Roy Lester
Roy Lester went 7–25 as a head coach, 1969–1971, at Maryland. Share
- Record
- 7–25 career
- Seasons
- 3
- Schools
- 1
- Final AP top 10
- 0 seasons
- Best season
- 1969 3–7
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | Conference finish | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | Maryland | 3–7 | T–3rd | |||
| 1970 | Maryland | 2–9 | T–6th | |||
| 1971 | Maryland | 2–9 | 8th |
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 | 2 | 0–2 | 0% |
| Against top-10 teams | 2 | 0–2 | 0% |
| Against rivals | 8 | 2–6 | 25% |
| Conference games | 17 | 6–11 | 35% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 12 | 4–8 | 33% |
| At home | 17 | 5–12 | 29% |
| On the road | 14 | 2–12 | 14% |
| At neutral sites | 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 4 | 2–2 | 50% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 28 | 5–23 | 18% |
His own 32 games on file, 1969–1971, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Dietzel 1969–1971 | 1–2 | South Carolina | 3 | |
| Ben Schwartzwalder 1969–1971 | 0–3 | Syracuse | 3 | |
| Joe Paterno 1969–1971 | 0–3 | Penn State | 3 |
Roy Lester’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 |
|---|---|---|
| Virginiaseries | 3 | 2–1 |
| NC Stateseries | 3 | 1–2 |
| South Carolinaseries | 3 | 1–2 |
| Syracuseseries | 3 | 0–3 |
| Penn Stateseries | 3 | 0–3 |
| Clemsonseries | 3 | 0–3 |
| Dukeseries | 2 | 1–1 |
| Wake Forestseries | 2 | 1–1 |
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950–51 | Walton H.S. | Head coach | |
| 1953–55 | Allegany HS (MD) high school | Head coach | |
| 1956–58 | Maryland | Ends and freshman coach | |
| 1959–68 | Richard Montgomery HS (MD) high school | Head coach | |
| 1969–71 | Maryland | Head coach | |
| 1972–78 | Paint Branch HS (MD) high school | Head coach | |
| 1979–93 | Magruder HS (MD) high school | Head coach |
Every job as the infobox of his Wikipedia article lists it (CC BY-SA), assistant jobs included.
Coaching tree
Worked under
- Tommy MontMaryland
Assistants who became head coaches
- Bob BrushGeorgetown (KY), Wingate
- Ralph FriedgenMaryland
Worked under (1)
| Head coach | Team | Years | His job | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tommy Mont | Maryland | 1956–58 | Ends and freshman coach |
Coached under him, later head coaches (2)
| Coach | With him | Head coach at | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Brush | Maryland, 1969: graduate assistant; 1970: wide receivers coach | Georgetown (KY), Wingate | |
| Ralph Friedgen | Maryland, 1969–71: graduate assistant | Maryland |
Other assistants under him (1)
| Coach | With him | |
|---|---|---|
| Fred O’Connor | Maryland, 1971: quarterbacks and wide receivers coach |
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.