Lloyd Eaton
Lloyd Eaton went 104–53–5 as a head coach, 1949–1970, at Alma, Northern Michigan and Wyoming. Share
Eight seasons our game records don’t credit to him come from the coach’s Wikipedia article: 1949–55 at Alma; 1956 at Northern Michigan. They’re marked in the table.
- Record
- 104–53–5 career
- Seasons
- 17
- Schools
- 3
- Final AP top 10
- 1 season
- Best season
- 1967 10–1, No. 6
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | Conference finish | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949 | Alma * | 5–2–1 | T–3rd | |||
| 1950 | Alma * | 6–2–1 | 1st | |||
| 1951 | Alma * | 7–2 | T–1st | |||
| 1952 | Alma * | 4–4 | T–3rd | |||
| 1953 | Alma * | 7–2 | 3rd | |||
| 1954 | Alma * | 6–4 | 5th | |||
| 1955 | Alma * | 5–4 | T–3rd | |||
| 1956 | Northern Michigan * | 7–0–1 | ||||
| 1957–61: not a college head coach | ||||||
| 1962 | Wyoming | 5–5 | T–2nd | |||
| 1963 | Wyoming | 6–4 | 5th | |||
| 1964 | Wyoming | 6–2–2 | 4th | |||
| 1965 | Wyoming | 6–4 | 3rd | |||
| 1966 | Wyoming | 10–1 | 1st | Sun Bowl W | 15 | |
| 1967 | Wyoming | 10–1 | 1st | Sugar Bowl L | 6 | |
| 1968 | Wyoming | 7–3 | 1st | |||
| 1969 | Wyoming | 6–4 | T–3rd | |||
| 1970 | Wyoming | 1–9 | T–7th | |||
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. * A season our game records don’t credit to him; its record is the article’s.
Players he coached
Ron BillingsleyNo. 14 pick, 1967
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 | 5 | 1–4 | 20% |
| Against top-10 teams | 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| Against rivals | 15 | 11–3–1 | 77% |
| Conference games | 49 | 30–19 | 61% |
| Bowls and playoffs | 2 | 1–1 | 50% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 28 | 13–13–2 | 50% |
| At home | 39 | 30–9 | 77% |
| On the road | 51 | 26–23–2 | 53% |
| At neutral sites | 2 | 1–1 | 50% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 75 | 52–23 | 69% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 17 | 5–10–2 | 35% |
His own 92 games on file, 1962–1970, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milo Lude 1962–1969 | 7–1 | Colorado State | 8 | |
| Ben Martin 1962–1970 | 4–3–1 | Air Force | 8 | |
| Tommy Hudspeth 1964–1970 | 6–1 | BYU | 7 | |
| Frank Kush 1963–1970 | 3–4 | Arizona State | 7 | |
| Robert Dobbs 1965–1970 | 5–1 | UTEP | 6 | |
| Bill Weeks 1962–1967 | 3–3 | New Mexico | 6 | |
| Jim LaRue 1962–1966 | 3–2 | Arizona | 5 | |
| Ray Nagel 1962–1965 | 3–1 | Utah | 4 | |
| Tony Knap 1963–1966 | 2–0–1 | Utah State | 3 | |
| Bill Meek 1968–1970 | 1–2 | Utah | 3 |
Lloyd Eaton’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 |
|---|---|---|
| Colorado Stateseries | 9 | 8–1 |
| UTEPseries | 9 | 8–1 |
| BYUseries | 9 | 7–2 |
| Utahseries | 9 | 6–3 |
| Arizonaseries | 9 | 5–4 |
| New Mexicoseries | 9 | 4–5 |
| Air Forceseries | 8 | 4–3–1 |
| Arizona Stateseries | 7 | 3–4 |
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1940 | Black Hills State | Line coach | |
| 1949–55 | Alma | Head coach | |
| 1956 | Northern Michigan | Head coach | |
| 1957–61 | Wyoming | Defensive line coach | |
| 1962–70 | Wyoming | Head coach |
Every job as the infobox of his Wikipedia article lists it (CC BY-SA), assistant jobs included.
Coaching tree
Worked under
- Bob DevaneyWyoming
Assistants who became head coaches
- Fritz ShurmurWyoming
- Paul RoachWyoming
Worked under (1)
| Head coach | Team | Years | His job | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Devaney | Wyoming | 1957–61 | Defensive line coach |
Coached under him, later head coaches (2)
| Coach | With him | Head coach at | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fritz Shurmur | Wyoming, 1962–70: assistant coach | Wyoming | |
| Paul Roach | Wyoming, 1962–69: offensive backs coach and offensive coordinator | Wyoming |
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.