J.R. Boone
J.R. Boone went 10–24 as a head coach, 1973–1975, at Fresno State. Wikipedia’s season articles record one season differently (1975, 5–7); by them his record is 12–23. Share
- Record
- 10–24 career
- Seasons
- 3
- Schools
- 1
- Final AP top 10
- 0 seasons
- Best season
- 1974 5–7
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | Conference finish | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | Fresno State | 2–9 | 4th | |||
| 1974 | Fresno State | 5–7 | T–4th | |||
| 1975 | Fresno State | 3–8 (Wikipedia: 5–7) | 5th |
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.
How his teams did
| Kind of game | Games | Record | Won |
|---|---|---|---|
| Against rivals | 10 | 0–10 | 0% |
| Conference games | 13 | 3–10 | 23% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 11 | 2–9 | 18% |
| At home | 16 | 5–11 | 31% |
| On the road | 18 | 5–13 | 28% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 19 | 7–12 | 37% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 15 | 3–12 | 20% |
His own 34 games on file, 1973–1975, 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.
Against other head coaches
| Coach | Record | Their schools | Games | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chester Caddas 1973–1975 | 1–2 | Pacific | 3 | |
| Claude Gilbert 1973–1975 | 0–3 | San Diego State | 3 | |
| Darryl Rogers 1973–1975 | 0–3 | San José State | 3 |
J.R. Boone’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 |
|---|---|---|
| Cal State Northridgeseries | 3 | 2–1 |
| Montana Stateseries | 3 | 1–2 |
| Long Beach Stateseries | 3 | 1–2 |
| Pacificseries | 3 | 1–2 |
| Wichita Stateseries | 3 | 1–2 |
| San Diego Stateseries | 3 | 0–3 |
| San José Stateseries | 3 | 0–3 |
| Cal Poly-Pomonaseries | 3 | 0–3 |
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1959–65 | Sanger HS (CA) high school | Head coach | |
| 1966–72 | Reedley | Head coach | |
| 1973–75 | Fresno State | Head coach |
Every job as the infobox of his Wikipedia article lists it (CC BY-SA), assistant jobs included.
Coaching tree
Assistants who became head coaches
- Bob PadillaFresno State
Coached under him, later head coaches (1)
| Coach | With him | Head coach at | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Padilla | Sanger HS (CA), 1960: assistant coach | Fresno State |
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.