Doyt Perry
Doyt Perry went 44–6–4 as a head coach, 1955–1964, at Bowling Green. Wikipedia’s season articles record five seasons differently (1956, 8–0–1, 1958, 7–2, 1959, 9–0, 1960, 8–1 and 1961, 8–2); by them his record is 77–11–5. Share
Two seasons our game records don’t credit to him come from the coach’s Wikipedia article: 1955, 1957 at Bowling Green (on file under another coach). They’re marked in the table.
- Record
- 44–6–4 career
- Seasons
- 10
- Schools
- 1
- Final AP top 10
- 0 seasons
- Hall of Fame
- 1988 inducted
- Best season
- 1958 2–0
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | Conference finish | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | Bowling Green * | 7–1–1 | 2nd | |||
| 1956 | Bowling Green | 1–0 (Wikipedia: 8–0–1) | 1st | |||
| 1957 | Bowling Green * | 6–1–2 | 2nd | |||
| 1958 | Bowling Green | 2–0 (Wikipedia: 7–2) | 3rd | |||
| 1959 | Bowling Green | 1–0 (Wikipedia: 9–0) | 1st | |||
| 1960 | Bowling Green | 1–0 (Wikipedia: 8–1) | 2nd | |||
| 1961 | Bowling Green | 2–0 (Wikipedia: 8–2) | 1st | Mercy L | ||
| 1962 | Bowling Green | 7–1–1 | 1st | |||
| 1963 | Bowling Green | 8–2 | 3rd | |||
| 1964 | Bowling Green | 9–1 | 1st |
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. * A season our game records don’t credit to him; its record is the article’s.
Players he coached
Bernie CaseyNo. 9 pick, 1961
Every player from his seasons with a Heisman top-five finish, a national award, consensus All-America honors or a first-round pick.
How his teams did
| Kind of game | Games | Record | Won |
|---|---|---|---|
| Against rivals | 6 | 6–0 | 100% |
| Conference games | 18 | 14–3–1 | 81% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 8 | 7–0–1 | 94% |
| At home | 18 | 16–2 | 89% |
| On the road | 18 | 15–2–1 | 86% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 29 | 26–3 | 90% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 7 | 5–1–1 | 79% |
His own 36 games on file, 1956–1964, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charlie Snyder 1962–1964 | 3–0 | Marshall | 3 | |
| Bill Hess 1962–1964 | 1–2 | Ohio | 3 |
Doyt Perry’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 |
|---|---|---|
| Daytonseries | 6 | 6–0 |
| Southern Illinoisseries | 3 | 3–0 |
| Marshallseries | 3 | 3–0 |
| Kent Stateseries | 3 | 3–0 |
| Toledoseries | 3 | 3–0 |
| Western Michiganseries | 3 | 3–0 |
| Miami (OH)series | 3 | 1–1–1 |
| Ohioseries | 3 | 1–2 |
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1933–42 | Clearview HS (OH) high school | Head coach | |
| 1943 | Upper Arlington HS (OH) high school | Head coach | |
| 1946–50 | Upper Arlington HS (OH) high school | Head coach | |
| 1951–54 | Ohio State | Backfield coach | |
| 1955–64 | Bowling Green | Head coach |
Every job as the infobox of his Wikipedia article lists it (CC BY-SA), assistant jobs included.
Coaching tree
Worked under
- Woody HayesOhio State
Assistants who became head coaches
- Bo SchembechlerMiami (OH), Michigan
- Bob GibsonBowling Green, Charlotte Hornets
- Jim YoungArizona, Purdue, Army
- Bill MalloryMiami (OH), Colorado, Northern Illinois, Indiana
- Dave McClainBall State, Wisconsin
- Roger ThederCalifornia
Worked under (1)
| Head coach | Team | Years | His job | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Woody Hayes | Ohio State | 1951–54 | Backfield coach |
Coached under him, later head coaches (6)
| Coach | With him | Head coach at | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bo Schembechler | Bowling Green, 1955: freshman coach | Miami (OH), Michigan | |
| Bob Gibson | Bowling Green, 1956–64: offensive line coach | Bowling Green, Charlotte Hornets | |
| Jim Young | Bowling Green, 1957: graduate assistant; 1958–59: assistant coach | Arizona, Purdue, Army | |
| Bill Mallory | Bowling Green, 1960–64: assistant coach | Miami (OH), Colorado, Northern Illinois, Indiana | |
| Dave McClain | Bowling Green, 1961: graduate assistant | Ball State, Wisconsin | |
| Roger Theder | Bowling Green, 1963: graduate assistant | California |
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.