Jack Wallace
Jack Wallace went 23–43–1 as a head coach in the games on file: 1971 at Drake, 1972 at Drake, 1973 at Drake, 1974 at Drake, 1975 at Drake and 1976 at Drake. His full head-coaching career isn’t in our records. Share
- Record
- 23–43–1 games on file
- Seasons
- 6
- Schools
- 1
- Final AP top 10
- 0 seasons
- Best season
- 1971 7–4
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | Drake | 7–4 | ||
| 1972 | Drake | 7–5 | ||
| 1973 | Drake | 2–9 | ||
| 1974 | Drake | 3–7–1 | ||
| 1975 | Drake | 3–8 | ||
| 1976 | Drake | 1–10 |
Each season links to the team’s season page; bowls and playoff games link to the game.
How his teams did
| Kind of game | Games | Record | Won |
|---|---|---|---|
| Against rivals | 7 | 2–5 | 29% |
| Conference games | 29 | 11–17–1 | 40% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 19 | 7–11–1 | 39% |
| At home | 29 | 13–15–1 | 47% |
| On the road | 37 | 10–27 | 27% |
| At neutral sites | 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 30 | 15–15 | 50% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 37 | 8–28–1 | 23% |
His own 67 games on file, 1971–1976, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Bradley 1973–1976 | 1–3 | New Mexico State | 4 | |
| F. Dry 1973–1976 | 0–4 | Tulsa | 4 | |
| Hayden Fry 1973–1976 | 0–3–1 | North Texas | 4 | |
| Wayne Hardin 1973–1976 | 0–3 | Temple | 3 | |
| Wayne Howard 1974–1976 | 0–3 | Long Beach State | 3 |
Jack Wallace’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 |
|---|---|---|
| Louisvilleseries | 6 | 3–3 |
| West Texasseries | 6 | 3–3 |
| New Mexico Stateseries | 6 | 2–4 |
| North Texasseries | 6 | 1–4–1 |
| Southern Illinoisseries | 5 | 2–3 |
| Northern Iowaseries | 5 | 2–3 |
| Wichita Stateseries | 4 | 2–2 |
| Tulsaseries | 4 | 0–4 |
Coaching tree
Assistants who became head coaches
- Jim JohnsonMissouri Southern
- Morris WattsMichigan State
- Chuck SheltonDrake, Utah State, Pacific, Pratt
Coached under him, later head coaches (3)
| Coach | With him | Head coach at | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Johnson | Drake, 1971–72: defensive coordinator | Missouri Southern | |
| Morris Watts | Drake, 1971: offensive coordinator and quarterbacks and wide receivers coach | Michigan State | |
| Chuck Shelton | Drake, 1975–76: assistant head coach and defensive coordinator | Drake, Utah State, Pacific, Pratt |
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.