Doug Graber
Doug Graber went 35–41–1 as a head coach, 1982–1995, at Montana State and Rutgers. Share
One season our game records don’t credit to him comes from the coach’s Wikipedia article: 1982 at Montana State. It’s marked in the table.
- Record
- 35–41–1 career
- Seasons
- 7
- Schools
- 2
- Final AP top 10
- 0 seasons
- Best season
- 1992 7–4
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | Conference finish | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Montana State * | 6–5 | T–1st | |||
| 1983–89: not a college head coach | ||||||
| 1990 | Rutgers | 3–8 | ||||
| 1991 | Rutgers | 6–5 | ||||
| 1992 | Rutgers | 7–4 | ||||
| 1993 | Rutgers | 4–7 | 7th | |||
| 1994 | Rutgers | 5–5–1 | 6th | |||
| 1995 | Rutgers | 4–7 | 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.
Players he coached
Marco BattagliaConsensus All‑American, 1995
Every player from his seasons with a Heisman top-five finish, a national award, consensus All-America honors or a first-round pick.
How his teams did
| Kind of game | Games | Record | Won |
|---|---|---|---|
| Against ranked teams | 13 | 0–12–1 | 4% |
| Against top-10 teams | 6 | 0–6 | 0% |
| Against rivals | 12 | 5–7 | 42% |
| Conference games | 32 | 11–20–1 | 36% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 25 | 15–9–1 | 62% |
| At home | 35 | 23–12 | 66% |
| On the road | 31 | 6–24–1 | 21% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 28 | 23–5 | 82% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 38 | 6–31–1 | 17% |
His own 66 games on file, 1990–1995, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Don Nehlen 1990–1995 | 2–4 | West Virginia | 6 | |
| Joe Paterno 1990–1995 | 0–6 | Penn State | 6 | |
| Paul Pasqualoni 1991–1995 | 0–5 | Syracuse | 5 | |
| Bob Sutton 1991–1994 | 4–0 | Army | 4 | |
| Frank Beamer 1992–1995 | 1–3 | Virginia Tech | 4 | |
| Ron Dickerson 1993–1995 | 3–0 | Temple | 3 | |
| Jerry Berndt 1990–1992 | 2–1 | Temple | 3 | |
| Paul Hackett 1990–1992 | 1–2 | Pittsburgh | 3 | |
| Tom Coughlin 1991–1993 | 1–2 | Boston College | 3 | |
| Johnny Majors 1993–1995 | 1–2 | Pittsburgh | 3 |
Doug Graber’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 |
|---|---|---|
| Templeseries | 6 | 5–1 |
| Pittsburghseries | 6 | 2–4 |
| West Virginiaseries | 6 | 2–4 |
| Boston Collegeseries | 6 | 1–4–1 |
| Syracuseseries | 6 | 0–6 |
| Penn Stateseries | 6 | 0–6 |
| Armyseries | 5 | 4–1 |
| Virginia Techseries | 4 | 1–3 |
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | St. Frances Cabrini HS (MI) high school | Assistant coach | |
| 1967–68 | St. Frances Cabrini HS (MI) high school | Head coach | |
| 1969–71 | Michigan Tech | Defensive coordinator | |
| 1972–75 | Eastern Michigan | Defensive coordinator | |
| 1976–77 | Ball State | Defensive backs coach | |
| 1978–81 | Wisconsin | Defensive backs coach | |
| 1982 | Montana State | Head coach | |
| 1983–86 | Kansas City Chiefs NFL | Defensive backs coach | |
| 1987–89 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers NFL | Defensive coordinator | |
| 1990–95 | Rutgers | Head coach | |
| 2001–03 | Frankfurt Galaxy NFL Europe | Head coach | |
| 2004 | New York Jets NFL | Defensive backs coach | |
| 2009 | Ball State | Defensive coordinator |
Every job as the infobox of his Wikipedia article lists it (CC BY-SA), assistant jobs included.
Coaching tree
Worked under
- George MansEastern Michigan
- Dave McClainBall State, Wisconsin
- John MackovicKansas City Chiefs
- Ray PerkinsTampa Bay Buccaneers
- Herm EdwardsNew York Jets
- Stan ParrishBall State
Assistants who became head coaches
- Butch JonesCentral Michigan, Cincinnati, Tennessee, Arkansas State
- Stan ParrishKansas State, Ball State, Eastern Michigan, Wabash, Marshall
- Dick JamiesonIndiana State
- John GutekunstMinnesota
- Theo LemonDuPage, Central State, Savannah State
- Bob ValesenteKansas
- Dwain PainterNorthern Arizona
- Don LawrenceVirginia
Worked under (6)
| Head coach | Team | Years | His job | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Mans | Eastern Michigan | 1974–75 | Defensive coordinator | |
| Dave McClain | Ball State | 1976–77 | Defensive backs coach | |
| Dave McClain | Wisconsin | 1978–81 | Defensive backs coach | |
| John Mackovic | Kansas City Chiefs NFL | 1983–86 | Defensive backs coach | |
| Ray Perkins | Tampa Bay Buccaneers NFL | 1987–89 | Defensive coordinator | |
| Herm Edwards | New York Jets NFL | 2004 | Defensive backs coach | |
| Stan Parrish | Ball State | 2009 | Defensive coordinator |
Coached under him, later head coaches (8)
| Coach | With him | Head coach at | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Butch Jones | Rutgers, 1990–92: graduate assistant | Central Michigan, Cincinnati, Tennessee, Arkansas State | |
| Stan Parrish | Rutgers, 1990–92: offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach; 1993–95: assistant head coach, offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach | Kansas State, Ball State, Eastern Michigan, Wabash, Marshall | |
| Dick Jamieson | Rutgers, 1992–94: assistant coach | Indiana State | |
| John Gutekunst | Rutgers, 1994–95: defensive coordinator and defensive backs coach | Minnesota | |
| Theo Lemon | Rutgers, 1994–95: linebackers coach | DuPage, Central State, Savannah State | |
| Bob Valesente | Frankfurt Galaxy, 2001–03: defensive coordinator and linebackers coach | Kansas | |
| Dwain Painter | Frankfurt Galaxy, 2001–03: offensive coordinator and quarterbacks and wide receivers coach | Northern Arizona | |
| Don Lawrence | Frankfurt Galaxy, 2003: offensive line coach | Virginia |
Other assistants under him (1)
| Coach | With him | |
|---|---|---|
| Rich Rachel | Rutgers, 1990–93: 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.