Trivia about the head coaches in the Big XII

**MookInLincoln** · 07-23-2008, 08:34 PM

For the purpose of these questions, only seasons spent as a paid coach in major college football (both Division I and I-AA) were used in the statistical analysis.

Questions about the current head football coaches of the Big XII Conference ...

1. Which coach has spent the most number of years on the sideline?

2. Which coach has spent the least number of years on the sideline?

3. Who is the only coach to have an overall losing record as both a head coach and an assistant?

4. Which coach has the highest number of winning seasons without ever won or shared a conference championship?

5. Which coached has been on the sideline for the least number of schools?

6. Who has coached in the postseason more than anyone else?

7. Which two coaches have won the Frank Broyles Award?

8. Which coach has the highest percentage of conference championships per seasons coached?

9. Which coach has the most career wins as an assistant?

10. Which coach has been involved in the most Bowl Championship Series games?

11. Who is the only one to have never been the head man in a major college football game?

12. Who is the only coach to have spent time on the sidelines at two historically black universities?

See how many you can get right. I'll post the answers tomorrow.

**keepngoal** · 07-23-2008, 08:34 PM

3 years ago.. most answers would have been Dan Mc.

-keep

**dinger** · 07-23-2008, 08:45 PM

#11 is the baylor coach

**oskyclone** · 07-23-2008, 08:54 PM

Just some wild guesses

Questions about the current head football coaches of the Big XII Conference ...

1. Which coach has spent the most number of years on the sideline?

Mack Brown

2. Which coach has spent the least number of years on the sideline?

Ron Prince

3. Who is the only coach to have an overall losing record as both a head coach and an assistant?

Gary Pinkel

4. Which coach has the highest number of winning seasons without ever won or shared a conference championship?

Mike Leech

5. Which coached has been on the sideline for the least number of schools?

Art Briles

6. Who has coached in the postseason more than anyone else?

Mack BRown

7. Which two coaches have won the Frank Broyles Award?

Chizik
Mike Mangino

8. Which coach has the highest percentage of conference championships per seasons coached?

Bobby Stoops

9. Which coach has the most career wins as an assistant?

Bob Stoops

10. Which coach has been involved in the most Bowl Championship Series games?

Mack Brown

11. Who is the only one to have never been the head man in a major college football game?

Bo Pelini

12. Who is the only coach to have spent time on the sidelines at two historically black universities?

Ron Prince

I really have no idea on most of them

**MookInLincoln** · 07-23-2008, 08:59 PM

Originally Posted by oskyclone

Just some wild guesses

I really have no idea on most of them

Not bad, you got 5 right.

I think the highest anyone has ever got (without cheating) is 8.

**CyInSoonerland** · 07-23-2008, 09:02 PM

Didn't Bo Pelini coach Nebraska in a bowl game?

**oskyclone** · 07-23-2008, 09:04 PM

i now realize 11 is wrong...i forgot pelini coached in the alamo bowl

**CyInSoonerland** · 07-23-2008, 09:17 PM

Here is my attempt...

Questions about the current head football coaches of the Big XII Conference ...

1. Which coach has spent the most number of years on the sideline?

Mack Brown

2. Which coach has spent the least number of years on the sideline?

Ron Prince

3. Who is the only coach to have an overall losing record as both a head coach and an assistant?

Gary Pinkel

4. Which coach has the highest number of winning seasons without ever won or shared a conference championship?

Mike Leech

5. Which coached has been on the sideline for the least number of schools?

Mike Gundy

6. Who has coached in the postseason more than anyone else?

Mack Brown

7. Which two coaches have won the Frank Broyles Award?

Gene Chizik
Mike Mangino

8. Which coach has the highest percentage of conference championships per seasons coached?

Bob Stoops

9. Which coach has the most career wins as an assistant?

Bo Pelini

10. Which coach has been involved in the most Bowl Championship Series games?

Bob Stoops

11. Who is the only one to have never been the head man in a major college football game?

Mike Sherman

12. Who is the only coach to have spent time on the sidelines at two historically black universities?

Ron Prince

**83Clone** · 07-23-2008, 09:29 PM

Originally Posted by MookInLincoln

For the purpose of these questions, only seasons spent as a paid coach in major college football (both Division I and I-AA) were used in the statistical analysis.

Questions about the current head football coaches of the Big XII Conference ...

1. Which coach has spent the most number of years on the sideline?
Mack Brown

2. Which coach has spent the least number of years on the sideline?
Mike Sherman

3. Who is the only coach to have an overall losing record as both a head coach and an assistant?
Prince

4. Which coach has the highest number of winning seasons without ever won or shared a conference championship?
Pinkel

5. Which coached has been on the sideline for the least number of schools?
Mike Gundy

6. Who has coached in the postseason more than anyone else?
Mack Brown

7. Which two coaches have won the Frank Broyles Award?
Chizek
Mangino

8. Which coach has the highest percentage of conference championships per seasons coached?
Stoops

9. Which coach has the most career wins as an assistant?
Chizek

10. Which coach has been involved in the most Bowl Championship Series games?
Brown

11. Who is the only one to have never been the head man in a major college football game?
Sherman

12. Who is the only coach to have spent time on the sidelines at two historically black universities?
Ron Prince

See how many you can get right. I'll post the answers tomorrow.

