Pete Elliott
Pete Elliott went 56–72–1 as a head coach, 1956–1974, at Nebraska, California, Illinois and Miami. Share
- Record
- 56–72–1 career
- Seasons
- 13
- Schools
- 4
- Final AP top 10
- 1 season
- Best season
- 1963 8–1–1, No. 3
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | Conference finish | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | Nebraska | 4–6 | 4th | |||
| 1957 | California | 1–9 | 7th | |||
| 1958 | California | 7–4 | 1st | Rose Bowl L | 16 | |
| 1959 | California | 2–8 | 4th | |||
| 1960 | Illinois | 5–4 | T–5th | |||
| 1961 | Illinois | 0–9 | 10th | |||
| 1962 | Illinois | 2–7 | 8th | 18 | ||
| 1963 | Illinois | 8–1–1 | 1st | Rose Bowl W | 3 | |
| 1964 | Illinois | 6–3 | T–4th | 16 | ||
| 1965 | Illinois | 6–4 | 5th | |||
| 1966 | Illinois | 4–6 | T–3rd | |||
| 1967–72: not a college head coach | ||||||
| 1973 | Miami | 5–6 | ||||
| 1974 | Miami | 6–5 | ||||
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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Jim GrabowskiThird in the 1965 Heisman vote- Joe RutgensNo. 3 pick, 1961
- George DonnellyNo. 13 pick, 1965
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 | 34 | 6–27–1 | 19% |
| Against top-10 teams | 26 | 4–21–1 | 17% |
| Against rivals | 49 | 20–28–1 | 42% |
| Conference games | 73 | 33–39–1 | 46% |
| Bowls and playoffs | 2 | 1–1 | 50% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 53 | 24–28–1 | 46% |
| At home | 69 | 32–37 | 46% |
| On the road | 58 | 23–34–1 | 41% |
| At neutral sites | 2 | 1–1 | 50% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 47 | 32–15 | 68% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 82 | 24–57–1 | 30% |
His own 129 games on file, 1956–1974, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duffy Daugherty 1957–1966 | 3–5 | Michigan State | 8 | |
| Woody Hayes 1956–1966 | 1–6–1 | Ohio State | 8 | |
| Milt Bruhn 1960–1966 | 5–2 | Wisconsin | 7 | |
| Jack Mollenkopf 1960–1966 | 4–3 | Purdue | 7 | |
| Bump Elliott 1960–1966 | 1–6 | Michigan | 7 | |
| Jim Owens 1957–1963 | 2–4 | Washington | 6 | |
| Ara Parseghian 1960–1974 | 1–5 | Northwestern, Notre Dame | 6 | |
| Murray Warmath 1960–1964 | 2–3 | Minnesota | 5 | |
| Bill Barnes 1958–1964 | 3–1 | UCLA | 4 | |
| Don Clark 1957–1959 | 2–1 | USC | 3 |
Pete Elliott’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 |
|---|---|---|
| Michigan Stateseries | 8 | 3–5 |
| Ohio Stateseries | 8 | 1–6–1 |
| Wisconsinseries | 7 | 5–2 |
| Purdueseries | 7 | 4–3 |
| Northwesternseries | 7 | 3–4 |
| Michiganseries | 7 | 1–6 |
| Washingtonseries | 6 | 2–4 |
| UCLAseries | 5 | 3–2 |
Also a player: Pete Elliott’s playing career.
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1949–50 | Oregon State | Ends coach | |
| 1951–55 | Oklahoma | Assistant coach | |
| 1956 | Nebraska | Head coach | |
| 1957–59 | California | Head coach | |
| 1960–66 | Illinois | Head coach | |
| 1973–74 | Miami (FL) | Head coach | |
| 1978 | St. Louis Cardinals NFL | Assistant coach |
Every job as the infobox of his Wikipedia article lists it (CC BY-SA), assistant jobs included.
Coaching tree
Worked under
- Kip TaylorOregon State
- Bud WilkinsonOklahoma
Assistants who became head coaches
- Dee AndrosIdaho, Oregon State
- John RalstonUtah State, Stanford, San José State, Denver Broncos, Oakland Invaders
- Mike WhiteCalifornia, Illinois, Oakland Raiders
- Burton IngwersenIowa
- James ValekIllinois
- William TateWake Forest
- Carl SelmerMiami
- Jim WaldenWashington State, Iowa State
Worked under (2)
| Head coach | Team | Years | His job | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kip Taylor | Oregon State | 1949–50 | Ends coach | |
| Bud Wilkinson | Oklahoma | 1951–55 | Assistant coach |
Coached under him, later head coaches (8)
| Coach | With him | Head coach at | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dee Andros | Nebraska, 1956: assistant coach; California, 1957–59: assistant coach; Illinois, 1960–61: assistant coach | Idaho, Oregon State | |
| John Ralston | California, 1957–58: assistant coach | Utah State, Stanford, San José State, Denver Broncos, Oakland Invaders | |
| Mike White | California, 1958–59: defensive line coach | California, Illinois, Oakland Raiders | |
| Burton Ingwersen | Illinois, 1960–66: assistant coach | Iowa | |
| James Valek | Illinois, 1960: assistant coach | Illinois | |
| William Tate | Illinois, 1960–63: assistant coach | Wake Forest | |
| Carl Selmer | Miami, 1973–74: offensive coordinator | Miami | |
| Jim Walden | Miami, 1973–74: offensive backfield | Washington State, Iowa State |
Other assistants under him (1)
| Coach | With him | |
|---|---|---|
| Pat Ruel | Miami, 1973–74: offensive line 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.