Thomas Cahill
Thomas Cahill went 40–39–2 as a head coach, 1966–1973, at Army. Share
- Record
- 40–39–2 career
- Seasons
- 8
- Schools
- 1
- Final AP top 10
- 0 seasons
- Best season
- 1966 8–2
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | Army | 8–2 | ||
| 1967 | Army | 8–2 | ||
| 1968 | Army | 7–3 | ||
| 1969 | Army | 4–5–1 | ||
| 1970 | Army | 1–9–1 | ||
| 1971 | Army | 6–4 | ||
| 1972 | Army | 6–4 | ||
| 1973 | Army | 0–10 |
Each season links to the team’s season page; bowls and playoff games link to the game.
How his teams did
| Kind of game | Games | Record | Won |
|---|---|---|---|
| Against ranked teams | 17 | 2–14–1 | 15% |
| Against top-10 teams | 9 | 0–9 | 0% |
| Against rivals | 17 | 7–10 | 41% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 31 | 15–14–2 | 52% |
| At home | 43 | 23–19–1 | 55% |
| On the road | 29 | 12–16–1 | 43% |
| At neutral sites | 9 | 5–4 | 56% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 47 | 36–11 | 77% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 34 | 4–28–2 | 15% |
His own 81 games on file, 1966–1973, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Paterno 1966–1973 | 1–5 | Penn State | 6 | |
| John Bateman 1966–1972 | 5–0 | Rutgers | 5 | |
| Ben Martin 1967–1973 | 2–3 | Air Force | 5 | |
| Rick Forzano 1969–1972 | 3–1 | Navy | 4 | |
| Ara Parseghian 1966–1973 | 0–4 | Notre Dame | 4 | |
| Dave Hart 1966–1968 | 3–0 | Pittsburgh | 3 | |
| William Elias 1966–1968 | 2–1 | Navy | 3 | |
| Joseph Yukica 1968–1970 | 2–1 | Boston College | 3 |
Thomas Cahill’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 |
|---|---|---|
| Navyseries | 8 | 5–3 |
| Pittsburghseries | 6 | 4–2 |
| Penn Stateseries | 6 | 1–5 |
| Rutgersseries | 5 | 5–0 |
| Air Forceseries | 5 | 2–3 |
| Boston Collegeseries | 4 | 3–1 |
| Holy Crossseries | 4 | 3–1 |
| Notre Dameseries | 4 | 0–4 |
Coaching tree
Assistants who became head coaches
- Bill MeekKansas State, Houston, SMU, Utah
- Bill ParcellsAir Force, New York Giants, New England Patriots, New York Jets, Dallas Cowboys
- Richard S. LyonRensselaer, Ithaca
- Al GrohWake Forest, Virginia, New York Jets
Coached under him, later head coaches (4)
| Coach | With him | Head coach at | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Meek | Army, 1966–67: offensive coordinator | Kansas State, Houston, SMU, Utah | |
| Bill Parcells | Army, 1966–67: linebackers coach; 1968–69: defensive coordinator | Air Force, New York Giants, New England Patriots, New York Jets, Dallas Cowboys | |
| Richard S. Lyon | Army, 1967–72: defensive coordinator | Rensselaer, Ithaca | |
| Al Groh | Army, 1968–69: freshman defensive coordinator | Wake Forest, Virginia, New York Jets |
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.