Wayne Howard
Wayne Howard went 70–37–2 as a head coach, 1972–1981, at UC Riverside, Long Beach State and Utah. Share
Two seasons our game records don’t credit to him come from the coach’s Wikipedia article: 1972–73 at UC Riverside. They’re marked in the table.
- Record
- 70–37–2 career
- Seasons
- 10
- Schools
- 3
- Final AP top 10
- 0 seasons
- Best season
- 1975 9–2
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | Conference finish | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | UC Riverside * | 9–1 | 1st | |||
| 1973 | UC Riverside * | 8–2 | 2nd | |||
| 1974 | Long Beach State | 6–5 | T–4th | |||
| 1975 | Long Beach State | 9–2 | 2nd | |||
| 1976 | Long Beach State | 8–3 | 3rd | |||
| 1977 | Utah | 3–8 | T–6th | |||
| 1978 | Utah | 8–3 | T–2nd | |||
| 1979 | Utah | 6–6 | 2nd | |||
| 1980 | Utah | 5–5–1 | 7th | |||
| 1981 | Utah | 8–2–1 | T–3rd |
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 | 9 | 0–9 | 0% |
| Against top-10 teams | 3 | 0–3 | 0% |
| Against rivals | 12 | 5–7 | 42% |
| Conference games | 45 | 24–19–2 | 56% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 26 | 16–8–2 | 65% |
| At home | 40 | 29–10–1 | 74% |
| On the road | 49 | 24–24–1 | 50% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 44 | 37–5–2 | 86% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 45 | 16–29 | 36% |
His own 89 games on file, 1974–1981, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bruce Snyder 1976–1981 | 5–1 | Utah State | 6 | |
| Claude Gilbert 1974–1980 | 2–4 | San Diego State | 6 | |
| Sarkis Arslanian 1977–1981 | 3–1–1 | Colorado State | 5 | |
| LaVell Edwards 1977–1981 | 1–4 | BYU | 5 | |
| Bill Michael 1977–1980 | 4–0 | UTEP | 4 | |
| Jack Wallace 1974–1976 | 3–0 | Drake | 3 | |
| Chester Caddas 1974–1976 | 2–1 | Pacific | 3 | |
| Bill Lewis 1977–1979 | 2–1 | Wyoming | 3 | |
| Tony Knap 1979–1981 | 2–1 | UNLV | 3 | |
| Bill Mondt 1977–1979 | 1–2 | New Mexico | 3 |
Wayne Howard’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 |
|---|---|---|
| San Diego Stateseries | 7 | 3–4 |
| Utah Stateseries | 6 | 5–1 |
| UTEPseries | 5 | 5–0 |
| Colorado Stateseries | 5 | 3–1–1 |
| Wyomingseries | 5 | 3–2 |
| New Mexicoseries | 5 | 2–2–1 |
| BYUseries | 5 | 1–4 |
| Fresno Stateseries | 4 | 3–1 |
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1959–65 | Abraham Lincoln HS (CA) high school | Head coach | |
| 1966–71 | Gavilan | Head coach | |
| 1972–73 | UC Riverside | Head coach | |
| 1974–76 | Long Beach State | Head coach | |
| 1977–81 | Utah | Head coach | |
| 1982–83 | Long Beach | 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
- Ron McBrideUtah, Weber State
- Tom GaddBucknell
- Bob ToledoPacific, UCLA, Tulane, UC Riverside
- Pat HillFresno State
- Dave KotulskiBucknell
Coached under him, later head coaches (5)
| Coach | With him | Head coach at | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ron McBride | Gavilan, 1969–71: offensive coordinator and offensive line coach; UC Riverside, 1972–73: offensive coordinator; Long Beach State, 1974–76: offensive coordinator; Utah, 1977–81: offensive coordinator | Utah, Weber State | |
| Tom Gadd | UC Riverside, 1972–73: defensive coordinator; Long Beach State, 1974–76: defensive coordinator; Utah, 1977–81: defensive coordinator | Bucknell | |
| Bob Toledo | UC Riverside, 1973: offensive coordinator | Pacific, UCLA, Tulane, UC Riverside | |
| Pat Hill | Utah, 1977–80: offensive line coach and recruiting coordinator | Fresno State | |
| Dave Kotulski | Utah, 1978–81: defensive line coach | Bucknell |
Other assistants under him (1)
| Coach | With him | |
|---|---|---|
| John Pease | Long Beach State, 1974–76: linebackers coach; Utah, 1977: linebackers 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.