Gerad Parker
Gerad Parker went 15–23 as a head coach, 2016–2026, at Purdue and Troy. Wikipedia’s season articles record one season differently (2026, 3–2); by them his record is 15–22. Share
- Record
- 15–23 career
- Seasons
- 4
- Schools
- 2
- Final AP top 10
- 0 seasons
- Born
- Jan 4, 1981
- Best season
- 2025 8–6
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | Conference finish | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Purdue interim, remainder of season | 0–6 | 7th | |||
| 2017–23: not a college head coach | ||||||
| 2024 | Troy | 4–8 | T–5th | |||
| 2025 | Troy | 8–6 | 1st | Salute to Veterans Bowl L | ||
| 2026 | Troy | 3–3 (Wikipedia: 3–2) | ||||
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 | 6 | 0–6 | 0% |
| Against top-10 teams | 3 | 0–3 | 0% |
| Against rivals | 4 | 1–3 | 25% |
| Conference games | 24 | 10–14 | 42% |
| Bowls and playoffs | 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 10 | 5–5 | 50% |
| At home | 18 | 10–8 | 56% |
| On the road | 19 | 5–14 | 26% |
| At neutral sites | 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 18 | 12–6 | 67% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 20 | 3–17 | 15% |
His own 38 games on file, 2016–2026, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Desormeaux 2024–2026 | 1–2 | Louisiana | 3 |
Gerad Parker’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 |
|---|---|---|
| Southern Missseries | 3 | 3–0 |
| Louisianaseries | 3 | 1–2 |
| South Alabamaseries | 2 | 1–1 |
| Texas Stateseries | 2 | 1–1 |
| UL Monroeseries | 2 | 1–1 |
| Memphisseries | 2 | 0–2 |
| Arkansas Stateseries | 2 | 0–2 |
| Florida A&Mseries | 1 | 1–0 |
Also a player: Gerad Parker’s playing career.
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005–06 | Raceland-Worthington HS (KY) high school | Wide receivers and defensive backs coach | |
| 2007 | Kentucky | Graduate assistant | |
| 2008–10 | UT Martin | Passing game coordinator and recruiting coordinator | |
| 2011–12 | Marshall | Wide receivers coach | |
| 2013–14 | Purdue | Tight ends coach and recruiting coordinator | |
| 2015–16 | Purdue | Wide receivers coach and recruiting coordinator | |
| 2016 | Purdue | Interim head coach | |
| 2017 | Duke | Offensive assistant | |
| 2018 | Duke | Wide receivers coach | |
| 2019 | Penn State | Wide receivers coach | |
| 2020–21 | West Virginia | Offensive coordinator and wide receivers coach | |
| 2022 | Notre Dame | Tight ends coach | |
| 2023 | Notre Dame | Offensive coordinator and tight ends coach | |
| 2024–present | Troy | Head coach |
Every job as the infobox of his Wikipedia article lists it (CC BY-SA), assistant jobs included.
Coaching tree
Worked under
- Rich BrooksKentucky
- Jason SimpsonUT Martin
- Doc HollidayMarshall
- Darrell HazellPurdue
- David CutcliffeDuke
- James FranklinPenn State
- Neal BrownWest Virginia
- Marcus FreemanNotre Dame
Assistants who became head coaches
- Ross ElsHastings
- Tim LesterWestern Michigan, Saint Joseph’s (IN), Elmhurst
- Travis PearsonAlabama State
Worked under (8)
| Head coach | Team | Years | His job | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rich Brooks | Kentucky | 2007 | Graduate assistant | |
| Jason Simpson | UT Martin | 2008–10 | Passing game coordinator and recruiting coordinator | |
| Doc Holliday | Marshall | 2011–12 | Wide receivers coach | |
| Darrell Hazell | Purdue | 2013–16 | 2013–14: tight ends coach and recruiting coordinator; 2015–16: wide receivers coach and recruiting coordinator | |
| David Cutcliffe | Duke | 2017–18 | 2017: offensive assistant; 2018: wide receivers coach | |
| James Franklin | Penn State | 2019 | Wide receivers coach | |
| Neal Brown | West Virginia | 2020–21 | Offensive coordinator and wide receivers coach | |
| Marcus Freeman | Notre Dame | 2022–23 | 2022: tight ends coach; 2023: offensive coordinator and tight ends coach |
Coached under him, later head coaches (3)
| Coach | With him | Head coach at | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ross Els | Purdue, 2016: defensive coordinator and safeties coach | Hastings | |
| Tim Lester | Purdue, 2016: quarterbacks coach | Western Michigan, Saint Joseph’s (IN), Elmhurst | |
| Travis Pearson | Troy, 2024: cornerbacks coach | Alabama State |
Other assistants under him (8)
| Coach | With him | |
|---|---|---|
| Marcus Freeman | Purdue, 2016: co-defensive coordinator | |
| Taver Johnson | Purdue, 2016: defensive backs coach | |
| Terry Malone | Purdue, 2016: offensive coordinator and tight ends coach | |
| Dontae Wright | Troy, 2024–26: defensive coordinator | |
| Nathan Burton | Troy, 2024–26: co-defensive coordinator and inside linebackers coach | |
| Re’quan Boyette | Troy, 2024–26: running backs coach | |
| Sean Reagan | Troy, 2024–25: offensive coordinator | |
| Adam Austin | Troy, 2026: 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.
How he coached
Parker’s teams went for it on 27% of fourth downs and on 52% of those where the model said go for it, passed on 50% of plays and took 27.0 seconds a play, 2024–2026.
| Season | Went for it on fourth | When the model said go | Pass rate | Seconds a play | EPA a play | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 12 g | 17 of 76 22% | 41% | 47% | 27.6 | +0.10 | |
| 2025 14 g | 36 of 121 30% | 54% | 53% | 26.5 | −0.05 | |
| 2026 6 g | 16 of 54 30% | 63% | 46% | 26.9 | +0.03 | |
| All 32 g | 69 of 251 27% | 52% | 50% | 27.0 | +0.02 |
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.