Dick Scesniak
Dick Scesniak went 8–25 as a head coach, 1983–1985, at Kent State. Share
- Record
- 8–25 career
- Seasons
- 3
- Schools
- 1
- Final AP top 10
- 0 seasons
- Best season
- 1984 4–7
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | Conference finish | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Kent State | 1–10 | 9th | |||
| 1984 | Kent State | 4–7 | T–8th | |||
| 1985 | Kent State | 3–8 | 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 rivals | 6 | 1–5 | 17% |
| Conference games | 26 | 6–20 | 23% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 13 | 2–11 | 15% |
| At home | 15 | 6–9 | 40% |
| On the road | 18 | 2–16 | 11% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 9 | 5–4 | 56% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 24 | 3–21 | 13% |
His own 33 games on file, 1983–1985, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Harkema 1983–1985 | 2–1 | Eastern Michigan | 3 | |
| Dan Simrell 1983–1985 | 1–2 | Toledo | 3 | |
| Dennis Stolz 1983–1985 | 0–3 | Bowling Green | 3 | |
| Herb Deromedi 1983–1985 | 0–3 | Central Michigan | 3 | |
| Jack Harbaugh 1983–1985 | 0–3 | Western Michigan | 3 | |
| Tim Rose 1983–1985 | 0–3 | Miami (OH) | 3 |
Dick Scesniak’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 |
|---|---|---|
| Ball Stateseries | 3 | 2–1 |
| Eastern Michiganseries | 3 | 2–1 |
| Ohioseries | 3 | 1–2 |
| Akronseries | 3 | 1–2 |
| Toledoseries | 3 | 1–2 |
| Bowling Greenseries | 3 | 0–3 |
| Miami (OH)series | 3 | 0–3 |
| Central Michiganseries | 3 | 0–3 |
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1965–67 | Iowa State | Offensive line coach | |
| 1968–70 | Utah | Offensive line coach | |
| 1971–74 | Kent State | Offensive coordinator | |
| 1975–78 | Washington | Offensive coordinator | |
| 1979 | New York Giants NFL | Offensive line coach | |
| 1982 | Wisconsin | Offensive line coach | |
| 1983–85 | Kent State | Head coach |
Every job as the infobox of his Wikipedia article lists it (CC BY-SA), assistant jobs included.
Coaching tree
Worked under
- Clay StapletonIowa State
- Bill MeekUtah
- Don JamesKent State, Washington
- Ray PerkinsNew York Giants
- Dave McClainWisconsin
Assistants who became head coaches
- John O’GradyWisconsin River Falls
Worked under (5)
| Head coach | Team | Years | His job | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clay Stapleton | Iowa State | 1965–67 | Offensive line coach | |
| Bill Meek | Utah | 1968–70 | Offensive line coach | |
| Don James | Kent State | 1971–74 | Offensive coordinator | |
| Don James | Washington | 1975–78 | Offensive coordinator | |
| Ray Perkins | New York Giants NFL | 1979 | Offensive line coach | |
| Dave McClain | Wisconsin | 1982 | Offensive line coach |
Coached under him, later head coaches (1)
| Coach | With him | Head coach at | |
|---|---|---|---|
| John O’Grady | Kent State, 1983–84: offensive coordinator and special teams coach | Wisconsin River Falls |
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.