Gerry Faust
Gerry Faust went 73–79–4 as a head coach, 1981–1994, at Notre Dame and Akron. Share
One season our game records don’t credit to him comes from the coach’s Wikipedia article: 1986 at Akron (on file under another coach). It’s marked in the table.
- Record
- 73–79–4 career
- Seasons
- 14
- Schools
- 2
- Final AP top 10
- 0 seasons
- Best season
- 1992 7–3–1
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | Conference finish | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Notre Dame | 5–6 | ||||
| 1982 | Notre Dame | 6–4–1 | ||||
| 1983 | Notre Dame | 7–5 | Liberty Bowl W | |||
| 1984 | Notre Dame | 7–5 | Aloha Bowl L | |||
| 1985 | Notre Dame | 5–6 | ||||
| 1986 | Akron * | 7–4 | T–3rd | |||
| 1987 | Akron | 4–7 | ||||
| 1988 | Akron | 5–6 | ||||
| 1989 | Akron | 6–4–1 | ||||
| 1990 | Akron | 3–7–1 | ||||
| 1991 | Akron | 5–6 | ||||
| 1992 | Akron | 7–3–1 | T–3rd | |||
| 1993 | Akron | 5–6 | 5th | |||
| 1994 | Akron | 1–10 | 9th |
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. * A season our game records don’t credit to him; its record is the article’s.
Players he coached
Bob CrableConsensus All‑American, 1981- Tony HunterNo. 12 pick, 1983
- Eric DorseyNo. 19 pick, 1986
- Greg BellNo. 26 pick, 1984
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 | 24 | 7–17 | 29% |
| Against top-10 teams | 9 | 3–6 | 33% |
| Against rivals | 43 | 24–18–1 | 57% |
| Conference games | 25 | 10–15 | 40% |
| Bowls and playoffs | 2 | 1–1 | 50% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 57 | 21–32–4 | 40% |
| At home | 68 | 39–27–2 | 59% |
| On the road | 71 | 23–46–2 | 34% |
| At neutral sites | 6 | 4–2 | 67% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 77 | 43–30–4 | 58% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 68 | 23–45 | 34% |
His own 145 games on file, 1981–1994, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Herb Deromedi 1988–1993 | 3–2–1 | Central Michigan | 6 | |
| Al Molde 1987–1994 | 0–6 | Western Michigan | 6 | |
| Joe Paterno 1981–1985 | 1–4 | Penn State | 5 | |
| Gary Tranquill 1982–1985 | 4–0 | Navy | 4 | |
| Leon Burtnett 1982–1985 | 2–2 | Purdue | 4 | |
| Howard Schnellenberger 1981–1987 | 1–3 | Miami, Louisville | 4 | |
| Ted Tollner 1983–1985 | 3–0 | USC | 3 | |
| Jim Young 1981–1985 | 2–1 | Purdue, Army | 3 | |
| George Perles 1983–1985 | 2–1 | Michigan State | 3 | |
| Dick Crum 1988–1990 | 2–1 | Kent State | 3 |
Gerry Faust’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 |
|---|---|---|
| Youngstown Stateseries | 8 | 2–5–1 |
| Central Michiganseries | 7 | 3–3–1 |
| Kent Stateseries | 7 | 3–4 |
| Navyseries | 6 | 5–1 |
| Templeseries | 6 | 3–3 |
| Western Michiganseries | 6 | 0–6 |
| Michigan Stateseries | 5 | 4–1 |
| USCseries | 5 | 3–2 |
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962–80 | Moeller HS (OH) high school | Head coach | |
| 1981–85 | Notre Dame | Head coach | |
| 1986–94 | Akron | Head coach |
Every job as the infobox of his Wikipedia article lists it (CC BY-SA), assistant jobs included.
Coaching tree
Assistants who became head coaches
- Tim RoseMiami (OH)
- Jim JohnsonMissouri Southern
- Tom LichtenbergOhio, Morehead State, Maine
- Carl SelmerMiami
- Mike StockEastern Michigan
- Rick LantzNavy, Berlin Thunder, Rhein Fire
- Jim CorrigallKent State
- Terry BowdenAuburn, Akron, UL Monroe, Salem, Samford, North Alabama
- Chris BallNorthern Arizona
- Bill CubitWestern Michigan, Illinois, Widener
- Ron TomanJoplin / Missouri Southern
Coached under him, later head coaches (11)
| Coach | With him | Head coach at | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tim Rose | Moeller HS (OH), 1964–66: assistant coach | Miami (OH) | |
| Jim Johnson | Notre Dame, 1981–83: defensive coordinator | Missouri Southern | |
| Tom Lichtenberg | Notre Dame, 1981–82: offensive coordinator and quarterbacks and wide receivers coach | Ohio, Morehead State, Maine | |
| Carl Selmer | Notre Dame, 1982–85: offensive line coach | Miami | |
| Mike Stock | Notre Dame, 1983–85: running backs and wide receivers coach | Eastern Michigan | |
| Rick Lantz | Notre Dame, 1984–85: defensive line coach | Navy, Berlin Thunder, Rhein Fire | |
| Jim Corrigall | Akron, 1986–89: outside linebackers coach | Kent State | |
| Terry Bowden | Akron, 1986: quarterbacks coach | Auburn, Akron, UL Monroe, Salem, Samford, North Alabama | |
| Chris Ball | Akron, 1987–88: graduate assistant | Northern Arizona | |
| Bill Cubit | Akron, 1990–91: running backs coach | Western Michigan, Illinois, Widener | |
| Ron Toman | Akron, 1990–91: offensive coordinator | Joplin / Missouri Southern |
Other assistants under him (7)
| Coach | With him | |
|---|---|---|
| Ron Hudson | Notre Dame, 1982–85: assistant coach | |
| Mal Moore | Notre Dame, 1983–85: running backs coach | |
| A. J. Christoff | Notre Dame, 1984–85: defensive coordinator and defensive backs coach | |
| Gerald Carr | Akron, 1986–88: multiple positions | |
| Hal Hunter | Akron, 1987–90: offensive line coach | |
| Bob Junko | Akron, 1988–94: defensive coordinator | |
| Greg Seamon | Akron, 1991–94: offensive coordinator and 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.
Books
Books: Open Library (CC0); most-reissued first, each linked to its page there.