Steve Sloan
Steve Sloan went 68–86–3 as a head coach, 1973–1986, at Vanderbilt, Texas Tech, Ole Miss and Duke. Share
- Record
- 68–86–3 career
- Seasons
- 14
- Schools
- 4
- Final AP top 10
- 0 seasons
- Best season
- 1976 10–2, No. 13
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | Conference finish | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | Vanderbilt | 5–6 | 10th | |||
| 1974 | Vanderbilt | 7–3–2 | T–7th | Peach Bowl T | ||
| 1975 | Texas Tech | 6–5 | 4th | |||
| 1976 | Texas Tech | 10–2 | T–1st | Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl L | 13 | |
| 1977 | Texas Tech | 7–5 | T–4th | Tangerine Bowl L | ||
| 1978 | Ole Miss | 5–6 | T–7th | |||
| 1979 | Ole Miss | 4–7 | T–5th | |||
| 1980 | Ole Miss | 3–8 | 7th | |||
| 1981 | Ole Miss | 4–6–1 | 9th | |||
| 1982 | Ole Miss | 4–7 | T–9th | |||
| 1983 | Duke | 3–8 | T–5th | |||
| 1984 | Duke | 2–9 | T–7th | |||
| 1985 | Duke | 4–7 | T–6th | |||
| 1986 | Duke | 4–7 | T–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.
Players he coached
Dan IronsConsensus All‑American, 1977
Jim MillerConsensus All‑American, 1979
Every player from his seasons with a Heisman top-five finish, a national award, consensus All-America honors or a first-round pick. Photos: Wikimedia Commons, free licenses; credits on each player’s page.
How his teams did
| Kind of game | Games | Record | Won |
|---|---|---|---|
| Against ranked teams | 35 | 5–30 | 14% |
| Against top-10 teams | 15 | 1–14 | 7% |
| Against rivals | 73 | 30–41–2 | 42% |
| Conference games | 95 | 34–59–2 | 37% |
| Bowls and playoffs | 3 | 0–2–1 | 17% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 62 | 27–32–3 | 46% |
| At home | 75 | 44–30–1 | 59% |
| On the road | 78 | 23–54–1 | 30% |
| At neutral sites | 4 | 1–2–1 | 38% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 57 | 47–10 | 82% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 100 | 21–76–3 | 23% |
His own 157 games on file, 1973–1986, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vince Dooley 1973–1986 | 1–7 | Georgia | 8 | |
| Emory Bellard 1975–1982 | 3–4 | Texas A&M, Mississippi State | 7 | |
| Joe Morrison 1973–1985 | 2–3 | Chattanooga, South Carolina | 5 | |
| Johnny Majors 1978–1982 | 2–3 | Tennessee | 5 | |
| Bear Bryant 1973–1982 | 0–5 | Alabama | 5 | |
| George MacIntyre 1979–1982 | 2–2 | Vanderbilt | 4 | |
| Al Groh 1983–1986 | 2–2 | Wake Forest | 4 | |
| Jim Carlen 1974–1981 | 1–2–1 | Texas Tech, South Carolina | 4 | |
| Bill Curry 1983–1986 | 1–3 | Georgia Tech | 4 | |
| Dick Crum 1983–1986 | 1–3 | North Carolina | 4 |
Steve Sloan’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 |
|---|---|---|
| Georgiaseries | 8 | 1–7 |
| Tulaneseries | 7 | 4–3 |
| Tennesseeseries | 7 | 2–4–1 |
| Vanderbiltseries | 6 | 3–3 |
| Mississippi Stateseries | 6 | 3–3 |
| South Carolinaseries | 6 | 1–5 |
| Memphisseries | 5 | 5–0 |
| North Carolinaseries | 5 | 2–3 |
Other roles
- Team captain, Alabama 1965 (his playing career)
From each season’s Wikipedia article.
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968–70 | Alabama | Assistant coach | |
| 1971 | Florida State | Offensive coordinator | |
| 1972 | Georgia Tech | Offensive coordinator | |
| 1973–74 | Vanderbilt | Head coach | |
| 1975–77 | Texas Tech | Head coach | |
| 1978–82 | Ole Miss | Head coach | |
| 1983–86 | Duke | Head coach | |
| 1990 | Vanderbilt | Offensive coordinator |
Every job as the infobox of his Wikipedia article lists it (CC BY-SA), assistant jobs included.
Coaching tree
Worked under
- Bear BryantAlabama
- Larry JonesFlorida State
- Bill FulcherGeorgia Tech
- Watson BrownVanderbilt
Assistants who became head coaches
- Bill ParcellsAir Force, New York Giants, New England Patriots, New York Jets, Dallas Cowboys
- George MacIntyreVanderbilt, UT Martin
- Rex DockeryTexas Tech, Memphis
- Watson BrownCincinnati, Rice, Vanderbilt, UAB, Austin Peay, Tennessee Tech
- David LeeUTEP
- Tom GoodeEast Mississippi
- Tommy WestClemson, Memphis, Chattanooga
- Bob CopePacific
- Richard BellSouth Carolina
- Tommy BowdenTulane, Clemson
- Rodney AllisonChattanooga
Worked under (4)
| Head coach | Team | Years | His job | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bear Bryant | Alabama | 1968–70 | Assistant coach | |
| Larry Jones | Florida State | 1971 | Offensive coordinator | |
| Bill Fulcher | Georgia Tech | 1972 | Offensive coordinator | |
| Watson Brown | Vanderbilt | 1990 | Offensive coordinator |
Coached under him, later head coaches (11)
| Coach | With him | Head coach at | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Parcells | Vanderbilt, 1973–74: linebackers coach; Texas Tech, 1975–77: defensive coordinator and linebackers coach | Air Force, New York Giants, New England Patriots, New York Jets, Dallas Cowboys | |
| George MacIntyre | Vanderbilt, 1973–74: assistant coach; Ole Miss, 1978: offensive coordinator | Vanderbilt, UT Martin | |
| Rex Dockery | Vanderbilt, 1973–74: assistant coach; Texas Tech, 1975–77: offensive coordinator | Texas Tech, Memphis | |
| Watson Brown | Vanderbilt, 1973: graduate assistant | Cincinnati, Rice, Vanderbilt, UAB, Austin Peay, Tennessee Tech | |
| David Lee | Ole Miss, 1978–82: quarterbacks coach | UTEP | |
| Tom Goode | Ole Miss, 1978–82: assistant head coach | East Mississippi | |
| Tommy West | Ole Miss, 1979: running backs coach | Clemson, Memphis, Chattanooga | |
| Bob Cope | Ole Miss, 1981: linebackers coach | Pacific | |
| Richard Bell | Duke, 1983–86: defensive coordinator | South Carolina | |
| Tommy Bowden | Duke, 1983–84: quarterbacks coach; 1985–86: offensive coordinator | Tulane, Clemson | |
| Rodney Allison | Duke, 1984–86: running backs coach | Chattanooga |
Other assistants under him (5)
| Coach | With him | |
|---|---|---|
| John Cropp | Vanderbilt, 1973–74: wide receivers and tight ends coach; Texas Tech, 1975–77: wide receivers and tight ends coach; Ole Miss, 1978–82: offensive coordinator; Duke, 1983: offensive coordinator and offensive backs coach; 1984: offensive coordinator | |
| Paul Crane | Ole Miss, 1978–81: assistant coach | |
| Clyde Christensen | Ole Miss, 1979: graduate assistant | |
| Bill Canty | Ole Miss, 1981–82: defensive coordinator | |
| Bob Sanders | Duke, 1985–86: outside linebackers and defensive ends 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.