Brian Burke
Brian Burke went 31–34–1 as a head coach, 1979–1984, at Ohio. Share
- Record
- 31–34–1 career
- Seasons
- 6
- Schools
- 1
- Final AP top 10
- 0 seasons
- Best season
- 1979 6–5
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | Conference finish | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Ohio | 6–5 | T–4th | |||
| 1980 | Ohio | 6–5 | T–5th | |||
| 1981 | Ohio | 5–6 | T–5th | |||
| 1982 | Ohio | 6–5 | T–5th | |||
| 1983 | Ohio | 4–7 | 8th | |||
| 1984 | Ohio | 4–6–1 | 4th |
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.
How his teams did
| Kind of game | Games | Record | Won |
|---|---|---|---|
| Against rivals | 8 | 7–1 | 88% |
| Conference games | 53 | 26–26–1 | 50% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 25 | 14–10–1 | 58% |
| At home | 30 | 19–10–1 | 65% |
| On the road | 35 | 11–24 | 31% |
| At neutral sites | 1 | 1–0 | 100% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 25 | 17–8 | 68% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 41 | 14–26–1 | 35% |
His own 66 games on file, 1979–1984, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dennis Stolz 1979–1984 | 3–3 | Bowling Green | 6 | |
| Herb Deromedi 1979–1984 | 1–5 | Central Michigan | 6 | |
| Tom Reed 1979–1984 | 3–2 | Miami (OH), NC State | 5 | |
| Dwight Wallace 1980–1984 | 3–2 | Ball State | 5 | |
| Joe Salem 1979–1982 | 0–4 | Minnesota | 4 | |
| Bill Mallory 1980–1983 | 0–4 | Northern Illinois | 4 | |
| Mike Stock 1979–1981 | 3–0 | Eastern Michigan | 3 | |
| Chuck Stobart 1979–1981 | 1–2 | Toledo | 3 | |
| Elliot Uzelac 1979–1981 | 1–2 | Western Michigan | 3 | |
| Dan Simrell 1982–1984 | 1–1–1 | Toledo | 3 |
Brian Burke’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 |
|---|---|---|
| Eastern Michiganseries | 6 | 6–0 |
| Miami (OH)series | 6 | 5–1 |
| Kent Stateseries | 6 | 4–2 |
| Bowling Greenseries | 6 | 3–3 |
| Toledoseries | 6 | 2–3–1 |
| Central Michiganseries | 6 | 1–5 |
| Northern Illinoisseries | 6 | 1–5 |
| Western Michiganseries | 6 | 1–5 |
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1958–60 | Shaw HS (OH) high school | Assistant coach | |
| 1961–63 | Geneva HS (OH) high school | Head coach | |
| 1964–68 | Parma HS (OH) high school | Head coach | |
| 1971 | William & Mary | Assistant coach | |
| 1972–76 | NC State | Offensive coordinator | |
| 1977–78 | Virginia | Offensive coordinator | |
| 1979–84 | Ohio | Head coach | |
| 1985–89 | Lakewood HS (OH) high school | Head coach |
Every job as the infobox of his Wikipedia article lists it (CC BY-SA), assistant jobs included.
Coaching tree
Worked under
- Lou HoltzWilliam & Mary, NC State
- Bo ReinNC State
- Dick BestwickVirginia
Assistants who became head coaches
- Bob KappesOhio
- Mark DantonioCincinnati, Michigan State
- Steve BarrowsAnderson (IN), Kentucky Christian
Worked under (3)
| Head coach | Team | Years | His job | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lou Holtz | William & Mary | 1971 | Assistant coach | |
| Lou Holtz | NC State | 1972–75 | Offensive coordinator | |
| Bo Rein | NC State | 1976 | Offensive coordinator | |
| Dick Bestwick | Virginia | 1977–78 | Offensive coordinator |
Coached under him, later head coaches (3)
| Coach | With him | Head coach at | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Kappes | Ohio, 1979–84: assistant coach | Ohio | |
| Mark Dantonio | Ohio, 1980: graduate assistant | Cincinnati, Michigan State | |
| Steve Barrows | Ohio, 1981–84: student assistant and graduate assistant | Anderson (IN), Kentucky Christian |
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.