Tom Wilson
Tom Wilson went 21–19 as a head coach, 1978–1981, at Texas A&M. Share
- Record
- 21–19 career
- Seasons
- 4
- Schools
- 1
- Final AP top 10
- 0 seasons
- Best season
- 1978 8–4, No. 19
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | Conference finish | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Texas A&M interim, final 6 games | 4–2 | 5th | Hall of Fame Classic W | ||
| 1979 | Texas A&M | 6–5 | 5th | |||
| 1980 | Texas A&M | 4–7 | 6th | |||
| 1981 | Texas A&M | 7–5 | 5th | Independence Bowl W |
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
Curtis DickeyNo. 5 pick, 1980
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 | 14 | 3–11 | 21% |
| Against top-10 teams | 5 | 2–3 | 40% |
| Against rivals | 18 | 8–10 | 44% |
| Conference games | 29 | 14–15 | 48% |
| Bowls and playoffs | 2 | 2–0 | 100% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 17 | 8–9 | 47% |
| At home | 16 | 8–8 | 50% |
| On the road | 21 | 11–10 | 52% |
| At neutral sites | 3 | 2–1 | 67% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 18 | 15–3 | 83% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 22 | 6–16 | 27% |
His own 40 games on file, 1978–1981, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| F. Dry 1978–1981 | 4–0 | TCU | 4 | |
| Ray Alborn 1978–1981 | 3–1 | Rice | 4 | |
| Fred Akers 1978–1981 | 2–2 | Texas | 4 | |
| Ron Meyer 1978–1981 | 2–2 | SMU | 4 | |
| Lou Holtz 1978–1981 | 0–4 | Arkansas | 4 | |
| Bill Yeoman 1979–1981 | 1–2 | Houston | 3 | |
| Grant Teaff 1979–1981 | 0–3 | Baylor | 3 |
Tom Wilson’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 |
|---|---|---|
| TCUseries | 4 | 4–0 |
| Riceseries | 4 | 3–1 |
| Texasseries | 4 | 2–2 |
| SMUseries | 4 | 2–2 |
| Arkansasseries | 4 | 0–4 |
| Texas Techseries | 3 | 2–1 |
| Houstonseries | 3 | 1–2 |
| Baylorseries | 3 | 0–3 |
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1966–72 | Texas Tech | Assistant coach | |
| 1975–78 | Texas A&M | Offensive coordinator | |
| 1978–81 | Texas A&M | Head coach | |
| 1984–85 | Texas Tech | Offensive coordinator | |
| 1986–92 | Palestine HS (TX) high school | Head coach | |
| 1993–99 | Corsicana HS (TX) high school | Head coach |
Every job as the infobox of his Wikipedia article lists it (CC BY-SA), assistant jobs included.
Coaching tree
Worked under
- J.T. KingTexas Tech
- Jim CarlenTexas Tech
- Emory BellardTexas A&M
- Jerry MooreTexas Tech
Assistants who became head coaches
- Greg DavisTulane
- Phil BennettSMU, Pittsburgh, North Texas
- R.C. SlocumTexas A&M
Worked under (4)
| Head coach | Team | Years | His job | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| J.T. King | Texas Tech | 1966–69 | Assistant coach | |
| Jim Carlen | Texas Tech | 1970–72 | Assistant coach | |
| Emory Bellard | Texas A&M | 1975–78 | Offensive coordinator | |
| Jerry Moore | Texas Tech | 1984–85 | Offensive coordinator |
Coached under him, later head coaches (3)
| Coach | With him | Head coach at | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greg Davis | Texas A&M, 1978–81: quarterbacks coach | Tulane | |
| Phil Bennett | Texas A&M, 1978–81: defensive ends coach | SMU, Pittsburgh, North Texas | |
| R.C. Slocum | Texas A&M, 1978: defensive assistant; 1979–80: defensive coordinator | Texas A&M |
Other assistants under him (3)
| Coach | With him | |
|---|---|---|
| Melvin Robertson | Texas A&M, 1978: defensive coordinator | |
| George Haffner | Texas A&M, 1979: offensive coordinator | |
| Gary DeLoach | Texas A&M, 1980–81: assistant 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.