Gary Tranquill
Gary Tranquill went 20–34–1 as a head coach, 1982–1986, at Navy. Share
- Record
- 20–34–1 career
- Seasons
- 5
- Schools
- 1
- Final AP top 10
- 0 seasons
- Best season
- 1982 6–5
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | Conference finish | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Navy | 6–5 | ||||
| 1983 | Navy | 3–8 | ||||
| 1984 | Navy | 4–6–1 | ||||
| 1985 | Navy | 4–7 | ||||
| 1986 | 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.
Players he coached
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 | 6 | 2–4 | 33% |
| Against top-10 teams | 2 | 1–1 | 50% |
| Against rivals | 15 | 3–12 | 20% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 18 | 5–12–1 | 31% |
| At home | 22 | 12–10 | 55% |
| On the road | 25 | 5–19–1 | 22% |
| At neutral sites | 8 | 3–5 | 38% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 26 | 13–13 | 50% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 29 | 7–21–1 | 26% |
His own 55 games on file, 1982–1986, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Welsh 1982–1986 | 3–2 | Virginia | 5 | |
| Dick MacPherson 1982–1986 | 1–4 | Syracuse | 5 | |
| Jim Young 1983–1986 | 2–2 | Army | 4 | |
| Gerry Faust 1982–1985 | 0–4 | Notre Dame | 4 | |
| Foge Fazio 1983–1985 | 1–1–1 | Pittsburgh | 3 | |
| Joe Morrison 1983–1985 | 1–2 | South Carolina | 3 | |
| Ken Hatfield 1982–1984 | 0–3 | Air Force, Arkansas | 3 | |
| Fisher DeBerry 1984–1986 | 0–3 | Air Force | 3 |
Gary Tranquill’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 |
|---|---|---|
| Virginiaseries | 5 | 3–2 |
| Armyseries | 5 | 3–2 |
| Syracuseseries | 5 | 1–4 |
| Notre Dameseries | 5 | 0–5 |
| Air Forceseries | 5 | 0–5 |
| Pittsburghseries | 4 | 1–2–1 |
| South Carolinaseries | 4 | 1–3 |
| Lehighseries | 3 | 3–0 |
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962–69 | Wittenberg | Defensive assistant | |
| 1970 | Ball State | Defensive coordinator | |
| 1971–72 | Bowling Green | Defensive coordinator | |
| 1973–76 | Navy | Quarterbacks and wide receivers coach | |
| 1977–78 | Ohio State | Defensive backs coach | |
| 1979 | West Virginia | Defensive coordinator | |
| 1980–81 | West Virginia | Offensive coordinator | |
| 1982–86 | Navy | Head coach | |
| 1987–90 | Virginia | Offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach | |
| 1991–93 | Cleveland Browns NFL | Quarterbacks coach | |
| 1994 | Virginia Tech | Offensive coordinator | |
| 1995–98 | Michigan State | Offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach | |
| 1999–2000 | Virginia | Offensive coordinator | |
| 2001–05 | North Carolina | Offensive coordinator | |
| 2007 | Rhein Fire NFL Europe | Quarterbacks coach | |
| 2009–10 | Boston College | Offensive coordinator |
Every job as the infobox of his Wikipedia article lists it (CC BY-SA), assistant jobs included.
Coaching tree
Worked under
- Bill EdwardsWittenberg
- Don NehlenBowling Green, West Virginia
- George WelshNavy, Virginia
- Woody HayesOhio State
- Frank CignettiWest Virginia
- Bill BelichickCleveland Browns
- Frank BeamerVirginia Tech
- Nick SabanMichigan State
- John BuntingNorth Carolina
- Rick LantzRhein Fire
- Frank SpazianiBoston College
Assistants who became head coaches
- Nick SabanToledo, Michigan State, LSU, Alabama, Miami Dolphins
- Bill StewartWest Virginia, VMI
Worked under (11)
| Head coach | Team | Years | His job | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Edwards | Wittenberg | 1962–68 | Defensive assistant | |
| Don Nehlen | Bowling Green | 1971–72 | Defensive coordinator | |
| George Welsh | Navy | 1973–76 | Quarterbacks and wide receivers coach | |
| Woody Hayes | Ohio State | 1977–78 | Defensive backs coach | |
| Frank Cignetti | West Virginia | 1979 | Defensive coordinator | |
| Don Nehlen | West Virginia | 1980–81 | Offensive coordinator | |
| George Welsh | Virginia | 1987–2000 | 1987–90: offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach; 1999–2000: offensive coordinator | |
| Bill Belichick | Cleveland Browns NFL | 1991–93 | Quarterbacks coach | |
| Frank Beamer | Virginia Tech | 1994 | Offensive coordinator | |
| Nick Saban | Michigan State | 1995–98 | Offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach | |
| John Bunting | North Carolina | 2001–05 | Offensive coordinator | |
| Rick Lantz | Rhein Fire pro | 2007 | Quarterbacks coach | |
| Frank Spaziani | Boston College | 2009–10 | Offensive coordinator |
Coached under him, later head coaches (2)
| Coach | With him | Head coach at | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nick Saban | Navy, 1982: defensive backs coach | Toledo, Michigan State, LSU, Alabama, Miami Dolphins | |
| Bill Stewart | Navy, 1984: offensive line coach | West Virginia, VMI |
Other assistants under him (3)
| Coach | With him | |
|---|---|---|
| Steve Dunlap | Navy, 1982–83: defensive line coach | |
| Chuck Bresnahan | Navy, 1983: graduate assistant; 1986: wide receivers, tight ends and special teams coach | |
| Kevin Rogers | Navy, 1983–86: quarterbacks 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.