Raymond Curfman
Raymond Curfman went 15–30–1 as a head coach, 1946–1953, at New Mexico State and Idaho. Wikipedia’s season articles record one season differently (1946, 4–5); by them his record is 14–30–1. Share
- Record
- 15–30–1 career
- Seasons
- 5
- Schools
- 2
- Final AP top 10
- 0 seasons
- Best season
- 1946 5–5
Season by season
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| Season | School | Record | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 | New Mexico State | 5–5 (Wikipedia: 4–5) | ||
| 1947 | New Mexico State | 3–6 | ||
| 1948–50: not a college head coach | ||||
| 1951 | Idaho | 2–7 | ||
| 1952 | Idaho | 4–4–1 | ||
| 1953 | Idaho | 1–8 | ||
Each season links to the team’s season page; bowls and playoff games link to the game.
How his teams did
| Kind of game | Games | Record | Won |
|---|---|---|---|
| Against ranked teams | 2 | 0–2 | 0% |
| Against rivals | 10 | 4–6 | 40% |
| Conference games | 20 | 3–17 | 15% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 17 | 5–11–1 | 32% |
| At home | 22 | 10–12 | 45% |
| On the road | 23 | 5–17–1 | 24% |
| At neutral sites | 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 19 | 11–8 | 58% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 27 | 4–22–1 | 17% |
His own 46 games on file, 1946–1953, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Curtice 1946–1953 | 1–3–1 | UTEP, Utah | 5 | |
| Kip Taylor 1951–1953 | 1–2 | Oregon State | 3 | |
| Len Casanova 1951–1953 | 0–3 | Oregon | 3 |
Raymond Curfman’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 |
|---|---|---|
| Montanaseries | 3 | 3–0 |
| Oregon Stateseries | 3 | 1–2 |
| Utahseries | 3 | 0–2–1 |
| Washington Stateseries | 3 | 0–3 |
| Oregonseries | 3 | 0–3 |
| Western New Mexicoseries | 2 | 2–0 |
| Sul Ross Stateseries | 2 | 2–0 |
| San José Stateseries | 2 | 1–1 |