Jim Myers
Jim Myers went 16–29–5 as a head coach, 1957–1961, at Iowa State and Texas A&M. Share
- Record
- 16–29–5 career
- Seasons
- 5
- Schools
- 2
- Final AP top 10
- 0 seasons
- Best season
- 1957 4–5–1
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | Conference finish | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | Iowa State | 4–5–1 | T–5th | |||
| 1958 | Texas A&M | 4–6 | T–5th | |||
| 1959 | Texas A&M | 3–7 | 7th | |||
| 1960 | Texas A&M | 1–6–3 | 7th | |||
| 1961 | Texas A&M | 4–5–1 | 4th |
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 | 10 | 1–9 | 10% |
| Against top-10 teams | 4 | 0–4 | 0% |
| Against rivals | 26 | 5–19–2 | 23% |
| Conference games | 32 | 7–22–3 | 27% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 22 | 5–12–5 | 34% |
| At home | 19 | 7–9–3 | 45% |
| On the road | 30 | 8–20–2 | 30% |
| At neutral sites | 1 | 1–0 | 100% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 17 | 8–8–1 | 50% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 33 | 8–21–4 | 30% |
His own 50 games on file, 1957–1961, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frank Broyles 1957–1961 | 0–5 | Missouri, Arkansas | 5 | |
| Bill Meek 1958–1961 | 1–2–1 | SMU | 4 | |
| Hal Lahar 1958–1961 | 1–2–1 | Houston | 4 | |
| Jess Neely 1958–1961 | 1–3 | Rice | 4 | |
| Abe Martin 1958–1961 | 0–3–1 | TCU | 4 | |
| Darrell Royal 1958–1961 | 0–4 | Texas | 4 | |
| John Bridgers 1959–1961 | 1–2 | Baylor | 3 | |
| DeWitt Weaver 1958–1960 | 0–2–1 | Texas Tech | 3 |
Jim Myers’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 |
|---|---|---|
| Baylorseries | 4 | 2–2 |
| Riceseries | 4 | 1–3 |
| Houstonseries | 4 | 1–2–1 |
| SMUseries | 4 | 1–2–1 |
| Texas Techseries | 4 | 1–2–1 |
| Arkansasseries | 4 | 0–4 |
| Texasseries | 4 | 0–4 |
| TCUseries | 4 | 0–3–1 |
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1947 | Wofford | Line coach | |
| 1948 | Vanderbilt | Line coach | |
| 1949–56 | UCLA | Line coach | |
| 1957 | Iowa State | Head coach | |
| 1958–61 | Texas A&M | Head coach | |
| 1962–86 | Dallas Cowboys NFL | Offensive coordinator and offensive line coach |
Every job as the infobox of his Wikipedia article lists it (CC BY-SA), assistant jobs included.
Coaching tree
Worked under
- Phil DickensWofford
- Red SandersVanderbilt, UCLA
Assistants who became head coaches
- Rudy FeldmanNew Mexico
- Russ FaulkinberryLouisiana
Worked under (2)
| Head coach | Team | Years | His job | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phil Dickens | Wofford | 1947 | Line coach | |
| Red Sanders | Vanderbilt | 1948 | Line coach | |
| Red Sanders | UCLA | 1949–56 | Line coach |
Coached under him, later head coaches (2)
| Coach | With him | Head coach at | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rudy Feldman | Iowa State, 1957: line coach | New Mexico | |
| Russ Faulkinberry | Iowa State, 1957: assistant coach; Texas A&M, 1958–59: assistant coach | Louisiana |
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.