Chuck Riley
Chuck Riley went 7–13–3 as a head coach in the games on file: 1931 at New Mexico, 1932 at New Mexico and 1933 at New Mexico. His full head-coaching career isn’t in our records. Share
- Record
- 7–13–3 games on file
- Seasons
- 3
- Schools
- 1
- AP poll
- Began in 1936, after this career
- Best season
- 1931 3–3–1
Season by season
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| Season | School | Record | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1931 | New Mexico | 3–3–1 | ||
| 1932 | New Mexico | 1–6–1 | ||
| 1933 | New Mexico | 3–4–1 |
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 | 6 | 2–2–2 | 50% |
| Conference games | 12 | 4–6–2 | 42% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 10 | 3–4–3 | 45% |
| At home | 14 | 5–7–2 | 43% |
| On the road | 9 | 2–6–1 | 28% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 15 | 5–8–2 | 40% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 8 | 2–5–1 | 31% |
His own 23 games on file, 1931–1933, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rudy Lavik 1931–1933 | 2–1 | Northern Arizona, Arizona State | 3 | |
| Gerald Hines 1931–1933 | 1–1–1 | New Mexico State | 3 |
Chuck Riley’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 |
|---|---|---|
| Northern Arizonaseries | 3 | 2–1 |
| Arizonaseries | 3 | 1–1–1 |
| New Mexico Stateseries | 3 | 1–1–1 |
| New Mexico Militaryseries | 3 | 1–1–1 |
| Arizona Stateseries | 2 | 0–2 |
| Northern Coloradoseries | 2 | 0–2 |
| Texas Techseries | 2 | 0–2 |
| Loyola Marymountseries | 2 | 0–2 |