Dave Smith
Dave Smith went 22–20–2 as a head coach, 1972–1975, at Oklahoma State and SMU. Share
- Record
- 22–20–2 career
- Seasons
- 4
- Schools
- 2
- Final AP top 10
- 0 seasons
- Best season
- 1973 6–4–1
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | Conference finish | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Oklahoma State | 6–5 | 2nd | |||
| 1973 | SMU | 6–4–1 | T–4th | |||
| 1974 | SMU | 6–4–1 | T–4th | |||
| 1975 | SMU | 4–7 | T–5th |
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.
Players he coached
Every player from his seasons with a Heisman top-five finish, a national award, consensus All-America honors or a first-round pick. Photos: Wikimedia Commons, free licenses; credits on each player’s page.
How his teams did
| Kind of game | Games | Record | Won |
|---|---|---|---|
| Against ranked teams | 16 | 3–13 | 19% |
| Against top-10 teams | 7 | 2–5 | 29% |
| Against rivals | 9 | 7–2 | 78% |
| Conference games | 28 | 12–14–2 | 46% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 17 | 9–6–2 | 59% |
| At home | 23 | 13–8–2 | 61% |
| On the road | 20 | 8–12 | 40% |
| At neutral sites | 1 | 1–0 | 100% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 25 | 17–6–2 | 72% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 19 | 5–14 | 26% |
His own 44 games on file, 1972–1975, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grant Teaff 1972–1975 | 3–1 | Baylor | 4 | |
| Frank Broyles 1972–1975 | 0–2–2 | Arkansas | 4 | |
| Al Conover 1973–1975 | 2–1 | Rice | 3 | |
| Emory Bellard 1973–1975 | 1–2 | Texas A&M | 3 | |
| Darrell Royal 1973–1975 | 0–3 | Texas | 3 |
Dave Smith’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 |
|---|---|---|
| Baylorseries | 4 | 3–1 |
| Arkansasseries | 4 | 0–2–2 |
| TCUseries | 3 | 3–0 |
| Riceseries | 3 | 2–1 |
| Virginia Techseries | 3 | 2–1 |
| Texas A&Mseries | 3 | 1–2 |
| Texasseries | 3 | 0–3 |
| Texas Techseries | 3 | 0–3 |
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | Corsicana HS (TX) high school | Head coach | |
| 1961 | Nederland HS (TX) high school | Head coach | |
| 1962 | Sherman HS (TX) high school | Head coach | |
| 1963–70 | SMU | Assistant coach | |
| 1971 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers CFL | Offensive coordinator | |
| 1972 | Oklahoma State | Head coach | |
| 1973–75 | SMU | Head coach |
Every job as the infobox of his Wikipedia article lists it (CC BY-SA), assistant jobs included.
Coaching tree
Worked under
- Hayden FrySMU
Assistants who became head coaches
- Bill MichaelUTEP
- Gary DarnellFlorida, Western Michigan, Texas A&M, Tennessee Tech
- Jim StanleyOklahoma State, Michigan Panthers
- Marv BradenTruman State, United States International
Worked under (1)
| Head coach | Team | Years | His job | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hayden Fry | SMU | 1963–70 | Assistant coach |
Coached under him, later head coaches (4)
| Coach | With him | Head coach at | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Michael | Sherman HS (TX), 1962: assistant coach | UTEP | |
| Gary Darnell | Oklahoma State, 1972: linebackers coach; SMU, 1973–75: linebackers coach | Florida, Western Michigan, Texas A&M, Tennessee Tech | |
| Jim Stanley | Oklahoma State, 1972: defensive coordinator | Oklahoma State, Michigan Panthers | |
| Marv Braden | SMU, 1974–75: offensive coordinator | Truman State, United States International |
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.