Frank Moseley
Frank Moseley went 54–42–4 as a head coach, 1951–1960, at Virginia Tech. Share
- Record
- 54–42–4 career
- Seasons
- 10
- Schools
- 1
- Final AP top 10
- 0 seasons
- Best season
- 1954 8–0–1, No. 16
Season by season
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| Season | School | Record | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | Virginia Tech | 2–8 | ||
| 1952 | Virginia Tech | 5–6 | ||
| 1953 | Virginia Tech | 5–5 | ||
| 1954 | Virginia Tech | 8–0–1 | 16 | |
| 1955 | Virginia Tech | 6–3–1 | ||
| 1956 | Virginia Tech | 7–2–1 | ||
| 1957 | Virginia Tech | 4–6 | ||
| 1958 | Virginia Tech | 5–4–1 | ||
| 1959 | Virginia Tech | 6–4 | ||
| 1960 | Virginia Tech | 6–4 |
Each season links to the team’s season page; bowls and playoff games link to the game.
How his teams did
| Kind of game | Games | Record | Won |
|---|---|---|---|
| Against ranked teams | 8 | 1–7 | 13% |
| Against top-10 teams | 2 | 0–2 | 0% |
| Against rivals | 27 | 15–12 | 56% |
| Conference games | 51 | 27–22–2 | 55% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 42 | 21–17–4 | 55% |
| At home | 35 | 22–10–3 | 67% |
| On the road | 45 | 19–25–1 | 43% |
| At neutral sites | 20 | 13–7 | 65% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 64 | 45–16–3 | 73% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 36 | 9–26–1 | 26% |
His own 100 games on file, 1951–1960, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edwin Merrick 1951–1960 | 9–0–1 | Richmond | 10 | |
| John McKenna 1953–1960 | 5–3 | VMI | 8 | |
| Earle Edwards 1954–1960 | 3–3–1 | NC State | 7 | |
| Thomas Nugent 1951–1958 | 3–3 | VMI, Florida State | 6 | |
| Jack Freeman 1952–1956 | 2–2–1 | William & Mary | 5 | |
| Art Lewis 1952–1959 | 1–4 | West Virginia | 5 | |
| Milt Drewer 1957–1960 | 3–1 | William & Mary | 4 | |
| Frank Howard 1954–1960 | 1–3 | Clemson | 4 | |
| Paul Amen 1956–1959 | 1–2–1 | Wake Forest | 4 | |
| Ned McDonald 1953–1955 | 3–0 | Virginia | 3 |
Frank Moseley’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 |
|---|---|---|
| Richmondseries | 10 | 9–0–1 |
| Virginiaseries | 10 | 7–3 |
| VMIseries | 10 | 6–4 |
| William & Maryseries | 10 | 5–4–1 |
| NC Stateseries | 8 | 3–4–1 |
| Wake Forestseries | 7 | 3–3–1 |
| West Virginiaseries | 6 | 2–4 |
| Florida Stateseries | 5 | 2–3 |