Brian Rock
Brian Rock went 2–2 as a head coach in the games on file: 2017 at Holy Cross (interim, final 4 games). His full head-coaching career isn’t in our records. Share
- Record
- 2–2 games on file
- Seasons
- 1
- Schools
- 1
- Final AP top 10
- 0 seasons
- Best season
- 2017 4–7
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Holy Cross interim, final 4 games | 2–2 |
Each season links to the team’s season page; bowls and playoff games link to the game.
How his teams did
| Kind of game | Games | Record | Won |
|---|---|---|---|
| Against rivals | 1 | 1–0 | 100% |
| Conference games | 4 | 2–2 | 50% |
| At home | 2 | 1–1 | 50% |
| On the road | 2 | 1–1 | 50% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 2 | 1–1 | 50% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 2 | 1–1 | 50% |
His own four games on file, 2017, 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.
Most-faced opponents
| Opponent | Games | Record |
|---|---|---|
| Georgetownseries | 1 | 1–0 |
| Fordhamseries | 1 | 1–0 |
| Colgateseries | 1 | 0–1 |
| Lehighseries | 1 | 0–1 |
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985–86 | Bowling Green | Graduate assistant | |
| 1987–91 | Saint Joseph’s (IN) | Defensive coordinator | |
| 1992–96 | Western Michigan | Tight ends coach | |
| 1997–99 | Western Michigan | Special teams and wide receivers coach | |
| 2000–04 | Western Michigan | Offensive coordinator and wide receivers coach | |
| 2005 | Western Michigan | Special teams and running backs coach | |
| 2006–10 | Purdue | Wide receivers coach | |
| 2011–14 | Kent State | Offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach | |
| 2015–17 | Holy Cross | Offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach | |
| 2017 | Holy Cross | Interim head coach, offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach | |
| 2018 | Oklahoma State | Offensive assistant | |
| 2019–present | Ferris State | Assistant head coach and quarterbacks coach |
Every job as the infobox of his Wikipedia article lists it (CC BY-SA), assistant jobs included.
Coaching tree
Worked under
- Dennis StolzBowling Green
- Moe AnkneyBowling Green
- Al MoldeWestern Michigan
- Gary DarnellWestern Michigan
- Bill CubitWestern Michigan
- Joe TillerPurdue
- Danny HopePurdue
- Darrell HazellKent State
- Paul HaynesKent State
- Tom GilmoreHoly Cross
- Tom GilmoreHoly Cross
- Mike GundyOklahoma State
Worked under (12)
| Head coach | Team | Years | His job | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dennis Stolz | Bowling Green | 1985 | Graduate assistant | |
| Moe Ankney | Bowling Green | 1986 | Graduate assistant | |
| Al Molde | Western Michigan | 1992–96 | Tight ends coach | |
| Gary Darnell | Western Michigan | 1997–2004 | 1997–99: special teams and wide receivers coach; 2000–04: offensive coordinator and wide receivers coach | |
| Bill Cubit | Western Michigan | 2005 | Special teams and running backs coach | |
| Joe Tiller | Purdue | 2006–08 | Wide receivers coach | |
| Danny Hope | Purdue | 2009–10 | Wide receivers coach | |
| Darrell Hazell | Kent State | 2011–12 | Offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach | |
| Paul Haynes | Kent State | 2013–14 | Offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach | |
| Tom Gilmore | Holy Cross | 2015–16 | Offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach | |
| Tom Gilmore | Holy Cross | 2017 | Offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach | |
| Mike Gundy | Oklahoma State | 2018 | Offensive assistant |
Coached under him (2)
| Coach | With him | |
|---|---|---|
| Brian Vaganek | Holy Cross, 2017: linebackers coach | |
| Mike Kashurba | Holy Cross, 2017: defensive coordinator |
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.