Emory Bellard
Emory Bellard went 85–69 as a head coach, 1972–1985, at Texas A&M and Mississippi State. Share
- Record
- 85–69 career
- Seasons
- 14
- Schools
- 2
- Final AP top 10
- 1 season
- Best season
- 1976 10–2, No. 7
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | Conference finish | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Texas A&M | 3–8 | T–7th | |||
| 1973 | Texas A&M | 5–6 | 6th | |||
| 1974 | Texas A&M | 8–3 | T–2nd | 16 | ||
| 1975 | Texas A&M | 10–2 | T–1st | Liberty Bowl L | 11 | |
| 1976 | Texas A&M | 10–2 | 3rd | Sun Bowl W | 7 | |
| 1977 | Texas A&M | 8–4 | 5th | Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl L | ||
| 1978 | Texas A&M coached six of 12 games | 4–2 | ||||
| 1979 | Mississippi State | 3–8 | 8th | |||
| 1980 | Mississippi State | 9–3 | 3rd | Sun Bowl L | 19 | |
| 1981 | Mississippi State | 8–4 | 3rd | Hall of Fame Classic W | 17 | |
| 1982 | Mississippi State | 5–6 | 8th | |||
| 1983 | Mississippi State | 3–8 | 8th | |||
| 1984 | Mississippi State | 4–7 | T–9th | |||
| 1985 | Mississippi State | 5–6 | 10th |
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
Johnie CooksNo. 2 pick, 1982
Pat ThomasConsensus All‑American, 1974 and 1975- Robert JacksonConsensus All‑American, 1976
- Tony FranklinConsensus All‑American, 1976
- Ed SimoniniConsensus All‑American, 1975
- Michael HaddixNo. 8 pick, 1983
- Bubba BeanNo. 9 pick, 1976
- Glen CollinsNo. 26 pick, 1982
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 | 45 | 12–33 | 27% |
| Against top-10 teams | 23 | 7–16 | 30% |
| Against rivals | 57 | 29–28 | 51% |
| Conference games | 89 | 44–45 | 49% |
| Bowls and playoffs | 5 | 2–3 | 40% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 47 | 23–24 | 49% |
| At home | 72 | 48–24 | 67% |
| On the road | 76 | 34–42 | 45% |
| At neutral sites | 6 | 3–3 | 50% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 88 | 66–22 | 75% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 66 | 19–47 | 29% |
His own 154 games on file, 1972–1985, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grant Teaff 1972–1978 | 5–2 | Baylor | 7 | |
| Steve Sloan 1975–1982 | 4–3 | Texas Tech, Ole Miss | 7 | |
| Frank Broyles 1972–1976 | 3–2 | Arkansas | 5 | |
| Charles McClendon 1972–1979 | 2–3 | LSU | 5 | |
| Darrell Royal 1972–1976 | 2–3 | Texas | 5 | |
| Charley Pell 1979–1983 | 2–3 | Florida | 5 | |
| Pat Dye 1981–1985 | 1–4 | Auburn | 5 | |
| Jerry Stovall 1980–1983 | 4–0 | LSU | 4 | |
| Rex Dockery 1978–1983 | 3–1 | Texas Tech, Memphis | 4 | |
| Al Conover 1972–1975 | 2–2 | Rice | 4 |
Emory Bellard’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 |
|---|---|---|
| LSUseries | 11 | 7–4 |
| Memphisseries | 8 | 5–3 |
| Floridaseries | 8 | 3–5 |
| Ole Missseries | 8 | 3–5 |
| Baylorseries | 7 | 5–2 |
| Texas Techseries | 7 | 4–3 |
| Auburnseries | 7 | 2–5 |
| Southern Missseries | 7 | 2–5 |
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1952–54 | Ingleside HS (TX) high school | Head coach | |
| 1955–59 | Breckenridge HS (TX) high school | Head coach | |
| 1960–66 | San Angelo Central HS (TX) high school | Head coach | |
| 1967–71 | Texas | Offensive coordinator | |
| 1972–78 | Texas A&M | Head coach | |
| 1979–85 | Mississippi State | Head coach | |
| 1988–93 | Spring Westfield HS (TX) high school | Head coach |
Every job as the infobox of his Wikipedia article lists it (CC BY-SA), assistant jobs included.
Coaching tree
Worked under
- Darrell RoyalTexas
Assistants who became head coaches
- Spike DykesTexas Tech
- Ben HurtMiddle Tennessee
- R.C. SlocumTexas A&M
- Gil BartoshUTEP
- Tom WilsonTexas A&M
- Greg DavisTulane
- Phil BennettSMU, Pittsburgh, North Texas
- Bruce AriansTemple, Indianapolis Colts, Arizona Cardinals, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
- John JenkinsHouston, Ottawa Renegades
- Bob ValesenteKansas
- Doug BarfieldAuburn
- Lee MoonKansas State
- and 1 more
Worked under (1)
| Head coach | Team | Years | His job | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darrell Royal | Texas | 1967–71 | Offensive coordinator |
Coached under him, later head coaches (13)
| Coach | With him | Head coach at | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spike Dykes | SA Central HS (TX), 1962–63: defensive coordinator; Mississippi State, 1979: assistant coach | Texas Tech | |
| Ben Hurt | Texas A&M, 1972–74: offensive coordinator | Middle Tennessee | |
| R.C. Slocum | Texas A&M, 1972: offensive assistant; 1973–78: defensive assistant | Texas A&M | |
| Gil Bartosh | Texas A&M, 1973: running backs coach | UTEP | |
| Tom Wilson | Texas A&M, 1975–78: offensive coordinator | Texas A&M | |
| Greg Davis | Texas A&M, 1978: quarterbacks coach | Tulane | |
| Phil Bennett | Texas A&M, 1978: defensive ends coach | SMU, Pittsburgh, North Texas | |
| Bruce Arians | Mississippi State, 1979–80: wide receivers and running backs coach | Temple, Indianapolis Colts, Arizona Cardinals, Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |
| John Jenkins | Mississippi State, 1979–83: linebackers coach | Houston, Ottawa Renegades | |
| Bob Valesente | Mississippi State, 1980–81: defensive coordinator | Kansas | |
| Doug Barfield | Mississippi State, 1981: running backs and wide receivers coach | Auburn | |
| Lee Moon | Mississippi State, 1982–84: assistant coach | Kansas State | |
| Tom Goode | Mississippi State, 1984–85: offensive line coach | East Mississippi |
Other assistants under him (2)
| Coach | With him | |
|---|---|---|
| Melvin Robertson | Texas A&M, 1972–78: defensive coordinator; Mississippi State, 1979–85: defensive coordinator | |
| Rex Norris | Texas A&M, 1972: assistant 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.
Books
Books: Open Library (CC0); most-reissued first, each linked to its page there.