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Ray Perkins
Ray Perkins went 34–24–1 as a head coach, 1983–1992, at Alabama and Arkansas State. Share
- Record
- 34–24–1 career
- Seasons
- 5
- Schools
- 2
- Final AP top 10
- 1 season
- Best season
- 1986 10–3, No. 9
Season by season
158
5
139
910
2
| Season | School | Record | Conference finish | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Alabama | 8–4 | T–3rd | Sun Bowl W | 15 | |
| 1984 | Alabama | 5–6 | T–7th | |||
| 1985 | Alabama | 9–2–1 | T–3rd | Aloha Bowl W | 13 | |
| 1986 | Alabama | 10–3 | T–2nd | Sun Bowl W | 9 | |
| 1987–91: not a college head coach | ||||||
| 1992 | Arkansas State | 2–9 | ||||
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
Cornelius Bennett1986 Lombardi Award- Jon HandNo. 4 pick, 1986
- Emanuel KingNo. 25 pick, 1985
Every player from his seasons with a Heisman top-five finish, a national award, consensus All-America honors or a first-round pick.
How his teams did
| Kind of game | Games | Record | Won |
|---|---|---|---|
| Against ranked teams | 20 | 7–12–1 | 38% |
| Against top-10 teams | 5 | 2–3 | 40% |
| Against rivals | 27 | 13–13–1 | 50% |
| Conference games | 24 | 14–9–1 | 60% |
| Bowls and playoffs | 3 | 3–0 | 100% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 21 | 8–12–1 | 40% |
| At home | 28 | 17–11 | 61% |
| On the road | 23 | 11–11–1 | 50% |
| At neutral sites | 8 | 6–2 | 75% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 38 | 27–11 | 71% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 21 | 7–13–1 | 36% |
His own 59 games on file, 1983–1992, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pat Dye 1983–1986 | 2–2 | Auburn | 4 | |
| Joe Paterno 1983–1986 | 1–3 | Penn State | 4 | |
| Johnny Majors 1983–1986 | 1–3 | Tennessee | 4 | |
| Emory Bellard 1983–1985 | 3–0 | Mississippi State | 3 | |
| Jim Carmody 1983–1986 | 3–0 | Southern Miss | 3 | |
| George MacIntyre 1983–1985 | 2–1 | Vanderbilt | 3 | |
| Bill Arnsparger 1984–1986 | 0–2–1 | LSU | 3 |
Ray Perkins’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 |
|---|---|---|
| Mississippi Stateseries | 5 | 4–1 |
| Memphisseries | 4 | 3–1 |
| Vanderbiltseries | 4 | 3–1 |
| Auburnseries | 4 | 2–2 |
| LSUseries | 4 | 1–2–1 |
| Penn Stateseries | 4 | 1–3 |
| Tennesseeseries | 4 | 1–3 |
| Southern Missseries | 3 | 3–0 |
Other roles
- Team captain, Alabama 1966 (his playing career)
From each season’s Wikipedia article.
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Mississippi State | Assistant coach | |
| 1974–77 | New England Patriots NFL | Wide receivers coach | |
| 1978 | San Diego Chargers NFL | Offensive coordinator | |
| 1979–82 | New York Giants NFL | Head coach | |
| 1983–86 | Alabama | Head coach | |
| 1987–90 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers NFL | Head coach | |
| 1992 | Arkansas State | Head coach | |
| 1993–96 | New England Patriots NFL | Offensive coordinator | |
| 1997 | Oakland Raiders NFL | Offensive coordinator | |
| 1999 | Cleveland Browns NFL | Tight ends coach | |
| 2000 | Cleveland Browns NFL | Running backs coach | |
| 2012–13 | Jones County | Head coach | |
| 2014–17 | Oak Grove HS (MS) high school | Volunteer coach |
Every job as the infobox of his Wikipedia article lists it (CC BY-SA), assistant jobs included.
