Dick Anderson
Dick Anderson went 27–34–4 as a head coach, 1984–1989, at Rutgers. Share
- Record
- 27–34–4 career
- Seasons
- 6
- Schools
- 1
- Final AP top 10
- 0 seasons
- Best season
- 1984 7–3
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | Conference finish | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Rutgers | 7–3 | ||||
| 1985 | Rutgers | 2–8–1 | ||||
| 1986 | Rutgers | 5–5–1 | ||||
| 1987 | Rutgers | 6–5 | ||||
| 1988 | Rutgers | 5–6 | ||||
| 1989 | Rutgers | 2–7–2 |
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 | 13 | 3–9–1 | 27% |
| Against top-10 teams | 4 | 0–3–1 | 13% |
| Against rivals | 12 | 4–8 | 33% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 28 | 13–11–4 | 54% |
| At home | 31 | 16–14–1 | 53% |
| On the road | 33 | 11–19–3 | 38% |
| At neutral sites | 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 23 | 14–7–2 | 65% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 42 | 13–27–2 | 33% |
His own 65 games on file, 1984–1989, 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 1984–1989 | 4–2 | Boston College | 6 | |
| Jim Young 1984–1989 | 3–3 | Army | 6 | |
| Dick MacPherson 1984–1989 | 2–4 | Syracuse | 6 | |
| Don Nehlen 1984–1989 | 1–5 | West Virginia | 6 | |
| Joe Paterno 1984–1989 | 1–5 | Penn State | 6 | |
| Bruce Arians 1984–1988 | 2–3 | Temple | 5 | |
| Dave Currey 1984–1988 | 4–0 | Cincinnati | 4 | |
| Jerry Claiborne 1984–1989 | 1–2–1 | Kentucky | 4 | |
| Mike Gottfried 1986–1989 | 0–4 | Pittsburgh | 4 |
Dick Anderson’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 |
|---|---|---|
| Boston Collegeseries | 6 | 4–2 |
| Armyseries | 6 | 3–3 |
| Syracuseseries | 6 | 2–4 |
| Templeseries | 6 | 2–4 |
| Penn Stateseries | 6 | 1–5 |
| West Virginiaseries | 6 | 1–5 |
| Cincinnatiseries | 5 | 4–0–1 |
| Pittsburghseries | 5 | 0–5 |
Also a player: Dick Anderson’s playing career.
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1965–69 | Lafayette | Assistant coach | |
| 1970–72 | Penn | Offensive line coach | |
| 1973–83 | Penn State | Offensive line coach | |
| 1984–89 | Rutgers | Head coach | |
| 1990–92 | Penn State | Offensive line coach | |
| 1993–98 | Penn State | Quarterbacks coach | |
| 1999–2011 | Penn State | Offensive guards and centers coach |
Every job as the infobox of his Wikipedia article lists it (CC BY-SA), assistant jobs included.
Coaching tree
Worked under
- Joe PaternoPenn State
- Tom BradleyPenn State
Assistants who became head coaches
- Dick CurlTrenton State, Frankfurt Galaxy
- Otto KneidingerWest Chester
- Rich SkroskyRamapo, Elon
- Greg SchianoRutgers, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Worked under (2)
| Head coach | Team | Years | His job | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Paterno | Penn State | 1973–2011 | 1973–92: offensive line coach; 1993–98: quarterbacks coach; 1999–2011: offensive guards and centers coach | |
| Tom Bradley | Penn State | 2011 | Offensive guards and centers coach |
Coached under him, later head coaches (4)
| Coach | With him | Head coach at | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dick Curl | Rutgers, 1984–89: offensive coordinator | Trenton State, Frankfurt Galaxy | |
| Otto Kneidinger | Rutgers, 1984–89: defensive coordinator and outside linebackers coach | West Chester | |
| Rich Skrosky | Rutgers, 1988–89: graduate assistant | Ramapo, Elon | |
| Greg Schiano | Rutgers, 1989: graduate assistant | Rutgers, Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
Other assistants under him (1)
| Coach | With him | |
|---|---|---|
| Craig Johnson | Rutgers, 1986–88: running backs 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.