Paul Wiggin
Paul Wiggin went 16–28 as a head coach, 1980–1983, at Stanford. Share
- Record
- 16–28 career
- Seasons
- 4
- Schools
- 1
- Final AP top 10
- 0 seasons
- Best season
- 1980 6–5
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | Conference finish | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Stanford | 6–5 | T–6th | |||
| 1981 | Stanford | 4–7 | T–6th | |||
| 1982 | Stanford | 5–6 | 7th | |||
| 1983 | Stanford | 1–10 | 10th |
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
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Ken MargerumConsensus All‑American, 1980- Darrin NelsonNo. 7 pick, 1982
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 | 17 | 5–12 | 29% |
| Against top-10 teams | 7 | 2–5 | 29% |
| Against rivals | 19 | 5–14 | 26% |
| Conference games | 31 | 11–20 | 35% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 14 | 4–10 | 29% |
| At home | 22 | 9–13 | 41% |
| On the road | 22 | 7–15 | 32% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 17 | 9–8 | 53% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 27 | 7–20 | 26% |
His own 44 games on file, 1980–1983, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Avezzano 1980–1983 | 3–1 | Oregon State | 4 | |
| Don James 1980–1983 | 1–3 | Washington | 4 | |
| Jack Elway 1980–1983 | 1–3 | San José State | 4 | |
| Terry Donahue 1980–1983 | 1–3 | UCLA | 4 | |
| Rich Brooks 1980–1983 | 2–1 | Oregon | 3 | |
| Larry Smith 1981–1983 | 1–2 | Arizona | 3 | |
| John Robinson 1980–1982 | 0–3 | USC | 3 | |
| Darryl Rogers 1981–1983 | 0–3 | Arizona State | 3 |
Paul Wiggin’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 |
|---|---|---|
| Oregon Stateseries | 4 | 3–1 |
| San José Stateseries | 4 | 1–3 |
| Californiaseries | 4 | 1–3 |
| UCLAseries | 4 | 1–3 |
| Washingtonseries | 4 | 1–3 |
| USCseries | 4 | 0–4 |
| Oregonseries | 3 | 2–1 |
| Arizonaseries | 3 | 1–2 |
Also a player: Paul Wiggin’s playing career.
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968–73 | San Francisco 49ers NFL | Defensive line coach | |
| 1974 | San Francisco 49ers NFL | Defensive coordinator | |
| 1975–77 | Kansas City Chiefs NFL | Head coach | |
| 1978–79 | New Orleans Saints NFL | Defensive coordinator | |
| 1980–83 | Stanford | Head coach | |
| 1985–91 | Minnesota Vikings NFL | Defensive line coach |
Every job as the infobox of his Wikipedia article lists it (CC BY-SA), assistant jobs included.
Coaching tree
Worked under
- Jerry BurnsMinnesota Vikings
Assistants who became head coaches
- Jack ChristiansenStanford, San Francisco 49ers
- Dennis GreenNorthwestern, Stanford, Minnesota Vikings, Arizona Cardinals, California Redwoods / Sacramento Mountain Lions
- Jack HarbaughWestern Michigan, Western Kentucky
- Jim FasselUtah, New York Giants, Las Vegas Locomotives
- Fred von AppenHawai’i
Worked under (1)
| Head coach | Team | Years | His job | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jerry Burns | Minnesota Vikings NFL | 1986–91 | Defensive line coach |
Coached under him, later head coaches (5)
| Coach | With him | Head coach at | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Christiansen | Kansas City Chiefs, 1977: running backs coach | Stanford, San Francisco 49ers | |
| Dennis Green | Stanford, 1980: offensive coordinator | Northwestern, Stanford, Minnesota Vikings, Arizona Cardinals, California Redwoods / Sacramento Mountain Lions | |
| Jack Harbaugh | Stanford, 1980–81: defensive coordinator | Western Michigan, Western Kentucky | |
| Jim Fassel | Stanford, 1980: wide receivers and running backs coach; 1981–83: offensive coordinator | Utah, New York Giants, Las Vegas Locomotives | |
| Fred von Appen | Stanford, 1982: defensive coordinator | Hawai’i |
Other assistants under him (3)
| Coach | With him | |
|---|---|---|
| Chet Franklin | Kansas City Chiefs, 1975–76: offensive coordinator; 1977: linebackers coach | |
| Larry Mac Duff | Stanford, 1980–83: defensive line coach | |
| A. J. Christoff | Stanford, 1983: defensive coordinator and 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.