Gerry DiNardo
Gerry DiNardo went 58–77–1 on the field as a head coach, 1991–2004, at Vanderbilt, LSU and Indiana; 59–76–1 officially, with 1993 (5–6) after forfeits. Share
- Record
- 59–76–1 official; 58–77–1 on the field
- Seasons
- 12
- Schools
- 3
- Final AP top 10
- 0 seasons
- Best season
- 1996 10–2, No. 12
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | Conference finish | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Vanderbilt | 5–6 | T–6th | |||
| 1992 | Vanderbilt | 4–7 | T–5th (Eastern) | |||
| 1993 | Vanderbilt | 4–7 (5–6 official) | T–5th (Eastern) | |||
| 1994 | Vanderbilt | 5–6 | 5th (Eastern) | |||
| 1995 | LSU | 7–4–1 | 4th (Western) | Independence Bowl W | 25 | |
| 1996 | LSU | 10–2 | T–1st (Western) | Peach Bowl W | 12 | |
| 1997 | LSU | 9–3 | T–1st (Western) | Independence Bowl W | 13 | |
| 1998 | LSU | 4–7 | 5th (Western) | |||
| 1999 | LSU coached 10 of 11 games | 2–8 | ||||
| 2000–01: not a college head coach | ||||||
| 2002 | Indiana | 3–9 | T–10th | |||
| 2003 | Indiana | 2–10 | T–9th | |||
| 2004 | Indiana | 3–8 | T–10th | |||
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
Chad KesslerConsensus All‑American, 1997- David LaFleurNo. 22 pick, 1997
- Eddie KennisonNo. 18 pick, 1996
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 | 49 | 10–39 | 20% |
| Against top-10 teams | 20 | 2–18 | 10% |
| Against rivals | 63 | 25–38 | 40% |
| Conference games | 94 | 29–64–1 | 31% |
| Bowls and playoffs | 3 | 3–0 | 100% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 44 | 18–25–1 | 42% |
| At home | 72 | 37–35 | 51% |
| On the road | 61 | 18–42–1 | 30% |
| At neutral sites | 3 | 3–0 | 100% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 58 | 39–18–1 | 68% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 78 | 19–59 | 24% |
His own 136 games on file, 1991–2004, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Spurrier 1992–1999 | 1–7 | Florida | 8 | |
| Bill Curry 1991–1996 | 5–1 | Kentucky | 6 | |
| Gene Stallings 1991–1996 | 0–6 | Alabama | 6 | |
| Jackie Sherrill 1995–1999 | 4–1 | Mississippi State | 5 | |
| Terry Bowden 1993–1998 | 3–2 | Auburn | 5 | |
| Tommy Tuberville 1995–1999 | 2–3 | Ole Miss, Auburn | 5 | |
| Danny Ford 1994–1997 | 3–1 | Arkansas | 4 | |
| Ray Goff 1991–1994 | 2–2 | Georgia | 4 | |
| Billy Brewer 1991–1993 | 2–1 | Ole Miss | 3 | |
| Bob Davie 1997–1998 | 1–2 | Notre Dame | 3 |
Gerry DiNardo’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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kentuckyseries | 12 | 6–6 |
| Ole Missseries | 9 | 4–5 |
| Alabamaseries | 9 | 1–8 |
| Auburnseries | 8 | 3–5 |
| Floridaseries | 8 | 1–7 |
| Georgiaseries | 6 | 2–4 |
| Mississippi Stateseries | 5 | 4–1 |
| Arkansasseries | 5 | 3–2 |
National title staffs
Every title staff- Won a national title on Colorado’s 1990 staff (assistant coach, offensive coordinator, tight ends, part of the season) · 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.
Also a player: Gerry DiNardo’s playing career.
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975–76 | Maine | Graduate assistant and assistant defensive line coach | |
| 1977–81 | Eastern Michigan | Defensive line and offensive line coach | |
| 1982 | Colorado | Defensive line coach | |
| 1983 | Colorado | Offensive line coach | |
| 1984–90 | Colorado | Offensive coordinator | |
| 1991–94 | Vanderbilt | Head coach | |
| 1995–99 | LSU | Head coach | |
| 2001 | Birmingham Thunderbolts XFL | Head coach | |
| 2002–04 | Indiana | Head coach |
Every job as the infobox of his Wikipedia article lists it (CC BY-SA), assistant jobs included.
