Gary Pinkel
Gary Pinkel went 191–110–3 on the field as a head coach, 1991–2015, at Toledo and Missouri; 186–110–3 officially, after the NCAA vacated five wins (2015). Share
- Record
- 186–110–3 official; 191–110–3 on the field
- Seasons
- 25
- Schools
- 2
- Final AP top 10
- 2 seasons
- Hall of Fame
- 2022 inducted
- Best season
- 2007 12–2, No. 4
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | Conference finish | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Toledo | 5–5–1 | T–3rd | |||
| 1992 | Toledo | 8–3 | T–3rd | |||
| 1993 | Toledo | 4–7 | T–7th | |||
| 1994 | Toledo | 6–4–1 | 6th | |||
| 1995 | Toledo | 11–0–1 | 1st | Las Vegas Bowl W | 24 | |
| 1996 | Toledo | 7–4 | T–2nd | |||
| 1997 | Toledo | 9–3 | 1st (West) | Mid-American Championship Game L | ||
| 1998 | Toledo | 7–5 | 1st (West) | Mid-American Championship Game L | ||
| 1999 | Toledo | 6–5 | T–2nd (West) | |||
| 2000 | Toledo | 10–1 | 1st (West) | |||
| 2001 | Missouri | 4–7 | T–4th (North) | |||
| 2002 | Missouri | 5–7 | 5th (North) | |||
| 2003 | Missouri | 8–5 | 3rd (North) | Independence Bowl L | ||
| 2004 | Missouri | 5–6 | T–3rd (North) | |||
| 2005 | Missouri | 7–5 | T–2nd (North) | Independence Bowl W | ||
| 2006 | Missouri | 8–5 | T–2nd (North) | Sun Bowl L | ||
| 2007 | Missouri | 12–2 | T–1st (North) | Cotton Bowl W | 4 | |
| 2008 | Missouri | 10–4 | T–1st (North) | Alamo Bowl W | 19 | |
| 2009 | Missouri | 8–5 | T–2nd (North) | Texas Bowl L | ||
| 2010 | Missouri | 10–3 | T–1st (North) | Insight Bowl L | 18 | |
| 2011 | Missouri | 8–5 | 5th | Independence Bowl W | ||
| 2012 | Missouri | 5–7 | 5th (Eastern) | |||
| 2013 | Missouri | 12–2 | 1st (Eastern) | Cotton Bowl W | 5 | |
| 2014 | Missouri | 11–3 | 1st (Eastern) | Citrus Bowl W | 14 | |
| 2015 | Missouri | 5–7 (0–7 official) | T–6th (Eastern) |
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
Martin RuckerConsensus All‑American, 2007- Michael EgnewConsensus All‑American, 2010
- Blaine GabbertNo. 10 pick, 2011
- Sheldon RichardsonNo. 13 pick, 2013
- Sean WeatherspoonNo. 19 pick, 2010
- Evander HoodNo. 32 pick, 2009
Dan WilliamsNo. 11 pick, 1993
Every player from his seasons with a Heisman top-five finish, a national award, consensus All-America honors or a first-round pick. Photos: Wikimedia Commons, free licenses; credits on each player’s page.
