Joe Peace
Joe Peace went 40–44–4 on the field as a head coach, 1988–1995, at Louisiana Tech; 41–43–4 officially, with 1993 (3–8) after forfeits. Share
- Record
- 41–43–4 official; 40–44–4 on the field
- Seasons
- 8
- Schools
- 1
- Final AP top 10
- 0 seasons
- Best season
- 1991 8–1–2
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | Conference finish | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Louisiana Tech | 4–7 | ||||
| 1989 | Louisiana Tech | 5–4–1 | ||||
| 1990 | Louisiana Tech | 8–3–1 | Independence Bowl T | |||
| 1991 | Louisiana Tech | 8–1–2 | ||||
| 1992 | Louisiana Tech | 5–6 | ||||
| 1993 | Louisiana Tech | 2–9 (3–8 official) | T–6th | |||
| 1994 | Louisiana Tech | 3–8 | 9th | |||
| 1995 | Louisiana Tech | 5–6 | T–8th |
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
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 | 7 | 0–7 | 0% |
| Against top-10 teams | 5 | 0–5 | 0% |
| Against rivals | 16 | 10–5–1 | 66% |
| Conference games | 18 | 5–13 | 28% |
| Bowls and playoffs | 1 | 0–0–1 | 50% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 34 | 13–17–4 | 44% |
| At home | 32 | 25–7 | 78% |
| On the road | 53 | 15–35–3 | 31% |
| At neutral sites | 3 | 0–2–1 | 17% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 42 | 30–9–3 | 75% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 46 | 10–35–1 | 23% |
His own 88 games on file, 1988–1995, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nelson Stokley 1988–1995 | 4–3–1 | Louisiana | 8 | |
| Charlie Sadler 1991–1995 | 3–1 | Northern Illinois | 4 | |
| David Rader 1989–1995 | 3–0 | Tulsa | 3 | |
| John Bobo 1993–1995 | 3–0 | Arkansas State | 3 | |
| Sparky Woods 1991–1993 | 0–2–1 | South Carolina | 3 |
Joe Peace’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 |
|---|---|---|
| Arkansas Stateseries | 8 | 7–1 |
| Louisianaseries | 8 | 4–3–1 |
| Northern Illinoisseries | 5 | 4–1 |
| South Carolinaseries | 5 | 0–4–1 |
| UL Monroeseries | 4 | 4–0 |
| Houstonseries | 4 | 2–2 |
| Tulsaseries | 3 | 3–0 |
| Southern Missseries | 3 | 1–2 |
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974–82 | Northwestern State | Assistant coach | |
| 1983–87 | Louisiana Tech | Assistant coach | |
| 1988–95 | Louisiana Tech | Head coach |
Every job as the infobox of his Wikipedia article lists it (CC BY-SA), assistant jobs included.
Coaching tree
Worked under
- Carl TorbushLouisiana Tech
Assistants who became head coaches
- Jerry BaldwinLouisiana
- John ThompsonEast Carolina, Arkansas State
- Clint ConqueCentral Arkansas, Stephen F. Austin
- Gary CrowtonLouisiana Tech, BYU
- Pete FredenburgMary Hardin Baylor
Worked under (1)
| Head coach | Team | Years | His job | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carl Torbush | Louisiana Tech | 1987 | Assistant coach |
Coached under him, later head coaches (5)
| Coach | With him | Head coach at | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jerry Baldwin | Louisiana Tech, 1988–91: assistant coach | Louisiana | |
| John Thompson | Louisiana Tech, 1990–91: defensive coordinator | East Carolina, Arkansas State | |
| Clint Conque | Louisiana Tech, 1993–94: running backs coach and inside wide receivers; 1995: running backs coach | Central Arkansas, Stephen F. Austin | |
| Gary Crowton | Louisiana Tech, 1995: offensive coordinator | Louisiana Tech, BYU | |
| Pete Fredenburg | Louisiana Tech, 1995: defensive coordinator | Mary Hardin Baylor |
Other assistants under him (2)
| Coach | With him | |
|---|---|---|
| Steve Ensminger | Louisiana Tech, 1988–90: offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach | |
| Art Kaufman | Louisiana Tech, 1992–94: defensive coordinator and linebackers 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.