Jim Pittman
Jim Pittman went 24–33–2 as a head coach, 1966–1971, at Tulane and TCU. Share
- Record
- 24–33–2 career
- Seasons
- 6
- Schools
- 2
- Final AP top 10
- 0 seasons
- Best season
- 1970 8–4, No. 17
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | Conference finish | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | Tulane | 5–4–1 | ||||
| 1967 | Tulane | 3–7 | ||||
| 1968 | Tulane | 2–8 | ||||
| 1969 | Tulane | 3–7 | ||||
| 1970 | Tulane | 8–4 | Liberty Bowl W | 17 | ||
| 1971 | TCU coached seven of 11 games | 3–3–1 |
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 | 13 | 1–12 | 8% |
| Against top-10 teams | 8 | 0–8 | 0% |
| Against rivals | 7 | 2–5 | 29% |
| Conference games | 3 | 2–1 | 67% |
| Bowls and playoffs | 1 | 1–0 | 100% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 20 | 10–8–2 | 55% |
| At home | 28 | 15–11–2 | 57% |
| On the road | 30 | 8–22 | 27% |
| At neutral sites | 1 | 1–0 | 100% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 17 | 13–4 | 76% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 42 | 11–29–2 | 29% |
His own 59 games on file, 1966–1971, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charles McClendon 1966–1970 | 0–5 | LSU | 5 | |
| George Blackburn 1966–1969 | 2–2 | Virginia | 4 | |
| Bill Pace 1967–1970 | 2–2 | Vanderbilt | 4 | |
| Bud Carson 1967–1970 | 2–2 | Georgia Tech | 4 | |
| Ray Graves 1966–1969 | 0–4 | Florida | 4 | |
| Gene Stallings 1966–1971 | 2–1 | Texas A&M | 3 |
Jim Pittman’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 |
|---|---|---|
| Vanderbiltseries | 5 | 3–2 |
| Georgia Techseries | 5 | 2–3 |
| LSUseries | 5 | 0–5 |
| Virginiaseries | 4 | 2–2 |
| Floridaseries | 4 | 0–4 |
| Texas A&Mseries | 3 | 2–1 |
| Miamiseries | 3 | 1–1–1 |
| North Carolinaseries | 2 | 2–0 |
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1951–53 | Mississippi State | Freshman coach | |
| 1954–55 | Mississippi State | Assistant coach | |
| 1956 | Washington | Assistant coach | |
| 1957–65 | Texas | Assistant coach | |
| 1966–70 | Tulane | Head coach | |
| 1971 | TCU | Head coach |
Every job as the infobox of his Wikipedia article lists it (CC BY-SA), assistant jobs included.
Coaching tree
Worked under
- Slick MortonMississippi State
- Murray WarmathMississippi State
- Darrell RoyalMississippi State, Washington, Texas
Assistants who became head coaches
- Billy TohillTCU
- Pat CulpepperNorthern Illinois
Worked under (3)
| Head coach | Team | Years | His job | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Slick Morton | Mississippi State | 1951 | Freshman coach | |
| Murray Warmath | Mississippi State | 1952–53 | Freshman coach | |
| Darrell Royal | Mississippi State | 1954–55 | Assistant coach | |
| Darrell Royal | Washington | 1956 | Assistant coach | |
| Darrell Royal | Texas | 1957–65 | Assistant coach |
Coached under him, later head coaches (2)
| Coach | With him | Head coach at | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Billy Tohill | Tulane, 1966–70: assistant coach; TCU, 1971: assistant coach | TCU | |
| Pat Culpepper | Tulane, 1966–67: assistant coach | Northern Illinois |
Other assistants under him (1)
| Coach | With him | |
|---|---|---|
| Russell Coffee | TCU, 1971: 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.