Dick Bestwick
Dick Bestwick went 16–49–1 as a head coach, 1976–1981, at Virginia. Share
- Record
- 16–49–1 career
- Seasons
- 6
- Schools
- 1
- Final AP top 10
- 0 seasons
- Best season
- 1979 6–5
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | Conference finish | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Virginia | 2–9 | 6th | |||
| 1977 | Virginia | 1–9–1 | 6th | |||
| 1978 | Virginia | 2–9 | 7th | |||
| 1979 | Virginia | 6–5 | 6th | |||
| 1980 | Virginia | 4–7 | T–4th | |||
| 1981 | Virginia | 1–10 | 7th |
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 ranked teams | 9 | 0–9 | 0% |
| Against top-10 teams | 2 | 0–2 | 0% |
| Against rivals | 25 | 4–20–1 | 18% |
| Conference games | 33 | 5–28 | 15% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 28 | 10–17–1 | 38% |
| At home | 33 | 10–23 | 30% |
| On the road | 32 | 6–25–1 | 20% |
| At neutral sites | 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 9 | 7–2 | 78% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 57 | 9–47–1 | 17% |
His own 66 games on file, 1976–1981, 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.
Against other head coaches
| Coach | Record | Their schools | Games | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Dooley 1976–1981 | 2–4 | North Carolina, Virginia Tech | 6 | |
| Jerry Claiborne 1976–1981 | 0–6 | Maryland | 6 | |
| Bob Thalman 1976–1981 | 2–3 | VMI | 5 | |
| Dick Crum 1978–1981 | 0–4 | North Carolina | 4 | |
| Red Wilson 1979–1981 | 2–1 | Duke | 3 | |
| George Welsh 1978–1980 | 1–2 | Navy | 3 | |
| Mike McGee 1976–1978 | 0–3 | Duke | 3 | |
| Bo Rein 1977–1979 | 0–3 | NC State | 3 | |
| Danny Ford 1979–1981 | 0–3 | Clemson | 3 |
Dick Bestwick’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 |
|---|---|---|
| Dukeseries | 6 | 2–4 |
| Virginia Techseries | 6 | 2–3–1 |
| Marylandseries | 6 | 0–6 |
| North Carolinaseries | 6 | 0–6 |
| Wake Forestseries | 5 | 3–2 |
| VMIseries | 5 | 2–3 |
| NC Stateseries | 5 | 0–5 |
| Clemsonseries | 5 | 0–5 |
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967–75 | Georgia Tech | Assistant coach | |
| 1976–81 | Virginia | Head coach |
Every job as the infobox of his Wikipedia article lists it (CC BY-SA), assistant jobs included.
Coaching tree
Worked under
- Bud CarsonGeorgia Tech
- Bill FulcherGeorgia Tech
- Pepper RodgersGeorgia Tech
Assistants who became head coaches
- Charlie TaaffeThe Citadel, Montreal Alouettes, Hamilton Tiger-Cats
- Lee MoonKansas State
- Brian BurkeOhio
- Ralph KirchenheiterMuhlenberg
- Rip SchererMemphis, James Madison
- Jon TenutaGeorgia Tech
Worked under (3)
| Head coach | Team | Years | His job | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bud Carson | Georgia Tech | 1967–71 | Assistant coach | |
| Bill Fulcher | Georgia Tech | 1972–73 | Assistant coach | |
| Pepper Rodgers | Georgia Tech | 1974–75 | Assistant coach |
Coached under him, later head coaches (6)
| Coach | With him | Head coach at | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charlie Taaffe | Virginia, 1976–80: quarterbacks, running backs, linebackers and special teams coach | The Citadel, Montreal Alouettes, Hamilton Tiger-Cats | |
| Lee Moon | Virginia, 1976–81: assistant coach | Kansas State | |
| Brian Burke | Virginia, 1977–78: offensive coordinator | Ohio | |
| Ralph Kirchenheiter | Virginia, 1979–80: defensive backs coach | Muhlenberg | |
| Rip Scherer | Virginia, 1979: quarterbacks coach | Memphis, James Madison | |
| Jon Tenuta | Virginia, 1981: graduate assistant | Georgia Tech |
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.