Clarence Stasavich
Clarence Stasavich went 153–61–7 as a head coach, 1946–1969, at Lenoir-Rhyne and East Carolina. Wikipedia’s season articles record three seasons differently (1962, 5–4, 1963, 9–1 and 1964, 9–1); by them his record is 171–64–7. Share
16 seasons our game records don’t credit to him come from the coach’s Wikipedia article: 1946–61 at Lenoir-Rhyne. They’re marked in the table.
- Record
- 153–61–7 career
- Seasons
- 24
- Schools
- 2
- Final AP top 10
- 0 seasons
- Best season
- 1965 9–1
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | Conference finish | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 | Lenoir-Rhyne * | 5–6 | T–5th | |||
| 1947 | Lenoir-Rhyne * | 5–4–1 | 3rd | |||
| 1948 | Lenoir-Rhyne * | 6–3–1 | 4th | |||
| 1949 | Lenoir-Rhyne * | 7–3 | 5th | |||
| 1950 | Lenoir-Rhyne * | 8–2 | 3rd | |||
| 1951 | Lenoir-Rhyne * | 10–1 | 1st | Pythian Bowl W | ||
| 1952 | Lenoir-Rhyne * | 8–1 | 1st | Cigar Bowl L | ||
| 1953 | Lenoir-Rhyne * | 4–5 | T–3rd | |||
| 1954 | Lenoir-Rhyne * | 2–7–1 | 7th | |||
| 1955 | Lenoir-Rhyne * | 9–0–1 | 1st | Palmetto Shrine W | ||
| 1956 | Lenoir-Rhyne * | 10–0 | 1st | |||
| 1957 | Lenoir-Rhyne * | 8–2–1 | 1st | |||
| 1958 | Lenoir-Rhyne * | 9–1 | 1st | |||
| 1959 | Lenoir-Rhyne * | 10–1 | 1st | NAIA Football National Championship L | ||
| 1960 | Lenoir-Rhyne * | 12–0 | 1st | NAIA Football National Championship W | ||
| 1961 | Lenoir-Rhyne * | 8–1–1 | 1st | |||
| 1962 | East Carolina | 0–1 (Wikipedia: 5–4) | ||||
| 1963 | East Carolina | 2–1 (Wikipedia: 9–1) | Eastern Bowl W | |||
| 1964 | East Carolina | 3–1 (Wikipedia: 9–1) | Tangerine Bowl W | |||
| 1965 | East Carolina | 9–1 | 3rd | Tangerine Bowl W | ||
| 1966 | East Carolina | 4–5–1 | T–1st | |||
| 1967 | East Carolina | 8–2 | 2nd | |||
| 1968 | East Carolina | 4–6 | T–2nd | |||
| 1969 | East Carolina | 2–7 | 5th |
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.
How his teams did
| Kind of game | Games | Record | Won |
|---|---|---|---|
| Against rivals | 3 | 2–1 | 67% |
| Conference games | 23 | 14–8–1 | 63% |
| Bowls and playoffs | 2 | 2–0 | 100% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 16 | 6–9–1 | 41% |
| At home | 27 | 16–11 | 59% |
| On the road | 28 | 14–13–1 | 52% |
| At neutral sites | 2 | 2–0 | 100% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 38 | 25–13 | 66% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 19 | 7–11–1 | 39% |
His own 57 games on file, 1962–1969, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert King 1964–1969 | 5–1 | Furman | 6 | |
| Frank Jones 1966–1969 | 2–2 | Richmond | 4 | |
| Red Parker 1966–1969 | 2–2 | The Citadel | 4 | |
| Edwin Merrick 1962–1965 | 1–3 | Richmond | 4 | |
| Eddie Teague 1963–1965 | 3–0 | The Citadel | 3 | |
| Frank Camp 1965–1967 | 2–1 | Louisville | 3 | |
| Homer Smith 1966–1969 | 2–1 | Davidson | 3 | |
| Marv Levy 1966–1968 | 1–1–1 | William & Mary | 3 |
Clarence Stasavich’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 |
|---|---|---|
| Richmondseries | 8 | 3–5 |
| The Citadelseries | 7 | 5–2 |
| Furmanseries | 6 | 5–1 |
| Southern Illinoisseries | 3 | 2–1 |
| Louisvilleseries | 3 | 2–1 |
| Marshallseries | 3 | 2–1 |
| Davidsonseries | 3 | 2–1 |
| William & Maryseries | 3 | 1–1–1 |
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1938–41 | Lenoir-Rhyne | Assistant coach | |
| 1946–61 | Lenoir-Rhyne | Head coach | |
| 1962–69 | East Carolina | Head coach |
Every job as the infobox of his Wikipedia article lists it (CC BY-SA), assistant jobs included.