Vince Di Francesca
Vince Di Francesca went 106–71–7 as a head coach, 1949–1971, at Western Illinois, Iowa State and Carroll. Share
18 seasons our game records don’t credit to him come from the coach’s Wikipedia article: 1949–53 at Western Illinois; 1959–71 at Carroll. They’re marked in the table.
- Record
- 106–71–7 career
- Seasons
- 21
- Schools
- 3
- Final AP top 10
- 0 seasons
- Best season
- 1954 3–6
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | Conference finish | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949 | Western Illinois * | 9–1 | 1st | Corn W | ||
| 1950 | Western Illinois * | 7–1 | 2nd | |||
| 1951 | Western Illinois * | 7–1–1 | 2nd | |||
| 1952 | Western Illinois * | 7–2 | 2nd | |||
| 1953 | Western Illinois * | 8–2 | 2nd | Corn W | ||
| 1954 | Iowa State | 3–6 | 6th | |||
| 1955 | Iowa State | 1–7–1 | T–5th | |||
| 1956 | Iowa State | 2–8 | 7th | |||
| 1957–58: not a college head coach | ||||||
| 1959 | Carroll * | 5–2–1 | 3rd | |||
| 1960 | Carroll * | 2–5–2 | 4th | |||
| 1961 | Carroll * | 6–3 | 2nd | |||
| 1962 | Carroll * | 6–2 | 2nd | |||
| 1963 | Carroll * | 5–4 | 5th | |||
| 1964 | Carroll * | 3–4–1 | T–4th | |||
| 1965 | Carroll * | 3–4–1 | T–5th | |||
| 1966 | Carroll * | 5–4 | T–5th | |||
| 1967 | Carroll * | 5–3 | 3rd | |||
| 1968 | Carroll * | 5–3 | T–4th | |||
| 1969 | Carroll * | 4–5 | T–4th | |||
| 1970 | Carroll * | 8–1 | 2nd | |||
| 1971 | Carroll * | 5–3 | T–2nd | |||
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.
How his teams did
| Kind of game | Games | Record | Won |
|---|---|---|---|
| Against ranked teams | 3 | 0–3 | 0% |
| Against top-10 teams | 2 | 0–2 | 0% |
| Against rivals | 9 | 1–8 | 11% |
| Conference games | 18 | 2–15–1 | 14% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 9 | 2–6–1 | 28% |
| At home | 13 | 5–8 | 38% |
| On the road | 15 | 1–13–1 | 10% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 5 | 4–1 | 80% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 23 | 2–20–1 | 11% |
His own 28 games on file, 1954–1956, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Warren Gaer 1954–1956 | 2–1 | Drake | 3 | |
| Chuck Mather 1954–1956 | 1–1–1 | Kansas | 3 | |
| Don Faurot 1954–1956 | 1–2 | Missouri | 3 | |
| Bud Wilkinson 1954–1956 | 0–3 | Oklahoma | 3 | |
| Dallas Ward 1954–1956 | 0–3 | Colorado | 3 |
Vince Di Francesca’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 |
|---|---|---|
| Drakeseries | 3 | 2–1 |
| Missouriseries | 3 | 1–2 |
| Kansasseries | 3 | 1–1–1 |
| Coloradoseries | 3 | 0–3 |
| Nebraskaseries | 3 | 0–3 |
| Oklahomaseries | 3 | 0–3 |
| Kansas Stateseries | 3 | 0–3 |
| Denverseries | 2 | 1–1 |
Other roles
- Team captain, Northwestern 1947 (his playing career)
From each season’s Wikipedia article.
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1949–53 | Western Illinois | Head coach | |
| 1954–56 | Iowa State | Head coach | |
| 1959–71 | Carroll (WI) | Head coach |
Every job as the infobox of his Wikipedia article lists it (CC BY-SA), assistant jobs included.
Coaching tree
Assistants who became head coaches
- Alex AgaseNorthwestern, Purdue
Coached under him, later head coaches (1)
| Coach | With him | Head coach at | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alex Agase | Iowa State, 1954–55: line coach | Northwestern, Purdue |
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.