Robert King
Robert King went 60–88–4 as a head coach, 1958–1972, at Furman. Share
- Record
- 60–88–4 career
- Seasons
- 15
- Schools
- 1
- Final AP top 10
- 0 seasons
- Best season
- 1970 8–3
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | Conference finish | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | Furman | 2–7 | 8th | |||
| 1959 | Furman | 3–7 | 4th | |||
| 1960 | Furman | 5–4–1 | 5th | |||
| 1961 | Furman | 7–3 | 5th | |||
| 1962 | Furman | 4–6 | 5th | |||
| 1963 | Furman | 7–3 | 4th | |||
| 1964 | Furman | 3–7 | T–8th | |||
| 1965 | Furman | 5–5 | T–6th | |||
| 1966 | Furman | 2–7–1 | T–8th | |||
| 1967 | Furman | 5–5 | T–5th | |||
| 1968 | Furman | 1–9 | 7th | |||
| 1969 | Furman | 1–8–1 | T–6th | |||
| 1970 | Furman | 8–3 | 3rd | |||
| 1971 | Furman | 5–5–1 | 5th | |||
| 1972 | Furman | 2–9 | 7th |
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 | 3 | 0–3 | 0% |
| Against rivals | 40 | 13–26–1 | 34% |
| Conference games | 69 | 24–45 | 35% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 57 | 28–25–4 | 53% |
| At home | 76 | 41–32–3 | 56% |
| On the road | 76 | 19–56–1 | 26% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 43 | 29–13–1 | 69% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 109 | 31–75–3 | 30% |
His own 152 games on file, 1958–1972, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eddie Teague 1958–1965 | 2–6 | The Citadel | 8 | |
| Red Parker 1966–1972 | 2–5 | The Citadel | 7 | |
| Frank Jones 1966–1972 | 1–6 | Richmond | 7 | |
| Clarence Stasavich 1964–1969 | 1–5 | East Carolina | 6 | |
| Frank Howard 1958–1964 | 0–6 | Clemson | 6 | |
| Milt Drewer 1959–1963 | 2–3 | William & Mary | 5 | |
| Homer Smith 1965–1969 | 1–4 | Davidson | 5 | |
| Edwin Merrick 1959–1965 | 2–2 | Richmond | 4 | |
| Dave Fagg 1970–1972 | 2–1 | Davidson | 3 |
Robert King’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 |
|---|---|---|
| Woffordseries | 17 | 7–9–1 |
| Davidsonseries | 15 | 9–6 |
| The Citadelseries | 15 | 4–11 |
| Presbyterianseries | 12 | 8–4 |
| Richmondseries | 11 | 3–8 |
| East Carolinaseries | 10 | 2–8 |
| George Washingtonseries | 8 | 3–5 |
| Mississippi Collegeseries | 7 | 5–2 |
Other roles
- Team captain, Furman 1936
From each season’s Wikipedia article.
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1947–57 | Illinois | Ends coach | |
| 1958–72 | Furman | Head coach |
Every job as the infobox of his Wikipedia article lists it (CC BY-SA), assistant jobs included.
Coaching tree
Worked under
- Ray EliotIllinois
Assistants who became head coaches
- Richie GaskellCarson Newman
Coached under him, later head coaches (1)
| Coach | With him | Head coach at | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Richie Gaskell | Furman, 1962–65: offensive line coach | Carson Newman |
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.