W.C. Gorden
W.C. Gorden went 8–3 as a head coach in the games on file: 1977 at Jackson State. His full head-coaching career isn’t in our records. Share
- Record
- 8–3 games on file
- Seasons
- 1
- Schools
- 1
- Final AP top 10
- 0 seasons
- Hall of Fame
- 2008 inducted
- Best season
- 1977 8–3
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Jackson State | 8–3 |
Each season links to the team’s season page; bowls and playoff games link to the game.
How his teams did
| Kind of game | Games | Record | Won |
|---|---|---|---|
| Against rivals | 3 | 2–1 | 67% |
| Conference games | 6 | 5–1 | 83% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 2 | 1–1 | 50% |
| At home | 6 | 4–2 | 67% |
| On the road | 5 | 4–1 | 80% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 10 | 7–3 | 70% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 1 | 1–0 | 100% |
His own 11 games on file, 1977, 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.
Most-faced opponents
| Opponent | Games | Record |
|---|---|---|
| Alabama Stateseries | 1 | 1–0 |
| Alcorn Stateseries | 1 | 1–0 |
| Arkansas–Pine Bluffseries | 1 | 1–0 |
| Mississippi Valley Stateseries | 1 | 1–0 |
| Morgan Stateseries | 1 | 1–0 |
| Prairie View A&Mseries | 1 | 1–0 |
| Southernseries | 1 | 1–0 |
| Texas Southernseries | 1 | 1–0 |