Tuffy Mullison
Tuffy Mullison went 19–40–1 as a head coach, 1956–1961, at Colorado State. Share
- Record
- 19–40–1 career
- Seasons
- 6
- Schools
- 1
- Final AP top 10
- 0 seasons
- Best season
- 1958 6–4
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | Conference finish | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | Colorado State | 2–7–1 | 5th | |||
| 1957 | Colorado State | 3–7 | T–6th | |||
| 1958 | Colorado State | 6–4 | 4th | |||
| 1959 | Colorado State | 6–4 | 2nd | |||
| 1960 | Colorado State | 2–8 | T–7th | |||
| 1961 | Colorado State | 0–10 | 7th |
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 rivals | 13 | 2–11 | 15% |
| Conference games | 41 | 14–26–1 | 35% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 16 | 8–7–1 | 53% |
| At home | 24 | 10–13–1 | 44% |
| On the road | 36 | 9–27 | 25% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 21 | 12–8–1 | 60% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 39 | 7–32 | 18% |
His own 60 games on file, 1956–1961, 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 Roning 1956–1960 | 3–2 | Denver | 5 | |
| Bob Devaney 1957–1961 | 0–5 | Wyoming | 5 | |
| Ray Jenkins 1958–1961 | 2–2 | Montana | 4 | |
| Ray Nagel 1958–1961 | 2–2 | Utah | 4 | |
| Dallas Ward 1956–1958 | 1–2 | Colorado | 3 | |
| Harold Kopp 1956–1958 | 1–1–1 | BYU | 3 | |
| John Ralston 1959–1961 | 1–2 | Utah State | 3 | |
| Everett Faunce 1956–1958 | 0–3 | Utah State | 3 | |
| Ben Martin 1958–1961 | 0–3 | Air Force | 3 | |
| Frank Kush 1959–1961 | 0–3 | Arizona State | 3 |
Tuffy Mullison’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 |
|---|---|---|
| Montanaseries | 6 | 4–2 |
| New Mexicoseries | 6 | 2–4 |
| BYUseries | 6 | 2–3–1 |
| Utahseries | 6 | 2–4 |
| Utah Stateseries | 6 | 1–5 |
| Wyomingseries | 6 | 0–6 |
| Denverseries | 5 | 3–2 |
| Air Forceseries | 4 | 1–3 |
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1952–55 | Colorado A&M | Line coach | |
| 1956–61 | Colorado A&M/State | Head coach | |
| 1956–61 | Colorado State | Head coach |
Every job as the infobox of his Wikipedia article lists it (CC BY-SA), assistant jobs included. Head-coaching seasons the infobox leaves out come from our records.
Coaching tree
Worked under
- Robert DavisColorado State
Assistants who became head coaches
- Bobby CollinsSouthern Miss, SMU
Worked under (1)
| Head coach | Team | Years | His job | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Davis | Colorado State | 1952–55 | Line coach |
Coached under him, later head coaches (1)
| Coach | With him | Head coach at | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby Collins | Colorado State, 1956: backfield coach | Southern Miss, SMU |
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.