How his teams did
| Kind of game | Games | Record | Won |
|---|---|---|---|
| Against ranked teams | 55 | 15–40 | 27% |
| Against top-10 teams | 27 | 4–23 | 15% |
| Against rivals | 95 | 56–39 | 59% |
| Conference games | 200 | 117–80–3 | 59% |
| Bowls and playoffs | 13 | 7–6 | 54% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 97 | 51–43–3 | 54% |
| At home | 153 | 110–41–2 | 73% |
| On the road | 121 | 62–58–1 | 52% |
| At neutral sites | 30 | 19–11 | 63% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 213 | 159–52–2 | 75% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 91 | 32–58–1 | 36% |
His own 304 games on file, 1991–2015, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Blackney 1991–2000 | 5–5 | Bowling Green | 10 | |
| Mark Mangino 2002–2009 | 4–4 | Kansas | 8 | |
| Bill Snyder 2001–2011 | 2–6 | Kansas State | 8 | |
| Bob Stoops 2002–2011 | 1–7 | Oklahoma | 8 | |
| Bill Lynch 1995–2002 | 5–2 | Ball State | 7 | |
| Randy Walker 1991–1998 | 3–3–1 | Miami (OH) | 7 | |
| Al Molde 1991–1996 | 5–1 | Western Michigan | 6 | |
| Dick Flynn 1994–1999 | 5–1 | Central Michigan | 6 | |
| Dan McCarney 2001–2006 | 3–3 | Iowa State | 6 | |
| Mack Brown 2001–2011 | 1–5 | Texas | 6 |
Gary Pinkel’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 |
|---|---|---|
| Ball Stateseries | 13 | 8–4–1 |
| Bowling Greenseries | 13 | 6–7 |
| Kansasseries | 12 | 7–5 |
| Western Michiganseries | 11 | 9–2 |
| Iowa Stateseries | 11 | 8–3 |
| Kansas Stateseries | 11 | 5–6 |
| Eastern Michiganseries | 10 | 7–3 |
| Coloradoseries | 10 | 6–4 |
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974–75 | Kent State | Graduate assistant | |
| 1976 | Washington | Tight ends coach | |
| 1977–78 | Bowling Green | Wide receivers coach | |
| 1979–83 | Washington | Wide receivers coach | |
| 1984–90 | Washington | Offensive coordinator and wide receivers coach | |
| 1991–2000 | Toledo | Head coach | |
| 2001–15 | Missouri | Head coach |
Every job as the infobox of his Wikipedia article lists it (CC BY-SA), assistant jobs included.
Coaching tree
Worked under
- Don JamesKent State, Washington
- Dennis FitzgeraldKent State
- Dennis StolzBowling Green
Assistants who became head coaches
- Dean PeesKent State
- Ellis RainsbergerKansas State, Washburn, Southern Illinois, Pittsburgh Maulers
- Tom AmstutzToledo
- Dave ChristensenWyoming, Spokane Falls
- Dave SteckelMissouri State
- Matt EberflusChicago Bears
- Mike DunbarCentral Washington, Northern Iowa
- Barry OdomMissouri, UNLV, Purdue
- A. J. RickerSaint Joseph’s (IN)
- Ryan WaltersPurdue
Worked under (3)
| Head coach | Team | Years | His job | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Don James | Kent State | 1974 | Graduate assistant | |
| Dennis Fitzgerald | Kent State | 1975 | Graduate assistant | |
| Don James | Washington | 1976–90 | 1976: tight ends coach; 1979–83: wide receivers coach; 1984–90: offensive coordinator and wide receivers coach | |
| Dennis Stolz | Bowling Green | 1977–78 | Wide receivers coach |
Coached under him, later head coaches (10)
| Coach | With him | Head coach at | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dean Pees | Toledo, 1991–93: defensive coordinator | Kent State | |
| Ellis Rainsberger | Toledo, 1991: assistant coach | Kansas State, Washburn, Southern Illinois, Pittsburgh Maulers | |
| Tom Amstutz | Toledo, 1991–93: outside linebackers coach; 1994–98: defensive coordinator; 1998–2000: assistant head coach and defensive coordinator | Toledo | |
| Dave Christensen | Toledo, 1992–96: offensive line coach; 1997–2000: offensive coordinator; Missouri, 2001–08: offensive coordinator | Wyoming, Spokane Falls | |
| Dave Steckel | Toledo, 1992–95: defensive line coach; Missouri, 2001–08: linebackers coach; 2009–10: defensive coordinator and linebackers coach; 2011–14: assistant head coach, defensive coordinator and linebackers coach | Missouri State | |
| Matt Eberflus | Toledo, 1992: student assistant coach; 1993: graduate assistant; 1994–95: recruiting coordinator and outside linebackers coach; 1996–98: outside linebackers coach; 1999–2000: defensive backs coach; Missouri, 2001–06: defensive coordinator; 2007–08: defensive coordinator and assistant head coach | Chicago Bears | |
| Mike Dunbar | Toledo, 1992–93: offensive coordinator; 1994–96: assistant head coach and offensive coordinator | Central Washington, Northern Iowa | |
| Barry Odom | Missouri, 2003: graduate assistant; 2004–05: director of recruiting; 2006–08: DFP; 2009–11: safeties coach; 2015: defensive coordinator and linebackers coach | Missouri, UNLV, Purdue | |
| A. J. Ricker | Missouri, 2014–15: offensive line coach | Saint Joseph’s (IN) | |
| Ryan Walters | Missouri, 2015: safeties coach | Purdue |
Other assistants under him (6)
| Coach | With him | |
|---|---|---|
| Greg Meyer | Toledo, 1991: offensive coordinator | |
| Phil Parker | Toledo, 1991–98: defensive backs coach | |
| David Yost | Toledo, 1996–2000: quarterbacks coach; Missouri, 2001–08: quarterbacks coach; 2009–10: offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach; 2011–12: assistant head coach and offensive coordinator | |
| Alex Grinch | Missouri, 2002–04: graduate assistant; 2012–14: safeties coach | |
| Brian Odom | Missouri, 2005: defensive graduate assistant | |
| Josh Henson | Missouri, 2009–15: offensive coordinator and 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.
