Dick Crum
Dick Crum went 113–77–4 as a head coach, 1974–1990, at Miami (OH), North Carolina and Kent State. Share
- Record
- 113–77–4 career
- Seasons
- 17
- Schools
- 3
- Final AP top 10
- 3 seasons
- Best season
- 1981 10–2, No. 9
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | Conference finish | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Miami (OH) | 10–0–1 | 1st | Tangerine Bowl W | 10 | |
| 1975 | Miami (OH) | 11–1 | 1st | Tangerine Bowl W | 12 | |
| 1976 | Miami (OH) | 3–8 | 7th | |||
| 1977 | Miami (OH) | 10–1 | 1st | |||
| 1978 | North Carolina | 5–6 | 4th | |||
| 1979 | North Carolina | 8–3–1 | 5th | Gator Bowl W | 15 | |
| 1980 | North Carolina | 11–1 | 1st | Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl W | 10 | |
| 1981 | North Carolina | 10–2 | 2nd | Gator Bowl W | 9 | |
| 1982 | North Carolina | 8–4 | T–3rd | Sun Bowl W | 18 | |
| 1983 | North Carolina | 8–4 | 2nd | Peach Bowl L | ||
| 1984 | North Carolina | 5–5–1 | 3rd | |||
| 1985 | North Carolina | 5–6 | 5th | |||
| 1986 | North Carolina | 7–4–1 | 2nd | Aloha Bowl L | ||
| 1987 | North Carolina | 5–6 | 6th | |||
| 1988 | Kent State | 5–6 | 7th | |||
| 1989 | Kent State | 0–11 | 9th | |||
| 1990 | Kent State | 2–9 | T–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.
Players he coached
William FullerConsensus All‑American, 1983- Donnell ThompsonNo. 18 pick, 1981
- Harris BartonNo. 22 pick, 1987
- Ethan HortonNo. 15 pick, 1985
- Brian BladosNo. 28 pick, 1984
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 | 27 | 5–20–2 | 22% |
| Against top-10 teams | 8 | 1–7 | 13% |
| Against rivals | 60 | 40–19–1 | 68% |
| Conference games | 111 | 61–49–1 | 55% |
| Bowls and playoffs | 8 | 6–2 | 75% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 77 | 39–34–4 | 53% |
| At home | 93 | 60–31–2 | 66% |
| On the road | 93 | 47–44–2 | 52% |
| At neutral sites | 8 | 6–2 | 75% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 130 | 95–33–2 | 74% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 64 | 18–44–2 | 30% |
His own 194 games on file, 1974–1990, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Danny Ford 1979–1987 | 2–7 | Clemson | 9 | |
| Bill Curry 1980–1986 | 6–1 | Georgia Tech | 7 | |
| Al Groh 1981–1986 | 5–1 | Wake Forest | 6 | |
| Bobby Ross 1982–1987 | 2–4 | Maryland, Georgia Tech | 6 | |
| George Welsh 1982–1987 | 2–3–1 | Virginia | 6 | |
| Tom Reed 1978–1985 | 4–1 | Miami (OH), NC State | 5 | |
| Jim Carlen 1975–1981 | 3–2 | South Carolina | 5 | |
| Jerry Claiborne 1978–1988 | 2–3 | Maryland, Kentucky | 5 | |
| Elliot Uzelac 1975–1987 | 4–0 | Western Michigan, Navy | 4 | |
| Dick Bestwick 1978–1981 | 4–0 | Virginia | 4 |
Dick Crum’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 |
|---|---|---|
| NC Stateseries | 11 | 8–3 |
| Dukeseries | 10 | 7–3 |
| Wake Forestseries | 10 | 7–3 |
| Virginiaseries | 10 | 6–3–1 |
| Marylandseries | 10 | 4–6 |
| Clemsonseries | 10 | 2–8 |
| Georgia Techseries | 8 | 7–1 |
| Bowling Greenseries | 8 | 6–2 |
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1963–68 | Mentor HS (OH) high school | Head coach | |
| 1969–73 | Miami (OH) | Assistant coach | |
| 1974–77 | Miami (OH) | Head coach | |
| 1978–87 | North Carolina | Head coach | |
| 1988–90 | Kent State | Head coach |
Every job as the infobox of his Wikipedia article lists it (CC BY-SA), assistant jobs included.
Coaching tree
Worked under
- Bill MalloryMiami (OH)
Assistants who became head coaches
- Joe NovakNorthern Illinois
- Cleve BryantOhio
- Bill StewartWest Virginia, VMI
- Larry MarmieArizona State
- Dale EvansSalem
- Vic FangioDenver Broncos
- Kevin WilsonIndiana, Tulsa
- Bob StoopsOklahoma, Dallas Renegades, Arlington Renegades
Worked under (1)
| Head coach | Team | Years | His job | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Mallory | Miami (OH) | 1969–73 | Assistant coach |
Coached under him, later head coaches (8)
| Coach | With him | Head coach at | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Novak | Miami (OH), 1974–76: defensive coordinator and linebackers coach | Northern Illinois | |
| Cleve Bryant | Miami (OH), 1977: quarterbacks and wide receivers coach; North Carolina, 1978–81: quarterbacks and wide receivers coach | Ohio | |
| Bill Stewart | North Carolina, 1979: assistant coach; 1985–87: offensive line coach | West Virginia, VMI | |
| Larry Marmie | North Carolina, 1979–82: defensive backs coach | Arizona State | |
| Dale Evans | North Carolina, 1983–85: defensive backs coach | Salem | |
| Vic Fangio | North Carolina, 1983: graduate assistant | Denver Broncos | |
| Kevin Wilson | North Carolina, 1984–86: graduate assistant | Indiana, Tulsa | |
| Bob Stoops | Kent State, 1988: assistant coach | Oklahoma, Dallas Renegades, Arlington Renegades |
Other assistants under him (5)
| Coach | With him | |
|---|---|---|
| Denny Marcin | Miami (OH), 1974–77: defensive coordinator and assistant head coach; North Carolina, 1978–86: defensive coordinator; 1987: assistant head coach | |
| Jim Bollman | Miami (OH), 1977: graduate assistant | |
| Ted Gill | North Carolina, 1984–87: defensive line and linebackers coach | |
| Mike Mallory | Kent State, 1988–90: defensive line and linebackers coach | |
| Jon Hoke | Kent State, 1989–90: defensive backs 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.