Bowden vs Paterno

[ktffan]

Coaching stats of each:

Overall record:

Bowden (359-107-4)--0.768
Paterno (354-117-3)--0.750

Winning percentage against I-A teams (or equivalent):

Bowden (318-101-4)--0.757
Paterno (352-117-3)--0.749

Records against major conference teams (This includes Southwest and Big 8 teams teams):

Bowden (191-59-3)--0.761
Paterno (182-88-1)--0.673

Records against AP ranked teams (game ranked):

Bowden (75-56-1)--0.572
Paterno (80-70-1)--0.533

Records against teams that finished ranked in the AP:

Bowden (69-60-1)--0.535
Paterno (72-73-1)--0.497

Records against AP top 10 teams:

Bowden (37-41-1)--0.475
Paterno (34-39-0)--0.466

Records against AP final top 10 teams:

Bowden (22-42-1)--0.346
Paterno (12-46-0)--0.207

Records against bowl teams:

Bowden (116-69-3)--0.625
Paterno (114-91-2)--0.556

Records in bowls:

Bowden (19-9-1)--0.672
Paterno (21-10-1)--0.672

Records against major conference champions:

Bowden (22-23-1)--0.489
Paterno (20-31-0)--0.392

Home record against major conference teams:

Bowden (83-16-2)--0.832
Paterno (93-34-0)--0.732

Road record against major conference teams:

Bowden (81-34-0)--0.704
Paterno (63-40-0)--0.612

Top 5 finishes:

Bowden 15
Paterno 13


Top 10 finishes:

Bowden 16
Paterno 20

Top 15 finishes:

Bowden 22
Paterno 24


Top 20 finishes:

Bowden 24
Paterno 29

Top 25 finishes:

Bowden 26
Paterno 29

[Yeofoot]

My prediction is this: There will always be a Bowden or a Paterno in the to 25, after the old guys are gone, their sons will be around for another 20 years.

[Spence]

Whether their boys are in the top 25 or not there will always be a Bowden and Paterno in the top 25 all time.

[Derek]

The statistics are clearly on Bowden's side.

And you wonder why Mark Richt is such a good coach.