George Mans
George Mans went 8–12–1 as a head coach, 1974–1975, at Eastern Michigan. Share
One season our game records don’t credit to him comes from the coach’s Wikipedia article: 1974 at Eastern Michigan (on file under another coach). It’s marked in the table.
- Record
- 8–12–1 career
- Seasons
- 2
- Schools
- 1
- Final AP top 10
- 0 seasons
- Best season
- 1975 4–6
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | Conference finish | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Eastern Michigan * | 4–6–1 | ||||
| 1975 | Eastern Michigan | 4–6 |
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 rivals | 2 | 0–2 | 0% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 3 | 1–2 | 33% |
| At home | 5 | 3–2 | 60% |
| On the road | 5 | 1–4 | 20% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 6 | 3–3 | 50% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 4 | 1–3 | 25% |
His own 10 games on file, 1975, 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Indiana Stateseries | 1 | 1–0 |
| Illinois Stateseries | 1 | 1–0 |
| McNeeseseries | 1 | 1–0 |
| UL Monroeseries | 1 | 1–0 |
| Northern Michiganseries | 1 | 0–1 |
| Ball Stateseries | 1 | 0–1 |
| Central Michiganseries | 1 | 0–1 |
| Western Illinoisseries | 1 | 0–1 |
Other roles
- Team captain, Michigan 1961 (his playing career)
From each season’s Wikipedia article.
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | Eastern Michigan | Assistant coach | |
| 1964 | Michigan Tech | Assistant coach | |
| 1966–73 | Michigan | Assistant coach | |
| 1974–75 | Eastern Michigan | Head coach |
Every job as the infobox of his Wikipedia article lists it (CC BY-SA), assistant jobs included.
Coaching tree
Worked under
- Bump ElliottMichigan
- Bo SchembechlerMichigan
Assistants who became head coaches
- Doug GraberRutgers, Montana State, Frankfurt Galaxy
Worked under (2)
| Head coach | Team | Years | His job | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bump Elliott | Michigan | 1966–68 | Assistant coach | |
| Bo Schembechler | Michigan | 1969–73 | Assistant coach |
Coached under him, later head coaches (1)
| Coach | With him | Head coach at | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Doug Graber | Eastern Michigan, 1974–75: defensive coordinator | Rutgers, Montana State, Frankfurt Galaxy |
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.