Greg Robinson
Greg Robinson went 10–37 on the field as a head coach, 2005–2008, at Syracuse; 5–37 officially, after the NCAA vacated five wins (2005 and 2006). Share
- Record
- 5–37 official; 10–37 on the field
- Seasons
- 4
- Schools
- 1
- Final AP top 10
- 0 seasons
- Best season
- 2008 3–9
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | Conference finish | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Syracuse | 1–10 (0–10 official) | 8th | |||
| 2006 | Syracuse | 4–8 (0–8 official) | T–7th | |||
| 2007 | Syracuse | 2–10 | 8th | |||
| 2008 | Syracuse | 3–9 | T–7th |
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 | 15 | 1–14 | 7% |
| Against top-10 teams | 4 | 0–4 | 0% |
| Against rivals | 19 | 3–16 | 16% |
| Conference games | 28 | 3–25 | 11% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 12 | 6–6 | 50% |
| At home | 25 | 7–18 | 28% |
| On the road | 22 | 3–19 | 14% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 8 | 3–5 | 38% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 39 | 7–32 | 18% |
His own 47 games on file, 2005–2008, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Randy Edsall 2005–2008 | 1–3 | UConn | 4 | |
| Dave Wannstedt 2005–2008 | 0–4 | Pittsburgh | 4 | |
| Greg Schiano 2005–2008 | 0–4 | Rutgers | 4 | |
| Jim Leavitt 2005–2008 | 0–4 | South Florida | 4 | |
| Rich Rodriguez 2005–2007 | 0–3 | West Virginia | 3 |
Greg Robinson’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 |
|---|---|---|
| Louisvilleseries | 4 | 2–2 |
| UConnseries | 4 | 1–3 |
| South Floridaseries | 4 | 0–4 |
| Rutgersseries | 4 | 0–4 |
| Pittsburghseries | 4 | 0–4 |
| West Virginiaseries | 4 | 0–4 |
| Cincinnatiseries | 4 | 0–4 |
| Buffaloseries | 2 | 2–0 |
Also a player: Greg Robinson’s playing career.
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975–76 | Pacific (CA) | Assistant coach | |
| 1977–79 | Cal State Fullerton | Assistant coach | |
| 1980–81 | NC State | Linebackers coach | |
| 1982–88 | UCLA | Defensive line coach | |
| 1989 | UCLA | Offensive coordinator | |
| 1990–93 | New York Jets NFL | Defensive line coach | |
| 1994 | New York Jets NFL | Defensive coordinator | |
| 1995–2000 | Denver Broncos NFL | Defensive coordinator | |
| 2001–03 | Kansas City Chiefs NFL | Defensive coordinator | |
| 2004 | Texas | Co-defensive coordinator | |
| 2005–08 | Syracuse | Head coach | |
| 2009–10 | Michigan | Defensive coordinator and linebackers coach | |
| 2012 | Saint Francis HS (CA) high school | Assistant coach | |
| 2013 | Texas | Defensive coordinator | |
| 2014–15 | San Jose State | Defensive coordinator and linebackers coach |
Every job as the infobox of his Wikipedia article lists it (CC BY-SA), assistant jobs included.
Coaching tree
Worked under
- Chester CaddasPacific
- Jim CollettoCal State Fullerton
- Monte KiffinNC State
- Terry DonahueUCLA
- Pete CarrollNew York Jets
- Mike ShanahanDenver Broncos
- Dick VermeilKansas City Chiefs
- Mack BrownTexas
- Rich RodriguezMichigan
- Ron CaragherSan José State
Assistants who became head coaches
- Major ApplewhiteHouston, South Alabama
Worked under (10)
| Head coach | Team | Years | His job | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chester Caddas | Pacific | 1975–76 | Assistant coach | |
| Jim Colletto | Cal State Fullerton | 1977–79 | Assistant coach | |
| Monte Kiffin | NC State | 1980–81 | Linebackers coach | |
| Terry Donahue | UCLA | 1982–89 | 1982–88: defensive line coach; 1989: offensive coordinator | |
| Pete Carroll | New York Jets NFL | 1994 | Defensive coordinator | |
| Mike Shanahan | Denver Broncos NFL | 1995–2000 | Defensive coordinator | |
| Dick Vermeil | Kansas City Chiefs NFL | 2001–03 | Defensive coordinator | |
| Mack Brown | Texas | 2004–13 | 2004: co-defensive coordinator; 2013: defensive coordinator | |
| Rich Rodriguez | Michigan | 2009–10 | Defensive coordinator and linebackers coach | |
| Ron Caragher | San José State | 2014–15 | Defensive coordinator and linebackers coach |
Coached under him, later head coaches (1)
| Coach | With him | Head coach at | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Major Applewhite | Syracuse, 2005: quarterbacks coach | Houston, South Alabama |
Other assistants under him (6)
| Coach | With him | |
|---|---|---|
| Bob Wylie | Syracuse, 2005–06: offensive line coach | |
| Brian Pariani | Syracuse, 2005: offensive coordinator | |
| Steve Russ | Syracuse, 2005–06: linebackers coach; 2007: defensive coordinator and linebackers coach | |
| Brian White | Syracuse, 2006–07: offensive coordinator and tight ends coach | |
| Derrick Jackson | Syracuse, 2008: defensive coordinator | |
| Mitch Browning | Syracuse, 2008: 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.
Pay
| Year | School | Job | Contract pay | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | San José State | defensive coordinatorbonuses up to $3,000 | $175,604 USA Today | |
| 2014 | San José State | defensive coordinatorbonuses up to $3,000 | $171,004 USA Today |
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.
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
Robinson’s teams went for it on 15% of fourth downs and on 28% of those where the model said go for it, passed on 51% of plays and took 26.3 seconds a play, 2005–2008.
| Season | Went for it on fourth | When the model said go | Pass rate | Seconds a play | EPA a play | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 11 g | 19 of 119 16% | 28% | 48% | 25.1 | −0.29 | |
| 2006 12 g | 10 of 98 10% | 19% | 49% | 28.9 | −0.17 | |
| 2007 12 g | 18 of 109 17% | 32% | 58% | 23.6 | −0.18 | |
| 2008 11 g | 17 of 96 18% | 33% | 48% | 27.8 | −0.16 | |
| All 46 g | 64 of 422 15% | 28% | 51% | 26.3 | −0.20 |
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.