
Rudy Feldman
Rudy Feldman went 24–37–2 as a head coach, 1968–1973, at New Mexico. Share
- Record
- 24–37–2 career
- Seasons
- 6
- Schools
- 1
- Final AP top 10
- 0 seasons
- Best season
- 1970 7–3
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | Conference finish | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | New Mexico | 0–10 | 8th | |||
| 1969 | New Mexico | 4–6 | 7th | |||
| 1970 | New Mexico | 7–3 | 2nd | |||
| 1971 | New Mexico | 6–3–2 | 2nd | |||
| 1972 | New Mexico | 3–8 | 6th | |||
| 1973 | New Mexico | 4–7 | T–4th |
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 | 5 | 0–5 | 0% |
| Against top-10 teams | 2 | 0–2 | 0% |
| Against rivals | 18 | 10–7–1 | 58% |
| Conference games | 38 | 16–22 | 42% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 16 | 8–6–2 | 56% |
| At home | 31 | 13–17–1 | 44% |
| On the road | 32 | 11–20–1 | 36% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 20 | 12–6–2 | 65% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 43 | 12–31 | 28% |
His own 63 games on file, 1968–1973, 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 Meek 1968–1973 | 2–4 | Utah | 6 | |
| Frank Kush 1968–1973 | 0–6 | Arizona State | 6 | |
| Jim Wood 1968–1972 | 3–1–1 | New Mexico State | 5 | |
| Robert Dobbs 1968–1972 | 3–2 | UTEP | 5 | |
| Tommy Hudspeth 1968–1973 | 3–2 | BYU, UTEP | 5 | |
| Bob Weber 1969–1972 | 2–2 | Arizona | 4 | |
| Fritz Shurmur 1971–1973 | 3–0 | Wyoming | 3 | |
| Lloyd Eaton 1968–1970 | 2–1 | Wyoming | 3 | |
| Pepper Rodgers 1968–1970 | 1–2 | Kansas | 3 | |
| DeWayne King 1970–1972 | 1–1–1 | San José State | 3 |
Rudy Feldman’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 |
|---|---|---|
| Wyomingseries | 6 | 5–1 |
| New Mexico Stateseries | 6 | 4–1–1 |
| UTEPseries | 6 | 4–2 |
| Arizonaseries | 6 | 2–4 |
| San José Stateseries | 6 | 2–3–1 |
| BYUseries | 6 | 2–4 |
| Utahseries | 6 | 2–4 |
| Arizona Stateseries | 6 | 0–6 |
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | Iowa State | Line coach | |
| 1958–62 | Oklahoma | Ends coach | |
| 1963–67 | Colorado | Chief assistant | |
| 1968–73 | New Mexico | Head coach | |
| 1974–77 | San Diego Chargers NFL | Defensive line and linebackers coach | |
| 1978–85 | St. Louis Cardinals NFL | Linebackers coach |
Every job as the infobox of his Wikipedia article lists it (CC BY-SA), assistant jobs included.
Coaching tree
Worked under
- Jim MyersIowa State
- Bud WilkinsonOklahoma
- Eddie CrowderColorado
- Tommy ProthroSan Diego Chargers
Assistants who became head coaches
- Bert ClarkWashington State
- Bill MondtNew Mexico
- Rocky LongNew Mexico, San Diego State
Worked under (4)
| Head coach | Team | Years | His job | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Myers | Iowa State | 1957 | Line coach | |
| Bud Wilkinson | Oklahoma | 1958–62 | Ends coach | |
| Eddie Crowder | Colorado | 1963–67 | Chief assistant | |
| Tommy Prothro | San Diego Chargers NFL | 1974–77 | Defensive line and linebackers coach |
Coached under him, later head coaches (3)
| Coach | With him | Head coach at | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bert Clark | New Mexico, 1968–69: assistant coach | Washington State | |
| Bill Mondt | New Mexico, 1968–73: assistant coach | New Mexico | |
| Rocky Long | New Mexico, 1972–73: graduate assistant | New Mexico, San Diego State |
Other assistants under him (1)
| Coach | With him | |
|---|---|---|
| A. J. Christoff | New Mexico, 1973: defensive backs coach and recruiting coordinator |
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.