Mike O’Cain
Mike O’Cain went 41–40 as a head coach, 1993–1999, at NC State. Share
- Record
- 41–40 career
- Seasons
- 7
- Schools
- 1
- Final AP top 10
- 0 seasons
- Best season
- 1994 9–3, No. 17
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | Conference finish | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | NC State | 7–5 | 5th | Hall of Fame Bowl L | ||
| 1994 | NC State | 9–3 | 2nd | Peach Bowl W | 17 | |
| 1995 | NC State | 3–8 | 7th | |||
| 1996 | NC State | 3–8 | T–6th | |||
| 1997 | NC State | 6–5 | T–6th | |||
| 1998 | NC State | 7–5 | T–4th | MicronPC Bowl L | ||
| 1999 | NC State | 6–6 | T–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
Marc PrimantiConsensus All‑American, 1996
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 | 30 | 9–21 | 30% |
| Against top-10 teams | 11 | 1–10 | 9% |
| Against rivals | 31 | 15–16 | 48% |
| Conference games | 56 | 26–30 | 46% |
| Bowls and playoffs | 3 | 1–2 | 33% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 30 | 19–11 | 63% |
| At home | 40 | 26–14 | 65% |
| On the road | 34 | 13–21 | 38% |
| At neutral sites | 7 | 2–5 | 29% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 47 | 32–15 | 68% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 34 | 9–25 | 26% |
His own 81 games on file, 1993–1999, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Caldwell 1993–1999 | 5–2 | Wake Forest | 7 | |
| George Welsh 1993–1999 | 3–4 | Virginia | 7 | |
| Bobby Bowden 1993–1999 | 1–6 | Florida State | 7 | |
| Mack Brown 1993–1999 | 1–5 | North Carolina, Texas | 6 | |
| Fred Goldsmith 1994–1998 | 5–0 | Duke | 5 | |
| Tommy West 1994–1998 | 2–3 | Clemson | 5 | |
| George O’Leary 1995–1999 | 0–5 | Georgia Tech | 5 | |
| Mark Duffner 1993–1996 | 3–1 | Maryland | 4 | |
| Ron Vanderlinden 1997–1999 | 3–0 | Maryland | 3 | |
| Steve Logan 1996–1999 | 1–2 | East Carolina | 3 |
Mike O’Cain’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 | 7 | 6–1 |
| Dukeseries | 7 | 6–1 |
| Wake Forestseries | 7 | 5–2 |
| Clemsonseries | 7 | 3–4 |
| Virginiaseries | 7 | 3–4 |
| Georgia Techseries | 7 | 2–5 |
| Florida Stateseries | 7 | 1–6 |
| North Carolinaseries | 7 | 0–7 |
Other roles
- Team captain, Clemson 1976
From each season’s Wikipedia article.
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Clemson | Graduate assistant | |
| 1978–80 | The Citadel | Running backs coach | |
| 1981–84 | Murray State | Assistant coach | |
| 1985 | East Carolina | Assistant head coach | |
| 1986–92 | NC State | Quarterbacks coach | |
| 1993–99 | NC State | Head coach | |
| 2000 | North Carolina | Offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach | |
| 2001–03 | Clemson | Quarterbacks coach | |
| 2004 | Clemson | Offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach | |
| 2006–12 | Virginia Tech | Quarterbacks coach | |
| 2013 | James Madison | Offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach | |
| 2014–17 | East Tennessee State | Offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach |
Every job as the infobox of his Wikipedia article lists it (CC BY-SA), assistant jobs included.
Coaching tree
Worked under
- Charley PellClemson
- Art BakerThe Citadel, East Carolina
- Frank BeamerMurray State, Virginia Tech
- Dick SheridanNC State
- Carl TorbushNorth Carolina, East Tennessee State
- Tommy BowdenClemson
- Mickey MatthewsJames Madison
Assistants who became head coaches
- Buddy GreenChattanooga
- Kent BriggsWestern Carolina
- Robbie CaldwellVanderbilt
- Ted CainVMI
- Kenny PhillipsFayetteville State
- Don TreadwellMichigan State, Miami (OH), Arkansas–Pine Bluff
- Todd StroudWest Alabama
Worked under (7)
| Head coach | Team | Years | His job | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charley Pell | Clemson | 1977 | Graduate assistant | |
| Art Baker | The Citadel | 1978–80 | Running backs coach | |
| Frank Beamer | Murray State | 1981–84 | Assistant coach | |
| Art Baker | East Carolina | 1985 | Assistant head coach | |
| Dick Sheridan | NC State | 1986–92 | Quarterbacks coach | |
| Carl Torbush | North Carolina | 2000 | Offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach | |
| Tommy Bowden | Clemson | 2001–04 | 2001–03: quarterbacks coach; 2004: offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach | |
| Frank Beamer | Virginia Tech | 2006–12 | Quarterbacks coach | |
| Mickey Matthews | James Madison | 2013 | Offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach | |
| Carl Torbush | East Tennessee State | 2015–17 | Offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach |
Coached under him, later head coaches (7)
| Coach | With him | Head coach at | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buddy Green | NC State, 1993: defensive coordinator and defensive backs coach | Chattanooga | |
| Kent Briggs | NC State, 1993–95: assistant coach; 1996–99: co-defensive coordinator | Western Carolina | |
| Robbie Caldwell | NC State, 1993–99: offensive line coach | Vanderbilt | |
| Ted Cain | NC State, 1993–95: offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach; 1996: offensive coordinator and tight ends and offensive tackles coach | VMI | |
| Kenny Phillips | NC State, 1997–99: assistant coach | Fayetteville State | |
| Don Treadwell | NC State, 1999: running backs coach | Michigan State, Miami (OH), Arkansas–Pine Bluff | |
| Todd Stroud | NC State, 1999: strength coach | West Alabama |
Other assistants under him (3)
| Coach | With him | |
|---|---|---|
| Ken Pettus | NC State, 1994–95: defensive coordinator; 1996: co-defensive coordinator | |
| Jeff Snipes | NC State, 1997–99: co-defensive coordinator | |
| Jimmy Kiser | NC State, 1997–99: 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.