Jim Hilles
Jim Hilles went 3–9 as a head coach, 1986, at Wisconsin. Share
- Record
- 3–9 career
- Seasons
- 1
- Schools
- 1
- Final AP top 10
- 0 seasons
- Best season
- 1986 3–9
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | Conference finish | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Wisconsin | 3–9 | T–8th |
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 | 3 | 0–3 | 0% |
| Against top-10 teams | 3 | 0–3 | 0% |
| Against rivals | 2 | 0–2 | 0% |
| Conference games | 8 | 2–6 | 25% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 4 | 2–2 | 50% |
| At home | 6 | 2–4 | 33% |
| On the road | 6 | 1–5 | 17% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 4 | 2–2 | 50% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 8 | 1–7 | 13% |
His own 12 games on file, 1986, 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.
Most-faced opponents
| Opponent | Games | Record |
|---|---|---|
| Northwesternseries | 1 | 1–0 |
| Illinoisseries | 1 | 1–0 |
| Northern Illinoisseries | 1 | 1–0 |
| Hawai’iseries | 1 | 0–1 |
| Indianaseries | 1 | 0–1 |
| Michigan Stateseries | 1 | 0–1 |
| Michiganseries | 1 | 0–1 |
| Minnesotaseries | 1 | 0–1 |
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972–77 | Ball State | Defensive coordinator and linebackers coach | |
| 1978–85 | Wisconsin | Defensive coordinator and linebackers coach | |
| 1986 | Wisconsin | Interim head coach | |
| 1987 | Kent State | Defensive coordinator and linebackers coach | |
| 1988–90 | Kansas | Defensive coordinator and linebackers coach | |
| 1991–93 | Toronto Argonauts CFL | Defensive line coach | |
| 1994 | Ottawa Rough Riders CFL | Defensive line coach | |
| 1995 | Illinois State | Defensive coordinator and linebackers coach | |
| 1996 | Western New Mexico | Defensive coordinator and defensive line and linebackers coach | |
| 1997 | Edmonton Eskimos CFL | Defensive line coach | |
| 1998–2000 | Amsterdam Admirals NFL Europe | Defensive line coach | |
| 2001 | Los Angeles Xtreme XFL | Defensive coordinator and linebackers coach |
Every job as the infobox of his Wikipedia article lists it (CC BY-SA), assistant jobs included.
Coaching tree
Worked under
- Dave McClainBall State, Wisconsin
- Glen MasonKent State, Kansas
- Jim HeacockIllinois State
- Al LuginbillAmsterdam Admirals, Los Angeles Xtreme
Assistants who became head coaches
- John O’GradyWisconsin River Falls
Worked under (4)
| Head coach | Team | Years | His job | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dave McClain | Ball State | 1972–77 | Defensive coordinator and linebackers coach | |
| Dave McClain | Wisconsin | 1978–85 | Defensive coordinator and linebackers coach | |
| Glen Mason | Kent State | 1987 | Defensive coordinator and linebackers coach | |
| Glen Mason | Kansas | 1988–90 | Defensive coordinator and linebackers coach | |
| Jim Heacock | Illinois State | 1995 | Defensive coordinator and linebackers coach | |
| Al Luginbill | Amsterdam Admirals pro | 1998–2000 | Defensive line coach | |
| Al Luginbill | Los Angeles Xtreme pro | 2001 | Defensive coordinator and linebackers coach |
Coached under him, later head coaches (1)
| Coach | With him | Head coach at | |
|---|---|---|---|
| John O’Grady | Wisconsin, 1986: special teams and offensive line coach | Wisconsin River Falls |
Other assistants under him (1)
| Coach | With him | |
|---|---|---|
| Fred Jackson | Wisconsin, 1986: “lead coach” offense |
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.