Bobby Hauck
Bobby Hauck went 166–92 as a head coach, 2003–2025, at Montana and UNLV. Share
15 seasons our game records don’t credit to him come from the coach’s Wikipedia article: 2003–09, 2018–25 at Montana. They’re marked in the table.
- Record
- 166–92 career
- Seasons
- 20
- Schools
- 2
- Final AP top 10
- 0 seasons
- Best season
- 2013 7–6
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | Conference finish | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Montana * | 9–4 | T–1st | NCAA Division I-AA First Round L | 14 | |
| 2004 | Montana * | 12–3 | T–1st | NCAA Division I-AA Championship L | 2 | |
| 2005 | Montana * | 8–4 | T–1st | NCAA Division I-AA First Round L | 12 | |
| 2006 | Montana * | 12–2 | 1st | NCAA Division I Semifinal L | 3 | |
| 2007 | Montana * | 11–1 | 1st | NCAA Division I First Round L | 10 | |
| 2008 | Montana * | 14–2 | T–1st | NCAA Division I Championship L | 2 | |
| 2009 | Montana * | 14–1 | 1st | NCAA Division I Championship L | 2 | |
| 2010 | UNLV | 2–11 | 7th | |||
| 2011 | UNLV | 2–10 | T–6th | |||
| 2012 | UNLV | 2–11 | 8th | |||
| 2013 | UNLV | 7–6 | T–3rd (West) | Heart of Dallas Bowl L | ||
| 2014 | UNLV | 2–11 | 6th (West) | |||
| 2015–17: not a college head coach | ||||||
| 2018 | Montana * | 6–5 | T–6th | |||
| 2019 | Montana * | 10–4 | T–3rd | NCAA Division I Quarterfinal L | 6 | |
| 2020 | Montana * | 2–0 | ||||
| 2021 | Montana * | 10–3 | T–3rd | NCAA Division I Quarterfinal L | 6 | |
| 2022 | Montana * | 8–5 | 6th | NCAA Division I Second Round L | 14 | |
| 2023 | Montana * | 13–2 | 1st | NCAA Division I Championship L | 2 | |
| 2024 | Montana * | 9–5 | 5th | NCAA Division I Second Round L | 10 | |
| 2025 | Montana * | 13–2 | 2nd | NCAA Division I Semifinal L | 3 | |
Each season links to the team’s season page; bowls and playoff games link to the game. Conference finishes from the Wikipedia article’s record table. * A season our game records don’t credit to him; its record is the article’s.
How his teams did
| Kind of game | Games | Record | Won |
|---|---|---|---|
| Against ranked teams | 10 | 0–10 | 0% |
| Against top-10 teams | 2 | 0–2 | 0% |
| Against rivals | 10 | 3–7 | 30% |
| Conference games | 39 | 11–28 | 28% |
| Bowls and playoffs | 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 15 | 6–9 | 40% |
| At home | 30 | 11–19 | 37% |
| On the road | 32 | 3–29 | 9% |
| At neutral sites | 2 | 1–1 | 50% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 10 | 6–4 | 60% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 54 | 9–45 | 17% |
His own 64 games on file, 2010–2014, as played (vacated wins counted, ties as half a win). Ranks are the AP poll going into the game; rivals are the ones either program’s Wikipedia article names; favorite and underdog by our own Elo rating, which reads only scores.
Against other head coaches
| Coach | Record | Their schools | Games | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Troy Calhoun 2010–2014 | 2–3 | Air Force | 5 | |
| Rocky Long 2011–2014 | 1–3 | San Diego State | 4 | |
| Bob Davie 2012–2014 | 2–1 | New Mexico | 3 | |
| Dave Christensen 2010–2012 | 1–2 | Wyoming | 3 | |
| Norm Chow 2012–2014 | 1–2 | Hawai’i | 3 | |
| Chris Ault 2010–2012 | 0–3 | Nevada | 3 |
Bobby Hauck’s record against the head coaches he met three or more times, from the games on file, as played.
Most-faced opponents
| Opponent | Games | Record |
|---|---|---|
| New Mexicoseries | 5 | 3–2 |
| Hawai’iseries | 5 | 2–3 |
| Air Forceseries | 5 | 2–3 |
| San Diego Stateseries | 5 | 1–4 |
| Nevadaseries | 5 | 1–4 |
| Colorado Stateseries | 3 | 1–2 |
| Wyomingseries | 3 | 1–2 |
| Utah Stateseries | 3 | 0–3 |
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988–89 | Montana | Defensive backs and defensive line coach | |
| 1990–92 | UCLA | Graduate assistant | |
| 1993–94 | Northern Arizona | Outside linebackers coach | |
| 1995–98 | Colorado | Safeties, outside linebackers and special teams coach | |
| 1999–2002 | Washington | Defensive backs and special teams coach | |
| 2003–09 | Montana | Head coach | |
| 2010–14 | UNLV | Head coach | |
| 2015–17 | San Diego State | Special teams coach | |
| 2018–25 | Montana | Head coach | |
| 2026 | Illinois | Defensive coordinator |
Every job as the infobox of his Wikipedia article lists it (CC BY-SA), assistant jobs included.
