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Lee Corso
Lee Corso went 73–85–6 as a head coach, 1969–1984, at Louisville, Indiana and Northern Illinois. Share
- Record
- 73–85–6 career
- Seasons
- 15
- Schools
- 3
- Final AP top 10
- 0 seasons
- Best season
- 1972 9–1, No. 18
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | Conference finish | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | Louisville | 5–4–1 | T–3rd | |||
| 1970 | Louisville | 8–3–1 | 1st | Pasadena Bowl T | ||
| 1971 | Louisville | 6–3–1 | T–2nd | |||
| 1972 | Louisville | 9–1 | T–1st | 18 | ||
| 1973 | Indiana | 2–9 | T–9th | |||
| 1974 | Indiana | 1–10 | 10th | |||
| 1975 | Indiana | 2–8–1 | 10th | |||
| 1976 | Indiana | 5–6 | T–3rd | |||
| 1977 | Indiana | 5–5–1 | 4th | |||
| 1978 | Indiana | 4–7 | 7th | |||
| 1979 | Indiana | 8–4 | 4th | Holiday Bowl W | 19 | |
| 1980 | Indiana | 6–5 | T–6th | |||
| 1981 | Indiana | 3–8 | 9th | |||
| 1982 | Indiana | 5–6 | 6th | |||
| 1983: not a college head coach | ||||||
| 1984 | Northern Illinois | 4–6–1 | 5th | |||
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
Carl BarzilauskasNo. 6 pick, 1974
Every player from his seasons with a Heisman top-five finish, a national award, consensus All-America honors or a first-round pick.
How his teams did
| Kind of game | Games | Record | Won |
|---|---|---|---|
| Against ranked teams | 31 | 4–27 | 13% |
| Against top-10 teams | 17 | 1–16 | 6% |
| Against rivals | 39 | 15–23–1 | 40% |
| Conference games | 110 | 44–63–3 | 41% |
| Bowls and playoffs | 2 | 1–0–1 | 75% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 66 | 34–26–6 | 56% |
| At home | 82 | 44–36–2 | 55% |
| On the road | 80 | 28–49–3 | 37% |
| At neutral sites | 2 | 1–0–1 | 75% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 68 | 47–17–4 | 72% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 96 | 26–68–2 | 28% |
His own 164 games on file, 1969–1984, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bo Schembechler 1973–1982 | 0–8 | Michigan | 8 | |
| Jim Young 1973–1981 | 2–5 | Arizona, Purdue | 7 | |
| Cal Stoll 1973–1978 | 3–3 | Minnesota | 6 | |
| Dave McClain 1978–1984 | 3–3 | Wisconsin | 6 | |
| Woody Hayes 1973–1978 | 0–6 | Ohio State | 6 | |
| John Pont 1973–1977 | 2–3 | Northwestern | 5 | |
| John Jardine 1973–1977 | 1–3–1 | Wisconsin | 5 | |
| John McVay 1969–1972 | 3–1 | Dayton | 4 | |
| Fran Curci 1973–1980 | 3–1 | Kentucky | 4 | |
| Bob Commings 1975–1978 | 3–1 | Iowa | 4 |
Lee Corso’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 |
|---|---|---|
| Wisconsinseries | 11 | 4–6–1 |
| Northwesternseries | 10 | 7–3 |
| Minnesotaseries | 10 | 6–4 |
| Purdueseries | 10 | 4–6 |
| Ohio Stateseries | 10 | 0–10 |
| Iowaseries | 8 | 4–4 |
| Illinoisseries | 8 | 3–5 |
| Michigan Stateseries | 8 | 0–7–1 |
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | Florida State | Graduate assistant | |
| 1959–65 | Maryland | Quarterbacks coach | |
| 1966–68 | Navy | Defensive backs coach | |
| 1969–72 | Louisville | Head coach | |
| 1973–82 | Indiana | Head coach | |
| 1984 | Northern Illinois | Head coach | |
| 1985 | Orlando Renegades USFL | Head coach |
Every job as the infobox of his Wikipedia article lists it (CC BY-SA), assistant jobs included.
Coaching tree
Worked under
- Thomas NugentFlorida State, Maryland
- William EliasNavy
Assistants who became head coaches
- Morris WattsMichigan State
- Jim JohnsonMissouri Southern
- Bill DobaWashington State
- Ron CorradiniMount St Joseph
- Bill LynchBall State, Indiana, Butler, DePauw
- Frank LauterburToledo, Iowa
- Steve MariucciCalifornia, San Francisco 49ers, Detroit Lions
Worked under (2)
| Head coach | Team | Years | His job | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas Nugent | Florida State | 1958 | Graduate assistant | |
| Thomas Nugent | Maryland | 1959–65 | Quarterbacks coach | |
| William Elias | Navy | 1966–68 | Defensive backs coach |
Coached under him, later head coaches (7)
| Coach | With him | Head coach at | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Morris Watts | Louisville, 1972: offensive coordinator and quarterbacks and wide receivers coach; Indiana, 1973–81: offensive coordinator and quarterbacks and wide receivers coach | Michigan State | |
| Jim Johnson | Indiana, 1973–76: linebackers coach | Missouri Southern | |
| Bill Doba | Indiana, 1977–82: assistant coach | Washington State | |
| Ron Corradini | Indiana, 1981–82: defensive coordinator | Mount St Joseph | |
| Bill Lynch | Northern Illinois, 1984: offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach; Orlando Renegades, 1985: quarterbacks coach | Ball State, Indiana, Butler, DePauw | |
| Frank Lauterbur | Orlando Renegades, 1985: defensive coordinator and linebackers coach | Toledo, Iowa | |
| Steve Mariucci | Orlando Renegades, 1985: wide receivers coach | California, San Francisco 49ers, Detroit Lions |
Other assistants under him (3)
| Coach | With him | |
|---|---|---|
| Dan Roushar | Northern Illinois, 1984: tight ends coach | |
| Ted Daisher | Northern Illinois, 1984: wide receivers (1980–1981), defensive line (1982–1984) and special teams coordinator | |
| Ted Huber | Northern Illinois, 1984: 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.