Marvin Bass
Marvin Bass went 24–32–4 as a head coach, 1951–1965, at William & Mary and South Carolina. Share
- Record
- 24–32–4 career
- Seasons
- 6
- Schools
- 2
- Final AP top 10
- 0 seasons
- Best season
- 1951 7–3
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | Conference finish | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | William & Mary | 7–3 | T–3rd | |||
| 1952–60: not a college head coach | ||||||
| 1961 | South Carolina | 4–6 | T–5th | |||
| 1962 | South Carolina | 4–5–1 | T–4th | |||
| 1963 | South Carolina | 1–8–1 | 6th | |||
| 1964 | South Carolina | 3–5–2 | 6th | |||
| 1965 | South Carolina | 5–5 | ||||
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.
How his teams did
| Kind of game | Games | Record | Won |
|---|---|---|---|
| Against ranked teams | 5 | 0–5 | 0% |
| Against top-10 teams | 4 | 0–4 | 0% |
| Against rivals | 16 | 4–10–2 | 31% |
| Conference games | 39 | 18–19–2 | 49% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 28 | 12–12–4 | 50% |
| At home | 28 | 15–10–3 | 59% |
| On the road | 32 | 9–22–1 | 30% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 23 | 15–7–1 | 67% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 37 | 9–25–3 | 28% |
His own 60 games on file, 1951–1965, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas Nugent 1951–1965 | 2–4 | VMI, Maryland | 6 | |
| Bill Murray 1951–1965 | 1–4–1 | Duke | 6 | |
| Frank Howard 1961–1965 | 3–2 | Clemson | 5 | |
| Earle Edwards 1961–1965 | 2–3 | NC State | 5 | |
| James Hickey 1961–1964 | 0–4 | North Carolina | 4 | |
| Billy Hildebrand 1961–1963 | 2–1 | Wake Forest | 3 | |
| William Elias 1961–1963 | 1–1–1 | Virginia | 3 | |
| Johnny Griffith 1961–1963 | 0–2–1 | Georgia | 3 |
Marvin Bass’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 |
|---|---|---|
| Wake Forestseries | 6 | 5–1 |
| NC Stateseries | 6 | 3–3 |
| Dukeseries | 6 | 1–4–1 |
| Clemsonseries | 5 | 3–2 |
| Marylandseries | 5 | 2–3 |
| Virginiaseries | 5 | 2–2–1 |
| Georgiaseries | 4 | 0–2–2 |
| North Carolinaseries | 4 | 0–4 |
Other roles
- Team captain, William & Mary 1942
From each season’s Wikipedia article.
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1944–47 | William & Mary | Assistant coach | |
| 1948 | North Carolina | Assistant coach | |
| 1949–50 | William & Mary | Assistant coach | |
| 1951 | William & Mary | Head coach | |
| 1952 | Washington Redskins NFL | Assistant coach | |
| 1953–54 | North Carolina | Assistant coach | |
| 1955–59 | South Carolina | Line coach | |
| 1960 | Georgia Tech | Defensive coordinator | |
| 1961–65 | South Carolina | Head coach | |
| 1966–67 | Montreal Beavers | Head coach | |
| 1969–72 | Buffalo Bills NFL | Assistant coach | |
| 1973 | Richmond | Assistant coach | |
| 1974 | Birmingham Americans WFL | Assistant coach | |
| 1975 | Birmingham Vulcans WFL | Head coach | |
| 1977–78 | Buffalo Bills NFL | Assistant coach | |
| 1979–81 | Calgary Stampeders CFL | Assistant coach | |
| 1982–92 | Denver Broncos NFL | Assistant coach |
Every job as the infobox of his Wikipedia article lists it (CC BY-SA), assistant jobs included.
Coaching tree
Worked under
- Rube McCrayWilliam & Mary
- Carl SnavelyNorth Carolina
- George BarclayNorth Carolina
- Rex EnrightSouth Carolina
- Warren GieseSouth Carolina
- Bobby DoddGeorgia Tech
- Lou SabanBuffalo Bills
- Frank JonesRichmond
- Ardell WiegandtBirmingham Americans, Calgary Stampeders
Assistants who became head coaches
- Bud CarsonGeorgia Tech, Cleveland Browns
- Billy TohillTCU
Worked under (9)
| Head coach | Team | Years | His job | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rube McCray | William & Mary | 1944–50 | Assistant coach | |
| Carl Snavely | North Carolina | 1948 | Assistant coach | |
| George Barclay | North Carolina | 1953–54 | Assistant coach | |
| Rex Enright | South Carolina | 1955 | Line coach | |
| Warren Giese | South Carolina | 1956–59 | Line coach | |
| Bobby Dodd | Georgia Tech | 1960 | Defensive coordinator | |
| Lou Saban | Buffalo Bills NFL | 1972 | Assistant coach | |
| Frank Jones | Richmond | 1973 | Assistant coach | |
| Ardell Wiegandt | Birmingham Americans pro | 1974 | Assistant coach | |
| Ardell Wiegandt | Calgary Stampeders pro | 1979–81 | Assistant coach |
Coached under him, later head coaches (2)
| Coach | With him | Head coach at | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bud Carson | South Carolina, 1965: defensive coordinator | Georgia Tech, Cleveland Browns | |
| Billy Tohill | Birmingham Vulcans, 1975: defensive backs coach | TCU |
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.