John Blake
John Blake went 12–22 as a head coach, 1996–1998, at Oklahoma. Share
- Record
- 12–22 career
- Seasons
- 3
- Schools
- 1
- Final AP top 10
- 0 seasons
- Best season
- 1998 5–6
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | Conference finish | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Oklahoma | 3–8 | 4th | |||
| 1997 | Oklahoma | 4–8 | T–4th | |||
| 1998 | Oklahoma | 5–6 | T–4th |
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 | 10 | 1–9 | 10% |
| Against top-10 teams | 3 | 0–3 | 0% |
| Against rivals | 11 | 2–9 | 18% |
| Conference games | 24 | 8–16 | 33% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 14 | 7–7 | 50% |
| At home | 16 | 6–10 | 38% |
| On the road | 14 | 5–9 | 36% |
| At neutral sites | 4 | 1–3 | 25% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 8 | 5–3 | 63% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 26 | 7–19 | 27% |
His own 34 games on file, 1996–1998, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spike Dykes 1996–1998 | 2–1 | Texas Tech | 3 | |
| Bob Simmons 1996–1998 | 1–2 | Oklahoma State | 3 | |
| R.C. Slocum 1996–1998 | 0–3 | Texas A&M | 3 |
John Blake’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 |
|---|---|---|
| Baylorseries | 3 | 3–0 |
| Texas Techseries | 3 | 2–1 |
| Oklahoma Stateseries | 3 | 1–2 |
| Texasseries | 3 | 1–2 |
| Texas A&Mseries | 3 | 0–3 |
| TCUseries | 2 | 1–1 |
| Californiaseries | 2 | 0–2 |
| Nebraskaseries | 2 | 0–2 |
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987–88 | Tulsa | Tight ends and wide receivers coach | |
| 1989 | Oklahoma | Defensive line coach | |
| 1990–92 | Oklahoma | Linebackers coach | |
| 1993–95 | Dallas Cowboys NFL | Defensive line coach | |
| 1996–98 | Oklahoma | Head coach | |
| 2003 | Mississippi State | Defensive line coach | |
| 2004–06 | Nebraska | Defensive line coach | |
| 2007–10 | North Carolina | Defensive line coach | |
| 2016 | Buffalo Bills NFL | Defensive line coach |
Every job as the infobox of his Wikipedia article lists it (CC BY-SA), assistant jobs included.
Coaching tree
Worked under
- George HenshawTulsa
- David RaderTulsa
- Gary GibbsOklahoma
- Jimmy JohnsonDallas Cowboys
- Barry SwitzerDallas Cowboys
- Jackie SherrillMississippi State
- Bill CallahanNebraska
- Butch DavisNorth Carolina
- Rex RyanBuffalo Bills
Assistants who became head coaches
- Chris ThurmondHouston
- Chuck LangstonTrinity Valley, Central Oklahoma
- Denver JohnsonMurray State, Illinois State, Missouri Southern
- George BarlowNew Mexico
- Sam PittmanArkansas, Hutchinson
- Brandon HallTroy
- Phil BennettSMU, Pittsburgh, North Texas
- Rex RyanNew York Jets, Buffalo Bills
Worked under (9)
| Head coach | Team | Years | His job | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Henshaw | Tulsa | 1987 | Tight ends and wide receivers coach | |
| David Rader | Tulsa | 1988 | Tight ends and wide receivers coach | |
| Gary Gibbs | Oklahoma | 1989–92 | 1989: defensive line coach; 1990–92: linebackers coach | |
| Jimmy Johnson | Dallas Cowboys NFL | 1993 | Defensive line coach | |
| Barry Switzer | Dallas Cowboys NFL | 1994–95 | Defensive line coach | |
| Jackie Sherrill | Mississippi State | 2003 | Defensive line coach | |
| Bill Callahan | Nebraska | 2004–06 | Defensive line coach | |
| Butch Davis | North Carolina | 2007–10 | Defensive line coach | |
| Rex Ryan | Buffalo Bills NFL | 2016 | Defensive line coach |
Coached under him, later head coaches (8)
| Coach | With him | Head coach at | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Thurmond | Oklahoma, 1996–97: defensive backs coach | Houston | |
| Chuck Langston | Oklahoma, 1996: graduate assistant; 1997–98: tight ends and defensive line coach | Trinity Valley, Central Oklahoma | |
| Denver Johnson | Oklahoma, 1996: offensive line coach | Murray State, Illinois State, Missouri Southern | |
| George Barlow | Oklahoma, 1996–97: graduate assistant; 1998: outside linebackers and safeties coach | New Mexico | |
| Sam Pittman | Oklahoma, 1997–98: offensive line coach | Arkansas, Hutchinson | |
| Brandon Hall | Oklahoma, 1998: student assistant | Troy | |
| Phil Bennett | Oklahoma, 1998: defensive backs coach and co-recruiting coordinator | SMU, Pittsburgh, North Texas | |
| Rex Ryan | Oklahoma, 1998: defensive coordinator | New York Jets, Buffalo Bills |
Other assistants under him (5)
| Coach | With him | |
|---|---|---|
| Bill Young | Oklahoma, 1996–97: defensive coordinator | |
| Dick Winder | Oklahoma, 1996–97: offensive coordinator | |
| Joe Dickinson | Oklahoma, 1996–97: running backs coach; 1998: offensive coordinator | |
| Merv Johnson | Oklahoma, 1996–97: assistant coach; 1998: director of football operations | |
| Zac Roper | Oklahoma, 1996–98: student assistant |
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.