Tommy Hudspeth
Tommy Hudspeth went 40–56–1 as a head coach, 1964–1973, at BYU and UTEP. Share
- Record
- 40–56–1 career
- Seasons
- 10
- Schools
- 2
- Final AP top 10
- 0 seasons
- Best season
- 1966 8–2
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | Conference finish | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | BYU | 3–6–1 | 5th | |||
| 1965 | BYU | 6–4 | 1st | |||
| 1966 | BYU | 8–2 | T–2nd | |||
| 1967 | BYU | 6–4 | 3rd | |||
| 1968 | BYU | 2–8 | 7th | |||
| 1969 | BYU | 6–4 | T–3rd | |||
| 1970 | BYU | 3–8 | T–7th | |||
| 1971 | BYU | 5–6 | T–4th | |||
| 1972 | UTEP interim, final 4 games | 1–3 | 8th | |||
| 1973 | UTEP | 0–11 | 8th |
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 | 4 | 0–4 | 0% |
| Against top-10 teams | 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| Against rivals | 18 | 7–11 | 39% |
| Conference games | 57 | 20–37 | 35% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 22 | 9–12–1 | 43% |
| At home | 48 | 24–24 | 50% |
| On the road | 48 | 15–32–1 | 32% |
| At neutral sites | 1 | 1–0 | 100% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 35 | 23–12 | 66% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 62 | 17–44–1 | 28% |
His own 97 games on file, 1964–1973, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frank Kush 1965–1973 | 1–8 | Arizona State | 9 | |
| Lloyd Eaton 1964–1970 | 1–6 | Wyoming | 7 | |
| Robert Dobbs 1966–1971 | 3–3 | UTEP | 6 | |
| Chuck Mills 1967–1971 | 2–3 | Utah State | 5 | |
| Rudy Feldman 1968–1973 | 2–3 | New Mexico | 5 | |
| Bill Meek 1968–1973 | 0–5 | Utah | 5 | |
| Bill Doolittle 1964–1970 | 3–1 | Western Michigan | 4 | |
| Bill Weeks 1964–1967 | 3–1 | New Mexico | 4 | |
| Harry Anderson 1965–1968 | 3–1 | San José State | 4 | |
| Milo Lude 1964–1969 | 2–2 | Colorado State | 4 |
Tommy Hudspeth’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 |
|---|---|---|
| Arizonaseries | 10 | 4–6 |
| Wyomingseries | 10 | 3–7 |
| New Mexicoseries | 9 | 5–4 |
| Utahseries | 9 | 3–6 |
| Arizona Stateseries | 9 | 1–8 |
| Utah Stateseries | 8 | 4–4 |
| Colorado Stateseries | 8 | 3–5 |
| UTEPseries | 7 | 3–3–1 |
Other roles
- Team captain, Tulsa 1952
From each season’s Wikipedia article.
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1953 | Norman HS (OK) high school | Assistant coach | |
| 1956 | Tulsa Central HS (OK) high school | Assistant coach | |
| 1957–60 | Tulsa | Assistant coach | |
| 1961–63 | Calgary Stampeders CFL | Assistant coach | |
| 1964–71 | BYU | Head coach | |
| 1972 | UTEP | Offensive coordinator | |
| 1972–73 | UTEP | Head coach | |
| 1974 | Chicago Fire WFL | Offensive backs coach | |
| 1976–77 | Detroit Lions NFL | Head coach | |
| 1981 | Toronto Argonauts CFL | Head coach |
Every job as the infobox of his Wikipedia article lists it (CC BY-SA), assistant jobs included.
Coaching tree
Worked under
- Robert DobbsTulsa, Calgary Stampeders, UTEP
Assistants who became head coaches
- LaVell EdwardsBYU
- Dave KragthorpeOregon State, South Dakota State, Idaho State
- Jim EddySaskatchewan Roughriders, Montreal Alouettes
- Bill BelichickNorth Carolina, Cleveland Browns, New England Patriots
- Bob GibsonBowling Green, Charlotte Hornets
- Fritz ShurmurWyoming
- Jerry GlanvilleHouston Oilers, Atlanta Falcons, Portland State
- Wally EnglishTulane
- Dale LindseySan Diego
- John RalstonUtah State, Stanford, San José State, Denver Broncos, Oakland Invaders
Worked under (1)
| Head coach | Team | Years | His job | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Dobbs | Tulsa | 1957–60 | Assistant coach | |
| Robert Dobbs | Calgary Stampeders pro | 1961–63 | Assistant coach | |
| Robert Dobbs | UTEP | 1972 | Offensive coordinator |
Coached under him, later head coaches (10)
| Coach | With him | Head coach at | |
|---|---|---|---|
| LaVell Edwards | BYU, 1964–71: assistant coach | BYU | |
| Dave Kragthorpe | BYU, 1970–71: offensive coordinator and offensive line coach | Oregon State, South Dakota State, Idaho State | |
| Jim Eddy | UTEP, 1972–73: defensive coordinator | Saskatchewan Roughriders, Montreal Alouettes | |
| Bill Belichick | Detroit Lions, 1976: assistant special teams; 1977: wide receivers and tight ends coach | North Carolina, Cleveland Browns, New England Patriots | |
| Bob Gibson | Detroit Lions, 1976: offensive backs coach | Bowling Green, Charlotte Hornets | |
| Fritz Shurmur | Detroit Lions, 1976: defensive line coach; 1977: defensive coordinator and defensive line coach | Wyoming | |
| Jerry Glanville | Detroit Lions, 1976: defensive assistant and special teams coordinator | Houston Oilers, Atlanta Falcons, Portland State | |
| Wally English | Detroit Lions, 1977: offensive backs coach | Tulane | |
| Dale Lindsey | Toronto Argonauts, 1981: defensive coordinator | San Diego | |
| John Ralston | Toronto Argonauts, 1981: assistant coach | Utah State, Stanford, San José State, Denver Broncos, Oakland Invaders |
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.