Earle Edwards
Earle Edwards went 77–88–8 as a head coach, 1954–1970, at NC State. Wikipedia’s season articles record one season differently (1965, 7–3); by them his record is 78–87–8. Share
- Record
- 77–88–8 career
- Seasons
- 17
- Schools
- 1
- Final AP top 10
- 0 seasons
- Best season
- 1957 7–1–2, No. 15
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | Conference finish | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 | NC State | 2–8 | T–8th | |||
| 1955 | NC State | 4–5–1 | T–6th | |||
| 1956 | NC State | 3–7 | 6th | |||
| 1957 | NC State | 7–1–2 | 1st | 15 | ||
| 1958 | NC State | 2–7–1 | 7th | |||
| 1959 | NC State | 1–9 | T–7th | |||
| 1960 | NC State | 6–3–1 | 2nd | |||
| 1961 | NC State | 4–6 | T–5th | |||
| 1962 | NC State | 3–6–1 | T–4th | |||
| 1963 | NC State | 8–3 | T–1st | Liberty Bowl L | ||
| 1964 | NC State | 5–5 | 1st | |||
| 1965 | NC State | 6–4 (Wikipedia: 7–3) | T–1st | |||
| 1966 | NC State | 5–5 | 2nd | |||
| 1967 | NC State | 9–2 | 2nd | Liberty Bowl W | 17 | |
| 1968 | NC State | 6–4 | 1st | |||
| 1969 | NC State | 3–6–1 | 2nd | |||
| 1970 | NC State | 3–7–1 | 5th |
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
Dennis ByrdConsensus All‑American, 1967
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 | 12 | 2–9–1 | 21% |
| Against top-10 teams | 8 | 2–5–1 | 31% |
| Against rivals | 64 | 28–33–3 | 46% |
| Conference games | 105 | 55–45–5 | 55% |
| Bowls and playoffs | 2 | 1–1 | 50% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 85 | 35–42–8 | 46% |
| At home | 66 | 34–27–5 | 55% |
| On the road | 98 | 40–55–3 | 42% |
| At neutral sites | 9 | 3–6 | 33% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 73 | 47–23–3 | 66% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 100 | 30–65–5 | 33% |
His own 173 games on file, 1954–1970, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frank Howard 1956–1968 | 4–8 | Clemson | 12 | |
| Bill Murray 1954–1965 | 2–9–1 | Duke | 12 | |
| Thomas Nugent 1954–1965 | 5–6 | Florida State, Maryland | 11 | |
| James Hickey 1959–1966 | 3–5 | North Carolina | 8 | |
| Frank Moseley 1954–1960 | 3–3–1 | Virginia Tech | 7 | |
| Pie Vann 1958–1966 | 3–4 | Southern Miss | 7 | |
| George Blackburn 1965–1970 | 6–0 | Virginia | 6 | |
| Bill Peterson 1963–1969 | 2–4 | Florida State | 6 | |
| William Tate 1964–1968 | 4–1 | Wake Forest | 5 | |
| Marvin Bass 1961–1965 | 3–2 | South Carolina | 5 |
Earle Edwards’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 |
|---|---|---|
| North Carolinaseries | 17 | 9–8 |
| Wake Forestseries | 17 | 9–7–1 |
| Dukeseries | 17 | 5–10–2 |
| Marylandseries | 16 | 10–6 |
| South Carolinaseries | 14 | 6–6–2 |
| Virginiaseries | 12 | 12–0 |
| Clemsonseries | 12 | 4–8 |
| Florida Stateseries | 10 | 3–7 |
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1934–35 | Ebensburg-Cambria HS (PA) high school | Head coach | |
| 1936–48 | Penn State | Assistant coach | |
| 1949–53 | Michigan State | Ends coach | |
| 1954–70 | NC State | Head coach |
Every job as the infobox of his Wikipedia article lists it (CC BY-SA), assistant jobs included.
Coaching tree
Worked under
- Bob HigginsPenn State
- Biggie MunnMichigan State
Assistants who became head coaches
- Al MichaelsNC State
- Claude GibsonTulsa, Mars Hill
- Jim DonnanGeorgia, Marshall
Worked under (2)
| Head coach | Team | Years | His job | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Higgins | Penn State | 1936–48 | Assistant coach | |
| Biggie Munn | Michigan State | 1949–53 | Ends coach |
Coached under him, later head coaches (3)
| Coach | With him | Head coach at | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Al Michaels | NC State, 1954–70: defensive coordinator | NC State | |
| Claude Gibson | NC State, 1967: defensive backs coach | Tulsa, Mars Hill | |
| Jim Donnan | NC State, 1969–70: freshman coach | Georgia, Marshall |
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.