Gene Corum
Gene Corum went 29–30–2 as a head coach, 1960–1965, at West Virginia. Share
- Record
- 29–30–2 career
- Seasons
- 6
- Schools
- 1
- Final AP top 10
- 0 seasons
- Best season
- 1962 8–2
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | Conference finish | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | West Virginia | 0–8–2 | 9th | |||
| 1961 | West Virginia | 4–6 | T–3rd | |||
| 1962 | West Virginia | 8–2 | 2nd | |||
| 1963 | West Virginia | 4–6 | 2nd | |||
| 1964 | West Virginia | 7–4 | 1st | Liberty Bowl L | ||
| 1965 | West Virginia | 6–4 | 1st |
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
Dick LeftridgeNo. 3 pick, 1966
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 | 5 | 1–4 | 20% |
| Against top-10 teams | 5 | 1–4 | 20% |
| Against rivals | 25 | 9–16 | 36% |
| Conference games | 23 | 18–4–1 | 80% |
| Bowls and playoffs | 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 17 | 11–4–2 | 71% |
| At home | 29 | 15–12–2 | 55% |
| On the road | 31 | 14–17 | 45% |
| At neutral sites | 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 29 | 18–10–1 | 64% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 32 | 11–20–1 | 36% |
His own 61 games on file, 1960–1965, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Michelosen 1960–1965 | 3–3 | Pittsburgh | 6 | |
| Ben Schwartzwalder 1960–1965 | 2–4 | Syracuse | 6 | |
| Rip Engle 1960–1965 | 0–6 | Penn State | 6 | |
| Jerry Claiborne 1961–1965 | 4–1 | Virginia Tech | 5 | |
| Edwin Merrick 1960–1965 | 2–1–1 | Richmond | 4 | |
| Eddie Teague 1962–1965 | 3–0 | The Citadel | 3 |
Gene Corum’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 |
|---|---|---|
| George Washingtonseries | 6 | 5–1 |
| Virginia Techseries | 6 | 4–2 |
| Pittsburghseries | 6 | 3–3 |
| Syracuseseries | 6 | 2–4 |
| Penn Stateseries | 6 | 0–6 |
| William & Maryseries | 4 | 4–0 |
| Richmondseries | 4 | 2–1–1 |
| Boston Universityseries | 4 | 2–1–1 |
Other roles
- Team captain, West Virginia 1947
From each season’s Wikipedia article.
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1948–49 | Point Marion HS (PA) high school | Head coach | |
| 1950–59 | West Virginia | Ends coach | |
| 1960–65 | West Virginia | Head coach |
Every job as the infobox of his Wikipedia article lists it (CC BY-SA), assistant jobs included.
Coaching tree
Worked under
- Art LewisWest Virginia
Assistants who became head coaches
- Galen HallFlorida, Orlando Thunder, Charlotte Rage, Rhein Fire, Orlando Rage
- Jim RaglandTennessee Tech
Worked under (1)
| Head coach | Team | Years | His job | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Art Lewis | West Virginia | 1950–59 | Ends coach |
Coached under him, later head coaches (2)
| Coach | With him | Head coach at | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Galen Hall | West Virginia, 1964–65: tight ends coach | Florida, Orlando Thunder, Charlotte Rage, Rhein Fire, Orlando Rage | |
| Jim Ragland | West Virginia, 1965: assistant coach | Tennessee Tech |
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.