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Tom Harp
Tom Harp went 61–82–4 as a head coach, 1961–1977, at Cornell, Duke and Indiana State. Share
Two seasons our game records don’t credit to him come from the coach’s Wikipedia article: 1973–74 at Indiana State (on file under another coach). They’re marked in the table.
- Record
- 61–82–4 career
- Seasons
- 15
- Schools
- 3
- Final AP top 10
- 0 seasons
- Best season
- 1963 5–4
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | Conference finish | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | Cornell | 3–6 | 6th | |||
| 1962 | Cornell | 4–5 | T–3rd | |||
| 1963 | Cornell | 5–4 | T–4th | |||
| 1964 | Cornell | 3–5–1 | T–5th | |||
| 1965 | Cornell | 4–3–2 | 4th | |||
| 1966 | Duke | 5–5 | 5th | |||
| 1967 | Duke | 4–6 | 6th | |||
| 1968 | Duke | 4–6 | 5th | |||
| 1969 | Duke | 3–6–1 | T–3rd | |||
| 1970 | Duke | 6–5 | T–2nd | |||
| 1971–72: not a college head coach | ||||||
| 1973 | Indiana State * | 4–7 | ||||
| 1974 | Indiana State * | 5–5 | ||||
| 1975 | Indiana State | 5–5 | ||||
| 1976 | Indiana State | 3–7 | ||||
| 1977 | Indiana State | 3–7 | T–4th | |||
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
Bob MathesonNo. 18 pick, 1967
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 | 6 | 1–5 | 17% |
| Against top-10 teams | 4 | 0–4 | 0% |
| Against rivals | 50 | 22–26–2 | 46% |
| Conference games | 72 | 34–36–2 | 49% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 53 | 23–26–4 | 47% |
| At home | 55 | 27–25–3 | 52% |
| On the road | 68 | 22–45–1 | 33% |
| At neutral sites | 3 | 3–0 | 100% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 47 | 25–20–2 | 55% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 79 | 27–50–2 | 35% |
His own 126 games on file, 1961–1977, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John McLaughry 1961–1965 | 4–1 | Brown | 5 | |
| Aldo Donelli 1961–1965 | 3–2 | Columbia | 5 | |
| George Blackburn 1966–1970 | 3–2 | Virginia | 5 | |
| Bob Blackman 1961–1965 | 1–4 | Dartmouth | 5 | |
| John Yovicsin 1961–1965 | 1–3–1 | Harvard | 5 | |
| Richard Colman 1961–1965 | 1–4 | Princeton | 5 | |
| Earle Edwards 1966–1970 | 1–3–1 | NC State | 5 | |
| John Stiegman 1961–1964 | 4–0 | Pennsylvania | 4 | |
| Paul Dietzel 1967–1970 | 2–2 | South Carolina | 4 | |
| Frank Howard 1966–1969 | 1–3 | Clemson | 4 |
Tom Harp’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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pennsylvaniaseries | 5 | 5–0 |
| Brownseries | 5 | 4–1 |
| Columbiaseries | 5 | 3–2 |
| Virginiaseries | 5 | 3–2 |
| North Carolinaseries | 5 | 2–3 |
| Clemsonseries | 5 | 2–3 |
| Yaleseries | 5 | 1–4 |
| Georgia Techseries | 5 | 1–4 |
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1951–53 | Carrollton HS (OH) high school | Head coach | |
| 1954–55 | Massillon Washington HS (OH) high school | Head coach | |
| 1956–60 | Army | Backfield coach | |
| 1961–65 | Cornell | Head coach | |
| 1966–70 | Duke | Head coach | |
| 1973–77 | Indiana State | 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
- Dave McClainBall State, Wisconsin
- Jack LengyelMarshall, Wooster
- Bob ValesenteKansas
- John GutekunstMinnesota
Worked under (2)
| Head coach | Team | Years | His job | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Red Blaik | Army | 1956–58 | Backfield coach | |
| Dale Hall | Army | 1959–60 | Backfield coach |
Coached under him, later head coaches (4)
| Coach | With him | Head coach at | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dave McClain | Cornell, 1962: assistant coach | Ball State, Wisconsin | |
| Jack Lengyel | Cornell, 1963–65: assistant coach | Marshall, Wooster | |
| Bob Valesente | Cornell, 1964–65: assistant coach | Kansas | |
| John Gutekunst | Duke, 1967: assistant freshmen; 1968–69: assistant offensive line; 1970: freshman coach | Minnesota |
Other assistants under him (2)
| Coach | With him | |
|---|---|---|
| George Hill | Cornell, 1965: defensive coordinator; Duke, 1966–70: defensive coordinator | |
| Jacque Hetrick | Duke, 1966–70: offensive 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.