Wayne Hardin
Wayne Hardin went 118–74–5 as a head coach, 1959–1982, at Navy and Temple. Share
One season our game records don’t credit to him comes from the coach’s Wikipedia article: 1970 at Temple (on file under another coach). It’s marked in the table.
- Record
- 118–74–5 career
- Seasons
- 19
- Schools
- 2
- Final AP top 10
- 2 seasons
- Hall of Fame
- 2013 inducted
- Best season
- 1963 9–2, No. 2
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | Conference finish | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | Navy | 5–4–1 | ||||
| 1960 | Navy | 9–2 | Orange Bowl L | 4 | ||
| 1961 | Navy | 7–3 | ||||
| 1962 | Navy | 5–5 | ||||
| 1963 | Navy | 9–2 | Cotton Bowl L | 2 | ||
| 1964 | Navy | 3–6–1 | ||||
| 1965–69: not a college head coach | ||||||
| 1970 | Temple * | 7–3 | ||||
| 1971 | Temple | 6–2–1 | ||||
| 1972 | Temple | 5–4 | ||||
| 1973 | Temple | 9–1 | ||||
| 1974 | Temple | 8–2 | ||||
| 1975 | Temple | 6–5 | ||||
| 1976 | Temple | 4–6 | ||||
| 1977 | Temple | 5–5–1 | ||||
| 1978 | Temple | 7–3–1 | ||||
| 1979 | Temple | 10–2 | Garden State Bowl W | 17 | ||
| 1980 | Temple | 4–7 | ||||
| 1981 | Temple | 5–5 | ||||
| 1982 | Temple | 4–7 | ||||
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.
Players he coached
Steve Joachim1974 Maxwell Award
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 | 24 | 2–22 | 8% |
| Against top-10 teams | 18 | 2–16 | 11% |
| Against rivals | 43 | 22–20–1 | 52% |
| Bowls and playoffs | 3 | 1–2 | 33% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 59 | 28–26–5 | 52% |
| At home | 79 | 57–21–1 | 73% |
| On the road | 85 | 41–40–4 | 51% |
| At neutral sites | 23 | 13–10 | 57% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 118 | 89–29 | 75% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 69 | 22–42–5 | 36% |
His own 187 games on file, 1959–1982, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Paterno 1975–1982 | 0–8 | Penn State | 8 | |
| Dick Bedesem 1975–1980 | 4–2 | Villanova | 6 | |
| Frank Burns 1977–1982 | 3–3 | Rutgers | 6 | |
| Joseph Yukica 1971–1975 | 1–4 | Boston College | 5 | |
| Jackie Sherrill 1977–1981 | 0–5 | Pittsburgh | 5 | |
| Milt Drewer 1959–1963 | 4–0 | William & Mary | 4 | |
| Lou Ferry 1971–1974 | 3–0–1 | Villanova | 4 | |
| Ralph Staub 1977–1980 | 3–0–1 | Cincinnati | 4 | |
| Joe Kuharich 1959–1962 | 2–2 | Notre Dame | 4 | |
| Bill Murray 1960–1964 | 2–2 | Duke | 4 |
Wayne Hardin’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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pittsburghseries | 13 | 2–10–1 |
| Delawareseries | 12 | 8–4 |
| West Virginiaseries | 12 | 5–7 |
| Villanovaseries | 11 | 8–2–1 |
| Penn Stateseries | 11 | 1–10 |
| Boston Collegeseries | 10 | 5–5 |
| Cincinnatiseries | 9 | 7–1–1 |
| William & Maryseries | 8 | 7–0–1 |
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1949 | Pacific (CA) | Student assistant | |
| 1950–51 | Ceres HS (CA) high school | Head coach | |
| 1952 | Pacific (CA) | Backfield coach | |
| 1953–54 | Porterville | Head coach | |
| 1955–58 | Navy | Assistant coach | |
| 1959–64 | Navy | Head coach | |
| 1966 | Philadelphia Bulldogs | Head coach | |
| 1970–82 | Temple | Head coach |
Every job as the infobox of his Wikipedia article lists it (CC BY-SA), assistant jobs included.
Coaching tree
Worked under
- Larry SiemeringPacific
- Eddie ErdelatzNavy
Assistants who became head coaches
- Rick ForzanoNavy, UConn, Detroit Lions
- Doug ScovilPacific, San Diego State, San Mateo
- Dave HartPittsburgh
Worked under (2)
| Head coach | Team | Years | His job | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larry Siemering | Pacific | 1949 | Student assistant | |
| Eddie Erdelatz | Navy | 1955–58 | Assistant coach |
Coached under him, later head coaches (3)
| Coach | With him | Head coach at | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rick Forzano | Navy, 1959–63: assistant coach | Navy, UConn, Detroit Lions | |
| Doug Scovil | Navy, 1963–64: quarterbacks coach | Pacific, San Diego State, San Mateo | |
| Dave Hart | Navy, 1964: defensive backs coach | Pittsburgh |
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.