Pay
| Year | School | Job | Contract pay | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Missouri | head coachbonuses up to $725,000; $900,000 in bonuses paid | $3,768,889 USA Today | |
| 2014 | Missouri | head coachbonuses up to $1,825,000 | $3,400,000 USA Today | |
| 2013 | Missouri | head coachbonuses up to $850,000 | $2,800,200 USA Today via Leeds | |
| 2012 | Missouri | head coachbonuses up to $850,000 | $2,700,000 USA Today via Leeds | |
| 2011 | Missouri | head coachbonuses up to $850,000 | $2,700,000 USA Today via Leeds | |
| 2010 | Missouri | head coachbonuses up to $850,000 | $2,550,000 USA Today via Leeds | |
| 2009 | Missouri | head coachbonuses up to $850,000 | $2,525,000 USA Today via Leeds | |
| 2008 | Missouri | head coach | $1,875,000 USA Today via Leeds | |
| 2007 | Missouri | head coachbonuses up to $473,750 | $1,320,000 USA Today via Leeds | |
| 2006 | Missouri | head coachbonuses up to $462,499 | $1,095,000 USA Today via Leeds |
USA Today’s coaches salary database (2014–17, from public-records requests to the schools; Rachel Ehlers’ copy): the season’s contract pay, school pay plus outside money, before bonuses.
The same USA Today database for 2006–16, from Michael Leeds’ replication data on Harvard Dataverse (CC0): the season’s contract pay.
Pay of public employees in their public job only: head coaches, and assistants in the seasons our records name them a coordinator, at public universities.
How he coached
Pinkel’s teams went for it on 18% of fourth downs and on 32% of those where the model said go for it, passed on 50% of plays and took 22.8 seconds a play, 2004–2015.
| Season | Went for it on fourth | When the model said go | Pass rate | Seconds a play | EPA a play | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 11 g | 25 of 114 22% | 47% | 45% | 21.6 | −0.11 | |
| 2005 10 g | 26 of 96 27% | 47% | 49% | 21.3 | −0.06 | |
| 2006 13 g | 18 of 84 21% | 34% | 53% | 22.7 | +0.01 | |
| 2007 14 g | 10 of 86 12% | 21% | 54% | 22.3 | +0.06 | |
| 2008 14 g | 13 of 65 20% | 28% | 59% | 22.2 | +0.14 | |
| 2009 13 g | 22 of 110 20% | 35% | 53% | 22.7 | −0.02 | |
| 2010 12 g | 15 of 97 15% | 19% | 55% | 22.0 | −0.03 | |
| 2011 13 g | 18 of 100 18% | 33% | 41% | 21.8 | +0.07 | |
| 2012 12 g | 22 of 112 20% | 30% | 51% | 23.6 | −0.10 | |
| 2013 14 g | 16 of 107 15% | 26% | 45% | 23.4 | +0.15 | |
| 2014 14 g | 15 of 112 13% | 30% | 46% | 24.9 | +0.02 | |
| 2015 12 g | 18 of 118 15% | 31% | 53% | 24.6 | −0.19 | |
| All 152 g | 218 of 1201 18% | 32% | 50% | 22.8 | 0.00 |
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.