Dal Shealy
Dal Shealy went 9–13 as a head coach in the games on file: 1980 at Richmond and 1981 at Richmond. His full head-coaching career isn’t in our records. Share
- Record
- 9–13 games on file
- Seasons
- 2
- Schools
- 1
- Final AP top 10
- 0 seasons
- Best season
- 1980 5–6
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Richmond | 5–6 | ||
| 1981 | Richmond | 4–7 |
Each season links to the team’s season page; bowls and playoff games link to the game.
Players he coached
Barry ReddenNo. 14 pick, 1982
Every player from his seasons with a Heisman top-five finish, a national award, consensus All-America honors or a first-round pick.
How his teams did
| Kind of game | Games | Record | Won |
|---|---|---|---|
| Against rivals | 5 | 3–2 | 60% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 9 | 3–6 | 33% |
| At home | 11 | 6–5 | 55% |
| On the road | 11 | 3–8 | 27% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 7 | 4–3 | 57% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 15 | 5–10 | 33% |
His own 22 games on file, 1980–1981, 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Virginia Techseries | 2 | 1–1 |
| Cincinnatiseries | 2 | 1–1 |
| VMIseries | 2 | 1–1 |
| William & Maryseries | 2 | 1–1 |
| East Carolinaseries | 2 | 0–2 |
| Southern Missseries | 2 | 0–2 |
| Bowling Greenseries | 1 | 1–0 |
| Pennsylvaniaseries | 1 | 1–0 |
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962–64 | Laurens HS (SC) high school | Head coach | |
| 1965 | Mars Hill | Ends coach | |
| 1969 | Mars Hill | Head coach | |
| 1970–73 | Carson-Newman | Head coach | |
| 1974–75 | Baylor | Assistant head coach and backfield coach | |
| 1976 | Tennessee | Backfield coach | |
| 1977–78 | Auburn | Assistant coach | |
| 1979 | Iowa State | Offensive coordinator | |
| 1980–88 | Richmond | Head coach |
Every job as the infobox of his Wikipedia article lists it (CC BY-SA), assistant jobs included.
Coaching tree
Worked under
- Grant TeaffBaylor
- Bill BattleTennessee
- Doug BarfieldAuburn
- Donnie DuncanIowa State
Assistants who became head coaches
- Jim MarshallRichmond, UT Martin
- Vic ShealyAzusa Pacific, Houston Christian
Worked under (4)
| Head coach | Team | Years | His job | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grant Teaff | Baylor | 1974–75 | Assistant head coach and backfield coach | |
| Bill Battle | Tennessee | 1976 | Backfield coach | |
| Doug Barfield | Auburn | 1977–78 | Assistant coach | |
| Donnie Duncan | Iowa State | 1979 | Offensive coordinator |
Coached under him, later head coaches (2)
| Coach | With him | Head coach at | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Marshall | Richmond, 1980–85: offensive coordinator | Richmond, UT Martin | |
| Vic Shealy | Richmond, 1981–83: student assistant | Azusa Pacific, Houston Christian |
Other assistants under him (1)
| Coach | With him | |
|---|---|---|
| Bob Sanders | Richmond, 1983–84: linebackers 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.