | 4 | |
| Watson Brown 1986–1988 | 2–1 | Vanderbilt | 3 | |
| Dave Baldwin 1997–1999 | 2–1 | San José State | 3 | |
| Tony Samuel 1997–1999 | 2–1 | New Mexico State | 3 | |
| Billy Brewer 1986–1988 | 1–2 | Ole Miss | 3 | |
| Howard Schnellenberger 1986–1988 | 1–2 | Louisville | 3 |
Charlie Bailey’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 |
|---|---|---|
| New Mexicoseries | 8 | 3–5 |
| Tulsaseries | 7 | 4–3 |
| New Mexico Stateseries | 6 | 3–3 |
| BYUseries | 5 | 1–4 |
| Utahseries | 5 | 0–5 |
| Fresno Stateseries | 5 | 0–4–1 |
| San José Stateseries | 4 | 2–2 |
| Hawai’iseries | 4 | 2–2 |
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | Poca HS (WV) high school | Assistant coach | |
| 1963 | Brandon HS (FL) high school | Assistant coach | |
| 1964–70 | Tampa | Assistant coach | |
| 1971 | Miami (FL) | Assistant coach | |
| 1972–74 | Rice | Assistant coach | |
| 1975–81 | Kentucky | Assistant coach | |
| 1982 | Pittsburgh | Defensive coordinator | |
| 1983–84 | Tampa Bay Bandits USFL | Assistant head coach and defensive coordinator | |
| 1985 | Florida | Defensive coordinator and inside linebackers coach | |
| 1986–88 | Memphis State | Head coach | |
| 1990–91 | UTEP | Defensive coordinator | |
| 1992 | Orlando Thunder NFL Europe | Defensive coordinator and linebackers coach | |
| 1993 | UTEP | Defensive coordinator | |
| 1993–99 | UTEP | Head coach | |
| 2001 | Orlando Rage XFL | Defensive coordinator and linebackers coach |
Every job as the infobox of his Wikipedia article lists it (CC BY-SA), assistant jobs included.
Coaching tree
Worked under
- Fran CurciTampa, Miami, Kentucky
- Al ConoverRice
- Foge FazioPittsburgh
- Steve SpurrierTampa Bay Bandits
- Galen HallFlorida, Orlando Thunder, Orlando Rage
- David LeeUTEP
Charlie Bailey
Assistants who became head coaches
- Darrell DickeyNorth Texas, Memphis
- Pete KuharchekRhein Fire
- Vic KoenningWyoming, Illinois
- Andy McCollumMiddle Tennessee, Sewanee
- Sean KuglerUTEP
- Todd WhittenTarleton State, Sam Houston
- Ronnie JonesOttawa (KS), West Texas A&M, Northwestern Oklahoma State
- Gary NordUTEP
- Patrick HigginsPurdue, William Penn
Worked under (6)
| Head coach | Team | Years | His job | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fran Curci | Tampa | 1968–70 | Assistant coach | |
| Fran Curci | Miami | 1971 | Assistant coach | |
| Al Conover | Rice | 1972–74 | Assistant coach | |
| Fran Curci | Kentucky | 1975–81 | Assistant coach | |
| Foge Fazio | Pittsburgh | 1982 | Defensive coordinator | |
| Steve Spurrier | Tampa Bay Bandits pro | 1983–84 | Assistant head coach and defensive coordinator | |
| Galen Hall | Florida | 1985 | Defensive coordinator and inside linebackers coach | |
| David Lee | UTEP | 1990–93 | Defensive coordinator | |
| Galen Hall | Orlando Thunder pro | 1992 | Defensive coordinator and linebackers coach | |
| Galen Hall | Orlando Rage pro | 2001 | Defensive coordinator and linebackers coach |
Coached under him, later head coaches (9)
| Coach | With him | Head coach at | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Darrell Dickey | Memphis, 1986: tight ends coach; 1987: running backs coach; 1988: offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach; UTEP, 1994–96: assistant head coach, offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach | North Texas, Memphis | |
| Pete Kuharchek | Memphis, 1986: linebackers coach; 1987–88: defensive coordinator; UTEP, 1993: defensive backs coach; 1994–95: defensive coordinator | Rhein Fire | |
| Vic Koenning | Memphis, 1986–88: graduate assistant | Wyoming, Illinois | |
| Andy McCollum | UTEP, 1993: assistant coach | Middle Tennessee, Sewanee | |
| Sean Kugler | UTEP, 1993: graduate assistant; 1994: tight ends coach, assistant strength and conditioning coach; 1995–99: offensive line coach | UTEP | |
| Todd Whitten | UTEP, 1994–95: running backs coach | Tarleton State, Sam Houston | |
| Ronnie Jones | UTEP, 1996–99: defensive coordinator | Ottawa (KS), West Texas A&M, Northwestern Oklahoma State | |
| Gary Nord | UTEP, 1997–99: offensive coordinator | UTEP | |
| Patrick Higgins | UTEP, 1998–99: wide receivers coach | Purdue, William Penn |
Other assistants under him (5)
| Coach | With him | |
|---|---|---|
| Buddy Geis | Memphis, 1986–87: offensive coordinator | |
| Larry Coyer | Memphis, 1986: defensive coordinator | |
| John Bond | UTEP, 1993: quarterbacks coach | |
| Johnnie Mac Hollinger | UTEP, 1993: offensive coordinator | |
| Charlie Harbison | UTEP, 1994: defensive backs 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.