Frank Lauterbur
Frank Lauterbur went 52–60–3 as a head coach, 1963–1973, at Toledo and Iowa. Share
- Record
- 52–60–3 career
- Seasons
- 11
- Schools
- 2
- Final AP top 10
- 0 seasons
- Best season
- 1970 12–0, No. 12
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | Conference finish | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | Toledo | 2–7 | T–6th | |||
| 1964 | Toledo | 2–8 | 7th | |||
| 1965 | Toledo | 5–5 | T–5th | |||
| 1966 | Toledo | 2–7–1 | T–6th | |||
| 1967 | Toledo | 9–1 | 1st | |||
| 1968 | Toledo | 5–4–1 | T–3rd | |||
| 1969 | Toledo | 11–0 | 1st | Tangerine Bowl W | ||
| 1970 | Toledo | 12–0 | 1st | Tangerine Bowl W | 12 | |
| 1971 | Iowa | 1–10 | 10th | |||
| 1972 | Iowa | 3–7–1 | 8th | |||
| 1973 | Iowa | 0–11 | T–9th |
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
Craig ClemonsNo. 12 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.
How his teams did
| Kind of game | Games | Record | Won |
|---|---|---|---|
| Against ranked teams | 10 | 0–10 | 0% |
| Against top-10 teams | 6 | 0–6 | 0% |
| Against rivals | 25 | 10–14–1 | 42% |
| Conference games | 72 | 26–44–2 | 38% |
| Bowls and playoffs | 2 | 2–0 | 100% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 38 | 12–23–3 | 36% |
| At home | 57 | 29–25–3 | 54% |
| On the road | 56 | 21–35 | 38% |
| At neutral sites | 2 | 2–0 | 100% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 52 | 38–12–2 | 75% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 63 | 14–48–1 | 23% |
His own 115 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bo Schembechler 1963–1973 | 1–8 | Miami (OH), Michigan | 9 | |
| Bill Hess 1963–1970 | 4–4 | Ohio | 8 | |
| Bill Doolittle 1964–1970 | 5–2 | Western Michigan | 7 | |
| John McVay 1965–1970 | 4–2 | Dayton | 6 | |
| Charlie Snyder 1963–1967 | 2–3 | Marshall | 5 | |
| Leo Strang 1964–1967 | 2–2 | Kent State | 4 | |
| Alexander F. Bell 1963–1966 | 1–3 | Villanova | 4 | |
| Jack Gregory 1967–1969 | 3–0 | Villanova | 3 | |
| Dave Puddington 1968–1970 | 3–0 | Kent State | 3 | |
| Don Nehlen 1968–1970 | 2–0–1 | Bowling Green | 3 |
Frank Lauterbur’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 |
|---|---|---|
| Marshallseries | 8 | 5–3 |
| Kent Stateseries | 8 | 5–3 |
| Western Michiganseries | 8 | 5–3 |
| Ohioseries | 8 | 4–4 |
| Bowling Greenseries | 8 | 3–4–1 |
| Miami (OH)series | 8 | 3–5 |
| Villanovaseries | 7 | 4–3 |
| Daytonseries | 7 | 4–3 |
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1953–54 | Kent State | Assistant coach | |
| 1955–56 | Baltimore Colts NFL | Assistant coach | |
| 1957–61 | Army | Offensive line coach | |
| 1962 | Pittsburgh | Assistant coach | |
| 1963–70 | Toledo | Head coach | |
| 1971–73 | Iowa | Head coach | |
| 1975–77 | Baltimore Colts NFL | Defensive backs coach | |
| 1978–81 | Los Angeles Rams NFL | Linebackers coach | |
| 1982 | Seattle Seahawks NFL | Defensive line coach | |
| 1984 | Pittsburgh Maulers USFL | Defensive line coach | |
| 1985 | Orlando Renegades USFL | Defensive coordinator and linebackers coach |
Every job as the infobox of his Wikipedia article lists it (CC BY-SA), assistant jobs included.
Coaching tree
Worked under
- Trevor ReesKent State
- Red BlaikArmy
- Dale HallArmy
- John MichelosenPittsburgh
- Ellis RainsbergerPittsburgh Maulers
- Joe PendryPittsburgh Maulers
- Lee CorsoOrlando Renegades
Assistants who became head coaches
- Jack MurphyToledo, Heidelberg
- Jerry BerndtPennsylvania, Rice, Temple, DePauw
- Charlie SnyderMarshall
- Dick StrahmFindlay
- Steve SzaboEdinboro
- Andy MacDonaldNorthern Arizona
- Jack HarbaughWestern Michigan, Western Kentucky
- Dennis GreenNorthwestern, Stanford, Minnesota Vikings, Arizona Cardinals, California Redwoods / Sacramento Mountain Lions
Worked under (7)
| Head coach | Team | Years | His job | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trevor Rees | Kent State | 1953–54 | Assistant coach | |
| Red Blaik | Army | 1957–58 | Offensive line coach | |
| Dale Hall | Army | 1959–61 | Offensive line coach | |
| John Michelosen | Pittsburgh | 1962 | Assistant coach | |
| Ellis Rainsberger | Pittsburgh Maulers pro | 1984 | Defensive line coach | |
| Joe Pendry | Pittsburgh Maulers pro | 1984 | Defensive line coach | |
| Lee Corso | Orlando Renegades pro | 1985 | Defensive coordinator and linebackers coach |
Coached under him, later head coaches (8)
| Coach | With him | Head coach at | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Murphy | Toledo, 1963–69: assistant coach | Toledo, Heidelberg | |
| Jerry Berndt | Toledo, 1969: graduate assistant | Pennsylvania, Rice, Temple, DePauw | |
| Charlie Snyder | Toledo, 1970: wide receivers coach | Marshall | |
| Dick Strahm | Toledo, 1970: defensive coordinator | Findlay | |
| Steve Szabo | Toledo, 1970: freshman coach; Iowa, 1971–73: special teams and linebackers coach | Edinboro | |
| Andy MacDonald | Iowa, 1971–73: assistant coach | Northern Arizona | |
| Jack Harbaugh | Iowa, 1971–73: assistant coach | Western Michigan, Western Kentucky | |
| Dennis Green | Iowa, 1972: graduate assistant | Northwestern, Stanford, Minnesota Vikings, Arizona Cardinals, California Redwoods / Sacramento Mountain Lions |
Other assistants under him (2)
| Coach | With him | |
|---|---|---|
| Dave Hardy | Toledo, 1970: offensive coordinator | |
| Howard Vernon | Iowa, 1973: offensive coordinator |
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.