Elliot Uzelac
Elliot Uzelac went 46–64 as a head coach, 1975–1989, at Western Michigan and Navy. Share
- Record
- 46–64 career
- Seasons
- 10
- Schools
- 2
- Final AP top 10
- 0 seasons
- Best season
- 1976 7–4
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | Conference finish | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Western Michigan | 1–10 | 9th | |||
| 1976 | Western Michigan | 7–4 | 4th | |||
| 1977 | Western Michigan | 4–7 | 7th | |||
| 1978 | Western Michigan | 7–4 | 4th | |||
| 1979 | Western Michigan | 6–5 | 3rd | |||
| 1980 | Western Michigan | 7–4 | 2nd | |||
| 1981 | Western Michigan | 6–5 | T–5th | |||
| 1982–86: not a college head coach | ||||||
| 1987 | Navy | 2–9 | ||||
| 1988 | Navy | 3–8 | ||||
| 1989 | Navy | 3–8 | ||||
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 | 8 | 0–8 | 0% |
| Against top-10 teams | 5 | 0–5 | 0% |
| Against rivals | 29 | 12–17 | 41% |
| Conference games | 60 | 30–30 | 50% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 32 | 9–23 | 28% |
| At home | 54 | 25–29 | 46% |
| On the road | 51 | 20–31 | 39% |
| At neutral sites | 5 | 1–4 | 20% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 51 | 33–18 | 65% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 59 | 13–46 | 22% |
His own 110 games on file, 1975–1989, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chuck Stobart 1977–1981 | 3–2 | Toledo | 5 | |
| Dennis Stolz 1977–1981 | 2–3 | Bowling Green | 5 | |
| Pat Culpepper 1976–1979 | 4–0 | Northern Illinois | 4 | |
| Mike Stock 1978–1981 | 4–0 | Eastern Michigan | 4 | |
| Frank Ellwood 1975–1978 | 3–1 | Marshall | 4 | |
| Dwight Wallace 1978–1981 | 3–1 | Ball State | 4 | |
| Tom Reed 1978–1981 | 1–3 | Miami (OH) | 4 | |
| Dick Crum 1975–1987 | 0–4 | Miami (OH), North Carolina | 4 | |
| Herb Deromedi 1978–1981 | 0–4 | Central Michigan | 4 | |
| Bill Hess 1975–1977 | 2–1 | Ohio | 3 |
Elliot Uzelac’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 |
|---|---|---|
| Northern Illinoisseries | 7 | 6–1 |
| Ohioseries | 7 | 4–3 |
| Toledoseries | 7 | 4–3 |
| Kent Stateseries | 7 | 3–4 |
| Bowling Greenseries | 7 | 2–5 |
| Miami (OH)series | 7 | 1–6 |
| Central Michiganseries | 7 | 1–6 |
| Eastern Michiganseries | 6 | 6–0 |
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | Chesterton HS (IN) high school | Assistant coach | |
| 1965 | Bowling Green | Graduate assistant | |
| 1966–67 | Logan HS (WV) high school | Head coach | |
| 1968–69 | Bowling Green | Offensive line coach | |
| 1970 | Bowling Green | Offensive coordinator | |
| 1971–72 | Navy | Offensive line coach | |
| 1973–74 | Michigan | Offensive line coach | |
| 1975–81 | Western Michigan | Head coach | |
| 1982–86 | Michigan | Offensive line coach | |
| 1987–89 | Navy | Head coach | |
| 1990 | Indiana | Assistant coach | |
| 1991 | Ohio State | Offensive coordinator | |
| 1992 | Cleveland Browns NFL | Assistant coach | |
| 1993–94 | Colorado | Offensive coordinator | |
| 1995–96 | Kentucky | Offensive coordinator | |
| 1997 | Minnesota | Offensive coordinator and offensive line coach | |
| 1998–2000 | Maryland | Offensive line coach | |
| 2002–03 | St. John’s College HS (DC) high school | Head coach | |
| 2004–05 | Georgetown | Offensive coordinator | |
| 2006–10 | St. Joseph HS (MI) high school | Head coach | |
| 2015–17 | Benton Harbor HS (MI) high school | Head coach | |
| 2020–22 | Berrien Springs HS (MI) high school | Head coach |
Every job as the infobox of his Wikipedia article lists it (CC BY-SA), assistant jobs included.
Coaching tree
Worked under
- Bob GibsonBowling Green
- Don NehlenBowling Green
- Rick ForzanoNavy
- Bo SchembechlerMichigan
- Bill MalloryIndiana
- John CooperOhio State
- Bill BelichickCleveland Browns
- Bill McCartneyColorado
- Bill CurryKentucky
- Glen MasonMinnesota
- Ron VanderlindenMaryland
- Bob BensonGeorgetown
Assistants who became head coaches
- Bob SuttonArmy
- Jim GilstrapOttawa Rough Riders
- Dean PeesKent State
- Tom AmstutzToledo
Worked under (12)
| Head coach | Team | Years | His job | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Gibson | Bowling Green | 1965 | Graduate assistant | |
| Don Nehlen | Bowling Green | 1968–70 | 1968–69: offensive line coach; 1970: offensive coordinator | |
| Rick Forzano | Navy | 1971–72 | Offensive line coach | |
| Bo Schembechler | Michigan | 1973–86 | Offensive line coach | |
| Bill Mallory | Indiana | 1990 | Assistant coach | |
| John Cooper | Ohio State | 1991 | Offensive coordinator | |
| Bill Belichick | Cleveland Browns NFL | 1992 | Assistant coach | |
| Bill McCartney | Colorado | 1993–94 | Offensive coordinator | |
| Bill Curry | Kentucky | 1995–96 | Offensive coordinator | |
| Glen Mason | Minnesota | 1997 | Offensive coordinator and offensive line coach | |
| Ron Vanderlinden | Maryland | 1998–2000 | Offensive line coach | |
| Bob Benson | Georgetown | 2004–05 | Offensive coordinator |
Coached under him, later head coaches (4)
| Coach | With him | Head coach at | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Sutton | Western Michigan, 1975–76: defensive coordinator and linebackers coach; 1980–81: offensive coordinator and quarterbacks and wide receivers coach | Army | |
| Jim Gilstrap | Western Michigan, 1978–80: offensive line coach | Ottawa Rough Riders | |
| Dean Pees | Navy, 1987–89: defensive backs coach | Kent State | |
| Tom Amstutz | Navy, 1987–89: outside linebackers coach | Toledo |
Other assistants under him (7)
| Coach | With him | |
|---|---|---|
| Chuck Bresnahan | Navy, 1987: wide receivers, tight ends and special teams coach | |
| Fred Jackson | Navy, 1987: wide receivers coach | |
| Greg Mattison | Navy, 1987–88: defensive line coach | |
| Greg Seamon | Navy, 1987–88: quarterbacks coach | |
| Kevin Rogers | Navy, 1987–89: quarterbacks coach | |
| Carl Reese | Navy, 1989: defensive coordinator | |
| Randy Bates | Navy, 1989: linebackers and defensive backs coach |
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.