Dwight Wallace
Dwight Wallace went 40–37 as a head coach, 1978–1984, at Ball State. Share
- Record
- 40–37 career
- Seasons
- 7
- Schools
- 1
- Final AP top 10
- 0 seasons
- Best season
- 1978 10–1
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | Conference finish | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Ball State | 10–1 | 1st | |||
| 1979 | Ball State | 6–5 | T–4th | |||
| 1980 | Ball State | 6–5 | T–5th | |||
| 1981 | Ball State | 4–7 | 8th | |||
| 1982 | Ball State | 5–6 | 8th | |||
| 1983 | Ball State | 6–5 | 5th | |||
| 1984 | Ball State | 3–8 | T–6th |
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 rivals | 17 | 9–8 | 53% |
| Conference games | 57 | 30–27 | 53% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 24 | 15–9 | 63% |
| At home | 38 | 23–15 | 61% |
| On the road | 38 | 17–21 | 45% |
| At neutral sites | 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 47 | 31–16 | 66% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 30 | 9–21 | 30% |
His own 77 games on file, 1978–1984, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dennis Stolz 1978–1984 | 2–5 | Bowling Green | 7 | |
| Herb Deromedi 1978–1984 | 1–6 | Central Michigan | 7 | |
| Brian Burke 1980–1984 | 2–3 | Ohio | 5 | |
| Mike Stock 1978–1981 | 4–0 | Eastern Michigan | 4 | |
| Bill Mallory 1980–1983 | 3–1 | Northern Illinois | 4 | |
| Chuck Stobart 1978–1981 | 2–2 | Toledo | 4 | |
| Elliot Uzelac 1978–1981 | 1–3 | Western Michigan | 4 | |
| Ron Blackledge 1978–1980 | 3–0 | Kent State | 3 | |
| Jack Harbaugh 1982–1984 | 3–0 | Western Michigan | 3 | |
| Tom Reed 1978–1980 | 1–2 | Miami (OH) | 3 |
Dwight Wallace’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 |
|---|---|---|
| Eastern Michiganseries | 7 | 7–0 |
| Northern Illinoisseries | 7 | 6–1 |
| Kent Stateseries | 7 | 5–2 |
| Western Michiganseries | 7 | 4–3 |
| Bowling Greenseries | 7 | 2–5 |
| Indiana Stateseries | 7 | 2–5 |
| Toledoseries | 7 | 2–5 |
| Central Michiganseries | 7 | 1–6 |
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | Bowling Green | Graduate assistant | |
| 1967–69 | Iowa Wesleyan | Offensive coordinator | |
| 1970 | Central Michigan | Assistant coach and freshman head coach | |
| 1971–73 | Ball State | Offensive coordinator | |
| 1974–77 | Colorado | Passing game coordinator and recruiting coordinator | |
| 1978–84 | Ball State | Head coach | |
| 1985–89 | West Virginia | Quarterbacks coach |
Every job as the infobox of his Wikipedia article lists it (CC BY-SA), assistant jobs included.
Coaching tree
Worked under
- Bob GibsonBowling Green
- Roy KramerCentral Michigan
- Dave McClainBall State
- Bill MalloryColorado
- Don NehlenWest Virginia
Assistants who became head coaches
- Ron VanderlindenMaryland
- Tom HollmanWooster, Edinboro
- Tim KishArizona
- Bobby WilliamsMichigan State
- Dave SteckelMissouri State
Worked under (5)
| Head coach | Team | Years | His job | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Gibson | Bowling Green | 1966 | Graduate assistant | |
| Roy Kramer | Central Michigan | 1970 | Assistant coach and freshman head coach | |
| Dave McClain | Ball State | 1971–73 | Offensive coordinator | |
| Bill Mallory | Colorado | 1974–77 | Passing game coordinator and recruiting coordinator | |
| Don Nehlen | West Virginia | 1985–89 | Quarterbacks coach |
Coached under him, later head coaches (5)
| Coach | With him | Head coach at | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ron Vanderlinden | Ball State, 1981–82: offensive line coach | Maryland | |
| Tom Hollman | Ball State, 1981–82: defensive backs coach; 1983–84: assistant head coach and defensive coordinator | Wooster, Edinboro | |
| Tim Kish | Ball State, 1982: quarterbacks coach; 1983: defensive line coach | Arizona | |
| Bobby Williams | Ball State, 1983–84: running backs and safeties coach | Michigan State | |
| Dave Steckel | Ball State, 1984: defensive line coach | Missouri State |
Other assistants under him (1)
| Coach | With him | |
|---|---|---|
| Ted Gill | Ball State, 1978–81: defensive coordinator and defensive line 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.