Richard Bell
Richard Bell went 4–7 as a head coach, 1982, at South Carolina. Share
- Record
- 4–7 career
- Seasons
- 1
- Schools
- 1
- Final AP top 10
- 0 seasons
- Best season
- 1982 4–7
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | Conference finish | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | South Carolina | 4–7 |
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.
How his teams did
| Kind of game | Games | Record | Won |
|---|---|---|---|
| Against ranked teams | 4 | 0–4 | 0% |
| Against top-10 teams | 2 | 0–2 | 0% |
| Against rivals | 2 | 0–2 | 0% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 3 | 1–2 | 33% |
| At home | 8 | 4–4 | 50% |
| On the road | 3 | 0–3 | 0% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 5 | 3–2 | 60% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 6 | 1–5 | 17% |
His own 11 games on file, 1982, 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.
Most-faced opponents
| Opponent | Games | Record |
|---|---|---|
| Richmondseries | 1 | 1–0 |
| Cincinnatiseries | 1 | 1–0 |
| Navyseries | 1 | 1–0 |
| Pacificseries | 1 | 1–0 |
| Florida Stateseries | 1 | 0–1 |
| Georgiaseries | 1 | 0–1 |
| LSUseries | 1 | 0–1 |
| Dukeseries | 1 | 0–1 |
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960–61 | Walnut Ridge HS (AR) high school | Head coach | |
| 1962–63 | VMI | Assistant coach | |
| 1964–67 | Georgia Tech | Linebackers coach | |
| 1968–69 | West Virginia | Defensive coordinator | |
| 1970–74 | Texas Tech | Defensive coordinator | |
| 1975–81 | South Carolina | Defensive coordinator | |
| 1982 | South Carolina | Head coach | |
| 1983–87 | Duke | Defensive coordinator | |
| 1988 | East Carolina | Defensive coordinator | |
| 1989–93 | Georgia | Defensive coordinator and safeties coach | |
| 1994 | Navy | Defensive coordinator and linebackers coach | |
| 1995–2006 | Air Force | Defensive coordinator | |
| 2010–17 | Prince Avenue Christian (GA) high school | Defensive coordinator |
Every job as the infobox of his Wikipedia article lists it (CC BY-SA), assistant jobs included.
Coaching tree
Worked under
- John McKennaVMI
- Bobby DoddGeorgia Tech
- Bud CarsonGeorgia Tech
- Jim CarlenWest Virginia, Texas Tech, South Carolina
- Steve SloanDuke
- Steve SpurrierDuke
- Art BakerEast Carolina
- Ray GoffGeorgia
- George ChaumpNavy
- Fisher DeBerryAir Force
Assistants who became head coaches
- Bill MichaelUTEP
- Dave FaggDavidson
Worked under (10)
| Head coach | Team | Years | His job | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John McKenna | VMI | 1962–63 | Assistant coach | |
| Bobby Dodd | Georgia Tech | 1964–66 | Linebackers coach | |
| Bud Carson | Georgia Tech | 1967 | Linebackers coach | |
| Jim Carlen | West Virginia | 1968–69 | Defensive coordinator | |
| Jim Carlen | Texas Tech | 1970–74 | Defensive coordinator | |
| Jim Carlen | South Carolina | 1975–81 | Defensive coordinator | |
| Steve Sloan | Duke | 1983–86 | Defensive coordinator | |
| Steve Spurrier | Duke | 1987 | Defensive coordinator | |
| Art Baker | East Carolina | 1988 | Defensive coordinator | |
| Ray Goff | Georgia | 1989–93 | Defensive coordinator and safeties coach | |
| George Chaump | Navy | 1994 | Defensive coordinator and linebackers coach | |
| Fisher DeBerry | Air Force | 1995–2006 | Defensive coordinator |
Coached under him, later head coaches (2)
| Coach | With him | Head coach at | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Michael | South Carolina, 1982: defensive line coach | UTEP | |
| Dave Fagg | South Carolina, 1982: offensive coordinator | Davidson |
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.