Lou Ferry
Lou Ferry went 20–26–1 as a head coach in the games on file: 1970 at Villanova, 1971 at Villanova, 1972 at Villanova, 1973 at Villanova and 1974 at Villanova (interim, final 3 games). His full head-coaching career isn’t in our records. Share
- Record
- 20–26–1 games on file
- Seasons
- 5
- Schools
- 1
- Final AP top 10
- 0 seasons
- Best season
- 1970 9–2
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Villanova | 9–2 | ||
| 1971 | Villanova | 6–4–1 | ||
| 1972 | Villanova | 2–9 | ||
| 1973 | Villanova | 3–8 | ||
| 1974 | Villanova interim, final 3 games | 0–3 |
Each season links to the team’s season page; bowls and playoff games link to the game.
Players he coached
Mike SianiNo. 21 pick, 1972
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 | 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| Against rivals | 9 | 3–5–1 | 39% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 21 | 7–13–1 | 36% |
| At home | 17 | 10–7 | 59% |
| On the road | 29 | 10–18–1 | 36% |
| At neutral sites | 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 28 | 19–8–1 | 70% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 19 | 1–18 | 5% |
His own 47 games on file, 1970–1974, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jerry Claiborne 1970–1974 | 0–4 | Virginia Tech, Maryland | 4 | |
| Joseph Yukica 1970–1973 | 0–4 | Boston College | 4 | |
| Wayne Hardin 1971–1974 | 0–3–1 | Temple | 4 |
Lou Ferry’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 |
|---|---|---|
| Marylandseries | 5 | 2–3 |
| Templeseries | 5 | 1–3–1 |
| Xavierseries | 4 | 3–1 |
| Delawareseries | 4 | 2–2 |
| Boston Collegeseries | 4 | 0–4 |
| Holy Crossseries | 3 | 1–2 |
| West Chesterseries | 2 | 2–0 |
| Cincinnatiseries | 2 | 1–1 |
Also a player: Lou Ferry’s playing career.
Coaching tree
Assistants who became head coaches
- John RosenbergBrown
- Jim BatesSan Antonio Gunslingers
Coached under him, later head coaches (2)
| Coach | With him | Head coach at | |
|---|---|---|---|
| John Rosenberg | Villanova, 1972–73: defensive coordinator | Brown | |
| Jim Bates | Villanova, 1973: offensive line coach; 1974: linebackers coach | San Antonio Gunslingers |
Other assistants under him (1)
| Coach | With him | |
|---|---|---|
| Fred O’Connor | Villanova, 1970: quarterbacks and wide receivers coach; 1973: offensive 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.