Gene McDowell
Gene McDowell went 86–61 as a head coach, 1985–1997, at UCF. Share
11 seasons our game records don’t credit to him come from the coach’s Wikipedia article: 1985–95 at UCF (on file under another coach). They’re marked in the table.
- Record
- 86–61 career
- Seasons
- 13
- Schools
- 1
- Final AP top 10
- 0 seasons
- Best season
- 1996 5–6
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | Conference finish | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | UCF * | 4–7 | ||||
| 1986 | UCF * | 6–5 | ||||
| 1987 | UCF * | 9–4 | NCAA Division II Semifinal L | |||
| 1988 | UCF * | 6–5 | ||||
| 1989 | UCF * | 7–3 | ||||
| 1990 | UCF * | 10–4 | NCAA Division I-AA Semifinal L | |||
| 1991 | UCF * | 6–5 | ||||
| 1992 | UCF * | 6–4 | ||||
| 1993 | UCF * | 9–3 | NCAA Division I-AA First Round L | |||
| 1994 | UCF * | 7–4 | ||||
| 1995 | UCF * | 6–5 | ||||
| 1996 | UCF | 5–6 | ||||
| 1997 | UCF | 5–6 |
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.
How his teams did
| Kind of game | Games | Record | Won |
|---|---|---|---|
| Against ranked teams | 2 | 0–2 | 0% |
| Against top-10 teams | 2 | 0–2 | 0% |
| Against rivals | 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 8 | 2–6 | 25% |
| At home | 9 | 8–1 | 89% |
| On the road | 13 | 2–11 | 15% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 10 | 8–2 | 80% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 12 | 2–10 | 17% |
His own 22 games on file, 1996–1997, 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.
Most-faced opponents
| Opponent | Games | Record |
|---|---|---|
| Samfordseries | 2 | 2–0 |
| UL Monroeseries | 2 | 0–2 |
| South Carolinaseries | 2 | 0–2 |
| UABseries | 1 | 1–0 |
| Idahoseries | 1 | 1–0 |
| Bowling Greenseries | 1 | 1–0 |
| Eastern Michiganseries | 1 | 1–0 |
| Illinois Stateseries | 1 | 1–0 |
Other roles
- Team captain, Florida State 1962
From each season’s Wikipedia article.
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970–73 | Kansas State | Assistant coach | |
| 1974–75 | Florida State | Defensive ends coach | |
| 1976–84 | Florida State | Linebackers coach | |
| 1985–97 | UCF | Head coach |
Every job as the infobox of his Wikipedia article lists it (CC BY-SA), assistant jobs included.
Coaching tree
Worked under
- Vince GibsonKansas State
- Darrell MudraFlorida State
- Bobby BowdenFlorida State
Assistants who became head coaches
- Al SeagravesElon
- Alan GoochUCF
- Bill CubitWestern Michigan, Illinois, Widener
- Mike KruczekUCF
- Rick StockstillMiddle Tennessee
- Todd StroudWest Alabama
- Karl DorrellUCLA, Colorado
- Mark SnyderMarshall, Shawnee State
- Brian VanGorderWayne State (MI), Georgia Southern
Worked under (3)
| Head coach | Team | Years | His job | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vince Gibson | Kansas State | 1970–73 | Assistant coach | |
| Darrell Mudra | Florida State | 1974–75 | Defensive ends coach | |
| Bobby Bowden | Florida State | 1976–84 | Linebackers coach |
Coached under him, later head coaches (9)
| Coach | With him | Head coach at | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Al Seagraves | UCF, 1985: defensive coordinator | Elon | |
| Alan Gooch | UCF, 1985: defensive backs coach; 1986–97: running backs coach | UCF | |
| Bill Cubit | UCF, 1985: assistant head coach and defensive backs coach | Western Michigan, Illinois, Widener | |
| Mike Kruczek | UCF, 1985–97: offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach | UCF | |
| Rick Stockstill | UCF, 1985–88: assistant head coach and wide receivers coach | Middle Tennessee | |
| Todd Stroud | UCF, 1986: defensive line coach | West Alabama | |
| Karl Dorrell | UCF, 1989: wide receivers coach | UCLA, Colorado | |
| Mark Snyder | UCF, 1989: graduate assistant; 1990: linebackers coach | Marshall, Shawnee State | |
| Brian VanGorder | UCF, 1995–96: linebackers and special teams coach; 1997: assistant head coach and defensive coordinator | Wayne State (MI), Georgia Southern |
Other assistants under him (1)
| Coach | With him | |
|---|---|---|
| Willie Martinez | UCF, 1995–96: defensive coordinator and secondary 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.