Tom Harper
Tom Harper went 2–9 as a head coach, 1972, at Wake Forest. Share
- Record
- 2–9 career
- Seasons
- 1
- Schools
- 1
- Final AP top 10
- 0 seasons
- Best season
- 1972 2–9
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | Conference finish | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Wake Forest | 2–9 | 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.
How his teams did
| Kind of game | Games | Record | Won |
|---|---|---|---|
| Against ranked teams | 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| Against top-10 teams | 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| Against rivals | 3 | 1–2 | 33% |
| Conference games | 6 | 1–5 | 17% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 3 | 2–1 | 67% |
| At home | 6 | 1–5 | 17% |
| On the road | 5 | 1–4 | 20% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 6 | 1–5 | 17% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 5 | 1–4 | 20% |
His own 11 games on file, 1972, 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.
Most-faced opponents
| Opponent | Games | Record |
|---|---|---|
| Dukeseries | 1 | 1–0 |
| Davidsonseries | 1 | 1–0 |
| Marylandseries | 1 | 0–1 |
| NC Stateseries | 1 | 0–1 |
| North Carolinaseries | 1 | 0–1 |
| Clemsonseries | 1 | 0–1 |
| Virginiaseries | 1 | 0–1 |
| Virginia Techseries | 1 | 0–1 |
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 | Kentucky | Graduate assistant | |
| 1958 | duPont Manual HS (KY) high school | Assistant coach | |
| 1959–64 | duPont Manual HS (KY) high school | Head coach | |
| 1965 | Eastern Kentucky | Offensive backs coach | |
| 1966–68 | Oklahoma State | Assistant coach | |
| 1969–71 | Wake Forest | Assistant coach | |
| 1972 | Wake Forest | Head coach | |
| 1973 | Jacksonville Sharks Arena | Defensive coordinator | |
| 1974–75 | Iowa State | Assistant coach | |
| 1976–77 | North Carolina | Assistant coach | |
| 1978–80 | Virginia Tech | Assistant coach | |
| 1981–88 | Clemson | Assistant head coach and defensive line coach |
Every job as the infobox of his Wikipedia article lists it (CC BY-SA), assistant jobs included.
Coaching tree
Worked under
- Blanton CollierKentucky
- Phil CutchinOklahoma State
- Cal StollWake Forest
- Earle BruceIowa State
- Bill DooleyNorth Carolina, Virginia Tech
- Danny FordClemson
Assistants who became head coaches
- Beattie FeathersNC State, App State, Texas Tech, Wake Forest
- Wright AndersonElon
Worked under (6)
| Head coach | Team | Years | His job | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blanton Collier | Kentucky | 1954 | Graduate assistant | |
| Phil Cutchin | Oklahoma State | 1966–68 | Assistant coach | |
| Cal Stoll | Wake Forest | 1969–71 | Assistant coach | |
| Earle Bruce | Iowa State | 1974–75 | Assistant coach | |
| Bill Dooley | North Carolina | 1976–77 | Assistant coach | |
| Bill Dooley | Virginia Tech | 1978–80 | Assistant coach | |
| Danny Ford | Clemson | 1981–88 | Assistant head coach and defensive line coach |
Coached under him, later head coaches (2)
| Coach | With him | Head coach at | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beattie Feathers | Wake Forest, 1972: assistant coach baseball | NC State, App State, Texas Tech, Wake Forest | |
| Wright Anderson | Wake Forest, 1972: assistant coach | Elon |
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.