Jim Root
Jim Root went 39–48–1 as a head coach in the games on file: 1972 at William & Mary, 1973 at William & Mary, 1974 at William & Mary, 1975 at William & Mary, 1976 at William & Mary, 1977 at William & Mary, 1978 at William & Mary and 1979 at William & Mary. His full head-coaching career isn’t in our records. Wikipedia’s season articles record one season differently (1977, 7–4); by them his record is 40–47–1. Share
- Record
- 39–48–1 games on file
- Seasons
- 8
- Schools
- 1
- Final AP top 10
- 0 seasons
- Best season
- 1976 7–4
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | William & Mary | 5–6 | ||
| 1973 | William & Mary | 6–5 | ||
| 1974 | William & Mary | 4–7 | ||
| 1975 | William & Mary | 2–9 | ||
| 1976 | William & Mary | 7–4 | ||
| 1977 | William & Mary | 6–5 (Wikipedia: 7–4) | ||
| 1978 | William & Mary | 5–5–1 | ||
| 1979 | William & Mary | 4–7 |
Each season links to the team’s season page; bowls and playoff games link to the game.
How his teams did
| Kind of game | Games | Record | Won |
|---|---|---|---|
| Against ranked teams | 3 | 0–3 | 0% |
| Against rivals | 20 | 10–10 | 50% |
| Conference games | 26 | 14–12 | 54% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 25 | 12–12–1 | 50% |
| At home | 35 | 20–14–1 | 59% |
| On the road | 49 | 18–31 | 37% |
| At neutral sites | 4 | 1–3 | 25% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 43 | 27–15–1 | 64% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 45 | 12–33 | 27% |
His own 88 games on file, 1972–1979, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Thalman 1972–1979 | 5–3 | VMI | 8 | |
| Jim Tait 1974–1979 | 4–2 | Richmond | 6 | |
| Pat Dye 1974–1979 | 1–5 | East Carolina | 6 | |
| Bobby Ross 1973–1977 | 4–1 | The Citadel | 5 | |
| Art Baker 1974–1978 | 1–3 | Furman, The Citadel | 4 | |
| Frank Burns 1974–1979 | 1–3 | Rutgers | 4 | |
| Jimmy Sharpe 1974–1977 | 1–3 | Virginia Tech | 4 | |
| George Welsh 1976–1979 | 1–3 | Navy | 4 | |
| Bill Dooley 1973–1979 | 0–4 | North Carolina, Virginia Tech | 4 | |
| Sonny Randle 1972–1974 | 0–3 | East Carolina, Virginia | 3 |
Jim Root’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 |
|---|---|---|
| VMIseries | 8 | 5–3 |
| Richmondseries | 8 | 4–4 |
| Virginia Techseries | 8 | 3–5 |
| East Carolinaseries | 8 | 1–7 |
| The Citadelseries | 7 | 6–1 |
| Navyseries | 5 | 1–4 |
| Villanovaseries | 4 | 3–1 |
| Rutgersseries | 4 | 1–3 |
Coaching tree
Assistants who became head coaches
- Lou TepperIllinois, Edinboro, IU Pennsylvania
- Paul SchudelBall State, Central Connecticut
- Ralph KirchenheiterMuhlenberg
- Mike MahoneyMurray State
- Mike LucasSE Louisiana
Coached under him, later head coaches (5)
| Coach | With him | Head coach at | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lou Tepper | William & Mary, 1972–75: defensive coordinator; 1976–77: assistant head coach | Illinois, Edinboro, IU Pennsylvania | |
| Paul Schudel | William & Mary, 1972–73: offensive coordinator | Ball State, Central Connecticut | |
| Ralph Kirchenheiter | William & Mary, 1972: defensive backs coach; 1973–77: defensive backs coach and recruiting coordinator; 1978: defensive coordinator and linebackers coach | Muhlenberg | |
| Mike Mahoney | William & Mary, 1978: assistant coach | Murray State | |
| Mike Lucas | William & Mary, 1979: student assistant | SE Louisiana |
Other assistants under him (1)
| Coach | With him | |
|---|---|---|
| Phil Elmassian | William & Mary, 1974–75: quarterbacks and running backs coach |
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.