Coach record book
Al Michaels's Top 25 Games
The defining games from Al Michaels's unambiguous full-season assignments, with the coached team identified for every result.
- Games
- 11
- Top score
- 29/100
- Overtime
- 0
Teams coached in this list
National ranking
The top 11 of 11 attributable games
2 of these games include at least one AP-ranked team at kickoff. Open a supported game for its box score and statistics.
- 1971Week 9
NC State at Miami
NC State 13, Miami 7
W · Coached NC State vs. Miami
Unranked NC State vs. Unranked Miami · 6-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 24/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 5/5
29
Game score
- 1971Week 1
Kent State at NC State
Kent State 23, NC State 21
L · Coached NC State vs. Kent State
Unranked Kent State vs. Unranked NC State · 2-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 28/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 0/5
28
Game score
- 1971Week 5
Wake Forest at NC State
Wake Forest 14, NC State 21
W · Coached NC State vs. Wake Forest
Unranked Wake Forest vs. Unranked NC State · 7-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 23/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 5/5
28
Game score
- 1971Week 11
NC State at Clemson
NC State 31, Clemson 23
W · Coached NC State vs. Clemson
Unranked NC State vs. Unranked Clemson · 8-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 22/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 5/5
27
Game score
- 1971Week 8
Virginia at NC State
Virginia 14, NC State 10
L · Coached NC State vs. Virginia
Unranked Virginia vs. Unranked NC State · 4-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 26/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 0/5
26
Game score
- 1971Week 10
NC State at Penn State
NC State 3, Penn State 35
L · Coached NC State vs. Penn State
Unranked NC State vs. No. 5 Penn State · 32-point margin
Ranking 21/50 · Closeness 0/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 0/5
21
Game score
- 1971Week 4
North Carolina at NC State
North Carolina 27, NC State 7
L · Coached NC State vs. North Carolina
No. 20 North Carolina vs. Unranked NC State · 20-point margin
Ranking 6/50 · Closeness 10/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 0/5
16
Game score
- 1971Week 7
East Carolina at NC State
East Carolina 31, NC State 15
L · Coached NC State vs. East Carolina
Unranked East Carolina vs. Unranked NC State · 16-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 14/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 0/5
14
Game score
- 1971Week 3
NC State at South Carolina
NC State 6, South Carolina 24
L · Coached NC State vs. South Carolina
Unranked NC State vs. Unranked South Carolina · 18-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 12/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 0/5
12
Game score
- 1971Week 6
NC State at Duke
NC State 13, Duke 41
L · Coached NC State vs. Duke
Unranked NC State vs. Unranked Duke · 28-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 2/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 0/5
2
Game score
- 1971Week 2
NC State at Maryland
NC State 7, Maryland 35
L · Coached NC State vs. Maryland
Unranked NC State vs. Unranked Maryland · 28-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 2/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 0/5
2
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.