Wade Walker
Wade Walker went 22–32–2 as a head coach, 1956–1961, at Mississippi State. Share
- Record
- 22–32–2 career
- Seasons
- 6
- Schools
- 1
- Final AP top 10
- 0 seasons
- Best season
- 1957 6–2–1, No. 14
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | Conference finish | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | Mississippi State | 4–6 | T–8th | |||
| 1957 | Mississippi State | 6–2–1 | T–3rd | 14 | ||
| 1958 | Mississippi State | 3–6 | 9th | |||
| 1959 | Mississippi State | 2–7 | 12th | |||
| 1960 | Mississippi State | 2–6–1 | 11th | |||
| 1961 | Mississippi State | 5–5 | T–10th |
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.
Players he coached
Every player from his seasons with a Heisman top-five finish, a national award, consensus All-America honors or a first-round pick. Photos: Wikimedia Commons, free licenses; credits on each player’s page.
How his teams did
| Kind of game | Games | Record | Won |
|---|---|---|---|
| Against ranked teams | 15 | 1–12–2 | 13% |
| Against top-10 teams | 10 | 0–9–1 | 5% |
| Against rivals | 18 | 3–14–1 | 19% |
| Conference games | 40 | 8–30–2 | 23% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 26 | 8–16–2 | 35% |
| At home | 21 | 13–7–1 | 64% |
| On the road | 35 | 9–25–1 | 27% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 18 | 13–5 | 72% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 38 | 9–27–2 | 26% |
His own 56 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Dietzel 1956–1961 | 2–4 | LSU | 6 | |
| Ralph Jordan 1956–1961 | 1–5 | Auburn | 6 | |
| John Vaught 1956–1961 | 0–5–1 | Ole Miss | 6 | |
| Bowden Wyatt 1957–1961 | 0–4–1 | Tennessee | 5 | |
| Billy Murphy 1958–1961 | 4–0 | Memphis | 4 | |
| Bob Woodruff 1956–1959 | 2–2 | Florida | 4 | |
| Bear Bryant 1958–1961 | 0–4 | Alabama | 4 | |
| Wallace Butts 1956–1960 | 1–2 | Georgia | 3 |
Wade Walker’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 |
|---|---|---|
| Arkansas Stateseries | 6 | 6–0 |
| LSUseries | 6 | 2–4 |
| Auburnseries | 6 | 1–5 |
| Alabamaseries | 6 | 1–5 |
| Ole Missseries | 6 | 0–5–1 |
| Memphisseries | 5 | 5–0 |
| Tennesseeseries | 5 | 0–4–1 |
| Floridaseries | 4 | 2–2 |
Other roles
- Team captain, Oklahoma 1947–48
From each season’s Wikipedia article.
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | NC State | Assistant coach | |
| 1951–53 | Texas Tech | Assistant coach | |
| 1954–55 | Mississippi State | Line coach | |
| 1956–61 | Mississippi State | Head coach |
Every job as the infobox of his Wikipedia article lists it (CC BY-SA), assistant jobs included.
Coaching tree
Worked under
- Beattie FeathersNC State
- DeWitt WeaverTexas Tech
- Darrell RoyalMississippi State
Assistants who became head coaches
- Charles ShiraMississippi State
- Bill DooleyNorth Carolina, Virginia Tech, Wake Forest
- Bobby CollinsSouthern Miss, SMU
- Johnny MajorsIowa State, Pittsburgh, Tennessee
- Billy TohillTCU
Worked under (3)
| Head coach | Team | Years | His job | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beattie Feathers | NC State | 1950 | Assistant coach | |
| DeWitt Weaver | Texas Tech | 1951–53 | Assistant coach | |
| Darrell Royal | Mississippi State | 1954–55 | Line coach |
Coached under him, later head coaches (5)
| Coach | With him | Head coach at | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charles Shira | Mississippi State, 1956: line coach | Mississippi State | |
| Bill Dooley | Mississippi State, 1957–60: freshman coach and assistant offensive line | North Carolina, Virginia Tech, Wake Forest | |
| Bobby Collins | Mississippi State, 1957–58: freshman coach; 1959–60: offensive backfield | Southern Miss, SMU | |
| Johnny Majors | Mississippi State, 1960–61: defensive backs coach | Iowa State, Pittsburgh, Tennessee | |
| Billy Tohill | Mississippi State, 1961: assistant coach | TCU |
Other assistants under him (1)
| Coach | With him | |
|---|---|---|
| Ken Donahue | Mississippi State, 1961: assistant coach |
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.