Gary Crowton
Gary Crowton went 47–36 as a head coach, 1996–2004, at Louisiana Tech and BYU. Share
- Record
- 47–36 career
- Seasons
- 7
- Schools
- 2
- Final AP top 10
- 0 seasons
- Best season
- 2001 12–2, No. 25
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | Conference finish | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Louisiana Tech | 6–5 | ||||
| 1997 | Louisiana Tech | 9–2 | ||||
| 1998 | Louisiana Tech | 6–6 | ||||
| 1999–00: not a college head coach | ||||||
| 2001 | BYU | 12–2 | 1st | Liberty Bowl L | 25 | |
| 2002 | BYU | 5–7 | 5th | |||
| 2003 | BYU | 4–8 | 6th | |||
| 2004 | BYU | 5–6 | 3rd | |||
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.
Players he coached
Troy Edwards1998 Biletnikoff Award
Luke Staley2001 Doak Walker Award
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 | 9 | 0–9 | 0% |
| Against top-10 teams | 4 | 0–4 | 0% |
| Against rivals | 11 | 7–4 | 64% |
| Conference games | 28 | 16–12 | 57% |
| Bowls and playoffs | 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 32 | 20–12 | 63% |
| At home | 37 | 25–12 | 68% |
| On the road | 42 | 21–21 | 50% |
| At neutral sites | 4 | 1–3 | 25% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 49 | 36–13 | 73% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 34 | 11–23 | 32% |
His own 83 games on file, 1996–2004, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fisher DeBerry 2001–2004 | 2–2 | Air Force | 4 | |
| John Robinson 2001–2004 | 2–2 | UNLV | 4 | |
| Rocky Long 2001–2004 | 2–2 | New Mexico | 4 | |
| Sonny Lubick 2001–2004 | 2–2 | Colorado State | 4 | |
| Watson Brown 1996–1998 | 3–0 | UAB | 3 | |
| Tom Craft 2002–2004 | 3–0 | San Diego State | 3 | |
| Nelson Stokley 1996–1998 | 2–1 | Louisiana | 3 |
Gary Crowton’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 |
|---|---|---|
| Wyomingseries | 5 | 3–2 |
| San Diego Stateseries | 4 | 4–0 |
| Colorado Stateseries | 4 | 2–2 |
| Boise Stateseries | 4 | 2–2 |
| New Mexicoseries | 4 | 2–2 |
| Air Forceseries | 4 | 2–2 |
| UNLVseries | 4 | 2–2 |
| Utahseries | 4 | 1–3 |
National title staffs
Every title staff- Won a national title on LSU’s 2007 staff (Off. coordinator) · the staff · source
The champions’ staffs from 1990 on, as the schools listed them that season: Staff lists: Drew Hoover’s how-many-rings (MIT), from the schools’ media guides and staff pages. Roles as the source words them.
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | BYU | Graduate assistant | |
| 1983 | Snow | Defensive backs coach | |
| 1984–86 | Snow | Offensive coordinator | |
| 1987 | Western Illinois | Offensive coordinator | |
| 1988–90 | New Hampshire | Offensive coordinator | |
| 1991–93 | Boston College | Quarterbacks coach | |
| 1994 | Georgia Tech | Co-offensive coordinator | |
| 1995 | Louisiana Tech | Offensive coordinator | |
| 1996–98 | Louisiana Tech | Head coach | |
| 1999–2000 | Chicago Bears NFL | Offensive coordinator | |
| 2001–04 | BYU | Head coach | |
| 2005–06 | Oregon | Offensive coordinator | |
| 2007–10 | LSU | Offensive coordinator | |
| 2011 | Maryland | Offensive coordinator | |
| 2012–13 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers CFL | Offensive coordinator | |
| 2014–15 | Southern Utah | Offensive coordinator | |
| 2015 | Oregon State | Offensive consultant | |
| 2016–17 | Stephen F. Austin | Offensive coordinator | |
| 2018–21 | Pine View HS (UT) high school | Offensive coordinator |
Every job as the infobox of his Wikipedia article lists it (CC BY-SA), assistant jobs included.
