Claude Gibson
Claude Gibson went 67–62–3 as a head coach, 1970–1982, at Tulsa and Mars Hill. Share
10 seasons our game records don’t credit to him come from the coach’s Wikipedia article: 1973–82 at Mars Hill. They’re marked in the table.
- Record
- 67–62–3 career
- Seasons
- 13
- Schools
- 2
- Final AP top 10
- 0 seasons
- Best season
- 1970 6–4
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | Conference finish | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Tulsa | 6–4 | 2nd | |||
| 1971 | Tulsa | 4–7 | T–2nd | |||
| 1972 | Tulsa coached six of 11 games | 1–5 | ||||
| 1973 | Mars Hill * | 5–6 | 3rd | |||
| 1974 | Mars Hill * | 7–4 | 4th | |||
| 1975 | Mars Hill * | 7–3 | T–4th | |||
| 1976 | Mars Hill * | 4–4–1 | 4th | |||
| 1977 | Mars Hill * | 7–3 | T–2nd | |||
| 1978 | Mars Hill * | 5–7 | T–5th | |||
| 1979 | Mars Hill * | 7–2–1 | 2nd | |||
| 1980 | Mars Hill * | 8–2–1 | T–1st | NAIA Division I Quarterfinal L | ||
| 1981 | Mars Hill * | 5–5 | T–4th | |||
| 1982 | Mars Hill * | 1–10 | 7th |
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 ranked teams | 3 | 1–2 | 33% |
| Against top-10 teams | 1 | 1–0 | 100% |
| Conference games | 8 | 6–2 | 75% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 10 | 6–4 | 60% |
| At home | 14 | 8–6 | 57% |
| On the road | 13 | 3–10 | 23% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 9 | 7–2 | 78% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 18 | 4–14 | 22% |
His own 27 games on file, 1970–1972, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frank Broyles 1970–1972 | 1–2 | Arkansas | 3 |
Claude Gibson’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 |
|---|---|---|
| Wichita Stateseries | 3 | 3–0 |
| Arkansasseries | 3 | 1–2 |
| Virginia Techseries | 2 | 1–1 |
| Louisvilleseries | 2 | 0–2 |
| Houstonseries | 2 | 0–2 |
| Kansas Stateseries | 2 | 0–2 |
| Idahoseries | 1 | 1–0 |
| Memphisseries | 1 | 1–0 |
Also a player: Claude Gibson’s playing career.
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | NC State | Defensive backs coach | |
| 1968 | Boston Patriots NFL | Defensive backs coach | |
| 1969 | Buffalo Bills NFL | Assistant coach | |
| 1970–72 | Tulsa | Head coach | |
| 1973–82 | Mars Hill | Head coach |
Every job as the infobox of his Wikipedia article lists it (CC BY-SA), assistant jobs included.
Coaching tree
Worked under
- Earle EdwardsNC State
Assistants who became head coaches
- Doug GerhartOccidental
Worked under (1)
| Head coach | Team | Years | His job | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earle Edwards | NC State | 1967 | Defensive backs coach |
Coached under him, later head coaches (1)
| Coach | With him | Head coach at | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Doug Gerhart | Tulsa, 1971–72: offensive backs coach | Occidental |
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.