Jim Carmody
Jim Carmody went 37–29 as a head coach, 1982–1987, at Southern Miss. Share
- Record
- 37–29 career
- Seasons
- 6
- Schools
- 1
- Final AP top 10
- 0 seasons
- Best season
- 1982 7–4
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | Conference finish | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Southern Miss | 7–4 | ||||
| 1983 | Southern Miss | 7–4 | ||||
| 1984 | Southern Miss | 4–7 | ||||
| 1985 | Southern Miss | 7–4 | ||||
| 1986 | Southern Miss | 6–5 | ||||
| 1987 | Southern Miss | 6–5 |
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.
Players he coached
Every player from his seasons with a Heisman top-five finish, a national award, consensus All-America honors or a first-round pick. Photos: Wikimedia Commons, free licenses; credits on each player’s page.
How his teams did
| Kind of game | Games | Record | Won |
|---|---|---|---|
| Against ranked teams | 10 | 1–9 | 10% |
| Against top-10 teams | 4 | 0–4 | 0% |
| Against rivals | 16 | 11–5 | 69% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 22 | 13–9 | 59% |
| At home | 34 | 26–8 | 76% |
| On the road | 32 | 11–21 | 34% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 45 | 34–11 | 76% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 21 | 3–18 | 14% |
His own 66 games on file, 1982–1987, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sam Robertson 1982–1985 | 3–1 | Louisiana | 4 | |
| Emory Bellard 1982–1985 | 2–2 | Mississippi State | 4 | |
| Pat Dye 1982–1985 | 0–4 | Auburn | 4 | |
| Bob Weber 1982–1984 | 3–0 | Louisville | 3 | |
| Art Baker 1985–1987 | 3–0 | East Carolina | 3 | |
| Howard Schnellenberger 1985–1987 | 3–0 | Louisville | 3 | |
| Mack Brown 1985–1987 | 2–1 | Tulane | 3 | |
| Bobby Bowden 1982–1987 | 0–3 | Florida State | 3 | |
| Ray Perkins 1983–1986 | 0–3 | Alabama | 3 |
Jim Carmody’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 | 6–0 |
| Memphisseries | 6 | 5–1 |
| Louisianaseries | 6 | 4–2 |
| Mississippi Stateseries | 6 | 4–2 |
| Tulaneseries | 6 | 3–3 |
| East Carolinaseries | 5 | 4–1 |
| Alabamaseries | 5 | 1–4 |
| Louisiana Techseries | 4 | 3–1 |
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1964–66 | Mississippi State | Assistant coach | |
| 1967–73 | North Carolina | Assistant coach | |
| 1974–77 | Ole Miss | Assistant coach | |
| 1978–80 | Southern Miss | Defensive coordinator | |
| 1981 | Buffalo Bills NFL | Assistant coach | |
| 1982–87 | Southern Miss | Head coach | |
| 1989–90 | Mississippi State | Defensive coordinator and defensive line coach | |
| 1992–94 | Ole Miss | Assistant head coach and defensive line coach |
Every job as the infobox of his Wikipedia article lists it (CC BY-SA), assistant jobs included.
Coaching tree
Worked under
- Paul DavisMississippi State
- Bill DooleyNorth Carolina
- Ken CooperOle Miss
- Bobby CollinsSouthern Miss
- Rockey FelkerMississippi State
- Billy BrewerOle Miss
- Joe Lee DunnOle Miss
Assistants who became head coaches
- Keith DanielsPearl River
- Mike DuBoseAlabama, Millsaps
Worked under (7)
| Head coach | Team | Years | His job | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Davis | Mississippi State | 1964–66 | Assistant coach | |
| Bill Dooley | North Carolina | 1967–73 | Assistant coach | |
| Ken Cooper | Ole Miss | 1974–77 | Assistant coach | |
| Bobby Collins | Southern Miss | 1978–80 | Defensive coordinator | |
| Rockey Felker | Mississippi State | 1989–90 | Defensive coordinator and defensive line coach | |
| Billy Brewer | Ole Miss | 1992–93 | Assistant head coach and defensive line coach | |
| Joe Lee Dunn | Ole Miss | 1994 | Assistant head coach and defensive line coach |
Coached under him, later head coaches (2)
| Coach | With him | Head coach at | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Keith Daniels | Southern Miss, 1982–86: offensive coordinator | Pearl River | |
| Mike DuBose | Southern Miss, 1982: defensive line coach | Alabama, Millsaps |
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.