Roy Kramer
Roy Kramer went 83–32–2 as a head coach, 1967–1977, at Central Michigan. Share
Eight seasons our game records don’t credit to him come from the coach’s Wikipedia article: 1967–74 at Central Michigan (on file under another coach). They’re marked in the table.
- Record
- 83–32–2 career
- Seasons
- 11
- Schools
- 1
- Final AP top 10
- 0 seasons
- Hall of Fame
- 2023 inducted
- Best season
- 1977 10–1
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | Conference finish | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | Central Michigan * | 8–2 | 1st | |||
| 1968 | Central Michigan * | 7–2 | 1st | |||
| 1969 | Central Michigan * | 7–3 | 2nd | |||
| 1970 | Central Michigan * | 7–3 | ||||
| 1971 | Central Michigan * | 5–5 | ||||
| 1972 | Central Michigan * | 5–5–1 | ||||
| 1973 | Central Michigan * | 7–4 | ||||
| 1974 | Central Michigan * | 12–1 | NCAA Division II Championship W | |||
| 1975 | Central Michigan | 8–2–1 | 2nd | |||
| 1976 | Central Michigan | 7–4 | T–5th | |||
| 1977 | Central Michigan | 10–1 | 2nd |
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. * A season our game records don’t credit to him; its record is the article’s.
How his teams did
| Kind of game | Games | Record | Won |
|---|---|---|---|
| Against rivals | 6 | 4–2 | 67% |
| Conference games | 21 | 15–5–1 | 74% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 13 | 9–3–1 | 73% |
| At home | 16 | 13–2–1 | 84% |
| On the road | 17 | 12–5 | 71% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 22 | 18–4 | 82% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 11 | 7–3–1 | 68% |
His own 33 games on file, 1975–1977, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Hess 1975–1977 | 2–0–1 | Ohio | 3 | |
| Dennis Fitzgerald 1975–1977 | 2–1 | Kent State | 3 | |
| Elliot Uzelac 1975–1977 | 2–1 | Western Michigan | 3 |
Roy Kramer’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 |
|---|---|---|
| Illinois Stateseries | 3 | 3–0 |
| Northern Illinoisseries | 3 | 3–0 |
| Toledoseries | 3 | 3–0 |
| Ohioseries | 3 | 2–0–1 |
| Eastern Michiganseries | 3 | 2–1 |
| Kent Stateseries | 3 | 2–1 |
| Western Michiganseries | 3 | 2–1 |
| Bowling Greenseries | 2 | 2–0 |
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | Battle Creek Central HS (MI) high school | Assistant coach | |
| 1956 | Hudson HS (MI) high school | Head coach | |
| 1957 | Dowagiac HS (MI) high school | Head coach | |
| 1958–59 | Benton Harbor HS (MI) high school | Head coach | |
| 1960–64 | East Lansing HS (MI) high school | Head coach | |
| 1965–77 | Central Michigan | Head coach |
Every job as the infobox of his Wikipedia article lists it (CC BY-SA), assistant jobs included.
Coaching tree
Assistants who became head coaches
- Herb DeromediCentral Michigan
- Dwight WallaceBall State
Coached under him, later head coaches (2)
| Coach | With him | Head coach at | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Herb Deromedi | Central Michigan, 1967–68: offensive line coach; 1969–77: defensive coordinator | Central Michigan | |
| Dwight Wallace | Central Michigan, 1970: assistant coach and freshman head coach | Ball State |
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.