Mike McGee
Mike McGee went 40–55–4 as a head coach, 1970–1978, at East Carolina and Duke. Share
- Record
- 40–55–4 career
- Seasons
- 9
- Schools
- 2
- Final AP top 10
- 0 seasons
- Best season
- 1971 6–5
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | Conference finish | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | East Carolina | 3–8 | 4th | |||
| 1971 | Duke | 6–5 | T–3rd | |||
| 1972 | Duke | 5–6 | 4th | |||
| 1973 | Duke | 2–8–1 | 5th | |||
| 1974 | Duke | 6–5 | 5th | |||
| 1975 | Duke | 4–5–2 | 2nd | |||
| 1976 | Duke | 5–5–1 | 4th | |||
| 1977 | Duke | 5–6 | 5th | |||
| 1978 | Duke | 4–7 | 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
Every player from his seasons with a Heisman top-five finish, a national award, consensus All-America honors or a first-round pick. Photos: Wikimedia Commons, free licenses; credits on each player’s page.
How his teams did
| Kind of game | Games | Record | Won |
|---|---|---|---|
| Against ranked teams | 20 | 2–18 | 10% |
| Against top-10 teams | 9 | 1–8 | 11% |
| Against rivals | 42 | 20–19–3 | 51% |
| Conference games | 50 | 19–27–4 | 42% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 41 | 18–19–4 | 49% |
| At home | 42 | 22–18–2 | 55% |
| On the road | 52 | 16–34–2 | 33% |
| At neutral sites | 5 | 2–3 | 40% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 40 | 24–13–3 | 64% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 59 | 16–42–1 | 28% |
His own 99 games on file, 1970–1978, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Dooley 1971–1977 | 1–5–1 | North Carolina | 7 | |
| Jerry Claiborne 1972–1978 | 1–5 | Maryland | 6 | |
| Pepper Rodgers 1974–1978 | 4–1 | Georgia Tech | 5 | |
| Chuck Mills 1973–1977 | 3–1–1 | Wake Forest | 5 | |
| Red Parker 1970–1976 | 1–3–1 | The Citadel, Clemson | 5 | |
| Jim Carlen 1975–1978 | 2–2 | South Carolina | 4 | |
| Lou Holtz 1972–1975 | 0–3–1 | NC State | 4 | |
| Dick Bestwick 1976–1978 | 3–0 | Virginia | 3 | |
| Don Lawrence 1971–1973 | 2–1 | Virginia | 3 | |
| Doug Dickey 1971–1975 | 1–2 | Florida | 3 |
Mike McGee’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 |
|---|---|---|
| NC Stateseries | 9 | 2–6–1 |
| Virginiaseries | 8 | 7–1 |
| Georgia Techseries | 8 | 5–3 |
| Wake Forestseries | 8 | 4–3–1 |
| Clemsonseries | 8 | 2–5–1 |
| North Carolinaseries | 8 | 1–6–1 |
| South Carolinaseries | 6 | 4–2 |
| Marylandseries | 6 | 1–5 |
Other roles
- Team captain, Duke 1959 (his playing career)
- Team MVP, Duke 1959 (his playing career)
From each season’s Wikipedia article.
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1963–65 | Duke | Assistant coach | |
| 1966 | Wisconsin | Assistant coach | |
| 1967–69 | Minnesota | Assistant coach | |
| 1970 | East Carolina | Head coach | |
| 1971–78 | Duke | Head coach |
Every job as the infobox of his Wikipedia article lists it (CC BY-SA), assistant jobs included.
Coaching tree
Worked under
- Bill MurrayDuke
- Milt BruhnWisconsin
- Murray WarmathMinnesota
Assistants who became head coaches
- Sonny RandleEast Carolina, Virginia, Marshall
- John GutekunstMinnesota
- Lee MoonKansas State
- Bob BrushGeorgetown (KY), Wingate
- Eddie WilliamsonVMI
Worked under (3)
| Head coach | Team | Years | His job | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Murray | Duke | 1963–65 | Assistant coach | |
| Milt Bruhn | Wisconsin | 1966 | Assistant coach | |
| Murray Warmath | Minnesota | 1967–69 | Assistant coach |
Coached under him, later head coaches (5)
| Coach | With him | Head coach at | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sonny Randle | East Carolina, 1970: wide receivers coach | East Carolina, Virginia, Marshall | |
| John Gutekunst | Duke, 1971: freshman coach; 1972: defensive ends coach; 1973–74: linebackers coach; 1975: offensive line coach; 1976: defensive coordinator; 1977–78: defensive coordinator and defensive backs coach | Minnesota | |
| Lee Moon | Duke, 1973–76: assistant coach | Kansas State | |
| Bob Brush | Duke, 1975–76: linebackers coach | Georgetown (KY), Wingate | |
| Eddie Williamson | Duke, 1978: offensive line coach | VMI |
Other assistants under him (3)
| Coach | With him | |
|---|---|---|
| Carl Reese | East Carolina, 1970: defensive coordinator | |
| Jerry McGee | Duke, 1972–75: defensive coordinator | |
| Dick Kemp | Duke, 1978: 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.