Warren Powers
Warren Powers went 52–38–3 as a head coach, 1977–1984, at Washington State and Missouri. Share
- Record
- 52–38–3 career
- Seasons
- 8
- Schools
- 2
- Final AP top 10
- 0 seasons
- Best season
- 1978 8–4, No. 15
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | Conference finish | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Washington State | 6–5 | T–4th | |||
| 1978 | Missouri | 8–4 | T–3rd | Liberty Bowl W | 15 | |
| 1979 | Missouri | 7–5 | 4th | Hall of Fame Classic W | 20 | |
| 1980 | Missouri | 8–4 | 3rd | Liberty Bowl L | ||
| 1981 | Missouri | 8–4 | 5th | Tangerine Bowl W | 19 | |
| 1982 | Missouri | 5–4–2 | 5th | |||
| 1983 | Missouri | 7–5 | T–2nd | Holiday Bowl L | ||
| 1984 | Missouri | 3–7–1 | T–5th |
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
Howard RichardsNo. 26 pick, 1981
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 | 30 | 10–20 | 33% |
| Against top-10 teams | 17 | 3–14 | 18% |
| Against rivals | 43 | 22–18–3 | 55% |
| Conference games | 56 | 27–26–3 | 51% |
| Bowls and playoffs | 5 | 3–2 | 60% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 34 | 13–18–3 | 43% |
| At home | 48 | 30–16–2 | 65% |
| On the road | 40 | 19–20–1 | 49% |
| At neutral sites | 5 | 3–2 | 60% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 60 | 41–16–3 | 71% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 33 | 11–22 | 33% |
His own 93 games on file, 1977–1984, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Osborne 1977–1984 | 2–6 | Nebraska | 8 | |
| Jim Dickey 1978–1984 | 5–1–1 | Kansas State | 7 | |
| Barry Switzer 1978–1984 | 2–5 | Oklahoma | 7 | |
| Jimmy Johnson 1979–1983 | 2–3 | Oklahoma State | 5 | |
| Mike White 1977–1984 | 3–1 | California, Illinois | 4 | |
| Don Fambrough 1979–1982 | 3–1 | Kansas | 4 | |
| Donnie Duncan 1979–1982 | 2–1–1 | Iowa State | 4 | |
| Chuck Fairbanks 1979–1981 | 3–0 | Colorado | 3 | |
| Bill McCartney 1982–1984 | 3–0 | Colorado | 3 |
Warren Powers’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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kansasseries | 8 | 4–4 |
| Nebraskaseries | 8 | 2–6 |
| Coloradoseries | 7 | 6–1 |
| Kansas Stateseries | 7 | 5–1–1 |
| Iowa Stateseries | 7 | 4–1–2 |
| Oklahoma Stateseries | 7 | 2–5 |
| Oklahomaseries | 7 | 2–5 |
| Illinoisseries | 5 | 4–1 |
National coaching awards
The awards- 1978 Missouri: Walter Camp Coach
Also a player: Warren Powers’s playing career.
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1969–76 | Nebraska | Defensive backs coach | |
| 1977 | Washington State | Head coach | |
| 1978–84 | Missouri | Head coach |
Every job as the infobox of his Wikipedia article lists it (CC BY-SA), assistant jobs included.
Coaching tree
Worked under
- Bob DevaneyNebraska
- Tom OsborneNebraska
Assistants who became head coaches
- Jim WaldenWashington State, Iowa State
- Mike PriceWashington State, UTEP, Weber State, Alabama
- Jim LeavittSouth Florida
- Mike ZimmerMinnesota Vikings
- Jim DonnanGeorgia, Marshall
- Charlie SadlerNorthern Illinois
- Larry BeightolLouisiana Tech
- Tim BillingsSouthern Miss, Southeast Missouri State
Worked under (2)
| Head coach | Team | Years | His job | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Devaney | Nebraska | 1969–72 | Defensive backs coach | |
| Tom Osborne | Nebraska | 1973–76 | Defensive backs coach |
Coached under him, later head coaches (8)
| Coach | With him | Head coach at | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Walden | Washington State, 1977: offensive backfield | Washington State, Iowa State | |
| Mike Price | Washington State, 1977: running backs coach; Missouri, 1978–80: quarterbacks and wide receivers coach | Washington State, UTEP, Weber State, Alabama | |
| Jim Leavitt | Missouri, 1978–79: graduate assistant | South Florida | |
| Mike Zimmer | Missouri, 1979–80: defensive assistant | Minnesota Vikings | |
| Jim Donnan | Missouri, 1981–84: quarterbacks and wide receivers coach | Georgia, Marshall | |
| Charlie Sadler | Missouri, 1983: linebackers coach | Northern Illinois | |
| Larry Beightol | Missouri, 1983–84: offensive coordinator | Louisiana Tech | |
| Tim Billings | Missouri, 1983–84: graduate assistant | Southern Miss, Southeast Missouri State |
Other assistants under him (5)
| Coach | With him | |
|---|---|---|
| Zaven Yaralian | Washington State, 1977: defensive backs coach; Missouri, 1978–82: defensive backs coach | |
| Bob Bratkowski | Missouri, 1978–80: graduate assistant | |
| Carl Reese | Missouri, 1978–82: defensive coordinator | |
| Dave Wommack | Missouri, 1983–84: defensive line coach | |
| Mark Heydorff | Missouri, 1983–84: defensive coordinator |
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.