Russ Faulkinberry
Russ Faulkinberry went 58–54–1 as a head coach, 1961–1973, at Southwestern Louisiana and Louisiana. Wikipedia’s season articles record two seasons differently (1971, 5–4–1 and 1972, 5–6); by them his record is 66–63–2. Share
10 seasons our game records don’t credit to him come from the coach’s Wikipedia article: 1961–70 at Southwestern Louisiana (on file under another coach). They’re marked in the table.
- Record
- 58–54–1 career
- Seasons
- 13
- Schools
- 2
- Final AP top 10
- 0 seasons
- Best season
- 1971 1–0
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | Conference finish | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | Southwestern Louisiana * | 2–8 | 6th | |||
| 1962 | Southwestern Louisiana * | 4–5–1 | T–4th | |||
| 1963 | Southwestern Louisiana * | 4–5 | T–5th | |||
| 1964 | Southwestern Louisiana * | 5–4 | 4th | |||
| 1965 | Southwestern Louisiana * | 7–3 | T–1st | |||
| 1966 | Southwestern Louisiana * | 6–4 | T–2nd | |||
| 1967 | Southwestern Louisiana * | 6–4 | T–2nd | |||
| 1968 | Southwestern Louisiana * | 8–2 | 1st | |||
| 1969 | Southwestern Louisiana * | 5–5 | 3rd | |||
| 1970 | Southwestern Louisiana * | 9–3 | 1st | Grantland Rice L | ||
| 1971 | Louisiana | 1–0 (Wikipedia: 5–4–1) | 4th | |||
| 1972 | Louisiana | 1–1 (Wikipedia: 5–6) | T–5th | |||
| 1973 | Louisiana | 0–10 | 6th |
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 | 3 | 0–3 | 0% |
| Conference games | 4 | 0–4 | 0% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 3 | 1–2 | 33% |
| At home | 5 | 0–5 | 0% |
| On the road | 8 | 2–6 | 25% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 6 | 1–5 | 17% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 7 | 1–6 | 14% |
His own 13 games on file, 1971–1973, 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.
Most-faced opponents
| Opponent | Games | Record |
|---|---|---|
| Texas–Arlingtonseries | 3 | 1–2 |
| Chattanoogaseries | 2 | 1–1 |
| Memphisseries | 1 | 0–1 |
| Arkansas Stateseries | 1 | 0–1 |
| Cincinnatiseries | 1 | 0–1 |
| Lamarseries | 1 | 0–1 |
| Louisiana Techseries | 1 | 0–1 |
| McNeeseseries | 1 | 0–1 |
Other roles
- Team captain, Vanderbilt 1950
From each season’s Wikipedia article.
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | Southeastern Louisiana | Line coach | |
| 1957 | Iowa State | Assistant coach | |
| 1958–59 | Texas A&M | Assistant coach | |
| 1960 | Nebraska | Assistant coach | |
| 1961–73 | Southwestern Louisiana | Head 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, Texas A&M
- William JenningsNebraska
Worked under (2)
| Head coach | Team | Years | His job | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Myers | Iowa State | 1957 | Assistant coach | |
| Jim Myers | Texas A&M | 1958–59 | Assistant coach | |
| William Jennings | Nebraska | 1960 | Assistant 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.