Coaching tree
Worked under
- Charles ShiraMississippi State
- Chuck FairbanksNew England Patriots
- Tommy ProthroSan Diego Chargers
- Don CoryellSan Diego Chargers
- Bill ParcellsNew England Patriots
Ray Perkins
Assistants who became head coaches
- Bill BelichickNorth Carolina, Cleveland Browns, New England Patriots
- Bill ParcellsAir Force, New York Giants, New England Patriots, New York Jets, Dallas Cowboys
- Dick ScesniakKent State
- Jim StanleyOklahoma State, Michigan Panthers
- David RaderTulsa
- George HenshawTulsa
- Mike DuBoseAlabama, Millsaps
- Rockey FelkerMississippi State
- Sylvester CroomMississippi State
- Tom GoodeEast Mississippi
- Jim FullerJacksonville State
- Joe KinesArkansas, Alabama
- and 8 more
Worked under (5)
| Head coach | Team | Years | His job | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charles Shira | Mississippi State | 1972 | Assistant coach | |
| Chuck Fairbanks | New England Patriots NFL | 1974–77 | Wide receivers coach | |
| Tommy Prothro | San Diego Chargers NFL | 1978 | Offensive coordinator | |
| Don Coryell | San Diego Chargers NFL | 1978 | Offensive coordinator | |
| Bill Parcells | New England Patriots NFL | 1993–96 | Offensive coordinator |
Coached under him, later head coaches (20)
| Coach | With him | Head coach at | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Belichick | New York Giants, 1979: special teams coach and defensive assistant; 1980–82: special teams and linebackers coach | North Carolina, Cleveland Browns, New England Patriots | |
| Bill Parcells | New York Giants, 1979: defensive coordinator and resigned in the offseason after six weeks; 1981–82: defensive coordinator and linebackers coach | Air Force, New York Giants, New England Patriots, New York Jets, Dallas Cowboys | |
| Dick Scesniak | New York Giants, 1979: offensive line coach | Kent State | |
| Jim Stanley | New York Giants, 1979: defensive line coach | Oklahoma State, Michigan Panthers | |
| David Rader | Alabama, 1983–85: quarterbacks and wide receivers coach | Tulsa | |
| George Henshaw | Alabama, 1983–86: offensive coordinator and offensive line coach | Tulsa | |
| Mike DuBose | Alabama, 1983–86: defensive line coach; Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 1987–89: defensive line coach | Alabama, Millsaps | |
| Rockey Felker | Alabama, 1983–85: wide receivers and defensive backs coach | Mississippi State | |
| Sylvester Croom | Alabama, 1983: outside linebackers coach; 1984–86: inside linebackers coach; Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 1987–90: running backs coach | Mississippi State | |
| Tom Goode | Alabama, 1983: offensive line coach | East Mississippi | |
| Jim Fuller | Alabama, 1984–86: offensive line coach | Jacksonville State | |
| Joe Kines | Alabama, 1985–86: defensive coordinator and linebackers coach; Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 1987–90: linebackers coach | Arkansas, Alabama | |
| John Bobo | Alabama, 1986: graduate assistant and offensive line coach; Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 1987–90: assistant coach; Arkansas State, 1992: offensive line coach | Arkansas State | |
| Butch Jones | Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 1987–89: intern | Central Michigan, Cincinnati, Tennessee, Arkansas State | |
| Doug Graber | Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 1987–89: defensive coordinator | Rutgers, Montana State, Frankfurt Galaxy | |
| Herb Paterra | Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 1987–88: linebackers coach | Charlotte Hornets | |
| Larry Beightol | Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 1987–88: offensive line coach | Louisiana Tech | |
| Marc Trestman | Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 1987: quarterbacks coach | Montreal Alouettes, Chicago Bears, Toronto Argonauts, Tampa Bay Vipers | |
| Richard Williamson | Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 1987–90: assistant head coach and wide receivers coach | Memphis, Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |
| Mike Shula | Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 1988–90: offensive assistant | Alabama |
Other assistants under him (5)
| Coach | With him | |
|---|---|---|
| Ken Donahue | Alabama, 1983–84: assistant coach | |
| Les Koenning | Alabama, 1984: graduate assistant | |
| Rick Smith | Alabama, 1986: defensive backs coach | |
| Jeff Richards | Arkansas State, 1992: defensive line coach | |
| Pete McGinnis | Arkansas State, 1992: defensive coordinator |
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.
Books
Books: Open Library (CC0); most-reissued first, each linked to its page there.