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Pat Culpepper
Pat Culpepper went 14–29–1 as a head coach, 1976–1979, at Northern Illinois. Share
- Record
- 14–29–1 career
- Seasons
- 4
- Schools
- 1
- Final AP top 10
- 0 seasons
- Best season
- 1979 5–5–1
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | Conference finish | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Northern Illinois | 1–10 | 10th | |||
| 1977 | Northern Illinois | 3–8 | 8th | |||
| 1978 | Northern Illinois | 5–6 | 7th | |||
| 1979 | Northern Illinois | 5–5–1 | T–4th |
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 rivals | 4 | 0–4 | 0% |
| Conference games | 26 | 7–18–1 | 29% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 11 | 7–3–1 | 68% |
| At home | 20 | 10–10 | 50% |
| On the road | 24 | 4–19–1 | 19% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 15 | 7–7–1 | 50% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 29 | 7–22 | 24% |
His own 44 games on file, 1976–1979, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rey Dempsey 1976–1979 | 2–2 | Southern Illinois | 4 | |
| Elliot Uzelac 1976–1979 | 0–4 | Western Michigan | 4 | |
| Charlie Cowdrey 1977–1979 | 2–1 | Illinois State | 3 | |
| Chuck Stobart 1977–1979 | 1–2 | Toledo | 3 |
Pat Culpepper’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 | 4 | 3–1 |
| Illinois Stateseries | 4 | 3–1 |
| Kent Stateseries | 4 | 3–1 |
| Southern Illinoisseries | 4 | 2–2 |
| Toledoseries | 4 | 1–3 |
| Ball Stateseries | 4 | 0–4 |
| Central Michiganseries | 4 | 0–4 |
| Western Michiganseries | 4 | 0–4 |
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1963–64 | Texas | Freshmen and linebackers | |
| 1965 | Colorado | Assistant coach | |
| 1966–67 | Tulane | Assistant coach | |
| 1968 | Colorado | Linebackers | |
| 1969–73 | Baylor | Defensive coordinator | |
| 1974 | Memphis State | Defensive coordinator | |
| 1975 | Northern Illinois | Defensive coordinator | |
| 1976–79 | Northern Illinois | Head coach | |
| 1980–83 | Midland HS (TX) high school | Head coach | |
| 1984–91 | Lufkin HS (TX) high school | Head coach | |
| 1992 | Galveston Ball High School high school | Head coach | |
| 1993 | Westfield High School high school | Head coach | |
| 1994–95 | Cleburne High School high school | Head coach |
Every job as the infobox of his Wikipedia article lists it (CC BY-SA), assistant jobs included.
Coaching tree
Worked under
- Darrell RoyalTexas
- Eddie CrowderColorado
- Jim PittmanTulane
- Bill BeallBaylor
- Grant TeaffBaylor
- Fred PancoastMemphis
- Jerry IppolitiNorthern Illinois
Assistants who became head coaches
- Jack DeanEastern Illinois
- Joe RedmondMaryland Eastern Shore, Central State, Texas Southern, Joliet, Knoxville, Morris Brown
Worked under (7)
| Head coach | Team | Years | His job | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darrell Royal | Texas | 1963–64 | Freshmen and linebackers | |
| Eddie Crowder | Colorado | 1965–68 | 1965: assistant coach; 1968: linebackers | |
| Jim Pittman | Tulane | 1966–67 | Assistant coach | |
| Bill Beall | Baylor | 1969–71 | Defensive coordinator | |
| Grant Teaff | Baylor | 1972–73 | Defensive coordinator | |
| Fred Pancoast | Memphis | 1974 | Defensive coordinator | |
| Jerry Ippoliti | Northern Illinois | 1975 | Defensive coordinator |
Coached under him, later head coaches (2)
| Coach | With him | Head coach at | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Dean | Northern Illinois, 1976: offensive coordinator | Eastern Illinois | |
| Joe Redmond | Northern Illinois, 1976: offensive backs coach; 1977: offensive coordinator | Maryland Eastern Shore, Central State, Texas Southern, Joliet, Knoxville, Morris Brown |
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.
Books
Books: Open Library (CC0); most-reissued first, each linked to its page there.