Mike Holovak
Mike Holovak went 49–29–3 as a head coach, 1951–1959, at Boston College. Share
- Record
- 49–29–3 career
- Seasons
- 9
- Schools
- 1
- Final AP top 10
- 0 seasons
- Best season
- 1954 8–1
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | Conference finish | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | Boston College | 3–6 | ||||
| 1952 | Boston College | 4–4–1 | ||||
| 1953 | Boston College | 5–3–1 | ||||
| 1954 | Boston College | 8–1 | ||||
| 1955 | Boston College | 5–2–1 | ||||
| 1956 | Boston College | 5–4 | ||||
| 1957 | Boston College | 7–2 | ||||
| 1958 | Boston College | 7–3 | ||||
| 1959 | Boston College | 5–4 |
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
Don AllardNo. 4 pick, 1959
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 | 7 | 1–6 | 14% |
| Against top-10 teams | 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| Against rivals | 14 | 6–7–1 | 46% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 35 | 21–11–3 | 64% |
| At home | 51 | 34–14–3 | 70% |
| On the road | 29 | 15–14 | 52% |
| At neutral sites | 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 53 | 40–12–1 | 76% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 28 | 9–17–2 | 36% |
His own 81 games on file, 1951–1959, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edward Anderson 1951–1959 | 6–3 | Holy Cross | 9 | |
| Frank Reagan 1955–1959 | 4–1 | Villanova | 5 | |
| Ed Danowski 1951–1954 | 3–1 | Fordham | 4 | |
| Frank Howard 1951–1958 | 0–3–1 | Clemson | 4 | |
| Aldo Donelli 1954–1956 | 3–0 | Boston University | 3 | |
| Edwin Merrick 1951–1953 | 2–1 | Richmond | 3 | |
| Art Raimo 1951–1953 | 1–2 | Villanova | 3 | |
| Tom Rogers 1951–1953 | 1–1–1 | Wake Forest | 3 | |
| Andy Gustafson 1955–1958 | 1–2 | Miami | 3 |
Mike Holovak’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 |
|---|---|---|
| Detroit Mercyseries | 9 | 7–2 |
| Holy Crossseries | 9 | 6–3 |
| Villanovaseries | 8 | 5–3 |
| Boston Universityseries | 6 | 5–1 |
| Marquetteseries | 6 | 5–0–1 |
| Fordhamseries | 4 | 3–1 |
| Xavierseries | 4 | 1–3 |
| Clemsonseries | 4 | 0–3–1 |
Other roles
- Team captain, Boston College 1942 (his playing career)
From each season’s Wikipedia article.
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1945 | Melville PT Raiders | Head coach | |
| 1949–50 | Boston College | Freshman coach | |
| 1951–59 | Boston College | Head coach | |
| 1960–61 | Boston Patriots NFL | Running backs coach | |
| 1961–68 | Boston Patriots NFL | Head coach | |
| 1969 | San Francisco 49ers NFL | Quarterbacks and running backs coach | |
| 1971 | Oakland Raiders NFL | Wide receivers coach | |
| 1973 | New York Jets NFL | Running backs coach | |
| 1976 | New York Jets NFL | Interim head coach |
Every job as the infobox of his Wikipedia article lists it (CC BY-SA), assistant jobs included.
Coaching tree
Worked under
- Denny MyersBoston College
- Lou SabanBoston Patriots
- John MaddenOakland Raiders
Worked under (3)
| Head coach | Team | Years | His job | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denny Myers | Boston College | 1949–50 | Freshman coach | |
| Lou Saban | Boston Patriots NFL | 1960–61 | Running backs coach | |
| John Madden | Oakland Raiders NFL | 1971 | Wide receivers 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.