Grant Teaff
Grant Teaff went 170–151–8 as a head coach, 1960–1992, at McMurry, Angelo State and Baylor. Share
Nine seasons our game records don’t credit to him come from the coach’s Wikipedia article: 1960–65 at McMurry; 1969–71 at Angelo State. They’re marked in the table.
- Record
- 170–151–8 career
- Seasons
- 30
- Schools
- 3
- Final AP top 10
- 0 seasons
- Hall of Fame
- 2001 inducted
- Best season
- 1986 9–3, No. 12
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | Conference finish | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | McMurry * | 3–7 | ||||
| 1961 | McMurry * | 6–4 | ||||
| 1962 | McMurry * | 6–4 | ||||
| 1963 | McMurry * | 3–7 | ||||
| 1964 | McMurry * | 1–8–1 | ||||
| 1965 | McMurry * | 4–5–1 | ||||
| 1966–68: not a college head coach | ||||||
| 1969 | Angelo State * | 6–4 | NA | |||
| 1970 | Angelo State * | 6–4 | T–3rd | |||
| 1971 | Angelo State * | 7–3 | 4th | |||
| 1972 | Baylor | 5–6 | T–4th | |||
| 1973 | Baylor | 2–9 | 8th | |||
| 1974 | Baylor | 8–4 | 1st | Cotton Bowl L | 14 | |
| 1975 | Baylor | 3–6–2 | T–5th | |||
| 1976 | Baylor | 7–3–1 | 4th | 19 | ||
| 1977 | Baylor | 5–6 | T–6th | |||
| 1978 | Baylor | 3–8 | T–6th | |||
| 1979 | Baylor | 8–4 | 4th | Peach Bowl W | 14 | |
| 1980 | Baylor | 10–2 | 1st | Cotton Bowl L | 14 | |
| 1981 | Baylor | 5–6 | T–6th | |||
| 1982 | Baylor | 4–6–1 | 5th | |||
| 1983 | Baylor | 7–4–1 | T–3rd | Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl L | ||
| 1984 | Baylor | 5–6 | 6th | |||
| 1985 | Baylor | 9–3 | T–2nd | Liberty Bowl W | 17 | |
| 1986 | Baylor | 9–3 | T–2nd | Bluebonnet Bowl W | 12 | |
| 1987 | Baylor | 6–5 | T–5th | |||
| 1988 | Baylor | 6–5 | T–4th | |||
| 1989 | Baylor | 5–6 | T–4th | |||
| 1990 | Baylor | 6–4–1 | T–3rd | |||
| 1991 | Baylor | 8–4 | T–2nd | Copper Bowl L | ||
| 1992 | Baylor | 7–5 | T–2nd | John Hancock Bowl W | ||
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.
Players he coached
Thomas Everett1986 Jim Thorpe Award- Greg HawthorneNo. 28 pick, 1979
- James FrancisNo. 12 pick, 1990
- Walter AbercrombieNo. 12 pick, 1982
Every player from his seasons with a Heisman top-five finish, a national award, consensus All-America honors or a first-round pick. Photos: Wikimedia Commons, free licenses; credits on each player’s page.
