
Charlie Tate
Charlie Tate went 34–27–3 as a head coach, 1964–1970, at Miami. Share
- Record
- 34–27–3 career
- Seasons
- 7
- Schools
- 1
- Final AP top 10
- 1 season
- Best season
- 1966 8–2–1, No. 9
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | Conference finish | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | Miami | 4–5–1 | ||||
| 1965 | Miami | 5–4–1 | ||||
| 1966 | Miami | 8–2–1 | Liberty Bowl W | 9 | ||
| 1967 | Miami | 7–4 | Bluebonnet Bowl L | 16 | ||
| 1968 | Miami | 5–5 | ||||
| 1969 | Miami | 4–6 | ||||
| 1970 | Miami coached two of 11 games | 1–1 |
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.
Players he coached
Tom BeierConsensus All‑American, 1966
Gene TroschNo. 24 pick, 1967
Every player from his seasons with a Heisman top-five finish, a national award, consensus All-America honors or a first-round pick. Photos: Wikimedia Commons, free licenses; credits on each player’s page.
How his teams did
| Kind of game | Games | Record | Won |
|---|---|---|---|
| Against ranked teams | 13 | 5–7–1 | 42% |
| Against top-10 teams | 9 | 5–3–1 | 61% |
| Against rivals | 12 | 6–6 | 50% |
| Bowls and playoffs | 2 | 1–1 | 50% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 30 | 14–13–3 | 52% |
| At home | 38 | 24–12–2 | 66% |
| On the road | 24 | 9–14–1 | 40% |
| At neutral sites | 2 | 1–1 | 50% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 34 | 23–10–1 | 69% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 30 | 11–17–2 | 40% |
His own 64 games on file, 1964–1970, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ray Graves 1964–1969 | 3–3 | Florida | 6 | |
| Charles McClendon 1965–1969 | 2–3 | LSU | 5 | |
| Dave Hart 1966–1968 | 3–0 | Pittsburgh | 3 | |
| Jerry Claiborne 1966–1968 | 3–0 | Virginia Tech | 3 | |
| Bud Carson 1967–1970 | 2–1 | Georgia Tech | 3 | |
| Bill Peterson 1964–1969 | 0–3 | Florida State | 3 |
Charlie Tate’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 | 3–3 |
| Pittsburghseries | 5 | 3–1–1 |
| LSUseries | 5 | 2–3 |
| Georgia Techseries | 4 | 2–2 |
| Tulaneseries | 4 | 2–1–1 |
| Virginia Techseries | 3 | 3–0 |
| Florida Stateseries | 3 | 0–3 |
| Boston Collegeseries | 2 | 2–0 |
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1951–55 | Miami HS (FL) high school | Head coach | |
| 1956 | Florida | Freshman coach | |
| 1957–63 | Georgia Tech | Backfield coach | |
| 1964–70 | Miami (FL) | Head coach | |
| 1971 | New Orleans Saints NFL | Offensive backs coach | |
| 1974 | Jacksonville Sharks WFL | Head coach | |
| 1975 | Jacksonville Express WFL | Head coach |
Every job as the infobox of his Wikipedia article lists it (CC BY-SA), assistant jobs included.
Coaching tree
Worked under
- Bob WoodruffFlorida
- Bobby DoddGeorgia Tech
Assistants who became head coaches
- Fran CurciMiami, Kentucky, Tampa, Tampa Bay Storm, Cincinnati Rockers
- George MacIntyreVanderbilt, UT Martin
- Walter KichefskiMiami
Worked under (2)
| Head coach | Team | Years | His job | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Woodruff | Florida | 1956 | Freshman coach | |
| Bobby Dodd | Georgia Tech | 1957–63 | Backfield coach |
Coached under him, later head coaches (3)
| Coach | With him | Head coach at | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fran Curci | Miami, 1964–67: assistant coach | Miami, Kentucky, Tampa, Tampa Bay Storm, Cincinnati Rockers | |
| George MacIntyre | Miami, 1964–67: scout | Vanderbilt, UT Martin | |
| Walter Kichefski | Miami, 1964–70: assistant coach | Miami |
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.
