Clay Stapleton
Clay Stapleton went 42–53–4 as a head coach, 1958–1967, at Iowa State. Share
- Record
- 42–53–4 career
- Seasons
- 10
- Schools
- 1
- Final AP top 10
- 0 seasons
- Best season
- 1959 7–3
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | Conference finish | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | Iowa State | 4–6 | 7th | |||
| 1959 | Iowa State | 7–3 | T–3rd | |||
| 1960 | Iowa State | 7–3 | 4th | |||
| 1961 | Iowa State | 5–5 | 5th | |||
| 1962 | Iowa State | 5–5 | 5th | |||
| 1963 | Iowa State | 4–5 | T–4th | |||
| 1964 | Iowa State | 1–8–1 | 8th | |||
| 1965 | Iowa State | 5–4–1 | 4th | |||
| 1966 | Iowa State | 2–6–2 | 6th | |||
| 1967 | Iowa State | 2–8 | 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.
How his teams did
| Kind of game | Games | Record | Won |
|---|---|---|---|
| Against ranked teams | 8 | 0–8 | 0% |
| Against top-10 teams | 8 | 0–8 | 0% |
| Against rivals | 30 | 9–20–1 | 32% |
| Conference games | 68 | 22–43–3 | 35% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 35 | 12–19–4 | 40% |
| At home | 45 | 23–22 | 51% |
| On the road | 54 | 19–31–4 | 39% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 45 | 34–11 | 76% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 54 | 8–42–4 | 19% |
His own 99 games on file, 1958–1967, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dan Devine 1958–1967 | 0–9–1 | Missouri | 10 | |
| Jack Mitchell 1958–1966 | 3–6 | Kansas | 9 | |
| Doug Weaver 1960–1966 | 5–2 | Kansas State | 7 | |
| Bud Wilkinson 1958–1963 | 2–4 | Oklahoma | 6 | |
| Bob Devaney 1962–1967 | 0–6 | Nebraska | 6 | |
| Phil Cutchin 1963–1967 | 2–2–1 | Oklahoma State | 5 | |
| Eddie Crowder 1963–1967 | 1–3–1 | Colorado | 5 | |
| William Jennings 1958–1961 | 2–2 | Nebraska | 4 | |
| Cliff Speegle 1960–1962 | 3–0 | Oklahoma State | 3 | |
| Everett Grandelius 1959–1961 | 1–2 | Colorado | 3 |
Clay Stapleton’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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kansas Stateseries | 10 | 7–3 |
| Coloradoseries | 10 | 3–6–1 |
| Kansasseries | 10 | 3–7 |
| Nebraskaseries | 10 | 2–8 |
| Oklahomaseries | 10 | 2–8 |
| Missouriseries | 10 | 0–9–1 |
| Oklahoma Stateseries | 8 | 5–2–1 |
| Drakeseries | 7 | 7–0 |
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950–52 | Wofford | Line coach | |
| 1953–54 | Wyoming | Assistant coach | |
| 1955–57 | Oregon State | Assistant coach | |
| 1958–67 | Iowa State | Head coach |
Every job as the infobox of his Wikipedia article lists it (CC BY-SA), assistant jobs included.
Coaching tree
Worked under
- Phil DickensWofford, Wyoming
- Tommy ProthroOregon State
Assistants who became head coaches
- John CooperTulsa, Arizona State, Ohio State
- Dick ScesniakKent State
Worked under (2)
| Head coach | Team | Years | His job | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phil Dickens | Wofford | 1950–52 | Line coach | |
| Phil Dickens | Wyoming | 1953–54 | Assistant coach | |
| Tommy Prothro | Oregon State | 1955–57 | Assistant coach |
Coached under him, later head coaches (2)
| Coach | With him | Head coach at | |
|---|---|---|---|
| John Cooper | Iowa State, 1962: freshman coach | Tulsa, Arizona State, Ohio State | |
| Dick Scesniak | Iowa State, 1965–67: offensive line coach | Kent State |
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.