Coaching tree
Worked under
- Jack BicknellMaine
- Ed ChlebekEastern Michigan
- Mike StockEastern Michigan
- Bill McCartneyColorado
Assistants who became head coaches
- Tom GoodeEast Mississippi
- Jerry BaldwinLouisiana
- Michael HaywoodMiami (OH), Texas Southern
- Morris WattsMichigan State
- Lou TepperIllinois, Edinboro, IU Pennsylvania
- Curley HallmanSouthern Miss, LSU
- Dave ArslanianUtah State, Snow, Weber State
- Rick RhoadesTroy, Southern Illinois, Nicholls, Delta State
- Curt MalloryIndiana State
- Steve AddazioTemple, Boston College, Colorado State
- Tim KishArizona
- Matt CanadaMaryland
Worked under (4)
| Head coach | Team | Years | His job | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Bicknell | Maine | 1976 | Graduate assistant and assistant defensive line coach | |
| Ed Chlebek | Eastern Michigan | 1977 | Defensive line and offensive line coach | |
| Mike Stock | Eastern Michigan | 1978–81 | Defensive line and offensive line coach | |
| Bill McCartney | Colorado | 1982–90 | 1982: defensive line coach; 1983: offensive line coach; 1984–90: offensive coordinator |
Coached under him, later head coaches (12)
| Coach | With him | Head coach at | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Goode | Vanderbilt, 1991: offensive line coach | East Mississippi | |
| Jerry Baldwin | LSU, 1995–98: assistant coach | Louisiana | |
| Michael Haywood | LSU, 1995–99: running backs and special teams coach | Miami (OH), Texas Southern | |
| Morris Watts | LSU, 1995–98: offensive coordinator | Michigan State | |
| Lou Tepper | LSU, 1998–99: defensive coordinator and linebackers coach | Illinois, Edinboro, IU Pennsylvania | |
| Curley Hallman | Birmingham Thunderbolts, 2001: co-defensive coordinator | Southern Miss, LSU | |
| Dave Arslanian | Birmingham Thunderbolts, 2001: offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach | Utah State, Snow, Weber State | |
| Rick Rhoades | Birmingham Thunderbolts, 2001: offensive line coach | Troy, Southern Illinois, Nicholls, Delta State | |
| Curt Mallory | Indiana, 2002–04: defensive backs coach | Indiana State | |
| Steve Addazio | Indiana, 2002–03: offensive line coach; 2004: offensive coordinator and offensive line coach | Temple, Boston College, Colorado State | |
| Tim Kish | Indiana, 2002–03: defensive coordinator and linebackers coach | Arizona | |
| Matt Canada | Indiana, 2004: quarterbacks coach | Maryland |
Other assistants under him (9)
| Coach | With him | |
|---|---|---|
| Carl Reese | Vanderbilt, 1991–94: defensive coordinator; LSU, 1995–97: defensive coordinator | |
| Don Frease | Vanderbilt, 1991–94: offensive coordinator | |
| Fred Jackson | Vanderbilt, 1991: quarterbacks coach | |
| Hal Hunter | Vanderbilt, 1991–93: tackles coach and tight ends coach; 1994: offensive line coach; LSU, 1995–98: offensive line coach; 1999: assistant head coach | |
| John Shoop | Vanderbilt, 1992–94: graduate assistant | |
| Bob McConnell | LSU, 1999: offensive coordinator | |
| Joe Cullen | LSU, 1999: defensive line coach; Indiana, 2002–03: defensive line coach; 2004: defensive coordinator | |
| Al Borges | Indiana, 2002–03: offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach | |
| Mike Yurcich | Indiana, 2003–04: graduate assistant |
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
DiNardo’s teams went for it on 15% of fourth downs and on 25% of those where the model said go for it, passed on 41% of plays and took 23.6 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 10 g | 14 of 92 15% | 25% | 41% | 23.6 | −0.05 |
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.