Ray Nagel
Ray Nagel went 58–71–3 as a head coach, 1958–1970, at Utah and Iowa. Share
- Record
- 58–71–3 career
- Seasons
- 13
- Schools
- 2
- Final AP top 10
- 0 seasons
- Best season
- 1964 9–2
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | Conference finish | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | Utah | 4–7 | 5th | |||
| 1959 | Utah | 5–5 | 4th | |||
| 1960 | Utah | 7–3 | 3rd | |||
| 1961 | Utah | 6–4 | T–3rd | |||
| 1962 | Utah | 4–5–1 | 6th | |||
| 1963 | Utah | 4–6 | T–3rd | |||
| 1964 | Utah | 9–2 | T–1st | Liberty Bowl W | 14 | |
| 1965 | Utah | 3–7 | 5th | |||
| 1966 | Iowa | 2–8 | 10th | |||
| 1967 | Iowa | 1–8–1 | T–9th | |||
| 1968 | Iowa | 5–5 | T–5th | |||
| 1969 | Iowa | 5–5 | T–5th | |||
| 1970 | Iowa | 3–6–1 | 4th |
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
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 | 13 | 1–12 | 8% |
| Against top-10 teams | 9 | 1–8 | 11% |
| Against rivals | 37 | 21–14–2 | 59% |
| Conference games | 74 | 32–39–3 | 45% |
| Bowls and playoffs | 1 | 1–0 | 100% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 50 | 15–32–3 | 33% |
| At home | 74 | 39–34–1 | 53% |
| On the road | 57 | 18–37–2 | 33% |
| At neutral sites | 1 | 1–0 | 100% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 64 | 44–19–1 | 70% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 68 | 14–52–2 | 22% |
His own 132 games on file, 1958–1970, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dee Andros 1962–1970 | 3–6 | Idaho, Oregon State | 9 | |
| John Pont 1966–1970 | 3–2 | Indiana | 5 | |
| Bill Weeks 1961–1965 | 2–2–1 | New Mexico | 5 | |
| Len Casanova 1959–1965 | 1–4 | Oregon | 5 | |
| Murray Warmath 1966–1970 | 1–3–1 | Minnesota | 5 | |
| Milo Lude 1962–1965 | 4–0 | Colorado State | 4 | |
| Jim LaRue 1959–1966 | 3–1 | Arizona | 4 | |
| James Valek 1967–1970 | 3–1 | Illinois | 4 | |
| Tuffy Mullison 1958–1961 | 2–2 | Colorado State | 4 | |
| John Ralston 1959–1962 | 2–2 | Utah State | 4 |
Ray Nagel’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 | 8 | 6–2 |
| BYUseries | 8 | 6–2 |
| Utah Stateseries | 8 | 5–3 |
| Wyomingseries | 8 | 1–7 |
| Oregon Stateseries | 7 | 1–6 |
| Arizonaseries | 6 | 4–2 |
| Wisconsinseries | 6 | 2–3–1 |
| Idahoseries | 5 | 3–2 |
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 | Oklahoma | Assistant coach | |
| 1955–57 | UCLA | Backfield coach | |
| 1958–65 | Utah | Head coach | |
| 1966–70 | Iowa | Head coach |
Every job as the infobox of his Wikipedia article lists it (CC BY-SA), assistant jobs included.
Coaching tree
Worked under
- Bud WilkinsonOklahoma
- Red SandersUCLA
Assistants who became head coaches
- Lynn StilesSan José State
- Andy MacDonaldNorthern Arizona
Worked under (2)
| Head coach | Team | Years | His job | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bud Wilkinson | Oklahoma | 1954 | Assistant coach | |
| Red Sanders | UCLA | 1955–57 | Backfield coach |
Coached under him, later head coaches (2)
| Coach | With him | Head coach at | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lynn Stiles | Utah, 1963–64: assistant coach; Iowa, 1966–70: assistant coach | San José State | |
| Andy MacDonald | Iowa, 1966–70: assistant coach | Northern Arizona |
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.