Joe Morrison
Joe Morrison went 101–72–7 as a head coach, 1973–1988, at Chattanooga, New Mexico and South Carolina. Share
- Record
- 101–72–7 career
- Seasons
- 16
- Schools
- 3
- Final AP top 10
- 0 seasons
- Best season
- 1984 10–2, No. 11
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | Conference finish | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | Chattanooga | 4–7 | ||||
| 1974 | Chattanooga | 4–7 | ||||
| 1975 | Chattanooga | 5–5–1 | ||||
| 1976 | Chattanooga | 6–4–1 | ||||
| 1977 | Chattanooga | 9–1–1 | T–1st | |||
| 1978 | Chattanooga | 7–3–1 | T–1st | |||
| 1979 | Chattanooga | 9–2 | 1st | |||
| 1980 | New Mexico | 4–7 | 6th | |||
| 1981 | New Mexico | 4–7–1 | 5th | |||
| 1982 | New Mexico | 10–1 | 2nd | |||
| 1983 | South Carolina | 5–6 | ||||
| 1984 | South Carolina | 10–2 | Gator Bowl L | 11 | ||
| 1985 | South Carolina | 5–6 | ||||
| 1986 | South Carolina | 3–6–2 | ||||
| 1987 | South Carolina | 8–4 | Gator Bowl L | 15 | ||
| 1988 | South Carolina | 8–4 | Liberty Bowl L |
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.
Players he coached
Del WilkesConsensus All‑American, 1984
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 | 21 | 4–16–1 | 21% |
| Against top-10 teams | 8 | 2–6 | 25% |
| Against rivals | 29 | 18–10–1 | 64% |
| Conference games | 37 | 24–12–1 | 66% |
| Bowls and playoffs | 3 | 0–3 | 0% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 65 | 33–25–7 | 56% |
| At home | 94 | 64–27–3 | 70% |
| On the road | 82 | 37–41–4 | 48% |
| At neutral sites | 4 | 0–4 | 0% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 95 | 74–17–4 | 80% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 85 | 27–55–3 | 34% |
His own 180 games on file, 1973–1988, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Art Baker 1977–1988 | 5–1 | Furman, The Citadel, East Carolina | 6 | |
| Danny Ford 1983–1988 | 2–3–1 | Clemson | 6 | |
| Vince Dooley 1983–1988 | 2–4 | Georgia | 6 | |
| Dick Sheridan 1978–1988 | 4–1 | Furman, NC State | 5 | |
| Steve Sloan 1973–1985 | 3–2 | Vanderbilt, Duke | 5 | |
| Bobby Ross 1973–1988 | 2–3 | The Citadel, Georgia Tech | 5 | |
| Bobby Bowden 1983–1988 | 1–4 | Florida State | 5 | |
| Maxie Lambright 1974–1978 | 1–3 | Louisiana Tech | 4 | |
| Jim Brakefield 1977–1979 | 3–0 | App State | 3 | |
| Gil Krueger 1980–1982 | 3–0 | New Mexico State | 3 |
Joe Morrison’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 |
|---|---|---|
| Western Carolinaseries | 9 | 7–2 |
| The Citadelseries | 7 | 5–2 |
| App Stateseries | 6 | 6–0 |
| NC Stateseries | 6 | 4–2 |
| Middle Tennesseeseries | 6 | 4–1–1 |
| Georgiaseries | 6 | 2–4 |
| Clemsonseries | 6 | 2–3–1 |
| Tennessee Stateseries | 6 | 1–3–2 |
National coaching awards
The awards- 1984 South Carolina: Walter Camp Coach
Also a player: Joe Morrison’s playing career.
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973–79 | Chattanooga | Head coach | |
| 1980–82 | New Mexico | Head coach | |
| 1983–88 | South Carolina | Head coach |
Every job as the infobox of his Wikipedia article lists it (CC BY-SA), assistant jobs included.
Coaching tree
Assistants who became head coaches
- Joe Lee DunnNew Mexico, Ole Miss
- Rocky LongNew Mexico, San Diego State
- Bill MichaelUTEP
- Russ HuesmanChattanooga, Richmond
- Tom GaddBucknell
- Charlie WeisNotre Dame, Kansas
- Jim FlemingSacred Heart, Rhode Island
- Al GrohWake Forest, Virginia, New York Jets
Coached under him, later head coaches (8)
| Coach | With him | Head coach at | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Lee Dunn | Chattanooga, 1973–79: assistant coach; New Mexico, 1980–82: assistant coach; South Carolina, 1987–88: defensive coordinator | New Mexico, Ole Miss | |
| Rocky Long | New Mexico, 1980: defensive backs coach | New Mexico, San Diego State | |
| Bill Michael | South Carolina, 1983–85: defensive line coach | UTEP | |
| Russ Huesman | South Carolina, 1983–84: graduate assistant | Chattanooga, Richmond | |
| Tom Gadd | South Carolina, 1983–86: defensive coordinator | Bucknell | |
| Charlie Weis | South Carolina, 1985: graduate assistant and defensive backs coach; 1986: graduate assistant and linebackers coach; 1987: volunteer assistant and defensive ends coach; 1988: ARC | Notre Dame, Kansas | |
| Jim Fleming | South Carolina, 1985–86: graduate assistant | Sacred Heart, Rhode Island | |
| Al Groh | South Carolina, 1988: offensive coordinator | Wake Forest, Virginia, New York Jets |
Other assistants under him (3)
| Coach | With him | |
|---|---|---|
| Noel Mazzone | New Mexico, 1980–81: graduate assistant | |
| Frank Sadler | South Carolina, 1983–84: offensive coordinator | |
| Fred Jackson | South Carolina, 1988: quarterbacks and wide receivers 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.