John McVay
John McVay went 37–41–4 as a head coach in the games on file: 1965 at Dayton, 1966 at Dayton, 1967 at Dayton, 1968 at Dayton, 1969 at Dayton, 1970 at Dayton, 1971 at Dayton and 1972 at Dayton. His full head-coaching career isn’t in our records. Share
- Record
- 37–41–4 games on file
- Seasons
- 8
- Schools
- 1
- Final AP top 10
- 0 seasons
- Best season
- 1966 8–2
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | Dayton | 1–8–1 | ||
| 1966 | Dayton | 8–2 | ||
| 1967 | Dayton | 6–3–1 | ||
| 1968 | Dayton | 5–5 | ||
| 1969 | Dayton | 3–7 | ||
| 1970 | Dayton | 5–4–1 | ||
| 1971 | Dayton | 5–6 | ||
| 1972 | Dayton | 4–6–1 |
Each season links to the team’s season page; bowls and playoff games link to the game.
How his teams did
| Kind of game | Games | Record | Won |
|---|---|---|---|
| Against ranked teams | 2 | 0–2 | 0% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 30 | 13–13–4 | 50% |
| At home | 41 | 27–14 | 66% |
| On the road | 40 | 10–26–4 | 30% |
| At neutral sites | 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 38 | 27–10–1 | 72% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 44 | 10–31–3 | 26% |
His own 82 games on file, 1965–1972, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frank Lauterbur 1965–1970 | 2–4 | Toledo | 6 | |
| Bill Hess 1965–1970 | 3–2 | Ohio | 5 | |
| Don Nehlen 1968–1972 | 1–3–1 | Bowling Green | 5 | |
| Frank Camp 1965–1968 | 2–2 | Louisville | 4 | |
| Bo Schembechler 1965–1968 | 1–3 | Miami (OH) | 4 | |
| Lee Corso 1969–1972 | 1–3 | Louisville | 4 | |
| Bill Mallory 1969–1972 | 0–4 | Miami (OH) | 4 | |
| Doc Urich 1966–1970 | 3–0 | Buffalo, Northern Illinois | 3 | |
| Bob Gibson 1965–1967 | 0–3 | Bowling Green | 3 |
John McVay’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 |
|---|---|---|
| Xavierseries | 8 | 5–2–1 |
| Louisvilleseries | 8 | 3–5 |
| Toledoseries | 8 | 2–6 |
| Bowling Greenseries | 8 | 1–6–1 |
| Miami (OH)series | 8 | 1–7 |
| Ohioseries | 5 | 3–2 |
| Cincinnatiseries | 5 | 3–2 |
| Buffaloseries | 4 | 2–1–1 |
Coaching tree
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.