Jim Dickey
Jim Dickey went 24–54–2 as a head coach, 1978–1985, at Kansas State. Wikipedia’s season articles record one season differently (1980, 4–7); by them his record is 25–53–2. Share
- Record
- 24–54–2 career
- Seasons
- 8
- Schools
- 1
- Final AP top 10
- 0 seasons
- Best season
- 1982 6–5–1
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | Conference finish | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Kansas State | 4–7 | T–5th | |||
| 1979 | Kansas State | 3–8 | 8th | |||
| 1980 | Kansas State | 3–8 (Wikipedia: 4–7) | 6th | |||
| 1981 | Kansas State | 2–9 | 8th | |||
| 1982 | Kansas State | 6–5–1 | 4th | Independence Bowl L | ||
| 1983 | Kansas State | 3–8 | 8th | |||
| 1984 | Kansas State | 3–7–1 | T–5th | |||
| 1985 | Kansas State coached two of 11 games | 0–2 |
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 | 21 | 1–20 | 5% |
| Against top-10 teams | 11 | 0–11 | 0% |
| Against rivals | 42 | 10–30–2 | 26% |
| Conference games | 49 | 12–35–2 | 27% |
| Bowls and playoffs | 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 22 | 6–14–2 | 32% |
| At home | 42 | 20–21–1 | 49% |
| On the road | 37 | 4–32–1 | 12% |
| At neutral sites | 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 24 | 16–8 | 67% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 56 | 8–46–2 | 16% |
His own 80 games on file, 1978–1985, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Warren Powers 1978–1984 | 1–5–1 | Missouri | 7 | |
| Barry Switzer 1978–1984 | 0–7 | Oklahoma | 7 | |
| Tom Osborne 1978–1984 | 0–7 | Nebraska | 7 | |
| Jimmy Johnson 1979–1983 | 1–4 | Oklahoma State | 5 | |
| Donnie Duncan 1979–1982 | 2–2 | Iowa State | 4 | |
| Don Fambrough 1979–1982 | 1–3 | Kansas | 4 | |
| John Cooper 1978–1981 | 0–4 | Tulsa | 4 | |
| Bill McCartney 1982–1984 | 2–1 | Colorado | 3 | |
| Chuck Fairbanks 1979–1981 | 1–2 | Colorado | 3 |
Jim Dickey’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 |
|---|---|---|
| Coloradoseries | 7 | 4–3 |
| Kansasseries | 7 | 3–4 |
| Iowa Stateseries | 7 | 2–4–1 |
| Oklahoma Stateseries | 7 | 2–5 |
| Missouriseries | 7 | 1–5–1 |
| Nebraskaseries | 7 | 0–7 |
| Oklahomaseries | 7 | 0–7 |
| Tulsaseries | 4 | 0–4 |
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1963–65 | Houston | Assistant coach | |
| 1966–69 | Oklahoma State | Assistant coach | |
| 1970–72 | Oklahoma | Defensive backs coach | |
| 1973–74 | Kansas | Defensive coordinator | |
| 1975–77 | North Carolina | Defensive coordinator | |
| 1978–85 | Kansas State | Head coach | |
| 1986–87 | Florida | Inside linebackers coach | |
| 1988–89 | Florida | Defensive backs coach | |
| 1991 | Southern Miss | Defensive coordinator and defensive backs coach |
Every job as the infobox of his Wikipedia article lists it (CC BY-SA), assistant jobs included.
Coaching tree
Worked under
- Bill YeomanHouston
- Phil CutchinOklahoma State
- Floyd GassOklahoma State
- Chuck FairbanksOklahoma
- Don FambroughKansas
- Bill DooleyNorth Carolina
- Galen HallFlorida
- Gary DarnellFlorida
- Jeff BowerSouthern Miss
Assistants who became head coaches
- Bobby ThompsonNorthwestern Oklahoma State
- Carl SelmerMiami
- Dennis FranchioneNew Mexico, TCU, Alabama, Texas A&M, Texas State, Southwestern (KS), Pittsburg State
- Gary DarnellFlorida, Western Michigan, Texas A&M, Tennessee Tech
- Jim DonnanGeorgia, Marshall
- Mickey MatthewsJames Madison
- Gary PattersonTCU
- Mike SchultzLamar
- Kevin RamseyClark Atlanta
- Tim McGuireMorningside, Indiana State
Worked under (9)
| Head coach | Team | Years | His job | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Yeoman | Houston | 1963–65 | Assistant coach | |
| Phil Cutchin | Oklahoma State | 1966–68 | Assistant coach | |
| Floyd Gass | Oklahoma State | 1969 | Assistant coach | |
| Chuck Fairbanks | Oklahoma | 1970–72 | Defensive backs coach | |
| Don Fambrough | Kansas | 1973–74 | Defensive coordinator | |
| Bill Dooley | North Carolina | 1975–77 | Defensive coordinator | |
| Galen Hall | Florida | 1986–89 | 1986–87: inside linebackers coach; 1988–89: defensive backs coach | |
| Gary Darnell | Florida | 1989 | Defensive backs coach | |
| Jeff Bower | Southern Miss | 1991 | Defensive coordinator and defensive backs coach |
Coached under him, later head coaches (10)
| Coach | With him | Head coach at | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby Thompson | Kansas State, 1978: defensive backs coach and recruiting coordinator | Northwestern Oklahoma State | |
| Carl Selmer | Kansas State, 1978–80: offensive line coach | Miami | |
| Dennis Franchione | Kansas State, 1978–80: wide receivers coach | New Mexico, TCU, Alabama, Texas A&M, Texas State, Southwestern (KS), Pittsburg State | |
| Gary Darnell | Kansas State, 1978–82: assistant head coach and defensive coordinator | Florida, Western Michigan, Texas A&M, Tennessee Tech | |
| Jim Donnan | Kansas State, 1978: quarterbacks coach; 1979–80: backfield coach | Georgia, Marshall | |
| Mickey Matthews | Kansas State, 1978: assistant coach | James Madison | |
| Gary Patterson | Kansas State, 1982: graduate assistant | TCU | |
| Mike Schultz | Kansas State, 1982: running backs coach | Lamar | |
| Kevin Ramsey | Kansas State, 1984–85: graduate assistant | Clark Atlanta | |
| Tim McGuire | Kansas State, 1984–85: linebackers coach | Morningside, Indiana State |
Other assistants under him (3)
| Coach | With him | |
|---|---|---|
| Dick Bumpas | Kansas State, 1981–82: defensive line coach | |
| Jerry Boyce | Kansas State, 1981–82: offensive coordinator | |
| Al Sandahl | Kansas State, 1985: offensive coordinator |
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.