Jimmy Sharpe
Jimmy Sharpe went 21–22–1 as a head coach, 1974–1977, at Virginia Tech. Share
- Record
- 21–22–1 career
- Seasons
- 4
- Schools
- 1
- Final AP top 10
- 0 seasons
- Best season
- 1975 8–3
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | Conference finish | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Virginia Tech | 4–7 | ||||
| 1975 | Virginia Tech | 8–3 | ||||
| 1976 | Virginia Tech | 6–5 | ||||
| 1977 | Virginia Tech | 3–7–1 |
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 | 4 | 0–4 | 0% |
| Against top-10 teams | 2 | 0–2 | 0% |
| Against rivals | 13 | 6–6–1 | 50% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 19 | 5–13–1 | 29% |
| At home | 20 | 11–8–1 | 57% |
| On the road | 20 | 7–13 | 35% |
| At neutral sites | 4 | 3–1 | 75% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 24 | 15–8–1 | 65% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 20 | 6–14 | 30% |
His own 44 games on file, 1974–1977, 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 1974–1977 | 3–1 | VMI | 4 | |
| Jim Root 1974–1977 | 3–1 | William & Mary | 4 | |
| Jim Tait 1974–1977 | 2–2 | Richmond | 4 | |
| Bobby Bowden 1974–1977 | 0–4 | West Virginia, Florida State | 4 | |
| Chuck Mills 1975–1977 | 3–0 | Wake Forest | 3 | |
| Fran Curci 1974–1977 | 0–3 | Kentucky | 3 |
Jimmy Sharpe’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 | 4 | 3–1 |
| William & Maryseries | 4 | 3–1 |
| Florida Stateseries | 4 | 2–2 |
| Richmondseries | 4 | 2–2 |
| Virginiaseries | 4 | 2–1–1 |
| West Virginiaseries | 4 | 1–3 |
| Wake Forestseries | 3 | 3–0 |
| Kentuckyseries | 3 | 0–3 |
Other roles
- Team captain, Alabama 1962
From each season’s Wikipedia article.
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1963–73 | Alabama | Assistant coach | |
| 1974–77 | Virginia Tech | Head coach | |
| 1978 | Mississippi State | Assistant head coach and offensive coordinator | |
| 1979 | Pittsburgh | Assistant head coach and offensive line coach |
Every job as the infobox of his Wikipedia article lists it (CC BY-SA), assistant jobs included.
Coaching tree
Worked under
- Bear BryantAlabama
- Bob TylerMississippi State
- Jackie SherrillPittsburgh
Assistants who became head coaches
- Charley PellClemson, Florida, Jacksonville State
- Dan HenningBoston College, Atlanta Falcons, San Diego Chargers
- Danny FordClemson, Arkansas
- Nelson StokleyLouisiana
- Bruce AriansTemple, Indianapolis Colts, Arizona Cardinals, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Worked under (3)
| Head coach | Team | Years | His job | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bear Bryant | Alabama | 1963–73 | Assistant coach | |
| Bob Tyler | Mississippi State | 1978 | Assistant head coach and offensive coordinator | |
| Jackie Sherrill | Pittsburgh | 1979 | Assistant head coach and offensive line coach |
Coached under him, later head coaches (5)
| Coach | With him | Head coach at | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charley Pell | Virginia Tech, 1974–75: defensive coordinator | Clemson, Florida, Jacksonville State | |
| Dan Henning | Virginia Tech, 1974: offensive coordinator | Boston College, Atlanta Falcons, San Diego Chargers | |
| Danny Ford | Virginia Tech, 1974–76: offensive line coach | Clemson, Arkansas | |
| Nelson Stokley | Virginia Tech, 1974–77: quarterbacks coach | Louisiana | |
| Bruce Arians | Virginia Tech, 1975–77: graduate assistant | Temple, Indianapolis Colts, Arizona Cardinals, Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
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.