Jim Wood
Jim Wood went 21–30–1 as a head coach, 1968–1972, at New Mexico State. Share
- Record
- 21–30–1 career
- Seasons
- 5
- Schools
- 1
- Final AP top 10
- 0 seasons
- Best season
- 1968 5–5
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | Conference finish | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | New Mexico State | 5–5 | ||||
| 1969 | New Mexico State | 5–5 | ||||
| 1970 | New Mexico State | 4–6 | ||||
| 1971 | New Mexico State | 5–5–1 | ||||
| 1972 | New Mexico State | 2–9 | 7th |
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 rivals | 10 | 2–7–1 | 25% |
| Conference games | 8 | 5–3 | 63% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 20 | 8–11–1 | 43% |
| At home | 22 | 10–12 | 45% |
| On the road | 30 | 11–18–1 | 38% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 27 | 17–10 | 63% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 25 | 4–20–1 | 18% |
His own 52 games on file, 1968–1972, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rod Rust 1968–1972 | 3–2 | North Texas | 5 | |
| Robert Dobbs 1968–1972 | 1–4 | UTEP | 5 | |
| Rudy Feldman 1968–1972 | 1–3–1 | New Mexico | 5 | |
| Chuck Mills 1968–1972 | 0–4 | Utah State | 4 | |
| Joe Kerbel 1968–1970 | 0–3 | West Texas | 3 | |
| Hayden Fry 1970–1972 | 0–3 | SMU | 3 |
Jim Wood’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 |
|---|---|---|
| Texas–Arlingtonseries | 5 | 5–0 |
| North Texasseries | 5 | 3–2 |
| New Mexicoseries | 5 | 1–3–1 |
| UTEPseries | 5 | 1–4 |
| West Texasseries | 5 | 1–4 |
| Wichita Stateseries | 4 | 3–1 |
| Lamarseries | 4 | 2–2 |
| Utah Stateseries | 4 | 0–4 |
Also a player: Jim Wood’s playing career.
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962–63 | Hancock | Assistant coach | |
| 1964–67 | New Mexico State | Assistant coach | |
| 1968–72 | New Mexico State | Head coach | |
| 1973 | Calgary Stampeders CFL | Assistant coach | |
| 1973–75 | Calgary Stampeders CFL | Head coach |
Every job as the infobox of his Wikipedia article lists it (CC BY-SA), assistant jobs included.
Coaching tree
Worked under
- John MaddenHancock
- Warren WoodsonNew Mexico State
Assistants who became head coaches
- Jim EddySaskatchewan Roughriders, Montreal Alouettes
- Bob BakerCalgary Stampeders, Pace
- Joe TillerWyoming, Purdue
Worked under (2)
| Head coach | Team | Years | His job | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Madden | Hancock | 1962–63 | Assistant coach | |
| Warren Woodson | New Mexico State | 1964–67 | Assistant coach |
Coached under him, later head coaches (3)
| Coach | With him | Head coach at | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Eddy | New Mexico State, 1968–70: assistant head coach and defensive coordinator | Saskatchewan Roughriders, Montreal Alouettes | |
| Bob Baker | Calgary Stampeders, 1974–75: assistant head coach | Calgary Stampeders, Pace | |
| Joe Tiller | Calgary Stampeders, 1974–75: assistant coach | Wyoming, Purdue |
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.