Charlie Bachman

Head coach, Michigan State, 1936 to 1946

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Michigan State1936–42 · 36-20-7Michigan State1944–46 · 16-9-1All jobs52-29-8

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.

2-5 against his rivals at Michigan State. Winless in 5 tries against Fritz Crisler.

Rivalry record

2-5

28.6% · 1 rival

One-score games

12-11-7

40.0% · margin ≤8

Rivalry ledger

Michigan2-529%

The toughest matchup

vs. Fritz Crisler0-5

5 meetings, 1938–1942

’38 L’39 L’40 L’41 L’42 L

0% win rate across a real, 5-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

0-3 0.0%

National Program

13-8 61.9%

Regional Program

9-1 90.0%

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.

2-2 against his rivals at Michigan State.

Rivalry record

2-2

50.0% · 2 rivals

One-score games

7-2-1

70.0% · margin ≤8

Rivalry ledger

Michigan0-20%

Penn State2-0100%

Performance by opponent class

Power Program

0-2 0.0%

National Program

4-3 57.1%

Regional Program

7-2 77.8%

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.

4-7 against his rivals. Winless in 7 tries against Fritz Crisler.

Rivalry record

4-7

36.4% · 2 rivals

One-score games

19-13-8

47.5% · margin ≤8

Rivalry ledger

Michigan2-722%

Penn State2-0100%

The toughest matchup

vs. Fritz Crisler0-7

7 meetings, 1938–1946

’38 L’39 L’40 L’41 L’42 L’45 L’46 L

0% win rate across a real, 7-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

0-5 0.0%

National Program

17-11 60.7%

Regional Program

16-3 84.2%

Building the roster

Two numbers on how he actually stocks a roster, from signing day to draft day.

1Roster ownership
2The NFL pipeline

Roster ownership

This coach's entire tenure (1936-1946) predates 2021, when transfer-portal tracking begins in this database. Portal usage cannot be measured for this tenure at all -- this is not the same as '0% portal'.

“His own” means the player arrived while he was head coach; “inherited” means a predecessor brought him in.

The NFL pipeline

at least2Drafted

players drafted into the NFL off his teams here (a floor — see the note below). None can be traced to who brought them in — there’s no roster record for these players here. 1 went in the first round.

At least 2 — his 1936, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1944, 1945, 1946 seasons predate the modern 7-round draft, so this table’s pre-1994 pick counts are a floor, not a full count, for those seasons.

0 roster-verified · 2 estimated

Most recent picks first

Year	Pick	Player	Pos	NFL team	Note
1946	R4.25				Estimated
1939	R1.07				Estimated

A pick counts toward his tenure when the player’s final college season was one he coached, a checkable rule rather than a claim about who developed the player. A blank note means the player is on a verified roster and arrived on his watch. “Estimated” means no roster record, so the final season is assumed to be the year before the draft.

Charlie Bachman

Now

Career arc

Stats

Big games

The big-game ledger

The big-game ledger

The big-game ledger

Building the roster

Roster ownership

The NFL pipeline

Career

Coaching career