William Tate
William Tate went 17–32–1 as a head coach, 1964–1968, at Wake Forest. Share
- Record
- 17–32–1 career
- Seasons
- 5
- Schools
- 1
- Final AP top 10
- 0 seasons
- Best season
- 1964 5–5
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | Conference finish | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | Wake Forest | 5–5 | T–3rd | |||
| 1965 | Wake Forest | 3–7 | 7th | |||
| 1966 | Wake Forest | 3–7 | 6th | |||
| 1967 | Wake Forest | 4–6 | 5th | |||
| 1968 | Wake Forest | 2–7–1 | 6th |
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.
How his teams did
| Kind of game | Games | Record | Won |
|---|---|---|---|
| Against ranked teams | 3 | 0–3 | 0% |
| Against top-10 teams | 3 | 0–3 | 0% |
| Against rivals | 14 | 6–8 | 43% |
| Conference games | 32 | 12–19–1 | 39% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 19 | 7–11–1 | 39% |
| At home | 18 | 9–8–1 | 53% |
| On the road | 31 | 8–23 | 26% |
| At neutral sites | 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 6 | 4–2 | 67% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 44 | 13–30–1 | 31% |
His own 50 games on file, 1964–1968, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earle Edwards 1964–1968 | 1–4 | NC State | 5 | |
| Frank Howard 1964–1968 | 0–4–1 | Clemson | 5 | |
| Billy Murphy 1964–1967 | 2–2 | Memphis | 4 | |
| Jerry Claiborne 1964–1968 | 1–3 | Virginia Tech | 4 | |
| James Hickey 1964–1966 | 2–1 | North Carolina | 3 | |
| Paul Dietzel 1966–1968 | 2–1 | South Carolina | 3 | |
| Bill Peterson 1965–1968 | 0–3 | Florida State | 3 |
William Tate’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 |
|---|---|---|
| North Carolinaseries | 5 | 4–1 |
| Marylandseries | 5 | 3–2 |
| South Carolinaseries | 5 | 2–3 |
| NC Stateseries | 5 | 1–4 |
| Clemsonseries | 5 | 0–4–1 |
| Memphisseries | 4 | 2–2 |
| Dukeseries | 4 | 1–3 |
| Virginia Techseries | 4 | 1–3 |
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1959–63 | Illinois | Assistant coach | |
| 1964–68 | Wake Forest | Head coach |
Every job as the infobox of his Wikipedia article lists it (CC BY-SA), assistant jobs included.
Coaching tree
Worked under
- Ray EliotIllinois
- Pete ElliottIllinois
Assistants who became head coaches
- Beattie FeathersNC State, App State, Texas Tech, Wake Forest
- Ed EmoryEast Carolina
- Rick TolleyMarshall
Worked under (2)
| Head coach | Team | Years | His job | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ray Eliot | Illinois | 1959 | Assistant coach | |
| Pete Elliott | Illinois | 1960–63 | Assistant coach |
Coached under him, later head coaches (3)
| Coach | With him | Head coach at | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beattie Feathers | Wake Forest, 1964–68: assistant coach baseball | NC State, App State, Texas Tech, Wake Forest | |
| Ed Emory | Wake Forest, 1968: assistant coach | East Carolina | |
| Rick Tolley | Wake Forest, 1968: defensive line coach | Marshall |
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.