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| Friday, August 17 Inside the numbers: Joe Paterno By Rico Longoria ESPN.com |
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By now, most everyone knows Joe Paterno is just one win away from tying Bear Bryant for most victories by a major college coach. But here are a few things you may not have known about Paterno's legendary career. Note: All stats and records do not include the 2001 season.
AP National Championships:1982, 1986. Coach School W-L-T Pct. 1. Phil Fulmer Tennessee 84-18-0 .800 2. Lloyd Carr Michigan 58-16-0 .784 3. Bobby Bowden Florida St. 315-87-4 .781 4. Joe Paterno Penn St. 322-90-3 .780 5. Steve Spurrier Florida 132-38-2 .773 Paterno vs. The Legends Coach Record Woody Hayes 4-2 Bobby Bowden 6-1 Bear Bryant 1-4 LaVell Edwards 2-1 Tom Osborne 2-3 Lou Holtz 6-5 Top five coaches (bowl winning pct.) Coach School W-L-T Pct. 1. Bobby Bowden Florida St. 17-6-1 .729 2. Bobby Dodd Georgia Tech 9-4-0 .692 3. Joe Paterno Penn St. 20-9-1 .683 4. Don James Washington 10-5-0 .667 5. Terry Donahue UCLA 8-4-1 .654 Paterno vs. Perennial Powers School Record Alabama 4-8 BYU 2-1 Florida State 0-1-1 Miami (Fla.) 7-4 Florida 0-1 Michigan 3-5 Nebraska 2-3 Notre Dame 8-5 Ohio State 5-7 Texas 3-2 UCLA 1-1 USC 4-3 Paterno's most successful against: School Record against 1. W. Virginia 25-2-0 2. Maryland 24-0-1 3. Pittsburgh 23-7-1 T4. Temple 21-0-0 T4. Syracuse 21-4-0 Paterno struggles against: School Losses Overall record against 1. Alabama 8 4-8-0 T2. Ohio State 7 5-7-0 T2. Pittsburgh 7 23-7-1 4. Notre Dame 5 8-5-0 JoePa vs. The Major Conferences Conference Record ACC 39-4-4 Big East 20-4-0 Big Eight/Big 12 10-6-0 Big Ten 54-25-0* Pac-10 12-6-0 *45-19 since joining the conference in 1993 Joe Paterno has coached ... NCAA record holders/season leaders Paterno coached: NCAA team leaders Paterno coached: Year Category Total 1994 Scoring offense 47.8 ppg 1994 Total offense 520.2 ypg 1978 Rushing defense 54.5 ypg 1978 Total defense 203.9 ypg Rico Longoria is a researcher for ESPN.com. |
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