Dennis Stolz
Dennis Stolz went 126–92–2 as a head coach, 1965–1988, at Alma, Michigan State, Bowling Green and San Diego State. Share
Six seasons our game records don’t credit to him come from the coach’s Wikipedia article: 1965–70 at Alma. They’re marked in the table.
- Record
- 126–92–2 career
- Seasons
- 21
- Schools
- 4
- Final AP top 10
- 0 seasons
- Best season
- 1974 7–3–1, No. 12
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | Conference finish | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | Alma * | 3–5 | T–5th | |||
| 1966 | Alma * | 5–4 | T–2nd | |||
| 1967 | Alma * | 8–0 | 1st | |||
| 1968 | Alma * | 8–0 | 1st | |||
| 1969 | Alma * | 6–3 | 2nd | |||
| 1970 | Alma * | 5–3 | T–1st | |||
| 1971–72: not a college head coach | ||||||
| 1973 | Michigan State | 5–6 | T–4th | |||
| 1974 | Michigan State | 7–3–1 | 3rd | 12 | ||
| 1975 | Michigan State | 7–4 | T–3rd | |||
| 1976: not a college head coach | ||||||
| 1977 | Bowling Green | 5–7 | T–5th | |||
| 1978 | Bowling Green | 4–7 | T–5th | |||
| 1979 | Bowling Green | 4–7 | 8th | |||
| 1980 | Bowling Green | 4–7 | 7th | |||
| 1981 | Bowling Green | 5–5–1 | 4th | |||
| 1982 | Bowling Green | 7–5 | 1st | California Bowl L | ||
| 1983 | Bowling Green | 8–3 | T–2nd | |||
| 1984 | Bowling Green | 8–3 | 2nd | |||
| 1985 | Bowling Green | 11–1 | 1st | California Bowl L | ||
| 1986 | San Diego State | 8–4 | 1st | Holiday Bowl L | ||
| 1987 | San Diego State | 5–7 | 5th | |||
| 1988 | San Diego State | 3–8 | T–6th | |||
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 | 20 | 5–15 | 25% |
| Against top-10 teams | 11 | 2–9 | 18% |
| Against rivals | 27 | 18–9 | 67% |
| Conference games | 124 | 77–45–2 | 63% |
| Bowls and playoffs | 3 | 0–3 | 0% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 77 | 42–33–2 | 56% |
| At home | 78 | 48–29–1 | 62% |
| On the road | 89 | 43–45–1 | 49% |
| At neutral sites | 3 | 0–3 | 0% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 87 | 66–21 | 76% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 83 | 25–56–2 | 31% |
His own 170 games on file, 1973–1988, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Herb Deromedi 1978–1985 | 3–5 | Central Michigan | 8 | |
| Dwight Wallace 1978–1984 | 5–2 | Ball State | 7 | |
| Brian Burke 1979–1984 | 3–3 | Ohio | 6 | |
| Chuck Stobart 1977–1981 | 4–1 | Toledo | 5 | |
| Elliot Uzelac 1977–1981 | 3–2 | Western Michigan | 5 | |
| Tom Reed 1978–1982 | 0–4–1 | Miami (OH) | 5 | |
| Lee Corso 1973–1984 | 4–0 | Indiana, Northern Illinois | 4 | |
| Jack Harbaugh 1982–1985 | 4–0 | Western Michigan | 4 | |
| Mike Stock 1978–1981 | 3–1 | Eastern Michigan | 4 | |
| LaVell Edwards 1983–1988 | 2–2 | BYU | 4 |
Dennis Stolz’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 |
|---|---|---|
| Miami (OH)series | 10 | 4–5–1 |
| Kent Stateseries | 9 | 9–0 |
| Eastern Michiganseries | 9 | 7–2 |
| Western Michiganseries | 9 | 7–2 |
| Ohioseries | 9 | 5–4 |
| Toledoseries | 9 | 5–4 |
| Central Michiganseries | 9 | 3–6 |
| Ball Stateseries | 8 | 6–2 |
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1955–62 | Haslett HS (MI) high school | Head coach | |
| 1963–64 | Eastern HS (MI) high school | Head coach | |
| 1965–70 | Alma | Head coach | |
| 1971–72 | Michigan State | Defensive coordinator | |
| 1973–75 | Michigan State | Head coach | |
| 1977–85 | Bowling Green | Head coach | |
| 1986–88 | San Diego State | Head coach |
Every job as the infobox of his Wikipedia article lists it (CC BY-SA), assistant jobs included.
Coaching tree
Worked under
- Duffy DaughertyMichigan State
Assistants who became head coaches
- Andy MacDonaldNorthern Arizona
- Mike RasmussenSaint Mary’s, Monterey Peninsula
- Ron ChismarWichita State
- Gary PinkelToledo, Missouri
- Jim HeacockIllinois State
- Ron VanderlindenMaryland
- Tim KishArizona
- Kit CartwrightButler
- Brian RockHoly Cross
- Dana BibleNC State
- Steve FairchildColorado State
Worked under (1)
| Head coach | Team | Years | His job | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duffy Daugherty | Michigan State | 1971–72 | Defensive coordinator |
Coached under him, later head coaches (11)
| Coach | With him | Head coach at | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Andy MacDonald | Michigan State, 1973–75: offensive coordinator | Northern Arizona | |
| Mike Rasmussen | Michigan State, 1973: graduate assistant; Bowling Green, 1977–78: offensive coordinator; 1979–80: offensive coordinator and wide receivers coach | Saint Mary’s, Monterey Peninsula | |
| Ron Chismar | Michigan State, 1974–75: offensive line coach | Wichita State | |
| Gary Pinkel | Bowling Green, 1977–78: wide receivers coach | Toledo, Missouri | |
| Jim Heacock | Bowling Green, 1978–80: defensive line coach; 1981–82: assistant head coach and defensive coordinator | Illinois State | |
| Ron Vanderlinden | Bowling Green, 1978: graduate assistant | Maryland | |
| Tim Kish | Bowling Green, 1978: graduate assistant | Arizona | |
| Kit Cartwright | Bowling Green, 1979–82: defensive backs coach; 1983–85: wide receivers and defensive backs coach | Butler | |
| Brian Rock | Bowling Green, 1985: graduate assistant | Holy Cross | |
| Dana Bible | San Diego State, 1986–88: offensive coordinator and quarterbacks and wide receivers coach | NC State | |
| Steve Fairchild | San Diego State, 1986: tight ends coach and recruiting coordinator | Colorado State |
Other assistants under him (3)
| Coach | With him | |
|---|---|---|
| Jon Hoke | Bowling Green, 1983–85: defensive backs coach and special teams coordinator; San Diego State, 1987–88: defensive backs coach and special teams coordinator | |
| Tim McConnell | San Diego State, 1986–87: defensive coordinator | |
| Ed Schmidt | San Diego State, 1988: 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.