Don Robbins
Don Robbins went 20–24 as a head coach in the games on file: 1970 at Idaho, 1971 at Idaho, 1972 at Idaho and 1973 at Idaho. His full head-coaching career isn’t in our records. Share
- Record
- 20–24 games on file
- Seasons
- 4
- Schools
- 1
- Final AP top 10
- 0 seasons
- Best season
- 1971 8–3
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Idaho | 4–7 | ||
| 1971 | Idaho | 8–3 | ||
| 1972 | Idaho | 4–7 | ||
| 1973 | Idaho | 4–7 |
Each season links to the team’s season page; bowls and playoff games link to the game.
How his teams did
| Kind of game | Games | Record | Won |
|---|---|---|---|
| Against rivals | 14 | 6–8 | 43% |
| Conference games | 19 | 11–8 | 58% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 9 | 7–2 | 78% |
| At home | 19 | 11–8 | 58% |
| On the road | 25 | 9–16 | 36% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 20 | 11–9 | 55% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 24 | 9–15 | 38% |
His own 44 games on file, 1970–1973, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chuck Mills 1970–1972 | 1–2 | Utah State | 3 | |
| Jim Sweeney 1970–1973 | 0–3 | Washington State | 3 |
Don Robbins’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 |
|---|---|---|
| Montanaseries | 4 | 3–1 |
| Weber Stateseries | 4 | 3–1 |
| Montana Stateseries | 4 | 2–2 |
| Idaho Stateseries | 4 | 2–2 |
| Boise Stateseries | 3 | 1–2 |
| Utah Stateseries | 3 | 1–2 |
| Pacificseries | 3 | 1–2 |
| Washington Stateseries | 3 | 0–3 |
Coaching tree
Assistants who became head coaches
- Al ConoverRice
- Bobby ThompsonNorthwestern Oklahoma State
- Don MatthewsIdaho, Edmonton Eskimos (DC), BC Lions, Toronto Argonauts, Orlando Thunder, Saskatchewan Roughriders, Baltimore Stallions, Edmonton Eskimos, Montreal Alouettes
Coached under him, later head coaches (3)
| Coach | With him | Head coach at | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Al Conover | Idaho, 1970: assistant coach | Rice | |
| Bobby Thompson | Idaho, 1970–72: offensive coordinator | Northwestern Oklahoma State | |
| Don Matthews | Idaho, 1971–72: offensive line coach; 1973: offensive coordinator | Idaho, Edmonton Eskimos (DC), BC Lions, Toronto Argonauts, Orlando Thunder, Saskatchewan Roughriders, Baltimore Stallions, Edmonton Eskimos, Montreal Alouettes |
Other assistants under him (2)
| Coach | With him | |
|---|---|---|
| Ray Fulton | Idaho, 1970–72: defensive coordinator | |
| Tom Roth | Idaho, 1973: 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.