How his teams did
| Kind of game | Games | Record | Won |
|---|---|---|---|
| Against ranked teams | 72 | 20–49–3 | 30% |
| Against top-10 teams | 30 | 5–24–1 | 18% |
| Against rivals | 101 | 55–43–3 | 56% |
| Conference games | 161 | 83–74–4 | 53% |
| Bowls and playoffs | 8 | 4–4 | 50% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 96 | 47–43–6 | 52% |
| At home | 114 | 71–39–4 | 64% |
| On the road | 117 | 53–62–2 | 46% |
| At neutral sites | 8 | 4–4 | 50% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 124 | 93–28–3 | 76% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 115 | 35–77–3 | 32% |
His own 239 games on file, 1972–1992, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Yeoman 1976–1986 | 4–6–1 | Houston | 11 | |
| Fred Akers 1977–1986 | 4–6 | Texas | 10 | |
| Jim Wacker 1983–1991 | 6–3 | TCU | 9 | |
| Lou Holtz 1977–1983 | 3–4 | Arkansas | 7 | |
| Emory Bellard 1972–1978 | 2–5 | Texas A&M | 7 | |
| Jackie Sherrill 1982–1988 | 2–4–1 | Texas A&M | 7 | |
| F. Dry 1977–1982 | 5–1 | TCU | 6 | |
| Ron Meyer 1976–1981 | 4–2 | SMU | 6 | |
| Ray Alborn 1978–1983 | 4–2 | Rice | 6 | |
| David McWilliams 1986–1991 | 4–2 | Texas Tech, Texas | 6 |
Grant Teaff’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 |
|---|---|---|
| TCUseries | 21 | 16–5 |
| Riceseries | 21 | 15–6 |
| Texas Techseries | 21 | 11–10 |
| Texasseries | 21 | 10–11 |
| Texas A&Mseries | 21 | 7–12–2 |
| Arkansasseries | 20 | 7–12–1 |
| SMUseries | 19 | 10–9 |
| Houstonseries | 17 | 7–9–1 |
National coaching awards
The awards- 1974 Baylor: Eddie Robinson
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | Lubbock HS (TX) high school | Assistant coach | |
| 1957–59 | McMurry | Assistant coach | |
| 1960–65 | McMurry | Head coach | |
| 1966–68 | Texas Tech | Assistant coach | |
| 1969–71 | Angelo State | Head coach | |
| 1972–92 | Baylor | Head coach |
Every job as the infobox of his Wikipedia article lists it (CC BY-SA), assistant jobs included.
Coaching tree
Worked under
- J.T. KingTexas Tech
Assistants who became head coaches
- Bill YungWest Texas, UTEP
- Pat CulpepperNorthern Illinois
- John O’HaraTexas State
- Corky NelsonNorth Texas, North Texas State / North Texas
- Dal ShealyRichmond, Mars Hill, Carson Newman
- Carl TorbushNorth Carolina, Louisiana Tech, East Tennessee State
- Duke ChristianSoutheastern State (OK)
- Pete FredenburgMary Hardin Baylor
- Eddie WilliamsonVMI
- F. DryTulsa, TCU
- Vic ShealyAzusa Pacific, Houston Christian
- Chuck ReedyBaylor
- and 2 more
Worked under (1)
| Head coach | Team | Years | His job | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| J.T. King | Texas Tech | 1966–68 | Assistant coach |
Coached under him, later head coaches (14)
| Coach | With him | Head coach at | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Yung | Baylor, 1972–73: offensive line coach; 1974–76: offensive coordinator | West Texas, UTEP | |
| Pat Culpepper | Baylor, 1972–73: defensive coordinator | Northern Illinois | |
| John O’Hara | Baylor, 1973–78: assistant coach; 1979–82: offensive coordinator | Texas State | |
| Corky Nelson | Baylor, 1974–81: defensive coordinator | North Texas, North Texas State / North Texas | |
| Dal Shealy | Baylor, 1974–75: assistant head coach and backfield coach | Richmond, Mars Hill, Carson Newman | |
| Carl Torbush | Baylor, 1975: graduate assistant | North Carolina, Louisiana Tech, East Tennessee State | |
| Duke Christian | Baylor, 1979–87: offensive coordinator | Southeastern State (OK) | |
| Pete Fredenburg | Baylor, 1980–82: defensive line coach; 1983–84: defensive coordinator and defensive line coach; 1985–89: defensive coordinator; 1990–91: defensive coordinator and defensive tackles coach; 1992: assistant head coach and defensive tackles coach | Mary Hardin Baylor | |
| Eddie Williamson | Baylor, 1983: offensive line coach | VMI | |
| F. Dry | Baylor, 1984–92: assistant coach | Tulsa, TCU | |
| Vic Shealy | Baylor, 1984–85: graduate assistant | Azusa Pacific, Houston Christian | |
| Chuck Reedy | Baylor, 1990–92: offensive coordinator | Baylor | |
| Larry Fedora | Baylor, 1991–92: wide receivers, tight ends and running backs coach | Southern Miss, North Carolina, New Orleans Breakers | |
| Trooper Taylor | Baylor, 1992: graduate assistant and defensive backs and wide receivers coach | Duke |
Other assistants under him (4)
| Coach | With him | |
|---|---|---|
| George Kirk | Baylor, 1972–73: offensive coordinator | |
| John Goodner | Baylor, 1982–91: linebackers coach; 1992: defensive coordinator and linebackers coach | |
| Rick Smith | Baylor, 1987–89: defensive backs coach | |
| F.A. Dry | Baylor, 1989: 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.