Corky Nelson
Corky Nelson went 48–52–1 as a head coach, 1982–1990, at North Texas and North Texas State. Share
Eight seasons our game records don’t credit to him come from the coach’s Wikipedia article: 1983–87 at North Texas State (on file under another coach); 1988–90 at North Texas (on file under another coach). They’re marked in the table.
- Record
- 48–52–1 career
- Seasons
- 9
- Schools
- 2
- Final AP top 10
- 0 seasons
- Best season
- 1982 2–9
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | Conference finish | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | North Texas | 2–9 | ||||
| 1983 | North Texas State * | 8–4 | T–1st | NCAA Division I-AA Quarterfinal L | ||
| 1984 | North Texas State * | 2–9 | T–6th | |||
| 1985 | North Texas State * | 4–6–1 | T–5th | |||
| 1986 | North Texas State * | 6–4 | T–2nd | |||
| 1987 | North Texas State * | 7–5 | T–2nd | NCAA Division I-AA First Round L | ||
| 1988 | North Texas * | 8–4 | 3rd | NCAA Division I-AA First Round L | ||
| 1989 | North Texas * | 5–6 | T–5th | |||
| 1990 | North Texas * | 6–5 | 6th |
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 | 2 | 0–2 | 0% |
| Against top-10 teams | 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| Against rivals | 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 3 | 0–3 | 0% |
| At home | 4 | 0–4 | 0% |
| On the road | 7 | 2–5 | 29% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 2 | 0–2 | 0% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 9 | 2–7 | 22% |
His own 11 games on file, 1982, 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.
Most-faced opponents
| Opponent | Games | Record |
|---|---|---|
| Richmondseries | 1 | 1–0 |
| Texas–Arlingtonseries | 1 | 1–0 |
| New Mexico Stateseries | 1 | 0–1 |
| New Mexicoseries | 1 | 0–1 |
| Oklahoma Stateseries | 1 | 0–1 |
| Tulsaseries | 1 | 0–1 |
| Baylorseries | 1 | 0–1 |
| Louisianaseries | 1 | 0–1 |
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967–69 | Harlandale HS (TX) high school | Head coach | |
| 1970 | North Texas State | Defensive line and linebackers coach | |
| 1971–73 | John Tyler HS (TX) high school | Head coach | |
| 1974–81 | Baylor | Defensive coordinator | |
| 1982–90 | North Texas State / North Texas | Head coach | |
| 1982 | North Texas | Head coach | |
| 1991–96 | Seguin HS (TX) high school | Head coach | |
| 1997–98 | Klein Forest HS (TX) high school | Assistant coach | |
| 1999–2003 | Mary Hardin-Baylor | Assistant coach |
Every job as the infobox of his Wikipedia article lists it (CC BY-SA), assistant jobs included. Head-coaching seasons the infobox leaves out come from our records.
Coaching tree
Worked under
- Rod RustNorth Texas
- Grant TeaffBaylor
- Pete FredenburgMary Hardin Baylor
Worked under (3)
| Head coach | Team | Years | His job | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rod Rust | North Texas | 1970 | Defensive line and linebackers coach | |
| Grant Teaff | Baylor | 1974–81 | Defensive coordinator | |
| Pete Fredenburg | Mary Hardin Baylor | 1999–2003 | Assistant coach |
Coached under him (1)
| Coach | With him | |
|---|---|---|
| Mike Heimerdinger | North Texas, 1982: quarterbacks 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.