Kim Helton
Kim Helton went 24–53–1 as a head coach, 1993–1999, at Houston. Share
- Record
- 24–53–1 career
- Seasons
- 7
- Schools
- 1
- Final AP top 10
- 0 seasons
- Best season
- 1999 7–4
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | Conference finish | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Houston | 1–9–1 | T–7th | |||
| 1994 | Houston | 1–10 | 6th | |||
| 1995 | Houston | 2–9 | 5th | |||
| 1996 | Houston | 7–5 | T–1st | Liberty Bowl L | ||
| 1997 | Houston | 3–8 | T–4th | |||
| 1998 | Houston | 3–8 | T–5th | |||
| 1999 | Houston | 7–4 | 6th |
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
Billy MilnerNo. 25 pick, 1995
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 | 20 | 1–19 | 5% |
| Against top-10 teams | 7 | 0–7 | 0% |
| Against rivals | 13 | 5–7–1 | 42% |
| Conference games | 44 | 15–28–1 | 35% |
| Bowls and playoffs | 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 21 | 12–8–1 | 60% |
| At home | 36 | 12–23–1 | 35% |
| On the road | 38 | 11–27 | 29% |
| At neutral sites | 4 | 1–3 | 25% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 15 | 8–6–1 | 57% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 63 | 16–47 | 25% |
His own 78 games on file, 1993–1999, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rick Minter 1996–1999 | 2–2 | Cincinnati | 4 | |
| Glen Mason 1994–1998 | 1–3 | Kansas, Minnesota | 4 | |
| Tom Rossley 1993–1995 | 2–0–1 | SMU | 3 | |
| Ken Hatfield 1994–1999 | 2–1 | Rice | 3 | |
| Rip Scherer 1996–1998 | 2–1 | Memphis | 3 | |
| Chuck Reedy 1993–1995 | 1–2 | Baylor | 3 | |
| Jeff Bower 1996–1998 | 1–2 | Southern Miss | 3 | |
| Steve Logan 1997–1999 | 1–2 | East Carolina | 3 | |
| John Mackovic 1993–1995 | 0–3 | Texas | 3 | |
| John Robinson 1993–1996 | 0–3 | USC | 3 |
Kim Helton’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 |
|---|---|---|
| Cincinnatiseries | 5 | 2–3 |
| Riceseries | 4 | 2–2 |
| Tulaneseries | 4 | 2–2 |
| Louisvilleseries | 3 | 2–1 |
| Memphisseries | 3 | 2–1 |
| SMUseries | 3 | 2–0–1 |
| East Carolinaseries | 3 | 1–2 |
| Baylorseries | 3 | 1–2 |
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970–71 | Eastside HS (FL) high school | Head coach | |
| 1972 | Florida | Graduate assistant | |
| 1973–78 | Florida | Offensive line coach | |
| 1979–82 | Miami (FL) | Offensive coordinator | |
| 1983–86 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers NFL | Offensive line coach | |
| 1987–89 | Houston Oilers NFL | Offensive line coach | |
| 1990–92 | Los Angeles Raiders NFL | Offensive line coach | |
| 1993–99 | Houston | Head coach | |
| 2002–03 | Washington Redskins NFL | Offensive line coach | |
| 2004–06 | Toronto Argonauts CFL | Running backs coach | |
| 2007–11 | UAB | Offensive coordinator | |
| 2019 | Western Kentucky | Offensive analyst |
Every job as the infobox of his Wikipedia article lists it (CC BY-SA), assistant jobs included.
Coaching tree
Worked under
- Doug DickeyFlorida
- Howard SchnellenbergerMiami
- John McKayTampa Bay Buccaneers
- Jerry GlanvilleHouston Oilers
- Neil CallawayUAB
- Tyson HeltonWestern Kentucky
Assistants who became head coaches
- Ben HurtMiddle Tennessee
- Neil CallawayUAB
- Dan LounsburySoutheastern Oklahoma State, Wisconsin–Superior
- Clay HeltonUSC, Georgia Southern
- Bradley Dale PevetoNorthwestern State
Worked under (6)
| Head coach | Team | Years | His job | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doug Dickey | Florida | 1972–78 | 1972: graduate assistant; 1973–78: offensive line coach | |
| Howard Schnellenberger | Miami | 1979–82 | Offensive coordinator | |
| John McKay | Tampa Bay Buccaneers NFL | 1983–84 | Offensive line coach | |
| Jerry Glanville | Houston Oilers NFL | 1987–89 | Offensive line coach | |
| Neil Callaway | UAB | 2007–11 | Offensive coordinator | |
| Tyson Helton | Western Kentucky | 2019 | Offensive analyst |
Coached under him, later head coaches (5)
| Coach | With him | Head coach at | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Hurt | Houston, 1993–95: assistant coach | Middle Tennessee | |
| Neil Callaway | Houston, 1993–96: assistant head coach and offensive coordinator | UAB | |
| Dan Lounsbury | Houston, 1994–96: quarterbacks coach; 1997–98: assistant head coach, offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach | Southeastern Oklahoma State, Wisconsin–Superior | |
| Clay Helton | Houston, 1997–99: running backs coach | USC, Georgia Southern | |
| Bradley Dale Peveto | Houston, 1999: assistant head coach and defensive backs coach | Northwestern State |
Other assistants under him (9)
| Coach | With him | |
|---|---|---|
| Gene Smith | Houston, 1993–96: defensive coordinator | |
| Kenny Perry | Houston, 1993–94: graduate assistant | |
| Melvin Robertson | Houston, 1993: linebackers coach | |
| Brick Haley | Houston, 1997: outside linebackers coach | |
| Gary Bartel | Houston, 1997–98: defensive coordinator | |
| Donnie Henderson | Houston, 1998: defensive backs coach | |
| George Yarno | Houston, 1998–99: assistant head coach and offensive line coach | |
| Dick Bumpas | Houston, 1999: co-defensive coordinator | |
| Les Koenning | Houston, 1999: offensive coordinator and quarterbacks 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.