James Valek
James Valek went 8–32 as a head coach, 1967–1970, at Illinois. Share
- Record
- 8–32 career
- Seasons
- 4
- Schools
- 1
- Final AP top 10
- 0 seasons
- Best season
- 1967 4–6
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | Conference finish | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | Illinois | 4–6 | T–5th | |||
| 1968 | Illinois | 1–9 | T–8th | |||
| 1969 | Illinois | 0–10 | 10th | |||
| 1970 | Illinois | 3–7 | T–9th |
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 ranked teams | 11 | 0–11 | 0% |
| Against top-10 teams | 8 | 0–8 | 0% |
| Against rivals | 26 | 5–21 | 19% |
| Conference games | 28 | 5–23 | 18% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 13 | 5–8 | 38% |
| At home | 23 | 4–19 | 17% |
| On the road | 17 | 4–13 | 24% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 7 | 3–4 | 43% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 33 | 5–28 | 15% |
His own 40 games on file, 1967–1970, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alex Agase 1967–1970 | 2–2 | Northwestern | 4 | |
| Ray Nagel 1967–1970 | 1–3 | Iowa | 4 | |
| Woody Hayes 1967–1970 | 1–3 | Ohio State | 4 | |
| John Pont 1967–1970 | 0–4 | Indiana | 4 | |
| Jack Mollenkopf 1967–1969 | 0–3 | Purdue | 3 |
James Valek’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 |
|---|---|---|
| Northwesternseries | 4 | 2–2 |
| Ohio Stateseries | 4 | 1–3 |
| Iowaseries | 4 | 1–3 |
| Purdueseries | 4 | 1–3 |
| Indianaseries | 4 | 0–4 |
| Michiganseries | 4 | 0–4 |
| Notre Dameseries | 2 | 0–2 |
| Minnesotaseries | 2 | 0–2 |
Other roles
- Team MVP, Illinois 1948
From each season’s Wikipedia article.
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | Wichita | Assistant coach | |
| 1953–58 | LaSalle-Peru HS (IL) high school | Head coach | |
| 1959–60 | Illinois | Assistant coach | |
| 1961–65 | Army | Assistant coach | |
| 1966 | South Carolina | Assistant coach | |
| 1967–70 | Illinois | Head coach | |
| 1973–75 | New England Patriots NFL | Special teams coach | |
| 1988 | New York Knights | Head coach |
Every job as the infobox of his Wikipedia article lists it (CC BY-SA), assistant jobs included.
Coaching tree
Worked under
- Ray EliotIllinois
- Pete ElliottIllinois
- Dale HallArmy
- Paul DietzelArmy, South Carolina
- Chuck FairbanksNew England Patriots
Assistants who became head coaches
- Ellis RainsbergerKansas State, Washburn, Southern Illinois, Pittsburgh Maulers
Worked under (5)
| Head coach | Team | Years | His job | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ray Eliot | Illinois | 1959 | Assistant coach | |
| Pete Elliott | Illinois | 1960 | Assistant coach | |
| Dale Hall | Army | 1961 | Assistant coach | |
| Paul Dietzel | Army | 1962–65 | Assistant coach | |
| Paul Dietzel | South Carolina | 1966 | Assistant coach | |
| Chuck Fairbanks | New England Patriots NFL | 1973–75 | Special teams coach |
Coached under him, later head coaches (1)
| Coach | With him | Head coach at | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ellis Rainsberger | Illinois, 1967–70: assistant coach | Kansas State, Washburn, Southern Illinois, Pittsburgh Maulers |
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.