Paul Roach
Paul Roach went 35–15 as a head coach, 1987–1990, at Wyoming. Share
- Record
- 35–15 career
- Seasons
- 4
- Schools
- 1
- Final AP top 10
- 0 seasons
- Best season
- 1988 11–2
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | Conference finish | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Wyoming | 10–3 | 1st | Holiday Bowl L | ||
| 1988 | Wyoming | 11–2 | 1st | Holiday Bowl L | 20 | |
| 1989 | Wyoming | 5–6 | 4th | |||
| 1990 | Wyoming | 9–4 | 4th | Copper Bowl L |
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 | 4 | 0–4 | 0% |
| Against top-10 teams | 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| Against rivals | 8 | 6–2 | 75% |
| Conference games | 32 | 26–6 | 81% |
| Bowls and playoffs | 3 | 0–3 | 0% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 17 | 12–5 | 71% |
| At home | 25 | 21–4 | 84% |
| On the road | 22 | 14–8 | 64% |
| At neutral sites | 3 | 0–3 | 0% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 34 | 31–3 | 91% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 16 | 4–12 | 25% |
His own 50 games on file, 1987–1990, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Sheppard 1987–1990 | 4–0 | New Mexico | 4 | |
| Bob Wagner 1987–1990 | 3–1 | Hawai’i | 4 | |
| Fisher DeBerry 1987–1990 | 3–1 | Air Force | 4 | |
| LaVell Edwards 1987–1990 | 2–2 | BYU | 4 | |
| Jim Fassel 1987–1989 | 3–0 | Utah | 3 | |
| Pat Jones 1987–1989 | 0–3 | Oklahoma State | 3 |
Paul Roach’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 |
|---|---|---|
| New Mexicoseries | 4 | 4–0 |
| Utahseries | 4 | 4–0 |
| UTEPseries | 4 | 4–0 |
| San Diego Stateseries | 4 | 3–1 |
| Colorado Stateseries | 4 | 3–1 |
| Hawai’iseries | 4 | 3–1 |
| Air Forceseries | 4 | 3–1 |
| BYUseries | 4 | 2–2 |
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1952–53 | Hettinger HS (ND) high school | Head coach | |
| 1954–56 | Dickinson HS (ND) high school | Head coach | |
| 1957–61 | North Dakota | B | |
| 1962–69 | Wyoming | Offensive backs coach and offensive coordinator | |
| 1970–71 | Wisconsin | Offensive coordinator | |
| 1972–74 | Oakland Raiders NFL | Offensive backs coach | |
| 1975–76 | Green Bay Packers NFL | Offensive coordinator | |
| 1977–80 | Denver Broncos NFL | Offensive backs coach | |
| 1987–90 | Wyoming | Head coach |
Every job as the infobox of his Wikipedia article lists it (CC BY-SA), assistant jobs included.
Coaching tree
Worked under
- Lloyd EatonWyoming
- John JardineWisconsin
- John MaddenOakland Raiders
Assistants who became head coaches
- Gregg BrandonBowling Green, Colorado School of Mines
- Joe TillerWyoming, Purdue
- Scott DowningSterling, Northern Colorado
Worked under (3)
| Head coach | Team | Years | His job | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lloyd Eaton | Wyoming | 1962–69 | Offensive backs coach and offensive coordinator | |
| John Jardine | Wisconsin | 1970–71 | Offensive coordinator | |
| John Madden | Oakland Raiders NFL | 1972–74 | Offensive backs coach |
Coached under him, later head coaches (3)
| Coach | With him | Head coach at | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gregg Brandon | Wyoming, 1987–90: wide receivers coach | Bowling Green, Colorado School of Mines | |
| Joe Tiller | Wyoming, 1987–88: offensive coordinator and offensive line coach | Wyoming, Purdue | |
| Scott Downing | Wyoming, 1987–90: linebackers coach | Sterling, Northern Colorado |
Other assistants under him (1)
| Coach | With him | |
|---|---|---|
| Greg Brown | Wyoming, 1987–88: defensive backs coach |
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.