Coach record book
Thomas Nugent's Top 25 Games
The defining games from Thomas Nugent's unambiguous full-season assignments, with the coached team identified for every result.
- Games
- 25
- Top score
- 50/100
- Overtime
- 0
Teams coached in this list
National ranking
The top 25 of 166 attributable games
5 of these games include at least one AP-ranked team at kickoff. Open a supported game for its box score and statistics.
- 1961Week 4
Syracuse at Maryland
Syracuse 21, Maryland 22
W · Coached Maryland vs. Syracuse
Unranked Syracuse vs. No. 10 Maryland · 1-point margin
Ranking 16/50 · Closeness 29/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 5/5
50
Game score
- 1959Week 10
Maryland at Clemson
Maryland 28, Clemson 25
W · Coached Maryland vs. Clemson
Unranked Maryland vs. No. 19 Clemson · 3-point margin
Ranking 7/50 · Closeness 27/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 5/5
39
Game score
- 1957Week 5
NC State at Florida State
NC State 7, Florida State 0
L · Coached Florida State vs. NC State
No. 12 NC State vs. Unranked Florida State · 7-point margin
Ranking 14/50 · Closeness 23/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 0/5
37
Game score
- 1956Week 8
Florida State at Miami
Florida State 7, Miami 20
L · Coached Florida State vs. Miami
Unranked Florida State vs. No. 8 Miami · 13-point margin
Ranking 18/50 · Closeness 17/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 0/5
35
Game score
- 1964Week 6
North Carolina at Maryland
North Carolina 9, Maryland 10
W · Coached Maryland vs. North Carolina
Unranked North Carolina vs. Unranked Maryland · 1-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 29/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 5/5
34
Game score
- 1960Week 7
Maryland at Wake Forest
Maryland 14, Wake Forest 13
W · Coached Maryland vs. Wake Forest
Unranked Maryland vs. Unranked Wake Forest · 1-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 29/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 5/5
34
Game score
- 1956Week 10
Southern Miss at Florida State
Southern Miss 19, Florida State 20
W · Coached Florida State vs. Southern Miss
Unranked Southern Miss vs. Unranked Florida State · 1-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 29/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 5/5
34
Game score
- 1954Week 11
Southern Miss at Florida State
Southern Miss 18, Florida State 19
W · Coached Florida State vs. Southern Miss
Unranked Southern Miss vs. Unranked Florida State · 1-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 29/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 5/5
34
Game score
- 1952Week 10
The Citadel at VMI
The Citadel 19, VMI 20
W · Coached VMI vs. The Citadel
Unranked The Citadel vs. Unranked VMI · 1-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 29/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 5/5
34
Game score
- 1950Week 9
VMI at Georgia Tech
VMI 14, Georgia Tech 13
W · Coached VMI vs. Georgia Tech
Unranked VMI vs. Unranked Georgia Tech · 1-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 29/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 5/5
34
Game score
- 1957Week 11
Auburn at Florida State
Auburn 29, Florida State 7
L · Coached Florida State vs. Auburn
No. 1 Auburn vs. Unranked Florida State · 22-point margin
Ranking 25/50 · Closeness 8/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 0/5
33
Game score
- 1962Week 7
South Carolina at Maryland
South Carolina 11, Maryland 13
W · Coached Maryland vs. South Carolina
Unranked South Carolina vs. Unranked Maryland · 2-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 28/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 5/5
33
Game score
- 1960Week 6
Clemson at Maryland
Clemson 17, Maryland 19
W · Coached Maryland vs. Clemson
Unranked Clemson vs. Unranked Maryland · 2-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 28/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 5/5
33
Game score
- 1965Week 5
Maryland at Wake Forest
Maryland 10, Wake Forest 7
W · Coached Maryland vs. Wake Forest
Unranked Maryland vs. Unranked Wake Forest · 3-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 27/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 5/5
32
Game score
- 1961Week 10
Wake Forest at Maryland
Wake Forest 7, Maryland 10
W · Coached Maryland vs. Wake Forest
Unranked Wake Forest vs. Unranked Maryland · 3-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 27/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 5/5
32
Game score
- 1961Week 9
NC State at Maryland
NC State 7, Maryland 10
W · Coached Maryland vs. NC State
Unranked NC State vs. Unranked Maryland · 3-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 27/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 5/5
32
Game score
- 1961Week 3
Maryland at Clemson
Maryland 24, Clemson 21
W · Coached Maryland vs. Clemson
Unranked Maryland vs. Unranked Clemson · 3-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 27/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 5/5
32
Game score
- 1960Week 10
Maryland at North Carolina
Maryland 22, North Carolina 19
W · Coached Maryland vs. North Carolina
Unranked Maryland vs. Unranked North Carolina · 3-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 27/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 5/5
32
Game score
- 1958Week 4
Wake Forest at Florida State
Wake Forest 24, Florida State 27
W · Coached Florida State vs. Wake Forest
Unranked Wake Forest vs. Unranked Florida State · 3-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 27/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 5/5
32
Game score
- 1955Week 8
Villanova at Florida State
Villanova 13, Florida State 16
W · Coached Florida State vs. Villanova
Unranked Villanova vs. Unranked Florida State · 3-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 27/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 5/5
32
Game score
- 1961Week 8
Penn State at Maryland
Penn State 17, Maryland 21
W · Coached Maryland vs. Penn State
Unranked Penn State vs. Unranked Maryland · 4-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 26/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 5/5
31
Game score
- 1956Week 6
Florida State at Wake Forest
Florida State 14, Wake Forest 14
T · Coached Florida State vs. Wake Forest
Unranked Florida State vs. Unranked Wake Forest · 0-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 30/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 0/5
30
Game score
- 1952Week 7
George Washington at VMI
George Washington 20, VMI 20
T · Coached VMI vs. George Washington
Unranked George Washington vs. Unranked VMI · 0-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 30/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 0/5
30
Game score
- 1949Week 12
VMI at Virginia Tech
VMI 28, Virginia Tech 28
T · Coached VMI vs. Virginia Tech
Unranked VMI vs. Unranked Virginia Tech · 0-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 30/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 0/5
30
Game score
- 1964Week 9
Navy at Maryland
Navy 22, Maryland 27
W · Coached Maryland vs. Navy
Unranked Navy vs. Unranked Maryland · 5-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 25/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 5/5
30
Game score
Methodology
How coach games are attributed and scored
Attribution: a team-season counts only when one coach owns the full schedule, or exactly one listed coach covers every completed game. Ambiguous split and interim seasons are excluded.
AP ranking, 50: both teams earn points from their AP rank at game time.
Closeness and overtime, 45: close finals earn up to 30 points and overtime earns up to 15.
Result, 5: a win by the coached team earns five points.
Regular-season rankings use the AP poll for the game's week. Postseason games use the final regular-season AP poll before bowl and playoff results. Historical poll, line-score, and video coverage varies.