Jim Tait
Jim Tait went 21–44 as a head coach in the games on file: 1974 at Richmond, 1975 at Richmond, 1976 at Richmond, 1977 at Richmond, 1978 at Richmond and 1979 at Richmond. His full head-coaching career isn’t in our records. Share
- Record
- 21–44 games on file
- Seasons
- 6
- Schools
- 1
- Final AP top 10
- 0 seasons
- Best season
- 1974 5–5
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Richmond | 5–5 | ||
| 1975 | Richmond | 5–6 | ||
| 1976 | Richmond | 5–6 | ||
| 1977 | Richmond | 3–8 | ||
| 1978 | Richmond | 3–8 | ||
| 1979 | Richmond | 0–11 |
Each season links to the team’s season page; bowls and playoff games link to the game.
Players he coached
Every player from his seasons with a Heisman top-five finish, a national award, consensus All-America honors or a first-round pick. Photos: Wikimedia Commons, free licenses; credits on each player’s page.
How his teams did
| Kind of game | Games | Record | Won |
|---|---|---|---|
| Against ranked teams | 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| Against rivals | 12 | 5–7 | 42% |
| Conference games | 12 | 8–4 | 67% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 28 | 14–14 | 50% |
| At home | 30 | 15–15 | 50% |
| On the road | 34 | 6–28 | 18% |
| At neutral sites | 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 20 | 8–12 | 40% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 45 | 13–32 | 29% |
His own 65 games on file, 1974–1979, 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 1974–1979 | 3–3 | VMI | 6 | |
| Jim Root 1974–1979 | 2–4 | William & Mary | 6 | |
| Pat Dye 1974–1979 | 2–4 | East Carolina | 6 | |
| Art Baker 1974–1977 | 3–1 | Furman | 4 | |
| Jim Brakefield 1974–1978 | 2–2 | App State | 4 | |
| Jimmy Sharpe 1974–1977 | 2–2 | Virginia Tech | 4 | |
| Frank Cignetti 1976–1979 | 0–4 | West Virginia | 4 | |
| Bobby Ross 1974–1976 | 2–1 | The Citadel | 3 | |
| Dick Bedesem 1976–1979 | 1–2 | Villanova | 3 | |
| Dave McClain 1974–1978 | 0–3 | Ball State, Wisconsin | 3 |
Jim Tait’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 | 6 | 3–3 |
| East Carolinaseries | 6 | 2–4 |
| William & Maryseries | 6 | 2–4 |
| West Virginiaseries | 6 | 1–5 |
| Virginia Techseries | 5 | 2–3 |
| Furmanseries | 4 | 3–1 |
| Villanovaseries | 4 | 2–2 |
| App Stateseries | 4 | 2–2 |
Coaching tree
Assistants who became head coaches
- Jim MarshallRichmond, UT Martin
- Mike AyersEast Tennessee State, Wofford
Coached under him, later head coaches (2)
| Coach | With him | Head coach at | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Marshall | Richmond, 1979: offensive coordinator | Richmond, UT Martin | |
| Mike Ayers | Richmond, 1979: assistant coach | East Tennessee State, Wofford |
Other assistants under him (1)
| Coach | With him | |
|---|---|---|
| Phil Elmassian | Richmond, 1976–78: 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.