List of West Virginia Tech Golden Bears head football coaches

The West Virginia Tech Golden Bears football program was a college football team that represented West Virginia University Institute of Technology in the Mid-South Conference, a part of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics. The team had 25 head coaches since its first recorded football game in 1907. The final coach was Scott Tinsley who first took the position for the 2008 season.[1] The Golden Bears' program was discontinued following the 2011 season.[2]

Key

Key to symbols in coaches list
General Overall Conference Postseason[A 1]
No. Order of coaches[A 2] GC Games coached CW Conference wins PW Postseason wins
DC Division championships OW Overall wins CL Conference losses PL Postseason losses
CC Conference championships OL Overall losses CT Conference ties PT Postseason ties
NC National championships OT Overall ties[A 3] C% Conference winning percentage
Elected to the College Football Hall of Fame O% Overall winning percentage[A 4]

Coaches

No.NameTermGCOWOLOTO%CWCLCTC%PWPLCCsAwards
0Unknown190719122020.000
1Robert Fudge19206141.250
2J. R. "Red" Weaver19218431.563
3R. C. Garrison19228512.750
4Homer C. Martin19231926291595.603
5C. R. McGillivray19276060.000
6D. Kenneth "Ken" Shroyer192819334428115.693
7M. L. Shearer19345050.000
8Steve Harrick193519467434391.466
9Charles "Charley" Hockenberry19471948181080.556
10Herb Royer19491950191432.789
11Don L. Phillips195119565228231.548
12Ray H. Watson19571959261682.654
13Charley Cobb1960197513644839.357
14Roy Lucas197619826526354.431
15Jim Heal198319886026322.450
16Bob Gobel19891995518421.167
17Jim Marsh199010370.300
18Kevin Bradley1991100100.000
19Paul Price19961998331320.030
20Mike Springston199920024116250.390
21Mauro Monz20032004225170.227
22Bill Briggs2005110110.000
23Shane Beatty20062007222200.091
24Scott Tinsley20082011436370.140

Notes

  1. Although the first Rose Bowl Game was played in 1902, it has been continuously played since the 1916 game, and is recognized as the oldest bowl game by the NCAA. "—" indicates any season prior to 1916 when postseason games were not played.[3]
  2. A running total of the number of head coaches, with coaches who served separate tenures being counted only once. Interim head coaches are represented with "Int" and are not counted in the running total. "" indicates the team played but either without a coach or no coach is on record. "X" indicates an interim year without play.
  3. Overtime rules in college football were introduced in 1996, making ties impossible in the period since.[4]
  4. When computing the win–loss percentage, a tie counts as half a win and half a loss.[5]

References

  1. DeLassus, David. "West Virginia Tech Coaching Records". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved November 12, 2010.
  2. "West Virginia Tech football program discontinued". USA Today. Associated Press. November 15, 2011. Retrieved January 21, 2012.
  3. National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) (2011). Bowl/All-Star Game Records (PDF). Indianapolis, Indiana: NCAA. pp. 5–10. Archived from the original on August 22, 2011. Retrieved August 21, 2011.
  4. Whiteside, Kelly (August 25, 2006). "Overtime system still excites coaches". USA Today. McLean, Virginia. Archived from the original on November 24, 2009. Retrieved September 25, 2009.
  5. Finder, Chuck (September 6, 1987). "Big plays help Paterno to 200th". The New York Times. New York City. Archived from the original on October 22, 2009. Retrieved October 22, 2009.
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