Dick Flynn
Dick Flynn went 30–37 as a head coach, 1994–1999, at Central Michigan. Share
- Record
- 30–37 career
- Seasons
- 6
- Schools
- 1
- Final AP top 10
- 0 seasons
- Best season
- 1994 9–3
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | Conference finish | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Central Michigan | 9–3 | 1st | Las Vegas Bowl L | ||
| 1995 | Central Michigan | 4–7 | T–7th | |||
| 1996 | Central Michigan | 5–6 | 5th | |||
| 1997 | Central Michigan | 2–9 | 5th (West) | |||
| 1998 | Central Michigan | 6–5 | T–2nd (West) | |||
| 1999 | Central Michigan | 4–7 | 5th (West) |
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 | 3 | 0–3 | 0% |
| Against top-10 teams | 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| Against rivals | 12 | 7–5 | 58% |
| Conference games | 49 | 23–26 | 47% |
| Bowls and playoffs | 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 25 | 12–13 | 48% |
| At home | 30 | 20–10 | 67% |
| On the road | 36 | 10–26 | 28% |
| At neutral sites | 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 34 | 24–10 | 71% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 33 | 6–27 | 18% |
His own 67 games on file, 1994–1999, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Pinkel 1994–1999 | 1–5 | Toledo | 6 | |
| Rick Rasnick 1995–1999 | 3–2 | Eastern Michigan | 5 | |
| Bill Lynch 1995–1999 | 2–3 | Ball State | 5 | |
| Jim Corrigall 1994–1997 | 3–1 | Kent State | 4 | |
| Gary Blackney 1994–1999 | 2–2 | Bowling Green | 4 | |
| Lee Owens 1995–1998 | 2–2 | Akron | 4 | |
| Al Molde 1994–1996 | 2–1 | Western Michigan | 3 | |
| Randy Walker 1994–1996 | 1–2 | Miami (OH) | 3 | |
| Gary Darnell 1997–1999 | 1–2 | Western Michigan | 3 | |
| Joe Novak 1997–1999 | 1–2 | Northern Illinois | 3 |
Dick Flynn’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 |
|---|---|---|
| Eastern Michiganseries | 6 | 4–2 |
| Western Michiganseries | 6 | 3–3 |
| Ball Stateseries | 6 | 2–4 |
| Toledoseries | 6 | 1–5 |
| Kent Stateseries | 5 | 4–1 |
| Akronseries | 5 | 3–2 |
| Bowling Greenseries | 4 | 2–2 |
| Miami (OH)series | 4 | 1–3 |
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1965–66 | Eastern HS (MI) high school | Assistant head coach | |
| 1971–77 | Eastern HS (MI) high school | Head coach | |
| 1978–90 | Central Michigan | Defensive coordinator | |
| 1991–93 | Central Michigan | Assistant head coach and defensive coordinator | |
| 1994–99 | Central Michigan | Head coach | |
| 2000 | Indiana | Linebackers coach | |
| 2001 | Indiana | Defensive ends coach | |
| 2002–03 | Akron | Linebackers coach | |
| 2004–05 | Eastern Michigan | Defensive ends coach |
Every job as the infobox of his Wikipedia article lists it (CC BY-SA), assistant jobs included.
Coaching tree
Worked under
- Herb DeromediCentral Michigan
- Cam CameronIndiana
- Lee OwensAkron
- Jeff GenykEastern Michigan
Assistants who became head coaches
- Brian VanGorderWayne State (MI), Georgia Southern
- Butch JonesCentral Michigan, Cincinnati, Tennessee, Arkansas State
Worked under (4)
| Head coach | Team | Years | His job | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Herb Deromedi | Central Michigan | 1978–93 | 1978–90: defensive coordinator; 1991–93: assistant head coach and defensive coordinator | |
| Cam Cameron | Indiana | 2000–01 | 2000: linebackers coach; 2001: defensive ends coach | |
| Lee Owens | Akron | 2002–03 | Linebackers coach | |
| Jeff Genyk | Eastern Michigan | 2004–05 | Defensive ends coach |
Coached under him, later head coaches (2)
| Coach | With him | Head coach at | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brian VanGorder | Central Michigan, 1998–99: defensive coordinator | Wayne State (MI), Georgia Southern | |
| Butch Jones | Central Michigan, 1998: tight ends coach; 1999: wide receivers coach | Central Michigan, Cincinnati, Tennessee, Arkansas State |
Other assistants under him (4)
| Coach | With him | |
|---|---|---|
| Jim Schulte | Central Michigan, 1994–97: defensive coordinator | |
| Tom Kearly | Central Michigan, 1994–99: offensive coordinator | |
| Willie Martinez | Central Michigan, 1994, 1998–99: secondary coach | |
| Bill Bedenbaugh | Central Michigan, 1997–98: 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.