Moe Ankney
Moe Ankney went 20–31–3 as a head coach, 1986–1990, at Bowling Green. Share
- Record
- 20–31–3 career
- Seasons
- 5
- Schools
- 1
- Final AP top 10
- 0 seasons
- Best season
- 1986 5–6
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | Conference finish | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Bowling Green | 5–6 | T–2nd | |||
| 1987 | Bowling Green | 5–6 | T–2nd | |||
| 1988 | Bowling Green | 2–8–1 | 8th | |||
| 1989 | Bowling Green | 5–6 | 5th | |||
| 1990 | Bowling Green | 3–5–2 | 6th |
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 | 3 | 0–3 | 0% |
| Against top-10 teams | 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| Against rivals | 10 | 6–4 | 60% |
| Conference games | 40 | 18–19–3 | 49% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 19 | 9–7–3 | 55% |
| At home | 24 | 13–8–3 | 60% |
| On the road | 30 | 7–23 | 23% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 24 | 14–7–3 | 65% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 30 | 6–24 | 20% |
His own 54 games on file, 1986–1990, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Herb Deromedi 1986–1990 | 2–3 | Central Michigan | 5 | |
| Jim Harkema 1986–1990 | 2–3 | Eastern Michigan | 5 | |
| Paul Schudel 1986–1990 | 2–3 | Ball State | 5 | |
| Cleve Bryant 1986–1989 | 4–0 | Ohio | 4 | |
| Dan Simrell 1986–1989 | 2–2 | Toledo | 4 | |
| Al Molde 1987–1990 | 1–3 | Western Michigan | 4 | |
| Tim Rose 1986–1989 | 0–3–1 | Miami (OH) | 4 | |
| Dick Crum 1988–1990 | 2–1 | Kent State | 3 |
Moe Ankney’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 |
|---|---|---|
| Ohioseries | 5 | 4–0–1 |
| Kent Stateseries | 5 | 4–1 |
| Ball Stateseries | 5 | 2–3 |
| Central Michiganseries | 5 | 2–3 |
| Eastern Michiganseries | 5 | 2–3 |
| Toledoseries | 5 | 2–3 |
| Western Michiganseries | 5 | 2–3 |
| Miami (OH)series | 5 | 0–3–2 |
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971–75 | Ball State | Defensive backs coach | |
| 1976–79 | Tulane | Defensive coordinator and defensive backs coach | |
| 1980–85 | Arizona | Assistant head coach, defensive coordinator and AB | |
| 1986–90 | Bowling Green | Head coach | |
| 1991–93 | Purdue | Defensive coordinator | |
| 1994–2000 | Missouri | Defensive coordinator | |
| 2001–02 | Minnesota | Defensive coordinator and defensive backs coach | |
| 2003–05 | Minnesota | Assistant head coach and defensive ends coach |
Every job as the infobox of his Wikipedia article lists it (CC BY-SA), assistant jobs included.
Coaching tree
Worked under
- Dave McClainBall State
- Larry SmithTulane, Arizona, Missouri
- Jim CollettoPurdue
- Glen MasonMinnesota
Assistants who became head coaches
- Bob WolfeAllegheny, Tiffin, Hiram
- Brian RockHoly Cross
- Todd FitchVanderbilt
Worked under (4)
| Head coach | Team | Years | His job | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dave McClain | Ball State | 1971–75 | Defensive backs coach | |
| Larry Smith | Tulane | 1976–79 | Defensive coordinator and defensive backs coach | |
| Larry Smith | Arizona | 1980–85 | Assistant head coach, defensive coordinator and AB | |
| Jim Colletto | Purdue | 1991–93 | Defensive coordinator | |
| Larry Smith | Missouri | 1994–2000 | Defensive coordinator | |
| Glen Mason | Minnesota | 2001–05 | 2001–02: defensive coordinator and defensive backs coach; 2003–05: assistant head coach and defensive ends coach |
Coached under him, later head coaches (3)
| Coach | With him | Head coach at | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Wolfe | Bowling Green, 1986–89: defensive coordinator | Allegheny, Tiffin, Hiram | |
| Brian Rock | Bowling Green, 1986: graduate assistant | Holy Cross | |
| Todd Fitch | Bowling Green, 1988: graduate assistant; 1990: wide receivers coach | Vanderbilt |
Other assistants under him (2)
| Coach | With him | |
|---|---|---|
| Jon Hoke | Bowling Green, 1986: defensive backs coach and special teams coordinator | |
| Terry Malone | Bowling Green, 1986–90: offensive line and tight ends coach and 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.