Thomas Nugent
Thomas Nugent went 86–77–3 as a head coach, 1949–1965, at VMI, Florida State and Maryland. Wikipedia’s season articles record one season differently (1953, 5–5); by them his record is 89–80–3. Share
- Record
- 86–77–3 career
- Seasons
- 17
- Schools
- 3
- Final AP top 10
- 0 seasons
- Best season
- 1951 7–3
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | Conference finish | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949 | VMI | 3–5–1 | 6th | |||
| 1950 | VMI | 6–4 | 3rd | |||
| 1951 | VMI | 7–3 | T–1st | |||
| 1952 | VMI | 3–6–1 | 9th | |||
| 1953 | Florida State | 2–2 (Wikipedia: 5–5) | ||||
| 1954 | Florida State | 8–4 | Sun Bowl L | |||
| 1955 | Florida State | 5–5 | ||||
| 1956 | Florida State | 5–4–1 | ||||
| 1957 | Florida State | 4–6 | ||||
| 1958 | Florida State | 7–4 | Liberty Bowl L | |||
| 1959 | Maryland | 5–5 | 3rd | |||
| 1960 | Maryland | 6–4 | 3rd | |||
| 1961 | Maryland | 7–3 | T–3rd | |||
| 1962 | Maryland | 6–4 | 3rd | |||
| 1963 | Maryland | 3–7 | 5th | |||
| 1964 | Maryland | 5–5 | T–3rd | |||
| 1965 | Maryland | 4–6 | T–3rd |
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
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 | 13 | 2–11 | 15% |
| Against top-10 teams | 6 | 1–5 | 17% |
| Against rivals | 41 | 21–19–1 | 52% |
| Conference games | 69 | 41–26–2 | 61% |
| Bowls and playoffs | 2 | 0–2 | 0% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 63 | 35–25–3 | 58% |
| At home | 72 | 45–26–1 | 63% |
| On the road | 81 | 37–43–1 | 46% |
| At neutral sites | 13 | 4–8–1 | 35% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 83 | 59–22–2 | 72% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 83 | 27–55–1 | 33% |
His own 166 games on file, 1949–1965, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earle Edwards 1954–1965 | 6–5 | NC State | 11 | |
| Frank Howard 1959–1965 | 5–2 | Clemson | 7 | |
| James Hickey 1959–1965 | 4–3 | North Carolina | 7 | |
| Andy Gustafson 1952–1962 | 1–6 | Miami | 7 | |
| Marvin Bass 1951–1965 | 4–2 | William & Mary, South Carolina | 6 | |
| Frank Moseley 1951–1958 | 3–3 | Virginia Tech | 6 | |
| Rip Engle 1960–1965 | 1–5 | Penn State | 6 | |
| William Elias 1961–1965 | 3–2 | Virginia, Navy | 5 | |
| Billy Hildebrand 1960–1963 | 4–0 | Wake Forest | 4 | |
| J. Quinn Decker 1949–1952 | 3–1 | The Citadel | 4 |
Thomas Nugent’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 |
|---|---|---|
| NC Stateseries | 12 | 7–5 |
| Virginiaseries | 11 | 5–6 |
| Wake Forestseries | 9 | 6–2–1 |
| Virginia Techseries | 8 | 4–3–1 |
| Clemsonseries | 7 | 5–2 |
| North Carolinaseries | 7 | 4–3 |
| South Carolinaseries | 7 | 4–3 |
| Miamiseries | 7 | 1–6 |
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 | Hopewell HS (VA) high school | Head coach | |
| 1949–52 | VMI | Head coach | |
| 1953–58 | Florida State | Head coach | |
| 1959–65 | Maryland | Head coach |
Every job as the infobox of his Wikipedia article lists it (CC BY-SA), assistant jobs included.
Coaching tree
Assistants who became head coaches
- John McKennaVMI
- Lee CorsoLouisville, Indiana, Northern Illinois, Orlando Renegades
Coached under him, later head coaches (2)
| Coach | With him | Head coach at | |
|---|---|---|---|
| John McKenna | VMI, 1952: assistant coach | VMI | |
| Lee Corso | Florida State, 1958: graduate assistant; Maryland, 1959–65: quarterbacks coach | Louisville, Indiana, Northern Illinois, Orlando Renegades |
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.