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Bruce Arians
Bruce Arians went 27–39 as a head coach, 1983–1988, at Temple. Share
- Record
- 27–39 career
- Seasons
- 6
- Schools
- 1
- Final AP top 10
- 0 seasons
- Best season
- 1984 6–5
Season by season
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| Season | School | Record | Conference finish | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Temple | 4–7 | ||||
| 1984 | Temple | 6–5 | ||||
| 1985 | Temple | 4–7 | ||||
| 1986 | Temple | 6–5 | ||||
| 1987 | Temple | 3–8 | ||||
| 1988 | Temple | 4–7 |
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.
Players he coached
Paul PalmerSecond in the 1986 Heisman vote- John RienstraConsensus All‑American, 1985
Every player from his seasons with a Heisman top-five finish, a national award, consensus All-America honors or a first-round pick.
How his teams did
| Kind of game | Games | Record | Won |
|---|---|---|---|
| Against ranked teams | 12 | 1–11 | 8% |
| Against top-10 teams | 4 | 0–4 | 0% |
| Against rivals | 11 | 4–7 | 36% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 25 | 11–14 | 44% |
| At home | 27 | 13–14 | 48% |
| On the road | 38 | 13–25 | 34% |
| At neutral sites | 1 | 1–0 | 100% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 22 | 10–12 | 45% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 44 | 17–27 | 39% |
His own 66 games on file, 1983–1988, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Bicknell 1983–1988 | 1–5 | Boston College | 6 | |
| Dick Anderson 1984–1988 | 3–2 | Rutgers | 5 | |
| Joe Paterno 1983–1988 | 0–5 | Penn State | 5 | |
| Art Baker 1985–1988 | 2–2 | East Carolina | 4 | |
| Dick MacPherson 1983–1988 | 1–3 | Syracuse | 4 | |
| Mike Gottfried 1986–1988 | 2–1 | Pittsburgh | 3 | |
| Don Nehlen 1983–1985 | 1–2 | West Virginia | 3 | |
| Foge Fazio 1983–1985 | 1–2 | Pittsburgh | 3 |
Bruce Arians’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 |
|---|---|---|
| Rutgersseries | 6 | 4–2 |
| East Carolinaseries | 6 | 3–3 |
| Pittsburghseries | 6 | 3–3 |
| Boston Collegeseries | 6 | 1–5 |
| Penn Stateseries | 5 | 0–5 |
| Syracuseseries | 4 | 1–3 |
| Cincinnatiseries | 3 | 2–1 |
| Delawareseries | 3 | 1–2 |
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975–77 | Virginia Tech | Graduate assistant | |
| 1978–80 | Mississippi State | Wide receivers and running backs coach | |
| 1981–82 | Alabama | Running backs coach | |
| 1983–88 | Temple | Head coach | |
| 1989–92 | Kansas City Chiefs NFL | Running backs coach | |
| 1993–95 | Mississippi State | Offensive coordinator | |
| 1996 | New Orleans Saints NFL | Tight ends coach | |
| 1997 | Alabama | Offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach | |
| 1998–2000 | Indianapolis Colts NFL | Quarterbacks coach | |
| 2001–03 | Cleveland Browns NFL | Offensive coordinator | |
| 2004–06 | Pittsburgh Steelers NFL | Wide receivers coach | |
| 2007–11 | Pittsburgh Steelers NFL | Offensive coordinator | |
| 2012 | Indianapolis Colts NFL | Offensive coordinator and interim head coach | |
| 2013–17 | Arizona Cardinals NFL | Head coach | |
| 2019–21 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers NFL | Head coach |
Every job as the infobox of his Wikipedia article lists it (CC BY-SA), assistant jobs included.
Coaching tree
Worked under
- Jimmy SharpeVirginia Tech
- Bob TylerMississippi State
- Emory BellardMississippi State
- Bear BryantAlabama
- Jackie SherrillMississippi State
- Rick VenturiNew Orleans Saints
- Jim MoraNew Orleans Saints, Indianapolis Colts
- Mike DuBoseAlabama
- Butch DavisCleveland Browns
Bruce Arians
Assistants who became head coaches
- Mike HenniganTennessee Tech
- Biff PoggiCharlotte, Michigan
- Tony DeMeoIona, Mercyhurst, Washburn, Charleston (WV)
- Brad WhiteFlorida
- Freddie KitchensNorth Carolina, Cleveland Browns
- Rick ChristophelAustin Peay
Worked under (9)
| Head coach | Team | Years | His job | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jimmy Sharpe | Virginia Tech | 1975–77 | Graduate assistant | |
| Bob Tyler | Mississippi State | 1978 | Wide receivers and running backs coach | |
| Emory Bellard | Mississippi State | 1979–80 | Wide receivers and running backs coach | |
| Bear Bryant | Alabama | 1981–82 | Running backs coach | |
| Jackie Sherrill | Mississippi State | 1993–95 | Offensive coordinator | |
| Rick Venturi | New Orleans Saints NFL | 1996 | Tight ends coach | |
| Jim Mora | New Orleans Saints NFL | 1996 | Tight ends coach | |
| Mike DuBose | Alabama | 1997 | Offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach | |
| Jim Mora | Indianapolis Colts NFL | 1998–2000 | Quarterbacks coach | |
| Butch Davis | Cleveland Browns NFL | 2001–03 | Offensive coordinator |
Coached under him, later head coaches (6)
| Coach | With him | Head coach at | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Hennigan | Temple, 1985: linebackers coach | Tennessee Tech | |
| Biff Poggi | Temple, 1987: assistant coach | Charlotte, Michigan | |
| Tony DeMeo | Temple, 1988: offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach | Iona, Mercyhurst, Washburn, Charleston (WV) | |
| Brad White | Indianapolis Colts, 2012: defensive quality control coach | Florida | |
| Freddie Kitchens | Arizona Cardinals, 2013–16: quarterbacks coach; 2017: running backs coach | North Carolina, Cleveland Browns | |
| Rick Christophel | Arizona Cardinals, 2013–17: tight ends coach; Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 2019–21: tight ends coach | Austin Peay |
Other assistants under him (10)
| Coach | With him | |
|---|---|---|
| Clyde Christensen | Temple, 1983–85: quarterbacks coach and receivers coach; Indianapolis Colts, 2012: quarterbacks coach; Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 2019–21: quarterbacks coach | |
| Nick Rapone | Temple, 1984–88: defensive backs coach; 1985–88: defensive coordinator and defensive backs coach; Arizona Cardinals, 2013–17: defensive backs coach; Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 2019–21: safeties coach | |
| Joe Moore | Temple, 1986–87: offensive line coach | |
| John Mitchell | Temple, 1986: defensive line coach | |
| Frank Giufre | Indianapolis Colts, 2012: assistant tight ends | |
| Darryl Drake | Arizona Cardinals, 2013–17: wide receivers coach | |
| Tom Moore | Arizona Cardinals, 2013–17: assistant head coach and offensive consultant; Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 2019–21: offensive consultant | |
| Bob Sanders | Arizona Cardinals, 2015–17: linebackers coach | |
| Wes Goodwin | Arizona Cardinals, 2015–17: assistant to the head coach | |
| John Van Dam | Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 2019–20: offensive quality control coach; 2021: assistant tight ends 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.