Charlie Sadler
Charlie Sadler went 18–37 as a head coach, 1991–1995, at Northern Illinois. Share
- Record
- 18–37 career
- Seasons
- 5
- Schools
- 1
- Final AP top 10
- 0 seasons
- Best season
- 1992 5–6
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | Conference finish | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Northern Illinois | 2–9 | ||||
| 1992 | Northern Illinois | 5–6 | ||||
| 1993 | Northern Illinois | 4–7 | 5th | |||
| 1994 | Northern Illinois | 4–7 | T–5th | |||
| 1995 | Northern Illinois | 3–8 | T–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.
Players he coached
LeShon JohnsonConsensus All‑American, 1993
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 | 4 | 0–4 | 0% |
| Against top-10 teams | 3 | 0–3 | 0% |
| Conference games | 18 | 9–9 | 50% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 20 | 9–11 | 45% |
| At home | 24 | 13–11 | 54% |
| On the road | 31 | 5–26 | 16% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 22 | 15–7 | 68% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 33 | 3–30 | 9% |
His own 55 games on file, 1991–1995, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nelson Stokley 1991–1995 | 2–3 | Louisiana | 5 | |
| Joe Peace 1991–1995 | 1–3 | Louisiana Tech | 4 | |
| John Bobo 1993–1995 | 2–1 | Arkansas State | 3 |
Charlie Sadler’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 |
|---|---|---|
| Arkansas Stateseries | 5 | 4–1 |
| Louisianaseries | 5 | 2–3 |
| Louisiana Techseries | 4 | 1–3 |
| Illinois Stateseries | 2 | 2–0 |
| New Mexico Stateseries | 2 | 1–1 |
| Nevadaseries | 2 | 1–1 |
| Southern Missseries | 2 | 1–1 |
| Pacificseries | 2 | 1–1 |
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972–75 | R. L. Turner HS (TX) high school | Assistant coach | |
| 1976–77 | Lamar Consolidated HS (TX) high school | Defensive coordinator | |
| 1978 | Oklahoma | Offensive line coach | |
| 1979–82 | Iowa State | Defensive line coach | |
| 1983 | Missouri | Linebackers coach | |
| 1984–88 | Oklahoma | Defensive line coach | |
| 1989–90 | Oklahoma | Defensive coordinator | |
| 1991–95 | Northern Illinois | Head coach | |
| 2000 | Akins HS (TX) high school | Defensive coordinator | |
| 2001–02 | Lake Travis HS (TX) high school | Head coach | |
| 2003–09 | Texas Tech | Defensive ends coach |
Every job as the infobox of his Wikipedia article lists it (CC BY-SA), assistant jobs included.
Coaching tree
Worked under
- Barry SwitzerOklahoma
- Donnie DuncanIowa State
- Warren PowersMissouri
- Gary GibbsOklahoma
- Mike LeachTexas Tech
- Ruffin McNeillTexas Tech
Assistants who became head coaches
- Trent MilesGeorgia State, Indiana State
- Sam PittmanArkansas, Hutchinson
Worked under (6)
| Head coach | Team | Years | His job | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barry Switzer | Oklahoma | 1978–88 | 1978: offensive line coach; 1984–88: defensive line coach | |
| Donnie Duncan | Iowa State | 1979–82 | Defensive line coach | |
| Warren Powers | Missouri | 1983 | Linebackers coach | |
| Gary Gibbs | Oklahoma | 1989–90 | Defensive coordinator | |
| Mike Leach | Texas Tech | 2003–09 | Defensive ends coach | |
| Ruffin McNeill | Texas Tech | 2009 | Defensive ends coach |
Coached under him, later head coaches (2)
| Coach | With him | Head coach at | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trent Miles | Northern Illinois, 1991–93: wide receivers coach; 1994: defensive backs coach | Georgia State, Indiana State | |
| Sam Pittman | Northern Illinois, 1994–95: offensive line coach | Arkansas, Hutchinson |
Other assistants under him (2)
| Coach | With him | |
|---|---|---|
| Joe Dickinson | Northern Illinois, 1991–95: offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach | |
| Chris Wilson | Northern Illinois, 1995: outside linebackers 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.