Cleve Bryant
Cleve Bryant went 9–44–2 as a head coach, 1985–1989, at Ohio. Share
- Record
- 9–44–2 career
- Seasons
- 5
- Schools
- 1
- Final AP top 10
- 0 seasons
- Best season
- 1988 4–6–1
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | Conference finish | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | Ohio | 2–9 | 10th | |||
| 1986 | Ohio | 1–10 | 10th | |||
| 1987 | Ohio | 1–10 | 9th | |||
| 1988 | Ohio | 4–6–1 | 5th | |||
| 1989 | Ohio | 1–9–1 | 8th |
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 rivals | 9 | 2–6–1 | 28% |
| Conference games | 41 | 7–32–2 | 20% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 20 | 5–13–2 | 30% |
| At home | 23 | 7–15–1 | 33% |
| On the road | 32 | 2–29–1 | 8% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 7 | 2–5 | 29% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 48 | 7–39–2 | 17% |
His own 55 games on file, 1985–1989, 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 Simrell 1985–1989 | 1–4 | Toledo | 5 | |
| Paul Schudel 1985–1989 | 1–4 | Ball State | 5 | |
| Tim Rose 1985–1989 | 1–3–1 | Miami (OH) | 5 | |
| Herb Deromedi 1985–1989 | 0–5 | Central Michigan | 5 | |
| Jim Harkema 1985–1989 | 0–4–1 | Eastern Michigan | 5 | |
| Moe Ankney 1986–1989 | 0–4 | Bowling Green | 4 | |
| Al Molde 1987–1989 | 0–3 | Western Michigan | 3 |
Cleve Bryant’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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kent Stateseries | 5 | 3–2 |
| Miami (OH)series | 5 | 1–3–1 |
| Ball Stateseries | 5 | 1–4 |
| Toledoseries | 5 | 1–4 |
| Western Michiganseries | 5 | 1–4 |
| Bowling Greenseries | 5 | 0–5 |
| Central Michiganseries | 5 | 0–5 |
| Eastern Michiganseries | 5 | 0–4–1 |
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Miami (OH) | Quarterbacks and wide receivers coach | |
| 1978–81 | North Carolina | Quarterbacks and wide receivers coach | |
| 1982–84 | New England NFL | Running backs coach | |
| 1985–89 | Ohio | Head coach | |
| 1990–91 | Illinois | Wide receivers coach | |
| 1992–94 | Texas | Wide receivers coach | |
| 1995–97 | North Carolina | Wide receivers coach and recruiting |
Every job as the infobox of his Wikipedia article lists it (CC BY-SA), assistant jobs included.
Coaching tree
Worked under
- Dick CrumMiami (OH), North Carolina
- Ron MeyerNew England
- John MackovicIllinois, Texas
- Lou TepperIllinois
- Mack BrownNorth Carolina
- Carl TorbushNorth Carolina
Assistants who became head coaches
- Bob KappesOhio
- Steve BarrowsAnderson (IN), Kentucky Christian
- Tom HollmanWooster, Edinboro
Worked under (6)
| Head coach | Team | Years | His job | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dick Crum | Miami (OH) | 1977 | Quarterbacks and wide receivers coach | |
| Dick Crum | North Carolina | 1978–81 | Quarterbacks and wide receivers coach | |
| Ron Meyer | New England NFL | 1982–84 | Running backs coach | |
| John Mackovic | Illinois | 1990–91 | Wide receivers coach | |
| Lou Tepper | Illinois | 1991 | Wide receivers coach | |
| John Mackovic | Texas | 1992–94 | Wide receivers coach | |
| Mack Brown | North Carolina | 1995–97 | Wide receivers coach and recruiting | |
| Carl Torbush | North Carolina | 1997 | Wide receivers coach and recruiting |
Coached under him, later head coaches (3)
| Coach | With him | Head coach at | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Kappes | Ohio, 1985–89: recruiting coordinator | Ohio | |
| Steve Barrows | Ohio, 1985–88: student assistant and graduate assistant | Anderson (IN), Kentucky Christian | |
| Tom Hollman | Ohio, 1985–87: defensive coordinator | Wooster, Edinboro |
Other assistants under him (2)
| Coach | With him | |
|---|---|---|
| Bob Wylie | Ohio, 1985–87: offensive coordinator | |
| John Skladany | Ohio, 1985–89: defensive backs coach |
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.