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Charles Studley

Followed George Blackburn. Charles Studley held Cincinnati at National Program III for 6 seasons.

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1961–1966 · 1 stint
Cincinnati
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Career arc

His real stature score, season by season, across every program he’s coached — so a stretch that stays in one tier the whole way can still climb or sink on the line, not just flatten out. Node color marks the tier reached. Which program a stretch belongs to is carried by the shaded lane behind it.

Stature score reached, by season of his head-coaching careerCINCINNATINational Programrespectable, streakyRegional Programthe building-block levelCincinnati, 1961: 3-7, Regional Program I1961Cincinnati, 1962: 2-8, Regional Program II1962Cincinnati, 1963: 6-4, Regional Program I1963Cincinnati, 1964: 8-2, National Program III1964Cincinnati, 1965: 5-5, Regional Program I1965Cincinnati, 1966: 3-7, Regional Program I1966-3.1One point per coached season, in career order; dashed segments are program changes — spacing is not proportional to calendar time

Reached National Program in his 4th career season — faster than 19% of the 675 FBS coaches who have ever reached National Program (rank #505 of 675 by seasons-to-arrival).

Cincinnati, 6 seasons
−3.1
Regional Program I → Regional Program I.

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.

2–4 against his rivals. Just 1–3 against Bo Schembechler.

Rivalry record
2–4
33.3% · 2 rivals
One-score games
3–8
27.3% · margin ≤8
Rivalry ledger
Miami (OH)1–420%
Louisville1–0100%
The toughest matchup
vs. Bo Schembechler1–3
4 meetings, 1963–1966
’63 L’64 W’65 L’66 L
25% win rate across a real, 4-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
0–1 0.0%
National Program
3–12 20.0%
Regional Program
7–10 41.2%

Coaching career

1961–1966
Cincinnaticaretaker
National Program III → National Program III
Charles Studley held Cincinnati at National Program III for 6 seasons.

10th-best Cincinnati tenure of 19 by the numbers.

Followed George Blackburn (1955–1960) · succeeded by Homer Rice (1967–1968).

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