Jack Crowe
Jack Crowe went 101–87 as a head coach, 1977–2012, at Livingston, Arkansas and Jacksonville State. Share
15 seasons our game records don’t credit to him come from the coach’s Wikipedia article: 1977–78 at Livingston; 2000–12 at Jacksonville State. They’re marked in the table.
- Record
- 101–87 career
- Seasons
- 18
- Schools
- 3
- Final AP top 10
- 0 seasons
- Best season
- 1991 6–6
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | Conference finish | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Livingston * | 2–8 | 9th | |||
| 1978 | Livingston * | 3–7 | 8th | |||
| 1979–89: not a college head coach | ||||||
| 1990 | Arkansas | 3–8 | 8th | |||
| 1991 | Arkansas | 6–6 | T–2nd | Independence Bowl L | ||
| 1992 | Arkansas coached one of 11 games | 0–1 | ||||
| 1993–99: not a college head coach | ||||||
| 2000 | Jacksonville State * | 4–6 | 6th | |||
| 2001 | Jacksonville State * | 5–6 | 5th | |||
| 2002 | Jacksonville State * | 5–6 | T–5th | |||
| 2003 | Jacksonville State * | 8–4 | 1st | NCAA Division I-AA First Round L | ||
| 2004 | Jacksonville State * | 9–2 | 1st | NCAA Division I-AA First Round L | ||
| 2005 | Jacksonville State * | 6–5 | 3rd | |||
| 2006 | Jacksonville State * | 6–5 | T–4th | |||
| 2007 | Jacksonville State * | 6–5 | T–3rd | |||
| 2008 | Jacksonville State * | 8–3 | T–2nd | |||
| 2009 | Jacksonville State * | 8–3 | 1st | not awarded OVC title due to APR penalty | ||
| 2010 | Jacksonville State * | 9–3 | 2nd | NCAA Division I Second Round L | ||
| 2011 | Jacksonville State * | 7–4 | T–1st | |||
| 2012 | Jacksonville State * | 6–5 | 4th | |||
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 | 6 | 0–6 | 0% |
| Against top-10 teams | 2 | 0–2 | 0% |
| Against rivals | 8 | 1–7 | 13% |
| Conference games | 16 | 6–10 | 38% |
| Bowls and playoffs | 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 10 | 3–7 | 30% |
| At home | 15 | 7–8 | 47% |
| On the road | 8 | 2–6 | 25% |
| At neutral sites | 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 11 | 6–5 | 55% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 13 | 3–10 | 23% |
His own 24 games on file, 1990–1992, 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.
Most-faced opponents
| Opponent | Games | Record |
|---|---|---|
| SMUseries | 2 | 2–0 |
| Riceseries | 2 | 1–1 |
| Houstonseries | 2 | 1–1 |
| Texasseries | 2 | 1–1 |
| TCUseries | 2 | 1–1 |
| Ole Missseries | 2 | 0–2 |
| Baylorseries | 2 | 0–2 |
| Texas A&Mseries | 2 | 0–2 |
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973–76 | Livingston | Offensive coordinator | |
| 1977–78 | Livingston | Head coach | |
| 1979–80 | North Alabama | Offensive coordinator | |
| 1981 | Wyoming | Offensive coordinator | |
| 1982–85 | Auburn | Offensive coordinator | |
| 1986–88 | Clemson | Offensive coordinator | |
| 1989 | Arkansas | Offensive coordinator | |
| 1990–92 | Arkansas | Head coach | |
| 1993–95 | Baylor | Offensive coordinator | |
| 2000–12 | Jacksonville State | Head coach |
Every job as the infobox of his Wikipedia article lists it (CC BY-SA), assistant jobs included.
Coaching tree
Worked under
- Al KincaidWyoming
- Pat DyeAuburn
- Danny FordClemson
- Ken HatfieldArkansas
- Chuck ReedyBaylor
Assistants who became head coaches
- Willie J. SlaterTuskegee, Clark Atlanta
- Charlie WeatherbieUtah State, Navy, UL Monroe
- Houston NuttBoise State, Arkansas, Ole Miss, Murray State
- Scott WachenheimVMI
- Joe KinesArkansas, Alabama
- Greg DavisTulane
- Mike BoboColorado State, South Carolina
- Tommy RybackiNicholls
- Kane WommackSouth Alabama
Worked under (5)
| Head coach | Team | Years | His job | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al Kincaid | Wyoming | 1981 | Offensive coordinator | |
| Pat Dye | Auburn | 1982–85 | Offensive coordinator | |
| Danny Ford | Clemson | 1986–88 | Offensive coordinator | |
| Ken Hatfield | Arkansas | 1989 | Offensive coordinator | |
| Chuck Reedy | Baylor | 1993–95 | Offensive coordinator |
Coached under him, later head coaches (9)
| Coach | With him | Head coach at | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Willie J. Slater | West Alabama, 1978: graduate assistant; Jacksonville State, 2000–03: offensive coordinator | Tuskegee, Clark Atlanta | |
| Charlie Weatherbie | Arkansas, 1990–91: quarterbacks coach and offensive coordinator | Utah State, Navy, UL Monroe | |
| Houston Nutt | Arkansas, 1990–92: wide receivers coach | Boise State, Arkansas, Ole Miss, Murray State | |
| Scott Wachenheim | Arkansas, 1990: graduate assistant | VMI | |
| Joe Kines | Arkansas, 1991–92: defensive coordinator | Arkansas, Alabama | |
| Greg Davis | Arkansas, 1992: offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach | Tulane | |
| Mike Bobo | Jacksonville State, 2000: quarterbacks coach | Colorado State, South Carolina | |
| Tommy Rybacki | Jacksonville State, 2005–08: student assistant; 2009–10: defensive assistant and cornerbacks coach | Nicholls | |
| Kane Wommack | Jacksonville State, 2011: graduate assistant | South Alabama |
Other assistants under him (5)
| Coach | With him | |
|---|---|---|
| Brick Haley | Arkansas, 1990: graduate assistant | |
| Joe Pate | Arkansas, 1990: offensive coordinator | |
| Kirk Botkin | Jacksonville State, 2001–05: assistant coach | |
| Maxwell Thurmond | Jacksonville State, 2001: graduate assistant; 2002–03, 2006–10: outside linebackers coach; 2004–05: cornerbacks coach; 2011–12: special teams and wide receivers coach | |
| Chad Williams | Jacksonville State, 2012: graduate assistant |
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.