Tony Knap
Tony Knap went 143–53–4 as a head coach, 1963–1981, at Utah State, Boise State and UNLV. Share
10 seasons our game records don’t credit to him come from the coach’s Wikipedia article: 1968–75 at Boise State; 1976–77 at UNLV (on file under another coach). They’re marked in the table.
- Record
- 143–53–4 career
- Seasons
- 18
- Schools
- 3
- Final AP top 10
- 0 seasons
- Best season
- 1979 9–1–2
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | Conference finish | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | Utah State | 8–2 | ||||
| 1964 | Utah State | 5–4–1 | ||||
| 1965 | Utah State | 8–2 | ||||
| 1966 | Utah State | 4–6 | ||||
| 1967: not a college head coach | ||||||
| 1968 | Boise State * | 8–2 | ||||
| 1969 | Boise State * | 9–1 | ||||
| 1970 | Boise State * | 8–3 | T–3rd | |||
| 1971 | Boise State * | 10–2 | 2nd | Camellia W | 13 | |
| 1972 | Boise State * | 7–4 | T–3rd | |||
| 1973 | Boise State * | 10–3 | 1st | NCAA Division II Semifinal (Pioneer) L | 8 | |
| 1974 | Boise State * | 10–2 | 1st | NCAA Division II Quarterfinal L | 3 | |
| 1975 | Boise State * | 9–2–1 | 1st | NCAA Division II Quarterfinal L | 5 | |
| 1976 | UNLV * | 9–3 | NCAA Division II Quarterfinal L | 7 | ||
| 1977 | UNLV * | 9–2 | ||||
| 1978 | UNLV | 7–4 | ||||
| 1979 | UNLV | 9–1–2 | ||||
| 1980 | UNLV | 7–4 | ||||
| 1981 | UNLV | 6–6 | ||||
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
Bill MunsonNo. 7 pick, 1964
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 | 3 | 1–2 | 33% |
| Against top-10 teams | 2 | 1–1 | 50% |
| Against rivals | 17 | 7–9–1 | 44% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 31 | 17–11–3 | 60% |
| At home | 38 | 26–9–3 | 72% |
| On the road | 47 | 28–19 | 60% |
| At neutral sites | 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 65 | 44–18–3 | 70% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 21 | 10–11 | 48% |
His own 86 games on file, 1963–1981, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milo Lude 1963–1966 | 3–1 | Colorado State | 4 | |
| Dick Tomey 1978–1981 | 2–2 | Hawai’i | 4 | |
| Bill Weeks 1963–1966 | 2–1 | New Mexico | 3 | |
| Warren Woodson 1963–1966 | 2–1 | New Mexico State | 3 | |
| Bill Michael 1978–1980 | 2–1 | UTEP | 3 | |
| Sarkis Arslanian 1978–1980 | 2–0–1 | Colorado State | 3 | |
| Ray Nagel 1963–1965 | 1–2 | Utah | 3 | |
| Tommy Hudspeth 1964–1966 | 1–2 | BYU | 3 | |
| LaVell Edwards 1978–1981 | 1–2 | BYU | 3 | |
| Wayne Howard 1979–1981 | 1–2 | Utah | 3 |
Tony Knap’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 |
|---|---|---|
| Colorado Stateseries | 7 | 5–1–1 |
| New Mexicoseries | 7 | 5–2 |
| BYUseries | 7 | 3–4 |
| Utahseries | 7 | 3–4 |
| Wyomingseries | 7 | 3–3–1 |
| Hawai’iseries | 6 | 4–2 |
| San José Stateseries | 4 | 4–0 |
| Montanaseries | 4 | 4–0 |
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1939–41 | Bonners Ferry HS (ID) high school | Head coach | |
| 1942 | Lewiston HS (ID) high school | Assistant coach | |
| 1946–48 | Potlatch HS (ID) high school | Head coach | |
| 1949–58 | Pittsburg HS (CA) high school | Head coach | |
| 1959–62 | Utah State | Assistant coach | |
| 1963–66 | Utah State | Head coach | |
| 1967 | BC Lions CFL | Assistant coach | |
| 1968–75 | Boise State | Head coach | |
| 1976–81 | UNLV | Head coach |
Every job as the infobox of his Wikipedia article lists it (CC BY-SA), assistant jobs included.
Coaching tree
Worked under
- John RalstonUtah State
Assistants who became head coaches
- Phil KruegerUtah State, Fresno State
- Chris PellaUtah State
- Wayne NunnelyUNLV
- Dennis WagnerWayne State (NE), Western Carolina, Briar Cliff
- Pat HillFresno State
Worked under (1)
| Head coach | Team | Years | His job | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Ralston | Utah State | 1959–62 | Assistant coach |
Coached under him, later head coaches (5)
| Coach | With him | Head coach at | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Phil Krueger | Utah State, 1963: offensive backs coach | Utah State, Fresno State | |
| Chris Pella | Utah State, 1965–66: assistant coach | Utah State | |
| Wayne Nunnely | UNLV, 1976: graduate assistant | UNLV | |
| Dennis Wagner | UNLV, 1981: tight ends and offensive tackles coach | Wayne State (NE), Western Carolina, Briar Cliff | |
| Pat Hill | UNLV, 1981: offensive coordinator, offensive line coach and recruiting coordinator | Fresno State |
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.