Eddie Crowder
Eddie Crowder went 67–49–2 as a head coach, 1963–1973, at Colorado. Share
- Record
- 67–49–2 career
- Seasons
- 11
- Schools
- 1
- Final AP top 10
- 1 season
- Best season
- 1971 10–2, No. 3
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | Conference finish | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | Colorado | 2–8 | 6th | |||
| 1964 | Colorado | 2–8 | 7th | |||
| 1965 | Colorado | 6–2–2 | 3rd | 20 | ||
| 1966 | Colorado | 7–3 | 2nd | |||
| 1967 | Colorado | 9–2 | T–2nd | Bluebonnet Bowl W | 13 | |
| 1968 | Colorado | 4–6 | T–4th | |||
| 1969 | Colorado | 8–3 | 3rd | Liberty Bowl W | 16 | |
| 1970 | Colorado | 6–5 | 4th | Liberty Bowl L | 16 | |
| 1971 | Colorado | 10–2 | 3rd | Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl W | 3 | |
| 1972 | Colorado | 8–4 | T–3rd | Gator Bowl L | 16 | |
| 1973 | Colorado | 5–6 | 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.
Players he coached
Bo MatthewsNo. 2 pick, 1974- Bobby AndersonConsensus All‑American, 1969
- Don PopplewellConsensus All‑American, 1970
- Mike MontlerConsensus All‑American, 1968
- Cullen BryantConsensus All‑American, 1972
- J.V. CainNo. 7 pick, 1974
- Herb OrvisNo. 16 pick, 1972
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 | 28 | 10–18 | 36% |
| Against top-10 teams | 22 | 8–14 | 36% |
| Against rivals | 22 | 9–13 | 41% |
| Conference games | 77 | 39–37–1 | 51% |
| Bowls and playoffs | 5 | 3–2 | 60% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 35 | 19–14–2 | 57% |
| At home | 56 | 36–19–1 | 65% |
| On the road | 57 | 28–28–1 | 50% |
| At neutral sites | 5 | 3–2 | 60% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 67 | 51–15–1 | 77% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 51 | 16–34–1 | 32% |
His own 118 games on file, 1963–1973, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Martin 1963–1973 | 8–2 | Air Force | 10 | |
| Bob Devaney 1963–1972 | 1–9 | Nebraska | 10 | |
| Dan Devine 1963–1970 | 3–5 | Missouri | 8 | |
| Vince Gibson 1967–1973 | 5–2 | Kansas State | 7 | |
| Phil Cutchin 1963–1968 | 2–4 | Oklahoma State | 6 | |
| Chuck Fairbanks 1967–1972 | 2–4 | Oklahoma | 6 | |
| Johnny Majors 1968–1972 | 5–0 | Iowa State | 5 | |
| Clay Stapleton 1963–1967 | 3–1–1 | Iowa State | 5 | |
| Doug Weaver 1963–1966 | 3–1 | Kansas State | 4 | |
| Pepper Rodgers 1967–1970 | 3–1 | Kansas | 4 |
Eddie Crowder’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 |
|---|---|---|
| Iowa Stateseries | 11 | 9–1–1 |
| Kansas Stateseries | 11 | 8–3 |
| Kansasseries | 11 | 7–4 |
| Missouriseries | 11 | 5–6 |
| Oklahoma Stateseries | 11 | 5–6 |
| Oklahomaseries | 11 | 4–7 |
| Nebraskaseries | 11 | 1–10 |
| Air Forceseries | 10 | 8–2 |
Other roles
- Team captain, Oklahoma 1952
From each season’s Wikipedia article.
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | Army | Offensive backs coach | |
| 1956–62 | Oklahoma | Offensive backs coach | |
| 1963–73 | Colorado | Head coach |
Every job as the infobox of his Wikipedia article lists it (CC BY-SA), assistant jobs included.
Coaching tree
Worked under
- Red BlaikArmy
- Bud WilkinsonOklahoma
Assistants who became head coaches
- Rudy FeldmanNew Mexico
- Bill MondtNew Mexico
- Pat CulpepperNorthern Illinois
- Augie TammarielloLouisiana
- Don JamesKent State, Washington
- Jim MoraOccidental, Philadelphia/Baltimore Stars, New Orleans Saints, Indianapolis Colts
- Larry KennanLamar, London Monarchs, Incarnate Word
- Jerry ClaiborneVirginia Tech, Maryland, Kentucky, Augusta Military Academy (VA)
- Kay DaltonTrinidad, Western Colorado, Montreal Alouettes, Northern Colorado
Worked under (2)
| Head coach | Team | Years | His job | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Red Blaik | Army | 1955 | Offensive backs coach | |
| Bud Wilkinson | Oklahoma | 1956–62 | Offensive backs coach |
Coached under him, later head coaches (9)
| Coach | With him | Head coach at | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rudy Feldman | Colorado, 1963–67: chief assistant | New Mexico | |
| Bill Mondt | Colorado, 1964–66: assistant coach | New Mexico | |
| Pat Culpepper | Colorado, 1965: assistant coach; 1968: linebackers | Northern Illinois | |
| Augie Tammariello | Colorado, 1968–73: offensive line coach | Louisiana | |
| Don James | Colorado, 1968–70: defensive coordinator | Kent State, Washington | |
| Jim Mora | Colorado, 1968–73: defensive ends, outside linebackers and defensive backs coach | Occidental, Philadelphia/Baltimore Stars, New Orleans Saints, Indianapolis Colts | |
| Larry Kennan | Colorado, 1969–71: assistant coach | Lamar, London Monarchs, Incarnate Word | |
| Jerry Claiborne | Colorado, 1971: defensive coordinator | Virginia Tech, Maryland, Kentucky, Augusta Military Academy (VA) | |
| Kay Dalton | Colorado, 1971–72: quarterbacks coach; 1973: recruiting | Trinidad, Western Colorado, Montreal Alouettes, Northern Colorado |
Other assistants under him (4)
| Coach | With him | |
|---|---|---|
| Chet Franklin | Colorado, 1963–68: assistant coach; 1969–70: offensive coordinator | |
| Charlie McBride | Colorado, 1965–66: graduate assistant | |
| Steve Sidwell | Colorado, 1966–73: linebackers coach | |
| Dan Radakovich | Colorado, 1972–73: defensive coordinator and linebackers 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.