Charlie Cowdrey
Charlie Cowdrey went 12–31–1 as a head coach in the games on file: 1977 at Illinois State, 1978 at Illinois State, 1979 at Illinois State and 1980 at Illinois State. His full head-coaching career isn’t in our records. Share
- Record
- 12–31–1 games on file
- Seasons
- 4
- Schools
- 1
- Final AP top 10
- 0 seasons
- Best season
- 1980 4–7
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Illinois State | 3–7–1 | ||
| 1978 | Illinois State | 2–9 | ||
| 1979 | Illinois State | 3–8 | ||
| 1980 | Illinois State | 4–7 |
Each season links to the team’s season page; bowls and playoff games link to the game.
How his teams did
| Kind of game | Games | Record | Won |
|---|---|---|---|
| Against rivals | 8 | 3–5 | 38% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 12 | 2–9–1 | 21% |
| At home | 21 | 10–10–1 | 50% |
| On the road | 23 | 2–21 | 9% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 14 | 6–8 | 43% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 30 | 6–23–1 | 22% |
His own 44 games on file, 1977–1980, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rey Dempsey 1977–1980 | 0–4 | Southern Illinois | 4 | |
| Mike Stock 1978–1980 | 3–0 | Eastern Michigan | 3 | |
| Pat Culpepper 1977–1979 | 1–2 | Northern Illinois | 3 |
Charlie Cowdrey’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 |
|---|---|---|
| Eastern Michiganseries | 4 | 3–1 |
| Indiana Stateseries | 4 | 2–2 |
| Northern Illinoisseries | 4 | 2–2 |
| Western Illinoisseries | 4 | 2–2 |
| Eastern Illinoisseries | 4 | 1–3 |
| Southern Illinoisseries | 4 | 0–4 |
| Chattanoogaseries | 3 | 0–3 |
| Ball Stateseries | 3 | 0–3 |
Coaching tree
Assistants who became head coaches
- Randy BallWestern Illinois, Missouri State
Coached under him, later head coaches (1)
| Coach | With him | Head coach at | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Randy Ball | Illinois State, 1978–80: offensive line coach | Western Illinois, Missouri State |
Other assistants under him (1)
| Coach | With him | |
|---|---|---|
| Pete Hoener | Illinois State, 1977: offensive line 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.