David McWilliams
David McWilliams went 38–30 as a head coach, 1986–1991, at Texas Tech and Texas. Share
- Record
- 38–30 career
- Seasons
- 6
- Schools
- 2
- Final AP top 10
- 0 seasons
- Best season
- 1990 10–2, No. 12
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | Conference finish | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Texas Tech | 7–4 | T–4th | Independence (not coached) | ||
| 1987 | Texas | 7–5 | T–2nd | Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl W | 19 | |
| 1988 | Texas | 4–7 | T–5th | |||
| 1989 | Texas | 5–6 | T–5th | |||
| 1990 | Texas | 10–2 | 1st | Cotton Bowl L | 12 | |
| 1991 | Texas | 5–6 | 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
Stanley RichardNo. 9 pick, 1991- Stan ThomasNo. 22 pick, 1991
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 | 24 | 9–15 | 38% |
| Against top-10 teams | 11 | 5–6 | 45% |
| Against rivals | 40 | 26–14 | 65% |
| Conference games | 46 | 28–18 | 61% |
| Bowls and playoffs | 2 | 1–1 | 50% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 28 | 15–13 | 54% |
| At home | 32 | 20–12 | 63% |
| On the road | 28 | 13–15 | 46% |
| At neutral sites | 8 | 5–3 | 63% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 37 | 27–10 | 73% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 31 | 11–20 | 35% |
His own 68 games on file, 1986–1991, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Wacker 1986–1991 | 6–0 | TCU | 6 | |
| Grant Teaff 1986–1991 | 2–4 | Baylor | 6 | |
| Spike Dykes 1987–1991 | 3–2 | Texas Tech | 5 | |
| Ken Hatfield 1986–1989 | 3–1 | Arkansas | 4 | |
| Jackie Sherrill 1986–1991 | 0–4 | Texas A&M, Mississippi State | 4 | |
| Jerry Berndt 1986–1988 | 3–0 | Rice | 3 | |
| Fred Goldsmith 1989–1991 | 3–0 | Rice | 3 | |
| Gary Gibbs 1989–1991 | 3–0 | Oklahoma | 3 | |
| R.C. Slocum 1989–1991 | 1–2 | Texas A&M | 3 | |
| Jack Pardee 1987–1989 | 0–3 | Houston | 3 |
David McWilliams’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 |
|---|---|---|
| Riceseries | 6 | 6–0 |
| TCUseries | 6 | 6–0 |
| Arkansasseries | 6 | 4–2 |
| Baylorseries | 6 | 2–4 |
| Houstonseries | 6 | 2–4 |
| Texas A&Mseries | 6 | 1–5 |
| Oklahomaseries | 5 | 3–2 |
| Texas Techseries | 5 | 3–2 |
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1964–65 | Abilene HS (TX) high school | Assistant coach | |
| 1966–69 | Abilene HS (TX) high school | Head coach | |
| 1970–81 | Texas | Defensive ends and linebackers coach | |
| 1982–85 | Texas | Defensive coordinator | |
| 1986 | Texas Tech | Head coach | |
| 1987–91 | Texas | Head coach |
Every job as the infobox of his Wikipedia article lists it (CC BY-SA), assistant jobs included.
Coaching tree
Worked under
- Darrell RoyalTexas
- Fred AkersTexas
Assistants who became head coaches
- Spike DykesTexas Tech
- Leon FullerColorado State
- Lynn AmedeeUT Martin
Worked under (2)
| Head coach | Team | Years | His job | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darrell Royal | Texas | 1970–76 | Defensive ends and linebackers coach | |
| Fred Akers | Texas | 1977–85 | 1977–81: defensive ends and linebackers coach; 1982–85: defensive coordinator |
Coached under him, later head coaches (3)
| Coach | With him | Head coach at | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spike Dykes | Texas Tech, 1986: defensive coordinator | Texas Tech | |
| Leon Fuller | Texas, 1989–91: defensive coordinator | Colorado State | |
| Lynn Amedee | Texas, 1989–91: offensive coordinator | UT Martin |
Other assistants under him (4)
| Coach | With him | |
|---|---|---|
| Bill Bradley | Texas, 1987: volunteer assistant | |
| Bobby Jack Wright | Texas, 1987–91: assistant coach | |
| John Mize | Texas, 1987–88: offensive coordinator | |
| Paul Jette | Texas, 1987–88: defensive coordinator |
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.