Ed Troxel
Ed Troxel went 6–18–1 as a head coach in the games on file: 1974 at Idaho, 1975 at Idaho, 1976 at Idaho and 1977 at Idaho. His full head-coaching career isn’t in our records. Wikipedia’s season articles record three seasons differently (1975, 4–5–2, 1976, 7–4 and 1977, 3–8); by them his record is 16–25–3. Share
- Record
- 6–18–1 games on file
- Seasons
- 4
- Schools
- 1
- Final AP top 10
- 0 seasons
- Best season
- 1976 2–3
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Idaho | 2–8–1 | ||
| 1975 | Idaho | 1–3 (Wikipedia: 4–5–2) | ||
| 1976 | Idaho | 2–3 (Wikipedia: 7–4) | ||
| 1977 | Idaho | 1–4 (Wikipedia: 3–8) |
Each season links to the team’s season page; bowls and playoff games link to the game.
How his teams did
| Kind of game | Games | Record | Won |
|---|---|---|---|
| Against ranked teams | 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| Against rivals | 7 | 1–5–1 | 21% |
| Conference games | 5 | 2–2–1 | 50% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 7 | 3–3–1 | 50% |
| At home | 7 | 3–3–1 | 50% |
| On the road | 18 | 3–15 | 17% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 7 | 4–2–1 | 64% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 18 | 2–16 | 11% |
His own 25 games on file, 1974–1977, 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.
Most-faced opponents
| Opponent | Games | Record |
|---|---|---|
| Washington Stateseries | 4 | 0–4 |
| New Mexico Stateseries | 2 | 2–0 |
| Northern Illinoisseries | 2 | 1–1 |
| Pacificseries | 2 | 1–1 |
| Idaho Stateseries | 1 | 1–0 |
| Weber Stateseries | 1 | 1–0 |
| Arizona Stateseries | 1 | 0–1 |
| Colorado Stateseries | 1 | 0–1 |
Coaching tree
Assistants who became head coaches
- Dennis EricksonWyoming, Washington State, Miami, Oregon State, Idaho, Arizona State, Seattle Seahawks, San Francisco 49ers, Salt Lake Stallions
- Greg McMackinHawai’i, Oregon Tech
Coached under him, later head coaches (2)
| Coach | With him | Head coach at | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dennis Erickson | Idaho, 1974–75: offensive coordinator | Wyoming, Washington State, Miami, Oregon State, Idaho, Arizona State, Seattle Seahawks, San Francisco 49ers, Salt Lake Stallions | |
| Greg McMackin | Idaho, 1976–77: defensive coordinator and defensive backs coach | Hawai’i, Oregon Tech |
Other assistants under him (2)
| Coach | With him | |
|---|---|---|
| A.J. Christoff | Idaho, 1974: defensive coordinator; 1975–76: assistant head coach, defensive coordinator and defensive backs coach | |
| John McMahon | Idaho, 1976–77: offensive 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.