Pat Jones
Pat Jones went 62–60–3 as a head coach, 1984–1994, at Oklahoma State. Share
- Record
- 62–60–3 career
- Seasons
- 11
- Schools
- 1
- Final AP top 10
- 1 season
- Best season
- 1984 10–2, No. 7
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | Conference finish | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Oklahoma State | 10–2 | 3rd | Gator Bowl W | 7 | |
| 1985 | Oklahoma State | 8–4 | T–3rd | Gator Bowl L | ||
| 1986 | Oklahoma State | 6–5 | 4th | |||
| 1987 | Oklahoma State | 10–2 | 3rd | Sun Bowl W | 11 | |
| 1988 | Oklahoma State | 10–2 | 3rd | Holiday Bowl W | 11 | |
| 1989 | Oklahoma State | 4–7 | 5th | |||
| 1990 | Oklahoma State | 4–7 | T–6th | |||
| 1991 | Oklahoma State | 0–10–1 | 8th | |||
| 1992 | Oklahoma State | 4–6–1 | 5th | |||
| 1993 | Oklahoma State | 3–8 | 8th | |||
| 1994 | Oklahoma State | 3–7–1 | T–7th |
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
Leslie O’NealConsensus All‑American, 1985- Hart Lee DykesConsensus All‑American, 1988
- Rod BrownConsensus All‑American, 1984
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 | 36 | 4–32 | 11% |
| Against top-10 teams | 21 | 1–20 | 5% |
| Against rivals | 24 | 9–14–1 | 40% |
| Conference games | 77 | 30–44–3 | 41% |
| Bowls and playoffs | 4 | 3–1 | 75% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 44 | 26–15–3 | 63% |
| At home | 63 | 37–24–2 | 60% |
| On the road | 57 | 21–35–1 | 38% |
| At neutral sites | 5 | 4–1 | 80% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 70 | 55–14–1 | 79% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 55 | 7–46–2 | 15% |
His own 125 games on file, 1984–1994, 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 McCartney 1984–1994 | 4–7 | Colorado | 11 | |
| Tom Osborne 1984–1994 | 0–11 | Nebraska | 11 | |
| Jim Walden 1987–1994 | 4–2–2 | Iowa State | 8 | |
| David Rader 1988–1994 | 5–2 | Tulsa | 7 | |
| Glen Mason 1988–1994 | 2–5 | Kansas | 7 | |
| Bill Snyder 1989–1994 | 1–5 | Kansas State | 6 | |
| Gary Gibbs 1989–1994 | 0–5–1 | Oklahoma | 6 | |
| Bob Stull 1989–1993 | 3–2 | Missouri | 5 | |
| Barry Switzer 1984–1988 | 0–5 | Oklahoma | 5 | |
| Woody Widenhofer 1985–1988 | 4–0 | Missouri | 4 |
Pat Jones’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 |
|---|---|---|
| Missouriseries | 11 | 8–3 |
| Tulsaseries | 11 | 8–3 |
| Iowa Stateseries | 11 | 6–3–2 |
| Kansasseries | 11 | 6–5 |
| Kansas Stateseries | 11 | 6–5 |
| Coloradoseries | 11 | 4–7 |
| Nebraskaseries | 11 | 0–11 |
| Oklahomaseries | 11 | 0–10–1 |
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Arkansas | Defensive line coach | |
| 1976–77 | SMU | Defensive ends coach | |
| 1978 | Pittsburgh | Defensive ends coach | |
| 1979–83 | Oklahoma State | Assistant coach | |
| 1984–94 | Oklahoma State | Head coach | |
| 1996–2003 | Miami Dolphins NFL | Tight ends coach | |
| 2004–06 | Oakland Raiders NFL | Wide receivers and tight ends coach |
Every job as the infobox of his Wikipedia article lists it (CC BY-SA), assistant jobs included.
Coaching tree
Worked under
- Frank BroylesArkansas
- Ron MeyerSMU
- Jackie SherrillPittsburgh
- Jimmy JohnsonOklahoma State, Miami Dolphins
- Dave WannstedtMiami Dolphins
- Norv TurnerOakland Raiders
Assistants who became head coaches
- David RossKemper, Bacone
- Houston NuttBoise State, Arkansas, Ole Miss, Murray State
- Kevin SteeleBaylor, Auburn
- Larry CokerMiami, UTSA
- Reggie HerringArkansas
- Denver JohnsonMurray State, Illinois State, Missouri Southern
- Todd BerryArmy, UL Monroe, Illinois State
- Brent GuyUtah State
- Doug MeachamOklahoma State
- Jeff BowerSouthern Miss
- Mike GundyOklahoma State
- Bill MichaelUTEP
Worked under (6)
| Head coach | Team | Years | His job | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frank Broyles | Arkansas | 1975 | Defensive line coach | |
| Ron Meyer | SMU | 1976–77 | Defensive ends coach | |
| Jackie Sherrill | Pittsburgh | 1978 | Defensive ends coach | |
| Jimmy Johnson | Oklahoma State | 1979–83 | Assistant coach | |
| Jimmy Johnson | Miami Dolphins NFL | 1996–99 | Tight ends coach | |
| Dave Wannstedt | Miami Dolphins NFL | 2000–03 | Tight ends coach | |
| Norv Turner | Oakland Raiders NFL | 2004–05 | Wide receivers and tight ends coach |
Coached under him, later head coaches (12)
| Coach | With him | Head coach at | |
|---|---|---|---|
| David Ross | Oklahoma State, 1984–85: graduate assistant | Kemper, Bacone | |
| Houston Nutt | Oklahoma State, 1984–89: quarterbacks and wide receivers coach | Boise State, Arkansas, Ole Miss, Murray State | |
| Kevin Steele | Oklahoma State, 1984–86: linebackers and tight ends coach | Baylor, Auburn | |
| Larry Coker | Oklahoma State, 1984–89: offensive coordinator | Miami, UTSA | |
| Reggie Herring | Oklahoma State, 1984–85: linebackers coach | Arkansas | |
| Denver Johnson | Oklahoma State, 1985: graduate assistant; 1989–92: offensive line coach | Murray State, Illinois State, Missouri Southern | |
| Todd Berry | Oklahoma State, 1985: graduate assistant | Army, UL Monroe, Illinois State | |
| Brent Guy | Oklahoma State, 1986–87: graduate assistant; 1988: recruiting coordinator; 1989–91: linebackers coach | Utah State | |
| Doug Meacham | Oklahoma State, 1989–91: graduate assistant and offensive line and linebackers coach | Oklahoma State | |
| Jeff Bower | Oklahoma State, 1990: offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach | Southern Miss | |
| Mike Gundy | Oklahoma State, 1990: wide receivers coach; 1991–93: quarterbacks coach; 1994: offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach | Oklahoma State | |
| Bill Michael | Oklahoma State, 1992–93: offensive coordinator | UTEP |
Other assistants under him (6)
| Coach | With him | |
|---|---|---|
| Louis Campbell | Oklahoma State, 1985–88: defensive coordinator | |
| Mike Markuson | Oklahoma State, 1987–88: graduate assistant | |
| Bill Miller | Oklahoma State, 1989–94: defensive coordinator | |
| Duke Christian | Oklahoma State, 1991: offensive coordinator | |
| Vance Bedford | Oklahoma State, 1993–94: defensive backs coach | |
| Chad Glasgow | Oklahoma State, 1994: graduate assistant |
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.