Chester Caddas
Chester Caddas went 38–44–2 as a head coach, 1972–1981, at Pacific and Colorado State. Share
- Record
- 38–44–2 career
- Seasons
- 8
- Schools
- 2
- Final AP top 10
- 0 seasons
- Best season
- 1973 7–2–1
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | Conference finish | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Pacific | 8–3 | 2nd | |||
| 1973 | Pacific | 7–2–1 | 3rd | |||
| 1974 | Pacific | 6–5 | T–2nd | |||
| 1975 | Pacific | 5–6–1 | 4th | |||
| 1976 | Pacific | 2–9 | 5th | |||
| 1977 | Pacific | 6–5 | 2nd | |||
| 1978 | Pacific | 4–8 | 3rd | |||
| 1979–80: not a college head coach | ||||||
| 1981 | Colorado State interim, final 6 games | 0–6 | 9th | |||
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 ranked teams | 6 | 0–6 | 0% |
| Against top-10 teams | 3 | 0–3 | 0% |
| Against rivals | 8 | 3–4–1 | 44% |
| Conference games | 35 | 15–19–1 | 44% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 19 | 6–11–2 | 37% |
| At home | 39 | 25–14 | 64% |
| On the road | 45 | 13–30–2 | 31% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 41 | 29–11–1 | 72% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 43 | 9–33–1 | 22% |
His own 84 games on file, 1972–1981, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Gilbert 1973–1978 | 0–6 | San Diego State | 6 | |
| Darryl Rogers 1972–1981 | 2–2–1 | Fresno State, San José State, Arizona State | 5 | |
| Jim Colletto 1975–1978 | 3–1 | Cal State Fullerton | 4 | |
| J.R. Boone 1973–1975 | 2–1 | Fresno State | 3 | |
| Dick Tomey 1977–1981 | 2–1 | Hawai’i | 3 | |
| Larry Price 1974–1976 | 1–2 | Hawai’i | 3 | |
| Wayne Howard 1974–1976 | 1–2 | Long Beach State | 3 | |
| Lynn Stiles 1976–1978 | 1–2 | San José State | 3 |
Chester Caddas’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 |
|---|---|---|
| Long Beach Stateseries | 7 | 5–2 |
| Hawai’iseries | 7 | 4–3 |
| Fresno Stateseries | 7 | 4–3 |
| San José Stateseries | 7 | 3–3–1 |
| San Diego Stateseries | 7 | 0–7 |
| UTEPseries | 5 | 4–1 |
| Cal State Fullertonseries | 4 | 3–1 |
| Idahoseries | 3 | 2–1 |
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1966–67 | Vanderbilt | Assistant coach | |
| 1968–71 | Pacific (CA) | Assistant coach | |
| 1972–78 | Pacific (CA) | Head coach | |
| 1979–81 | Colorado State | Defensive coordinator | |
| 1981 | Colorado State | Interim head coach | |
| 1982 | Purdue | Assistant coach | |
| 1993–96 | Purdue | Assistant coach |
Every job as the infobox of his Wikipedia article lists it (CC BY-SA), assistant jobs included.
Coaching tree
Worked under
- Jack GreenVanderbilt
- Bill PaceVanderbilt
- Doug ScovilPacific
- Homer SmithPacific
- Sarkis ArslanianColorado State
- Leon BurtnettPurdue
- Jim CollettoPurdue
Assistants who became head coaches
- Bob CopePacific
- Jim CollettoCal State Fullerton, Purdue
- Walt HarrisPacific, Pittsburgh, Stanford
- Pete CarrollUSC, New York Jets, New England Patriots, Seattle Seahawks, Las Vegas Raiders
- Greg RobinsonSyracuse
- Ron TurnerSan José State, Illinois, Florida International
- Rich StublerToronto Argonauts
Worked under (7)
| Head coach | Team | Years | His job | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Green | Vanderbilt | 1966 | Assistant coach | |
| Bill Pace | Vanderbilt | 1967 | Assistant coach | |
| Doug Scovil | Pacific | 1968–69 | Assistant coach | |
| Homer Smith | Pacific | 1970–71 | Assistant coach | |
| Sarkis Arslanian | Colorado State | 1979–81 | Defensive coordinator | |
| Leon Burtnett | Purdue | 1982 | Assistant coach | |
| Jim Colletto | Purdue | 1993–96 | Assistant coach |
Coached under him, later head coaches (7)
| Coach | With him | Head coach at | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Cope | Pacific, 1972–75: assistant head coach and defensive coordinator | Pacific | |
| Jim Colletto | Pacific, 1972–74: offensive line coach | Cal State Fullerton, Purdue | |
| Walt Harris | Pacific, 1972–73: defensive backs coach | Pacific, Pittsburgh, Stanford | |
| Pete Carroll | Pacific, 1973–76: graduate assistant | USC, New York Jets, New England Patriots, Seattle Seahawks, Las Vegas Raiders | |
| Greg Robinson | Pacific, 1975–76: assistant coach | Syracuse | |
| Ron Turner | Pacific, 1978: graduate assistant | San José State, Illinois, Florida International | |
| Rich Stubler | Colorado State, 1981: defensive coordinator and defensive backs coach | Toronto Argonauts |
Other assistants under him (1)
| Coach | With him | |
|---|---|---|
| Al Sandahl | Colorado State, 1981: offensive 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.