Sonny Randle
Sonny Randle went 39–69–1 as a head coach, 1971–1983, at East Carolina, Virginia and Marshall. Share
Two seasons our game records don’t credit to him come from the coach’s Wikipedia article: 1982–83 at Marshall (on file under another coach). They’re marked in the table.
- Record
- 39–69–1 career
- Seasons
- 10
- Schools
- 3
- Final AP top 10
- 0 seasons
- Best season
- 1972 9–2
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | Conference finish | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | East Carolina | 4–6 | 4th | |||
| 1972 | East Carolina | 9–2 | 1st | |||
| 1973 | East Carolina | 9–2 | 1st | |||
| 1974 | Virginia | 4–7 | 6th | |||
| 1975 | Virginia | 1–10 | 7th | |||
| 1976–78: not a college head coach | ||||||
| 1979 | Marshall | 1–10 | 8th | |||
| 1980 | Marshall | 2–8–1 | 8th | |||
| 1981 | Marshall | 2–9 | 8th | |||
| 1982 | Marshall * | 3–8 | 8th | |||
| 1983 | Marshall * | 4–7 | 5th | |||
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.
Players he coached
Tom GlassicNo. 15 pick, 1976
Every player from his seasons with a Heisman top-five finish, a national award, consensus All-America honors or a first-round pick.
How his teams did
| Kind of game | Games | Record | Won |
|---|---|---|---|
| Against ranked teams | 5 | 0–5 | 0% |
| Against rivals | 17 | 4–13 | 24% |
| Conference games | 46 | 18–27–1 | 40% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 23 | 10–12–1 | 46% |
| At home | 41 | 19–22 | 46% |
| On the road | 45 | 13–31–1 | 30% |
| At neutral sites | 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 27 | 24–3 | 89% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 60 | 8–51–1 | 14% |
His own 87 games on file, 1971–1981, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Thalman 1972–1981 | 4–3 | VMI | 7 | |
| Lou Holtz 1971–1974 | 0–4 | William & Mary, NC State | 4 | |
| Bill Dooley 1972–1975 | 0–4 | North Carolina | 4 | |
| Jim Root 1972–1974 | 3–0 | William & Mary | 3 | |
| Frank Jones 1971–1973 | 2–1 | Richmond | 3 | |
| Red Parker 1971–1974 | 2–1 | The Citadel, Clemson | 3 | |
| Jim Brakefield 1972–1979 | 2–1 | App State | 3 | |
| Bob Waters 1979–1981 | 0–2–1 | Western Carolina | 3 | |
| Dick Sheridan 1979–1981 | 0–3 | Furman | 3 |
Sonny Randle’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 |
|---|---|---|
| VMIseries | 7 | 4–3 |
| Furmanseries | 6 | 3–3 |
| App Stateseries | 5 | 3–2 |
| William & Maryseries | 5 | 3–2 |
| The Citadelseries | 4 | 3–1 |
| NC Stateseries | 4 | 1–3 |
| Chattanoogaseries | 4 | 1–3 |
| North Carolinaseries | 4 | 0–4 |
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | East Carolina | Wide receivers coach | |
| 1971–73 | East Carolina | Head coach | |
| 1974–75 | Virginia | Head coach | |
| 1976–77 | Massanutten Military Academy | Athletic director and head coach | |
| 1979–83 | Marshall | Head coach |
Every job as the infobox of his Wikipedia article lists it (CC BY-SA), assistant jobs included.
Coaching tree
Worked under
- Mike McGeeEast Carolina
Assistants who became head coaches
- Vito RagazzoVMI, Shippensburg
- Jim GrobeOhio, Wake Forest, Baylor
- Bob PruettMarshall
- Bill StewartWest Virginia, VMI
- John ZernheltThe Citadel
Worked under (1)
| Head coach | Team | Years | His job | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike McGee | East Carolina | 1970 | Wide receivers coach |
Coached under him, later head coaches (5)
| Coach | With him | Head coach at | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vito Ragazzo | East Carolina, 1971–73: offensive coordinator | VMI, Shippensburg | |
| Jim Grobe | Virginia, 1975: graduate assistant; Marshall, 1979–83: linebackers coach | Ohio, Wake Forest, Baylor | |
| Bob Pruett | Marshall, 1979–80: defensive line coach; 1981–82: defensive coordinator and defensive backs coach | Marshall | |
| Bill Stewart | Marshall, 1980: offensive line coach | West Virginia, VMI | |
| John Zernhelt | Marshall, 1981: offensive line coach | The Citadel |
Other assistants under him (1)
| Coach | With him | |
|---|---|---|
| Carl Reese | East Carolina, 1971–73: defensive coordinator; Virginia, 1974: assistant head coach and defensive 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.