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Jerry Stovall
Jerry Stovall went 22–21–2 as a head coach, 1980–1983, at LSU. Share
- Record
- 22–21–2 career
- Seasons
- 4
- Schools
- 1
- Final AP top 10
- 0 seasons
- Best season
- 1982 8–3–1, No. 11
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | Conference finish | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | LSU | 7–4 | T–4th | |||
| 1981 | LSU | 3–7–1 | 8th | |||
| 1982 | LSU | 8–3–1 | 2nd | Orange Bowl L | 11 | |
| 1983 | LSU | 4–7 | 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 | 15 | 5–10 | 33% |
| Against top-10 teams | 8 | 4–4 | 50% |
| Against rivals | 22 | 8–13–1 | 39% |
| Conference games | 24 | 9–13–2 | 42% |
| Bowls and playoffs | 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 15 | 5–8–2 | 40% |
| At home | 28 | 15–11–2 | 57% |
| On the road | 16 | 7–9 | 44% |
| At neutral sites | 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 27 | 16–9–2 | 63% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 18 | 6–12 | 33% |
His own 45 games on file, 1980–1983, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ray Alborn 1980–1983 | 3–1 | Rice | 4 | |
| Charley Pell 1980–1983 | 2–2 | Florida | 4 | |
| Bobby Bowden 1980–1983 | 1–3 | Florida State | 4 | |
| Emory Bellard 1980–1983 | 0–4 | Mississippi State | 4 | |
| Steve Sloan 1980–1982 | 2–0–1 | Ole Miss | 3 | |
| Bear Bryant 1980–1982 | 1–2 | Alabama | 3 | |
| Vince Gibson 1980–1982 | 1–2 | Tulane | 3 |
Jerry Stovall’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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kentuckyseries | 4 | 3–1 |
| Riceseries | 4 | 3–1 |
| Floridaseries | 4 | 2–2 |
| Ole Missseries | 4 | 2–1–1 |
| Tulaneseries | 4 | 2–2 |
| Florida Stateseries | 4 | 1–3 |
| Alabamaseries | 4 | 1–3 |
| Mississippi Stateseries | 4 | 0–4 |
National coaching awards
The awards- 1982 LSU: Walter Camp Coach
Also a player: Jerry Stovall’s playing career.
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980–83 | LSU | 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
- Buddy GreenChattanooga
- Mack BrownTulane, North Carolina, Texas, App State
- Morris WattsMichigan State
Coached under him, later head coaches (3)
| Coach | With him | Head coach at | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buddy Green | LSU, 1980: assistant coach | Chattanooga | |
| Mack Brown | LSU, 1982: offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach | Tulane, North Carolina, Texas, App State | |
| Morris Watts | LSU, 1983: quarterbacks coach | Michigan State |
Other assistants under him (3)
| Coach | With him | |
|---|---|---|
| George Belu | LSU, 1980–83: offensive coordinator | |
| Greg Williams | LSU, 1980–81: defensive coordinator | |
| Pete Jenkins | LSU, 1980–81, 1983: assistant head coach and defensive line coach; 1982: assistant head coach, defensive coordinator and defensive line coach |
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.