Doc Urich
Doc Urich went 24–26 as a head coach, 1966–1970, at Buffalo and Northern Illinois. Share
- Record
- 24–26 career
- Seasons
- 5
- Schools
- 2
- Final AP top 10
- 0 seasons
- Best season
- 1968 7–3
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | Conference finish | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | Buffalo | 5–5 | ||||
| 1967 | Buffalo | 6–4 | ||||
| 1968 | Buffalo | 7–3 | ||||
| 1969 | Northern Illinois | 3–7 | ||||
| 1970 | Northern Illinois | 3–7 |
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 | 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| Against rivals | 4 | 4–0 | 100% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 12 | 7–5 | 58% |
| At home | 23 | 14–9 | 61% |
| On the road | 27 | 10–17 | 37% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 24 | 17–7 | 71% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 26 | 7–19 | 27% |
His own 50 games on file, 1966–1970, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John McVay 1966–1970 | 0–3 | Dayton | 3 |
Doc Urich’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 |
|---|---|---|
| Delawareseries | 3 | 3–0 |
| Kent Stateseries | 3 | 3–0 |
| Holy Crossseries | 3 | 2–1 |
| Boston Universityseries | 3 | 2–1 |
| Boston Collegeseries | 3 | 1–2 |
| Villanovaseries | 3 | 1–2 |
| Daytonseries | 3 | 0–3 |
| Templeseries | 2 | 2–0 |
Other roles
- Team captain, Miami (OH) 1950
From each season’s Wikipedia article.
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1951–55 | Miami (OH) | Assistant coach | |
| 1956–63 | Northwestern | Assistant coach | |
| 1964–65 | Notre Dame | Assistant coach | |
| 1966–68 | Buffalo | Head coach | |
| 1969–70 | Northern Illinois | Head coach | |
| 1971 | Buffalo Bills NFL | Defensive coordinator | |
| 1972–75 | Denver Broncos NFL | Defensive line coach | |
| 1976 | Denver Broncos NFL | Offensive line coach | |
| 1978–80 | Washington Redskins NFL | Defensive coordinator | |
| 1981–83 | Green Bay Packers NFL | Defensive line coach | |
| 1984 | Denver Broncos NFL | Special teams coach | |
| 1985 | Denver Broncos] | Tight ends and assistant offensive line coach |
Every job as the infobox of his Wikipedia article lists it (CC BY-SA), assistant jobs included.
Coaching tree
Worked under
- Ara ParseghianMiami (OH), Northwestern, Notre Dame
- John RalstonDenver Broncos
- Jack PardeeWashington Redskins
Assistants who became head coaches
- Bob DemingBuffalo
- Jerry IppolitiNorthern Illinois
- Mike StockEastern Michigan
- Rick LantzNavy, Berlin Thunder, Rhein Fire
Worked under (3)
| Head coach | Team | Years | His job | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ara Parseghian | Miami (OH) | 1951–55 | Assistant coach | |
| Ara Parseghian | Northwestern | 1956–63 | Assistant coach | |
| Ara Parseghian | Notre Dame | 1964–65 | Assistant coach | |
| John Ralston | Denver Broncos NFL | 1972–76 | 1972–75: defensive line coach; 1976: offensive line coach | |
| Jack Pardee | Washington Redskins NFL | 1978–80 | Defensive coordinator |
Coached under him, later head coaches (4)
| Coach | With him | Head coach at | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Deming | Buffalo, 1966–68: defensive backs coach | Buffalo | |
| Jerry Ippoliti | Buffalo, 1966–68: backfield coach; Northern Illinois, 1969–70: backfield coach | Northern Illinois | |
| Mike Stock | Buffalo, 1966–67: assistant coach | Eastern Michigan | |
| Rick Lantz | Buffalo, 1968: defensive coordinator | Navy, Berlin Thunder, Rhein Fire |
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.