**MookInLincoln** · 07-23-2008, 09:54 PM

CyInSoonerland got six

83Clone got four

**MookInLincoln** · 07-24-2008, 10:40 AM

Anyone else want to take a crack at this, or should I post the answers already?

**cloneu** · 07-24-2008, 10:54 AM

Originally Posted by MookInLincoln

For the purpose of these questions, only seasons spent as a paid coach in major college football (both Division I and I-AA) were used in the statistical analysis.

Questions about the current head football coaches of the Big XII Conference ...

1. Which coach has spent the most number of years on the sideline?

Mack Brown

2. Which coach has spent the least number of years on the sideline?

Prince

3. Who is the only coach to have an overall losing record as both a head coach and an assistant?

Magino

4. Which coach has the highest number of winning seasons without ever won or shared a conference championship?

Leech

5. Which coached has been on the sideline for the least number of schools?

Hawkins

6. Who has coached in the postseason more than anyone else?

Brown

7. Which two coaches have won the Frank Broyles Award?

Chizek
Pelini

8. Which coach has the highest percentage of conference championships per seasons coached?

Stoops

9. Which coach has the most career wins as an assistant?

Pelini

10. Which coach has been involved in the most Bowl Championship Series games?

Pelini

11. Who is the only one to have never been the head man in a major college football game?

Sherman

12. Who is the only coach to have spent time on the sidelines at two historically black universities?

Prince

See how many you can get right. I'll post the answers tomorrow.

**Steve** · 07-24-2008, 02:39 PM

Originally Posted by MookInLincoln

For the purpose of these questions, only seasons spent as a paid coach in major college football (both Division I and I-AA) were used in the statistical analysis.

Questions about the current head football coaches of the Big XII Conference ...

1. Which coach has spent the most number of years on the sideline?

Brown

2. Which coach has spent the least number of years on the sideline?

Pelini

3. Who is the only coach to have an overall losing record as both a head coach and an assistant?

Grundy

4. Which coach has the highest number of winning seasons without ever won or shared a conference championship?

Leech

5. Which coached has been on the sideline for the least number of schools?

Hawkins

6. Who has coached in the postseason more than anyone else?

Brown

7. Which two coaches have won the Frank Broyles Award?

Chizik
Mangino

8. Which coach has the highest percentage of conference championships per seasons coached?

Hawkins

9. Which coach has the most career wins as an assistant?

Mangino

10. Which coach has been involved in the most Bowl Championship Series games?

Stoops

11. Who is the only one to have never been the head man in a major college football game?

Sherman

12. Who is the only coach to have spent time on the sidelines at two historically black universities?

Prince

See how many you can get right. I'll post the answers tomorrow.

**MookInLincoln** · 07-24-2008, 02:45 PM

CloneU got 4.

Steve is our winner with NINE! Nice job. I think that's the most I've seen anyone get.

The Answers ...

1. Gary Pinkel has spent 32 years in Division I Football, 17 as a head coach. His stops include Washington, Bowling Green, Toledo, and Missouri. That is 3 more seasons than Mack Brown who began his career at Iowa State in 1979.

2. Bo Pelini has only coached 5 years in Division I Football, all of them as a defensive coordinator. He spent one year each at Nebraska and Oklahoma, followed by 3 at LSU. Art Briles is the only other coach under 10.

3. Mike Gundy is 18-19 in 5 years as the head coach at OSU. He was only 65-103 as an assistant at Oklahoma State, Baylor, and Maryland. He must have been hired because he was ‘a man’ because he is the only one that had a losing record as an assistant, most of that at OSU.

4. Mike Leach has spent 12 seasons in Division I, with 11 winning seasons, including 8 straight as the head man in Lubbock. He has never won a conference or division title. His only losing season was his first at Kentucky when they went 5-6.

5. Art Briles has only coached at Houston and Texas Tech after spending most of his career in the Texas high school ranks. Baylor will be his third when the Bears take the field this fall.

6. Mack Brown has been on the staff of 19 different bowl teams, included 10 straight at Texas. He took UNC to 6 straight before taking over in Austin. Pinkel is second with 16 postseason appearances, Stoops is third with 15.

7. Mark Mangino won the award for the top assistant in the nation while at Oklahoma in 2000. Gene Chizik won it in 2004 when his Auburn Tigers went undefeated.

8. Dan Hawkins has been a part of 6 conference championships (2 Big West and 4 WAC) during his 10 years on the major college football sidelines.

9. Gene Chizik has been a part of 142 wins as an assistant coach during 17 years on the sidelines of Texas, Auburn, Central Florida, Stephen F. Austin, and Middle Tennessee State.

10. Bob Stoops has coached in a remarkable 7 BCS games in the 10 years that the series has existed.

11. Mike Sherman is the only coach to have never been the head man for a major college football game. This will be Bo Pelini's first head coaching job, but he did coach the Huskers in the 2003 Alamo Bowl.

12. Ron Prince spent one season at both Alabama A&M and South Carolina State.

**Steve** · 07-24-2008, 02:55 PM

Mook, thanks for putting this up. One minor point, however, on Q5. Hawkins & Briles should be tied with 2 schools if you are only counting D1 & 1AA. Hawkins also coached at Williamette, but it is a NIAC school.