Coaching tree
Worked under
- LaVell EdwardsBYU
- Tom CoughlinBoston College
- George O’LearyGeorgia Tech
- Bill LewisGeorgia Tech
- Joe PeaceLouisiana Tech
- Mike BellottiOregon
- Les MilesLSU
- Randy EdsallMaryland
- Tim BurkeWinnipeg Blue Bombers
- Ed LambSouthern Utah
- Gary AndersenOregon State
- Clint ConqueStephen F. Austin
Assistants who became head coaches
- Clint ConqueCentral Arkansas, Stephen F. Austin
- Pete FredenburgMary Hardin Baylor
- Bronco MendenhallBYU, Virginia, New Mexico, Utah State
- Jack Bicknell Jr.Louisiana Tech
- Ed LambSouthern Utah, Northern Colorado
- Kalani SitakeBYU
Worked under (12)
| Head coach | Team | Years | His job | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LaVell Edwards | BYU | 1982 | Graduate assistant | |
| Tom Coughlin | Boston College | 1991–93 | Quarterbacks coach | |
| George O’Leary | Georgia Tech | 1994 | Co-offensive coordinator | |
| Bill Lewis | Georgia Tech | 1994 | Co-offensive coordinator | |
| Joe Peace | Louisiana Tech | 1995 | Offensive coordinator | |
| Mike Bellotti | Oregon | 2005–06 | Offensive coordinator | |
| Les Miles | LSU | 2007–10 | Offensive coordinator | |
| Randy Edsall | Maryland | 2011 | Offensive coordinator | |
| Tim Burke | Winnipeg Blue Bombers pro | 2012–13 | Offensive coordinator | |
| Ed Lamb | Southern Utah | 2014–15 | Offensive coordinator | |
| Gary Andersen | Oregon State | 2015 | Offensive consultant | |
| Clint Conque | Stephen F. Austin | 2016–17 | Offensive coordinator |
Coached under him, later head coaches (6)
| Coach | With him | Head coach at | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clint Conque | Louisiana Tech, 1996–98: special teams and running backs coach | Central Arkansas, Stephen F. Austin | |
| Pete Fredenburg | Louisiana Tech, 1996: defensive coordinator | Mary Hardin Baylor | |
| Bronco Mendenhall | Louisiana Tech, 1997: defensive backs coach; BYU, 2003–04: defensive coordinator and defensive backs coach | BYU, Virginia, New Mexico, Utah State | |
| Jack Bicknell Jr. | Louisiana Tech, 1997–98: offensive line coach | Louisiana Tech | |
| Ed Lamb | BYU, 2001: graduate assistant | Southern Utah, Northern Colorado | |
| Kalani Sitake | BYU, 2002: graduate assistant | BYU |
Other assistants under him (8)
| Coach | With him | |
|---|---|---|
| Todd Bradford | Louisiana Tech, 1997: defensive coordinator; BYU, 2003: co-offensive coordinator; 2004: offensive coordinator | |
| Kevin McGiven | Louisiana Tech, 1998: student assistant; BYU, 2002–04: graduate assistant | |
| Aaron Roderick | BYU, 2001: graduate assistant | |
| Brian Mitchell | BYU, 2001–04: defensive backs coach | |
| Ken Schmidt | BYU, 2001–02: defensive coordinator | |
| Mike Borich | BYU, 2001–02: offensive coordinator | |
| Robbie Bosco | BYU, 2001–03: quarterbacks coach | |
| Jeff Grimes | BYU, 2004: offensive line 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.
How he coached
Crowton’s teams went for it on 9% of fourth downs and on 20% of those where the model said go for it, passed on 59% of plays and took 21.0 seconds a play, in 2004.
| Season | Went for it on fourth | When the model said go | Pass rate | Seconds a play | EPA a play | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 4 g | 3 of 33 9% | 20% | 59% | 21.0 | −0.19 |
His seasons as a head coach from 2004 on, from ESPN’s play by play: fourth downs where he went for it out of every fourth-down decision; how often he went when SportsDataverse’s fourth-down model said going for it was the better call; the share of his offense’s plays that were passes; seconds of game clock per offensive play (lower is faster); and expected points added per offensive play (EPA, a measure of how much each play moved the offense toward points). The season in progress counts its games so far. SportsDataverse’s coach tendencies, from ESPN’s play by play; the EPA and the fourth-down model are SportsDataverse’s.