Coaching tree
Worked under
- Don ReadMontana
- Terry DonahueUCLA
- Steve AxmanNorthern Arizona
- Rick NeuheiselColorado, Washington
- Rocky LongSan Diego State
- Bret BielemaIllinois
Assistants who became head coaches
- Fred von AppenHawai’i
- Rob PhenicieIdaho State
- Pete KaligisWashington State
- Steve AxmanNorthern Arizona
- Robin PflugradMontana, Phoenix
- Brent GuyUtah State
- Robin RossWestern Washington
- Brent MyersWeber State
- Timm RosenbachAdams State
- Kent BaerNotre Dame, San José State
- Scott LinehanSt. Louis Rams
Worked under (6)
| Head coach | Team | Years | His job | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Don Read | Montana | 1988–89 | Defensive backs and defensive line coach | |
| Terry Donahue | UCLA | 1990–92 | Graduate assistant | |
| Steve Axman | Northern Arizona | 1993–94 | Outside linebackers coach | |
| Rick Neuheisel | Colorado | 1995–98 | Safeties, outside linebackers and special teams coach | |
| Rick Neuheisel | Washington | 1999–2002 | Defensive backs and special teams coach | |
| Rocky Long | San Diego State | 2015–17 | Special teams coach | |
| Bret Bielema | Illinois | 2026 | Defensive coordinator |
Coached under him, later head coaches (11)
| Coach | With him | Head coach at | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fred von Appen | Montana, 2003: assistant head coach and defensive ends coach | Hawai’i | |
| Rob Phenicie | Montana, 2003–09: offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach; UNLV, 2010–11: offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach; 2012: quarterbacks coach; 2013–14: tight ends coach; Montana, 2022: analyst; 2023: tight ends and offensive tackles coach; 2024–25: assistant head coach and tight ends coach | Idaho State | |
| Pete Kaligis | Montana, 2005: tight ends and tackles coach; 2006–08: offensive line coach | Washington State | |
| Steve Axman | Montana, 2006: quarterbacks coach | Northern Arizona | |
| Robin Pflugrad | Montana, 2009: wide receivers coach | Montana, Phoenix | |
| Brent Guy | UNLV, 2010: linebackers coach | Utah State | |
| Robin Ross | UNLV, 2011: linebackers coach | Western Washington | |
| Brent Myers | UNLV, 2012: offensive coordinator | Weber State | |
| Timm Rosenbach | UNLV, 2013–14: offensive coordinator; Montana, 2018–22: offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach; 2023: offensive assistant | Adams State | |
| Kent Baer | Montana, 2018–22: defensive coordinator | Notre Dame, San José State | |
| Scott Linehan | Montana, 2024: offensive analyst | St. Louis Rams |
Other assistants under him (7)
| Coach | With him | |
|---|---|---|
| Dave Schramm | Montana, 2003–04: offensive tackles and tight ends coach and recruiting coordinator | |
| Tim Hauck | Montana, 2004, 2006: safeties coach; 2007: defensive backs coach; UNLV, 2013–14: defensive coordinator and cornerbacks coach; Montana, 2023: defensive analyst; 2024–25: co-defensive coordinator and safeties coach | |
| Kraig Paulson | UNLV, 2010–11: defensive coordinator | |
| J.D. Williams | UNLV, 2012: defensive coordinator | |
| Brent Pease | Montana, 2018–22: assistant head coach and wide receivers coach; 2023–25: offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach | |
| Ronnie Bradford | Montana, 2021–22: assistant head coach and cornerbacks coach; 2023: defensive coordinator and safeties coach | |
| Kim McCloud | Montana, 2022: defensive analyst; 2023–25: cornerbacks coach |
From coaches’ Wikipedia infoboxes (CC BY-SA) and each season’s article for its coordinators: an assistant’s seasons at a school count under its head coach in our records; jobs in the NFL and elsewhere, under the head coach whose own article lists the job that year. Names without a page here link to their Wikipedia articles.
Pay
| Year | School | Job | Contract pay | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | UNLV | head coachbonuses up to $285,000 | $850,000 USA Today |
USA Today’s coaches salary database (2014–17, from public-records requests to the schools; Rachel Ehlers’ copy): the season’s contract pay, school pay plus outside money, before bonuses.
Pay of public employees in their public job only: head coaches, and assistants in the seasons our records name them a coordinator, at public universities.
How he coached
Hauck’s teams went for it on 23% of fourth downs and on 33% of those where the model said go for it, passed on 49% of plays and took 22.0 seconds a play, 2010–2014.
| Season | Went for it on fourth | When the model said go | Pass rate | Seconds a play | EPA a play | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 13 g | 28 of 115 24% | 32% | 47% | 22.7 | −0.14 | |
| 2011 11 g | 26 of 111 23% | 39% | 39% | 26.3 | −0.19 | |
| 2012 13 g | 26 of 107 24% | 39% | 54% | 20.1 | −0.07 | |
| 2013 13 g | 23 of 104 22% | 31% | 50% | 20.4 | +0.08 | |
| 2014 13 g | 25 of 131 19% | 26% | 56% | 21.3 | −0.06 | |
| All 63 g | 128 of 568 23% | 33% | 49% | 22.0 | −0.07 |
His seasons as a head coach from 2004 on, from ESPN’s play by play: fourth downs where he went for it out of every fourth-down decision; how often he went when SportsDataverse’s fourth-down model said going for it was the better call; the share of his offense’s plays that were passes; seconds of game clock per offensive play (lower is faster); and expected points added per offensive play (EPA, a measure of how much each play moved the offense toward points). The season in progress counts its games so far. SportsDataverse’s coach tendencies, from ESPN’s play by play; the EPA and the fourth-down model are SportsDataverse’s.