Phil Krueger
Phil Krueger went 31–22 as a head coach, 1964–1975, at Fresno State and Utah State. Share
Two seasons our game records don’t credit to him come from the coach’s Wikipedia article: 1964–65 at Fresno State. They’re marked in the table.
- Record
- 31–22 career
- Seasons
- 5
- Schools
- 2
- Final AP top 10
- 0 seasons
- Best season
- 1974 8–3
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | Conference finish | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | Fresno State * | 4–6 | T–4th | |||
| 1965 | Fresno State * | 6–4 | 4th | |||
| 1966–72: not a college head coach | ||||||
| 1973 | Utah State | 7–4 | ||||
| 1974 | Utah State | 8–3 | ||||
| 1975 | Utah State | 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. * A season our game records don’t credit to him; its record is the article’s.
How his teams did
| Kind of game | Games | Record | Won |
|---|---|---|---|
| Against ranked teams | 2 | 0–2 | 0% |
| Against top-10 teams | 2 | 0–2 | 0% |
| Against rivals | 9 | 7–2 | 78% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 12 | 10–2 | 83% |
| At home | 13 | 8–5 | 62% |
| On the road | 20 | 13–7 | 65% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 25 | 19–6 | 76% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 8 | 2–6 | 25% |
His own 33 games on file, 1973–1975, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sarkis Arslanian 1973–1975 | 3–0 | Colorado State | 3 | |
| LaVell Edwards 1973–1975 | 2–1 | BYU | 3 | |
| Claude Gilbert 1973–1975 | 0–3 | San Diego State | 3 |
Phil Krueger’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 |
|---|---|---|
| Colorado Stateseries | 3 | 3–0 |
| Weber Stateseries | 3 | 3–0 |
| West Texasseries | 3 | 3–0 |
| Wyomingseries | 3 | 3–0 |
| BYUseries | 3 | 2–1 |
| Utahseries | 3 | 2–1 |
| San Diego Stateseries | 3 | 0–3 |
| Kent Stateseries | 2 | 1–1 |
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960–62 | Long Beach | Assistant coach | |
| 1963 | Utah State | Offensive backs coach | |
| 1964–65 | Fresno State | Head coach | |
| 1966–70 | USC | Assistant coach | |
| 1971–72 | Illinois | Assistant coach | |
| 1973–75 | Utah State | Head coach | |
| 1976 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers NFL | Offensive backs coach | |
| 1977 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers NFL | Linebackers coach | |
| 1978–80 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers NFL | Special teams coach |
Every job as the infobox of his Wikipedia article lists it (CC BY-SA), assistant jobs included.
Coaching tree
Worked under
- Tony KnapUtah State
- John McKayUSC, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
- Bob BlackmanIllinois
Assistants who became head coaches
- Bruce SnyderUtah State, California, Arizona State
- Chris PellaUtah State
Worked under (3)
| Head coach | Team | Years | His job | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Knap | Utah State | 1963 | Offensive backs coach | |
| John McKay | USC | 1966–70 | Assistant coach | |
| Bob Blackman | Illinois | 1971–72 | Assistant coach | |
| John McKay | Tampa Bay Buccaneers NFL | 1976–80 | 1976: offensive backs coach; 1977: linebackers coach; 1978–80: special teams coach |
Coached under him, later head coaches (2)
| Coach | With him | Head coach at | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bruce Snyder | Utah State, 1973: assistant coach | Utah State, California, Arizona State | |
| Chris Pella | Utah State, 1973–75: assistant coach | Utah State |
Other assistants under him (1)
| Coach | With him | |
|---|---|---|
| Al Saunders | Utah State, 1973–75: play-caller and offensive backfield 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.