Bob Blackman: coaching record and career

The big-game ledger

How he does in the games that matter most — rivalry record, performance broken out by real opponent tier, one-score games, and his toughest historical matchup.

Just 3-5 against Edward Anderson.

One-score games

25-20-3

52.1% · margin ≤8

The toughest matchup

vs. Edward Anderson3-5-1

9 meetings, 1955–1963

’55 L’56 T’57 W’58 L’59 L’60 L’61 L’62 W’63 W

33% win rate across a real, 9-meeting series — short of the bar this site uses before badging a series “Nemesis.” Shown here as the toughest matchup on record, not an algorithmic crown.

Performance by opponent class

Power Program

3-0 100.0%

National Program

17-16 51.5%

Regional Program

68-20 77.3%

The big-game ledger

How he does in the games that matter most — rivalry record, performance broken out by real opponent tier, one-score games, and his toughest historical matchup.

5-1 against his rivals at Illinois. Winless in 6 tries against Bo Schembechler.

Rivalry record

5-1

83.3% · 1 rival

One-score games

11-11-1

47.8% · margin ≤8

Against Blue Bloods or better

0-8

0.0%

Rivalry ledger

Northwestern5-183%

The toughest matchup

vs. Bo Schembechler0-6

6 meetings, 1971–1976

’71 L’72 L’73 L’74 L’75 L’76 L

0% win rate across a real, 6-meeting series — short of the bar this site uses before badging a series “Nemesis.” Shown here as the toughest matchup on record, not an algorithmic crown.

Performance by opponent class

Blue Blood

0-8 0.0%

Power Program

6-14 30.0%

National Program

5-10 33.3%

Regional Program

18-4 81.8%

The big-game ledger

How he does in the games that matter most — rivalry record, performance broken out by real opponent tier, one-score games, and his toughest historical matchup.

Just 1-4 against John Anderson.

One-score games

5-9-1

33.3% · margin ≤8

The toughest matchupNemesis

vs. John Anderson1-4

5 meetings, 1977–1981

’77 L’78 L’79 L’80 L’81 W

Performance by opponent class

Power Program

0-1 0.0%

National Program

5-10 33.3%

Regional Program

12-14 46.2%

The big-game ledger

How he does in the games that matter most — rivalry record, performance broken out by real opponent tier, one-score games, and his toughest historical matchup.

5-1 against his rivals. Just 1-4 against John Anderson.

Rivalry record

5-1

83.3% · 1 rival

One-score games

41-40-5

47.7% · margin ≤8

Against Blue Bloods or better

0-8

0.0%

Rivalry ledger

Northwestern5-183%

The toughest matchupNemesis

vs. John Anderson1-4

5 meetings, 1977–1981

’77 L’78 L’79 L’80 L’81 W

Performance by opponent class

Blue Blood

0-8 0.0%

Power Program

9-15 37.5%

National Program

27-36 42.9%

Regional Program

98-38 72.1%

Bob Blackman

Now

Career arc

Stats

Big games

The big-game ledger

The big-game ledger

The big-game ledger

The big-game ledger

Building the roster

Followed him here

Roster ownership

Career

Coaching career

Was he good?