Jim Shofner
Jim Shofner went 2–31 as a head coach, 1974–1976, at TCU. Share
- Record
- 2–31 career
- Seasons
- 3
- Schools
- 1
- Final AP top 10
- 0 seasons
- Best season
- 1974 1–10
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | Conference finish | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | TCU | 1–10 | 8th | |||
| 1975 | TCU | 1–10 | 7th | |||
| 1976 | TCU | 0–11 | 9th |
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 | 0–13 | 0% |
| Against top-10 teams | 8 | 0–8 | 0% |
| Against rivals | 15 | 0–15 | 0% |
| Conference games | 22 | 1–21 | 5% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 6 | 1–5 | 17% |
| At home | 14 | 2–12 | 14% |
| On the road | 19 | 0–19 | 0% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 2 | 1–1 | 50% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 31 | 1–30 | 3% |
His own 33 games on file, 1974–1976, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darrell Royal 1974–1976 | 0–3 | Texas | 3 | |
| Emory Bellard 1974–1976 | 0–3 | Texas A&M | 3 | |
| Frank Broyles 1974–1976 | 0–3 | Arkansas | 3 | |
| Grant Teaff 1974–1976 | 0–3 | Baylor | 3 |
Jim Shofner’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 |
|---|---|---|
| Riceseries | 3 | 1–2 |
| Arkansasseries | 3 | 0–3 |
| Baylorseries | 3 | 0–3 |
| Texas A&Mseries | 3 | 0–3 |
| Texasseries | 3 | 0–3 |
| SMUseries | 3 | 0–3 |
| Texas Techseries | 3 | 0–3 |
| Texas–Arlingtonseries | 2 | 1–1 |
Also a player: Jim Shofner’s playing career.
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | TCU | Assistant coach | |
| 1967–69 | San Francisco 49ers NFL | Defensive backs coach | |
| 1970–73 | San Francisco 49ers NFL | Quarterbacks and wide receivers coach | |
| 1974–76 | TCU | Head coach | |
| 1977 | San Francisco 49ers NFL | Defensive backs coach | |
| 1978–80 | Cleveland Browns NFL | Quarterbacks coach | |
| 1981–82 | Houston Oilers NFL | Offensive coordinator | |
| 1983–85 | Dallas Cowboys NFL | Quarterbacks coach | |
| 1986–89 | St. Louis / Phoenix Cardinals NFL | Offensive coordinator | |
| 1990 | Cleveland Browns NFL | Offensive coordinator and interim head coach | |
| 1992–96 | Buffalo Bills NFL | Quarterbacks coach |
Every job as the infobox of his Wikipedia article lists it (CC BY-SA), assistant jobs included.
Coaching tree
Worked under
- Abe MartinTCU
- Jack ChristiansenSan Francisco 49ers
- Ken MeyerSan Francisco 49ers
Assistants who became head coaches
- Don LawrenceVirginia
Worked under (3)
| Head coach | Team | Years | His job | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abe Martin | TCU | 1966 | Assistant coach | |
| Jack Christiansen | San Francisco 49ers NFL | 1967 | Defensive backs coach | |
| Ken Meyer | San Francisco 49ers NFL | 1977 | Defensive backs coach |
Coached under him, later head coaches (1)
| Coach | With him | Head coach at | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Don Lawrence | TCU, 1974–75: assistant coach | Virginia |
Other assistants under him (3)
| Coach | With him | |
|---|---|---|
| Bob Junko | TCU, 1976: defensive coordinator | |
| Dan Radakovich | Cleveland Browns, 1990: defensive coordinator and linebackers coach | |
| John Teerlinck | Cleveland Browns, 1990: defensive line 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.