John Bobo
John Bobo went 13–30–1 as a head coach, 1993–1996, at Arkansas State. Share
- Record
- 13–30–1 career
- Seasons
- 4
- Schools
- 1
- Final AP top 10
- 0 seasons
- Best season
- 1995 6–5
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | Conference finish | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Arkansas State | 2–8–1 | 10th | |||
| 1994 | Arkansas State | 1–10 | 10th | |||
| 1995 | Arkansas State | 6–5 | T–4th | Big West Conference Coach of the Year (not played) | ||
| 1996 | Arkansas State | 4–7 |
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 | 5 | 0–5 | 0% |
| Against top-10 teams | 2 | 0–2 | 0% |
| Against rivals | 2 | 0–2 | 0% |
| Conference games | 18 | 4–14 | 22% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 11 | 4–6–1 | 41% |
| At home | 20 | 12–8 | 60% |
| On the road | 24 | 1–22–1 | 6% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 12 | 8–4 | 67% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 32 | 5–26–1 | 17% |
His own 44 games on file, 1993–1996, 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 1993–1996 | 0–4 | Louisiana | 4 | |
| Charlie Sadler 1993–1995 | 1–2 | Northern Illinois | 3 | |
| Joe Peace 1993–1995 | 0–3 | Louisiana Tech | 3 |
John Bobo’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 |
|---|---|---|
| Louisiana Techseries | 4 | 1–3 |
| Northern Illinoisseries | 4 | 1–3 |
| Louisianaseries | 4 | 0–4 |
| Southern Illinoisseries | 3 | 3–0 |
| Nevadaseries | 3 | 1–2 |
| New Mexico Stateseries | 2 | 0–2 |
| Memphisseries | 2 | 0–2 |
| Mississippi Stateseries | 2 | 0–1–1 |
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Alabama | Graduate assistant and offensive line coach | |
| 1987–90 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers NFL | Assistant coach | |
| 1991 | Louisville | Assistant coach | |
| 1992 | Arkansas State | Offensive line coach | |
| 1993–96 | Arkansas State | Head coach | |
| 1997–98 | Middle Tennessee | Offensive coordinator |
Every job as the infobox of his Wikipedia article lists it (CC BY-SA), assistant jobs included.
Coaching tree
Worked under
- Ray PerkinsAlabama, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Arkansas State
- Richard WilliamsonTampa Bay Buccaneers
- Howard SchnellenbergerLouisville
Worked under (3)
| Head coach | Team | Years | His job | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ray Perkins | Alabama | 1986 | Graduate assistant and offensive line coach | |
| Ray Perkins | Tampa Bay Buccaneers NFL | 1987–90 | Assistant coach | |
| Richard Williamson | Tampa Bay Buccaneers NFL | 1990 | Assistant coach | |
| Howard Schnellenberger | Louisville | 1991 | Assistant coach | |
| Ray Perkins | Arkansas State | 1992 | Offensive line coach |
Coached under him (6)
| Coach | With him | |
|---|---|---|
| Jeff Richards | Arkansas State, 1993–95: defensive ends coach; 1996: assistant head coach and linebackers coach | |
| Jody Allen | Arkansas State, 1993: offensive coordinator | |
| Pete McGinnis | Arkansas State, 1993–95: defensive coordinator | |
| Mike Hand | Arkansas State, 1994–96: offensive coordinator | |
| Granville Eastman | Arkansas State, 1996: graduate assistant | |
| Ricky Herzog | Arkansas State, 1996: defensive coordinator |
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.