Dave Kragthorpe
Dave Kragthorpe went 41–69–2 as a head coach, 1969–1990, at South Dakota State, Idaho State and Oregon State. Share
Four seasons our game records don’t credit to him come from the coach’s Wikipedia article: 1969 at South Dakota State; 1980–82 at Idaho State. They’re marked in the table.
- Record
- 41–69–2 career
- Seasons
- 10
- Schools
- 3
- Final AP top 10
- 0 seasons
- Best season
- 1988 4–6–1
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | Conference finish | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | South Dakota State * | 3–7 | 3rd | |||
| 1970–79: not a college head coach | ||||||
| 1980 | Idaho State * | 6–5 | T–3rd | |||
| 1981 | Idaho State * | 12–1 | T–1st | NCAA Division I-AA Championship W | ||
| 1982 | Idaho State * | 3–8 | 8th | |||
| 1983–84: not a college head coach | ||||||
| 1985 | Oregon State | 3–8 | 9th | |||
| 1986 | Oregon State | 3–8 | 10th | |||
| 1987 | Oregon State | 2–9 | 10th | |||
| 1988 | Oregon State | 4–6–1 | 8th | |||
| 1989 | Oregon State | 4–7–1 | 6th | |||
| 1990 | Oregon State | 1–10 | 10th | |||
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. * A season our game records don’t credit to him; its record is the article’s.
How his teams did
| Kind of game | Games | Record | Won |
|---|---|---|---|
| Against ranked teams | 17 | 1–16 | 6% |
| Against top-10 teams | 7 | 0–7 | 0% |
| Against rivals | 6 | 1–5 | 17% |
| Conference games | 45 | 9–34–2 | 22% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 16 | 9–5–2 | 63% |
| At home | 28 | 10–17–1 | 38% |
| On the road | 36 | 6–29–1 | 18% |
| At neutral sites | 3 | 1–2 | 33% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 9 | 5–4 | 56% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 58 | 12–44–2 | 22% |
His own 67 games on file, 1985–1990, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rich Brooks 1985–1990 | 1–5 | Oregon | 6 | |
| Terry Donahue 1985–1990 | 1–5 | UCLA | 6 | |
| Larry Smith 1985–1990 | 0–6 | Arizona, USC | 6 | |
| Don James 1985–1989 | 1–3 | Washington | 4 | |
| Jim Sweeney 1985–1989 | 1–3 | Fresno State | 4 | |
| Jack Elway 1985–1988 | 0–3–1 | Stanford | 4 | |
| Dick Tomey 1987–1990 | 1–2 | Arizona | 3 | |
| Larry Marmie 1988–1990 | 0–2–1 | Arizona State | 3 |
Dave Kragthorpe’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 |
|---|---|---|
| Stanfordseries | 6 | 1–4–1 |
| UCLAseries | 6 | 1–5 |
| Oregonseries | 6 | 1–5 |
| Arizonaseries | 5 | 1–4 |
| USCseries | 5 | 0–5 |
| Washington Stateseries | 5 | 0–5 |
| Californiaseries | 4 | 4–0 |
| Washingtonseries | 4 | 1–3 |
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | Utah State | OL- freshmen | |
| 1958–59 | Idaho Falls HS (ID) high school | Assistant coach | |
| 1960–63 | Wyandotte HS (MI) high school | Head coach | |
| 1965–66 | Montana | Assistant coach | |
| 1967–68 | South Dakota State | Assistant coach | |
| 1969 | South Dakota State | Head coach | |
| 1970–75 | BYU | Offensive coordinator and offensive line coach | |
| 1976–79 | BYU | Assistant head coach and offensive line coach | |
| 1980–82 | Idaho State | Head coach | |
| 1985–90 | Oregon State | Head coach | |
| 1991 | New Mexico | Offensive line coach |
Every job as the infobox of his Wikipedia article lists it (CC BY-SA), assistant jobs included.
Coaching tree
Worked under
- Everett FaunceUtah State
- Tommy HudspethBYU
- LaVell EdwardsBYU
- Mike SheppardNew Mexico
Assistants who became head coaches
- Ray BraunMontana Tech, Garden City
- Mike SheppardLong Beach State, New Mexico
- Marvin LewisCincinnati Bengals
- Charlie StubbsNicholls
- Garth HallIdaho State
- Brady HokeBall State, San Diego State, Michigan, Tennessee
- Bronco MendenhallBYU, Virginia, New Mexico, Utah State
Worked under (4)
| Head coach | Team | Years | His job | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Everett Faunce | Utah State | 1957 | OL- freshmen | |
| Tommy Hudspeth | BYU | 1970–71 | Offensive coordinator and offensive line coach | |
| LaVell Edwards | BYU | 1972–79 | 1972–75: offensive coordinator and offensive line coach; 1976–79: assistant head coach and offensive line coach | |
| Mike Sheppard | New Mexico | 1991 | Offensive line coach |
Coached under him, later head coaches (7)
| Coach | With him | Head coach at | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ray Braun | South Dakota State, 1969: defensive coordinator | Montana Tech, Garden City | |
| Mike Sheppard | Idaho State, 1980–81: assistant coach | Long Beach State, New Mexico | |
| Marvin Lewis | Idaho State, 1981–82: linebackers coach | Cincinnati Bengals | |
| Charlie Stubbs | Oregon State, 1985–87: wide receivers coach; 1988: quarterbacks coach; 1989–90: offensive coordinator | Nicholls | |
| Garth Hall | Oregon State, 1985–87: offensive coordinator | Idaho State | |
| Brady Hoke | Oregon State, 1989–90: inside linebackers coach | Ball State, San Diego State, Michigan, Tennessee | |
| Bronco Mendenhall | Oregon State, 1989–90: graduate assistant | BYU, Virginia, New Mexico, Utah State |
Other assistants under him (3)
| Coach | With him | |
|---|---|---|
| Tim Hundley | Oregon State, 1985–88: defensive coordinator | |
| Dan Ferrigno | Oregon State, 1987–90: special teams and running backs coach | |
| Osia Lewis | Oregon State, 1987–88: graduate assistant |
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.