Frank Camp
Frank Camp went 69–68–2 as a head coach, 1946–1968, at Louisville. Wikipedia’s season articles record 11 seasons differently (1949, 8–3, 1950, 3–6–1, 1951, 5–4, 1953, 1–7, 1954, 3–6, 1956, 6–3, 1957, 9–1, 1958, 4–4, 1959, 6–4, 1960, 7–2 and 1961, 6–3); by them his record is 118–95–2. Share
Five seasons our game records don’t credit to him come from the coach’s Wikipedia article: 1946–48, 1952, 1955 at Louisville (on file under another coach). They’re marked in the table.
- Record
- 69–68–2 career
- Seasons
- 23
- Schools
- 1
- Final AP top 10
- 0 seasons
- Best season
- 1957 2–0
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | Conference finish | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 | Louisville * | 6–2 | 4th | |||
| 1947 | Louisville * | 7–0–1 | T–1st | |||
| 1948 | Louisville * | 5–5 | T–3rd | |||
| 1949 | Louisville | 1–1 (Wikipedia: 8–3) | 2nd | |||
| 1950 | Louisville | 0–3–1 (Wikipedia: 3–6–1) | ||||
| 1951 | Louisville | 3–1 (Wikipedia: 5–4) | ||||
| 1952 | Louisville * | 3–5 | ||||
| 1953 | Louisville | 0–1 (Wikipedia: 1–7) | ||||
| 1954 | Louisville | 0–1 (Wikipedia: 3–6) | ||||
| 1955 | Louisville * | 7–2 | ||||
| 1956 | Louisville | 0–1 (Wikipedia: 6–3) | ||||
| 1957 | Louisville | 2–0 (Wikipedia: 9–1) | Sun Bowl W | |||
| 1958 | Louisville | 0–2 (Wikipedia: 4–4) | ||||
| 1959 | Louisville | 1–2 (Wikipedia: 6–4) | ||||
| 1960 | Louisville | 1–1 (Wikipedia: 7–2) | ||||
| 1961 | Louisville | 1–3 (Wikipedia: 6–3) | ||||
| 1962 | Louisville | 6–4 | ||||
| 1963 | Louisville | 3–7 | 5th | |||
| 1964 | Louisville | 1–9 | 5th | |||
| 1965 | Louisville | 6–4 | 2nd | |||
| 1966 | Louisville | 6–4 | T–4th | |||
| 1967 | Louisville | 5–5 | 4th | |||
| 1968 | Louisville | 5–5 | T–4th |
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
Ken KortasNo. 9 pick, 1964- Lenny LylesNo. 11 pick, 1958
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 ranked teams | 2 | 0–1–1 | 25% |
| Against top-10 teams | 1 | 0–0–1 | 50% |
| Against rivals | 10 | 0–9–1 | 5% |
| Conference games | 22 | 6–16 | 27% |
| Bowls and playoffs | 1 | 1–0 | 100% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 36 | 11–24–1 | 32% |
| At home | 50 | 24–26 | 48% |
| On the road | 45 | 16–28–1 | 37% |
| At neutral sites | 1 | 1–0 | 100% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 53 | 28–25 | 53% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 43 | 13–29–1 | 31% |
His own 96 games on file, 1949–1968, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Odus Mitchell 1958–1966 | 3–5 | North Texas | 8 | |
| Glenn Dobbs 1962–1968 | 2–5 | Tulsa | 7 | |
| Charlie Snyder 1962–1967 | 5–1 | Marshall | 6 | |
| Billy Murphy 1961–1968 | 0–5 | Memphis | 5 | |
| Bud Kerr 1956–1959 | 2–2 | Dayton | 4 | |
| John McVay 1965–1968 | 2–2 | Dayton | 4 | |
| Leo Strang 1964–1967 | 1–3 | Kent State | 4 | |
| Stan Zajdel 1960–1962 | 2–1 | Dayton | 3 | |
| Clarence Stasavich 1965–1967 | 1–2 | East Carolina | 3 | |
| Edward Doherty 1959–1961 | 0–3 | Xavier | 3 |
Frank Camp’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 | 13 | 8–5 |
| North Texasseries | 10 | 3–7 |
| Marshallseries | 7 | 6–1 |
| Wichita Stateseries | 7 | 4–3 |
| Kent Stateseries | 7 | 3–4 |
| Tulsaseries | 7 | 2–5 |
| Southern Illinoisseries | 6 | 4–2 |
| Drakeseries | 6 | 4–2 |
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1946–68 | Louisville | Head coach |
Every job as the infobox of his Wikipedia article lists it (CC BY-SA), assistant jobs included.